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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
ROLLED TABLECLoTHs.
Folds Must Not BE Seen In the
Laundered Linen to Have
II Correct.

The really up to date housekeeper
nowadays never folds her tablecloths.
81 must apologize for using this CLOTH"
said the incest little woman in the
world the other day. "Those creases
are simply fierce, but it was folded by
mistake, and Nellie doesn't think folds
matter. So she got it on the table, and
when discovered it there was no time
to change"
We assured her that no creased linen
could mar for a moment our Joy in her
salads and croquettes, to say nothing
of her company. "But where do you
put your cloths to keep them fat?''
asked the prospective bride. "That's
right" chimed in the bachelor uncle.
"Pick up little pieces of information
where you can. They'll all come in
handy" Nobody paid any attention
to this remark, so he grinned amiably
to himself and went on drinking his
bouillon.
"You aren't anybody unless you have
a linen closet" said the hostess. "That
goes without saying. Well, the proper
way now is to have wooden rollers the
width of your cloths, and as they come
out from under the iron they are care
fully rolled up, the end fastened with
pins and laid in long, deep drawer.
They are conveniently handled after
you get them on the rollers, but the
getting them there smooth is the rub.
It's great scheme, though, for there's
no denying the fact that it is sort of
prize puzzle business 10 place your bon
bon dishes and flowers and candlesticks
gracefully between the folds when they
are done in the old way"
"a friend of mine has a different
plan," added the cosmopolitan. "She
has rollers fastened on arms which
come down from the ceiling of her linen
closet, and two maids simply take the
cloth and hang 1t over the curved
wood. She puts three or four on the
same pole" But fancy!" rojoined the
girl with the pink waist; suppose you
wanted the under cloth. And linen does
slip so. Can't you imagine the maids
lost in a deluge of white tablecloths?
l think, to give my honest opinion, that
the perfectly fat cloth would drive one
to drink, folds or no. If were house
keeping don't fancy I'd spend my time
coddling my table linen so it wouldn't
be creased"
eyes? But you wouldn't be in good
style then" exclaimed the matron, con-
clusively.
Phe bride-to-be looked worried. '"I
think I'll have my table bare" she said,
softly, to herself.-St. Louis Republic.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
IN MRS. MAVERICKS BEHALF.
Law Endeavoring to Secure
Her Release.

The Society for the Amendment of
Criminal Law has met at London un-
der the presidency of Sir Charles Cam
eron. The members are keenly inter
ested in the case of Mrs. Maybrick.
They include Lord James of Hereford,
chancellor Of the duchy of Lancaster;
Augustine Birrell, the famous chancery
.barrister and author; Justice Vaughan
Williams and Matthew Wright. Sir
Charles Cameron, who is we'll known
as prison reformer, said to a repre-
sentative of the press:
"The Maybrick case is one of the
Planks of our society's platform, and
now that Sir Matthew White Bridley,
secretary of state to the home depart
ment, is reviewing the case by Lord
Salisbury's direction and through the
pressure of the American government
exerted through their excellent ambas-
sador, it will only be matter of a very
short time, in my opinion, before her
unconditional release. Until then this
strong society will never cease to back
up all efforts in that direction"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The annual expenditure in England
and Wales on funerals probably ex-
ceeds C 100000.
Residents of England have $550,000,-
900 invested in mortgages in foreign
countries. These investments annually
drain the foreign countries of about
$27, 100000 in cold cash.
The Italian government for q years
has guaranteed to the pope an annual
income of about 6 100000, which he has
steadily refused to accept. The arrefrs
of this annuity amount now to over
C e4,OOO,000.
A Partisan milliner has brought an
action against one of her customers to
recover the sum of 6 5000 for hats and
bonnets supplied during the last five
years. In one week of January of the
present year 16 bonnets were ordered
and sent home. The bill for that weeks 8
millinery alone is C IS.
In the lunatic asylums of Belgium
there are securely locked boxes in
which every inmate may deposit letters
of complaint. Three times week these
letters are collected by outside officials,
who investigate every case, and if per-
son asserts that he is not insane o
prompt examination ensues by medical
experts.
People who wear false hair will be
interested in the announcement of a
strange discovery made at Antwerp.
In that city bale of human hair weigh
ing 172 pounds was stolen from rail-
road station. 1t was afterward learned
that the hair had been clipped from
the heads of lunatics and converts in
public asylums and prisons.
A cyclist in Mayo, Ireland, was Bit
ten ON the leg by a savage little terrier.
He wrote a complaint to the local pa
per, and the communication closed
with these remarkable words: "The
dog, 1 understand, belongs to a mag
istrate who resides in the neighbor-
hood, and is allowed to wander on the
road unmuzzled, and yet sits on the
bench in judgment on others"
Municipal authorities of Mons, Bel
gium, have just adopted a resolution
which will prevent children from being
born paupers in that city. Every child
born in Mons, after being registered Of
ficially, will have bank account opened
in its name with the city savings bank.
The authorities will deposit one franc
for the infant, who, when he arrives
at sufficient age, will find this as a
nucleus to augment with his penny saw
ings. The original deposit of one franc
cannot be drawn at any time, but the
interest accruing is the property of the
young depositor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
TONS OF ALMONDS EATEN.
Various other ways In Which tho
Nut Is Used-Where They
Come From.

There are, roughly speaking, 21 ,000,-
900 pounds of almonds consumed in the
United States each year, some eaten
with raisins, some used in the manufac-
ture of candy, some ground for cream
and flavoring extracts, and some, of an
inferior quality, used for perfumery
and soap. The state of California pro-
duces about 100000 pounds of al
monds in a year, or two-thirds of the
amount required for domestic consump-
ton, and the other almonds are import
ed from European countries, from
which, until few years ago, al the al
monds were sent. The figures of al
mond importations for the fiscal year
1898 show importations of about 7,O0O,-
900 pounds. OF this amount 4,5OO, 900
came from Spain, 100000 from Italy,
chiefly Sicily, and the balance from
Greece and Portugal.
Cocoanuts of the value of about $780,
900 year are imported into the United
States from foreign countries, or from
countries which were under foreign
jurisdiction at the time of the last an
nual treasury report. Before the be.
ginning Of the Cuban war of indepen-
dence the importation of cocoanuts
from Cuba into the United States was
to the value of above 100000 a year.
With the beginning of the war it de-
clined, and under the present tariff the
duty on cocoanuts further reduced the
importation from Cuba, though large
increase in the shipments of cocoanuts
is expected this year under American
Jurisdiction in Cuba and Porto Rico.
The competition of American with for
eign cocoanuts, the latter from the
West Indies and South American states,
has been more active than in the case
OF almonds, for the reason that the
chief source of supply of American CO.
coanuts is Florida, which is in closer
proximity to the New York market
The annual product of Florida cocoa
nuts amounts to about 100000 pounds,
OF the value of about 100000 a year,
and the conditions as to almonds and
cocoanuts are in this particular re-
Versed. California produces just twice
as many almonds as are imported into
the United States, whereas Florida
produces just one-half as many cocoa,
nuts as are imported.-Boston Tran
script.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
NEW KIND OF SHELL.
Its Use Is Not to Sink Ships But to
illuminate the Sea.
VIII Float on the water and Gives q
Powerful Acetylene Gas Flame
Varied Uses to which 1t
Can De Put.

Orders have been placed by the
United States government for new
kind of shell which, while it would be
powerless in the matter Of blowing
up a battleship, will if the inventors
claims are realized, minimize the dan.
ger of night attacks by the much dread.
ed torpedo boats and revolutionize war.
fare both on land and sea. The new de.
vice is an illuminating shell to float
on water, giving forth light, which,
it is asserted, the beating of the waves
Is powerless to conquer and which in
the case of six-inch shells is equal to
a thousand candle-power.
Acetylene gas is the luminant used,
1T is generated from calcium carbide
Eby contact with the water. The il
Illuminated shell designed for naval use
is a hollow cylinder made from drawn
steel tubing, varying in size from three
TO six inches as to diameter and from
three to five inches in length. At one
Iend of the shell is burner, through
which escapes the gas generated after
the charge of calcium carbide in the
,other end of the shell has touched the
water. Between the charge of calcium
.carbiLe and the burner is an electric
battery designed to light the escaping
gas.
Discharged from a warship to any
distance within two miles the shell is
submerged for three-fourths of its
length and the water entering small
holes near the base comes in contact
with the calcium carbide, which, trans.
formed to acetylene gas, is ignited by
the electric current. So strong a flow
OF gas comes from the burners that, ac-
Cording to its inventor, Col. William j.
Wilson, neither artificial nor natural
currents of air can extinguish the blaze,
and he asserts that the shell can be
held fully three minutes under water
without extinguishing the light.
Should the government tests of this
or another illuminating shell prove that
the idea can be successfully applied the
advantages will be many. In locating
an enemy's fleet and lighting it up
so that the gunners could get as good
a range as in broad daylight, it is
pointed out that illuminating shells
would be of great utility. A line Of IL
Illuminating shells strung across the
mouth of harbor would successfully
prevent boats from running a blockade
under cover of darkness.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07

"Cleanliness is an excellent habit. II
Is not, however, an absolute essential
nor an essential at all to good health
and mental activity" says DR.. Thomas
j. Hills in the Medical Record. 1.-The
healthiest man ever saw is alive and
well to-day at o., and he took bath
only occasionally-once in the Mersey
at Liverpool in 1888 and again in the
North river in 1878, both of which were
accidental, the gentleman being slight
ly intoxicated when he fell. Almost all
people who live to an extreme old age
are found to be those who are not over
fond of ablutions, but who otherwise
are careful in their manner Of living"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
SELLS COOLERS.
An Up-to-Date Peanut Dealer Puts
Them Up in Small Packages for
Breath Killers.

|
If the proprietor of a sidewalk pea
nut stand not far from the city hall
doesn't carve out fortune for himself
some day it will not be through any
hack of observation on his part, or of
failure to act upon the suggestions he
manages 10 dig out of what he OBJ
serves. His latest wrinkle Is putting
up peanuts in one-cent packages. The
peanuts are Che same quality as those
he sells for five cents per bag, the only
difference being in the size of the pack
age.
whats your idea," queried GUS
toner the other day. "Sell more that
way2"
"Yes," was the peanut mans reply,
although probably not for the reason
you think. Tell you how 1t happened.
One day a well-dressed young fellow
came along and stopped in front of my
stand.
"'How much are your peanutsT he
asked.
"'Five cents answered. Have a
package2
"The young fellow fshed up hand
full of keys and other things from one
of his pockets. Then he shook his head
sadly.
No, I guess not, he said, starting to
move away. Suddenly he stopped,
Say he exclaimed, do you smell any.
thing on my breathT
II had been smelling liquor on his
breath ever since he came within smell
ing distance, and 1 told him so.
I'm up against 1t, then he went on.
You see, work over in the Betz build
ing, and I've been out to lunch. Net
several fellows, and, before knew 1t,
| got outside of several drinks. Ny boss
is a crank on total abstinence, and if he
| gets Whit of my breath I'll be fired as
sure as fate. Peanuts make the best
breath killer l know of, and I'd buy
some If I had a nickel But I've got only
cent, and of course can't
oh, If that's all that bothers you,'
interrupted, picking up a small handful
of the peanuts and showing them into
his pocket, III sell you cents worth.
Thanks. Stop again some day. He
walked off munching the peanuts and
grinning with satisfaction. The little
episode gave me an idea, and the next
day got lot of small bags and added
one-cent packages of peanuts to my
stock. It has made a hit, too, for a
whole lot of people seem to know about
the nuts as breath killers. Several of
my customers told me that they didn't
care to buy five cents worth of peanuts
at a time, because If they did they
would eat all of them before they knew
1t, and peanuts in such large quantities
didn't agree with them. But, say, you'd
be surprised if you knew the number of
men who are onto the virtues of
'goobers' as breath killers. s."-Cincin-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
NOiaeIeAa Cannon.

The new quick-firing guns with
which the entire Austrian artillery Is
TO be armed will be not only smokeless
but also noiseless and flameless. The
present guns, though loaded with
smokeless powder, still betray their po-
sition by the fash and detonation, but
the new Austrian weapon will be dis
charged without any flash or any re-
port An enemy might thus be shelIed
for hours, says the London Leader,
without the precise position of the ar
dllerv bein0 discovered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
CubanS Becoming "Americanixed.n

The strike of the cab drivers in Ha-
vana, says the Chicago Record, goes to
show that the simple child of Cuba is
somewhat of an assimilator himself,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
Annie PaSties,

Peel, core and stew eight apples, add
ing flavoring of lemon peel and an
ounce of butter. When tender, beat
with fork and place on rounds of short
pastry. Wet the edges and fold them
over, brush lightly with water and
sprinkle with powdered sugar. Bake
for about half an hour.-Philadelp
Drnnr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07

20 a - II ToHTA.
Bears the ~ The Kind You Havs Always Bought
''s1s'''' s &1NAzzMx
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07

A Lawrence (Ky.) man fell from
small fight of steps and struck the side
of his head on the pavement. The blow
deprived him of sight.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
WHEN CATS WERE RARE.
Enormous Fines Imposed by Welsh
Statutes on Persons who
Stole Them.

In the middle ages cats were very
rare. Even with the ladies little dogs
were the familiar household pets, and
cats were regarded as almost royal
possession. In Wales as early as the
tenth century cats were protected by
the government and their value fixed
by law. Before kitten could open it's
eyes 1t was worth a penny; afterward
1t was worth two, and when 1t had
caught a mouse its value rose to four
pennies. These may seem small prices
now, but they meant a good deal then.
Both cats and pennies are within reach
of anyone, and the simplest little home
may have as guard the cat that "once
upon time" kept watch in the kings
granaries.
In Wales the prince had his store
houses thus protected, and the follow
ing story will show you how the thief
of cat was regarded: One day small
black kitten was missing. 1t was not
very big, but it had caught a mouse, and
search was made at once. 1t was found
in a peasants hut, and his daughter
confessed that she had stolen it from
the granary. The child declared that
the kitten was frightened by the
princes two great wolfhounds, and had
taken refuge with her, and she had not
had the heart to give it up.
The steward had father and child
brought, trembling with fear, before
the prince, who sat on his throne, yawn-
ing and stroking his tawny hounds.
What is the law?" he asked.
"The thief shall pay full-grown eve
with all its fleece" said the steward.
Alas! the man was too poor to own
sheep.
Failing this, the cat shall be hung
up by it's tail"
Rather hard on the cat" said the
prince; and little Mertha's tears ran
down her face.
"And the thief shall pay a heap of
grain high enough to reach the very tip
of the tail" continued the steward.
"Then shall we starve," murmured
the peasant. "After tolls and tithes
there is so little left"
Now the black kitten was brought
into court, and, seeing the dogs and its
little friends, it bristled up it's hair with
fear and mewed piteously to Mertha for
succor.
"The cat hath chosen the child" said
the prince, carelessly. 81 will remit the
fine and give her the animal for her
own"
This law is still found among the old
Welsh statutes, but it is no longer en-
Observation-Disclosures Times.
Pierce the Cats Ears First.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
Interment in London.

Careful estimates show that each
year there are inferred within the limits
Of Greater London about 130, 900 human
hnSias
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
Use Lots OF Tea

Last year the people of the United
States used about 100000 pounds of
tea, which cost 100000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07

InventiOB by the Marquis OF LoPne.
The marquis of Lorne.has taken out q
patent for brake TO be.applied to the
back wheel of a bicycle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-15
CABINET DEFERS MATTER
LOCATION ACCEPTED FROM THE
BISHOP ESTATE.
Bids Opened Today for the Wells and
Water is All Right.

The Cabinet this morning accepted a
proposition of the Bishop Estate for
location for the new pumping plant for
Kalihi. The proposed site is opposite
the tramways terminus. A condition of
the acceptance is that a siding for coal
shall be put in by the Oahu Railway
Company. The Government will also
not allow the proposal of the Bishop
Estate for driveway over the prop
erty. An acre of ground is given on
Palama ridge for the reservoir and
right of way for a pipe line to it.
There is no longer any doubt about
the quality of water to be obtained on
the site indicated. 1t is free of salt and
otherwise pure
At the Interior Office this morning
tenders for boring the wells were open
ed. Present were Minister Young
Chief Clerk Hassinger superintendent
Rowell and representatives of the vari-
Gus contractors The tenders resulted
as follows:
l.. E. Pinkham, $64 per foot down to
depth of 400 feet; if over 400 feet $3.50
per foot.
Chin Sank Well Company, $40 per
foot down to 400 feet and $3.50 per foot
over that.
McCandless Bros $3,25O if the contract
is makai and 81, 800 if the same is ma
uka.
The contract was not let as some of
the bids are irregular. There will be
an investigation at once, however, as
to the exact meaning of the figures fol-
lowing which work will begin.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-15
THE KAL|H| WATER WORKS
HITCH IN TITLE TO LAHAINA
LAND.
Water Works Will Have to Wait Until
Question is Determined-Hilo Post
Office Matter Settled.

The Lahaina Water Works matter is
still tied up and may be for some days
to come. There is hitch in the title
to land and water. At the Cabinet
meeting this morning the Minister of
Interior was instructed to delay action
until he had again heard from the
Council.
The reason for the delay is the pecu-
liar condition of the title to the land
and water rights concerned. 1t appears
to the American Board of Missions for
educational purposes only. Subsequent
ly it was decided to the Department of
Education upon the same terms. 1t has
occurred to the Government that if it
leased the property to a concern with
out any remuneration therefor the
spirit of this deed would not be COM
piled with. The matter will be carefully
looked into by President Dole and will
have to be the subject of future dis
cussion and action.
A number of petitions from Hilo with
regard to the new postoffice were read.
All were different as regards a choice
of location. AS stated would be the
case in Mondays Star, the Cabinet in
structed the Minister of Interior to pro-
ceed to put up the building on the site
of the present building, using the other
end of the lot so as not to interfere with
business as it now is.
A light wine and beer license was
granted to F. c. Correa at Paia, Maui.
Applications of H. F. Hayselden and
David Dowsett for notares licenses in
Honolulu were tabled.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-15
TR|PARTTE TREATY ENDS.
AMERICA GETS TUTUILA AND
PAGO-PAGO.
of Remaining Samoan ISL
ands by Great Britain and Germany,
Matter Still Pending,

CHICAGO, November A special to
the Chronicle from Washington says:
The United States, Great Britain and
Germany decided today to dissolve the
tripartite agreement by which these
three powers control the Samoan ISL
ands. The United States has, by this
decision, been guaranteed the posses
sion of Tutuila island and Pago-Pa-
go. The disposition of the remaining
islands by Great Britain and Germany
is a matter still pending.
The decision to dissolve the three
power compact was reached today at a
Joint meeting at the state department
of Assistant Secretary of State Hill,
Baron Won Schwarzenstein, German
charge d daffaires, and Mr.. Tower Brit
ish charge daffaires.