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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
Objected to the "CayaIry."

One of the famous practical jokers Of
the British navy so years ago was Lieut..
Jack Hathorn. He was officer of the
watch one day, and at that time it was
customary for the guard to present
arms to the officer commanding the
vessel whenever he left or boarded the
ship. AS the captain was going
through the ceremony he said: Mr..
Hathorn, I am tired of this guard.
Don't call it again when come back"
Hathorn did not, but he managed to
surprise the captain quite as thorough
ly. When that dignitary came over the
side on his return, he found 20 marines
down on their hands and knees, with
swabs serving them as names and tails,
with sailors on their backs with cut
lasses drawn. Hathorn explained that,
as the old fashion had proved 80 tire
some, a reception by cavalry might be
welcome. For this bit of pleasantly
Lieut.. Hathorn was dismissed from the
service.--Golden Days.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
LETTER ON SLABS OF STONE.
Sent by a Young American officer to
His Sweetheart When Paper
Was Scarce.

The queerest letter ever saw in my
life" said a Washington newspaper
man recently, was shown me at the
home of an army officer now on duty in
the war department. 1t is written in
lead pencil on couple of thin slabs of
grayish-white stone, each about six
inches long and two inches broad, and
its story is rather romantic. When
Gen. Crook was chasing the Apache
Chief Geronimo across southern Ari-
zona in 'S5, the officer to whom refer
commanded q company of infantry, and
while the main command pushed west,
along the Gila river, he took a couple
of troopers and struck southwark on
a reconnoiter. They had been gone
about two weeks, suffering all manner
of hardships and living exactly like the
Indians themselves, when the captain
decided to send one of his men back
with verbal report. He was anxious
to embrace the opportunity also to dis
patch letter to his sweetheart, who
was then young belle in Washington
society, but there was not q scrap of
paper of any kind in the party, nor as
much as morsel of pencil. Knowing
she was eagerly awaiting news from
the front, he racked his brain, and
finally noticed some smooth fragments
of limestone that had Clipped off from
a nearby ledge. That solved the prob
lem. He selected two fiat pieces, drew
pistol cartridge from his belt, and
scrawled his letter with the point of
the bullet. Laying the stones face to
face, so that the writing would not be
rubbed OFF by abrasion, he tied them
firmly together with strips of hand
kerchief and inscribed the address on
the outside. Nothing remained but to
affiX the stamps, which the trooper
promised to do as soon as he struck
camp. He put the parcel in his blouse,
got through in safety, although he had
several hairbreadth escapes, and mailed
1t at Maricopa. 1t required 1S cents
postage, and the date mark is still quite
legible. need hardly say that the lady
prizes this strange epistle above all the
souvenirs which now fill her beautiful
Washington home,"-N. o. Times-Dem-
nnrat
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
Artificial DAYLIGHT.

Tesla has succeeded in making arti-
ficial daylight. In his laboratory he
shows numerous balls of glass of diff
ferent sizes which look like miniature
suns. The balls are empty; there are
no wires in them nor outside of them.
They do not burn the fingers. The light
does not hurt the eyes as sunlight and
ordinary electric light do. Anumber of
leading New York and Chicago pho
tographers will have this artificial day
light supplied to their studios. Tesla
says: "The reason 1 have chosen to
introduce the new daylight to the pho
tographers first is that believe them
to be the severest critics in the mat
ter of light. If it succeeds with them a
new light will succeed everywhere."-
N. Y. World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
POLICE OFFICER
ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Two Alleged Thieves Take His
Club from Him.
AND HIT HIM WITH 1T.
he Fought a Good Fight But They Got
Away with Him and Are Now at
Large while Oficers Are
Looking For Them.

Monday afternoon an employe of the
Bonnot company telephoned to the
mayors Office that some metal had been
appropriated from their shop by an un-
known stranger who had reached
through window. Officer Mortesen
was detailed to investigate. 1t appears
that late in the afternoon Nor
tesen met party who was
charged with the theft and
undertook to arrest him. AS he grasp
ed hold OF the man another party jump
ed on to the officer from the rear and
attempted to down him., Morteson
made excellent uos OF his club, but this
was clutched by one OF his assailants
and taken away from him. The officer
attacked the one man and nearly pull
ed the clothes from him but he eventu-
ally got away.
As the two men started away on q
run Mortesen began following, but as
he stepped forward one OF the men
holding the club threw it with all lhe
force at his command and struck the
officer in the face. Bystanders told the
officer to use his revolver, but Morte-
sen refused to shoot after the fellows.
They finally escaped and the officers
have no clue to their whereabouts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
Queer Advertising.

A dangerous criminal was about to
be executed in Calcutta. While his last
toilet was going forward an English
man who had just landed begged five
minutes conversation with him, which
was granted. All that was heard Of the
interview was the final remark of the
criminal. He called after his visitor:
"Five thousand dollars to my heirs ?
You understand" When the hangman
had prepared for his sad duty the cul-
prit claimed the right to say farewell
word. Lifting up his voice he roared
aloud to the assembled multitude;
"All you who listen hear my dying
statement: The best coffee is the coffee
of Messrs. Chickory, Chewem & Chock-
er, of Calcutta and Chicago
Evening News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
MONEY GONE.

A telephone call from the Henderson
residence, 1922 West Tuscarawas
street, Tuesday afternoon, requested
the assistance of an officer to discover
the whereabouts of sum of money
stolen from that place. Sergeant VIE
landt, who responded, failed to locate
the missing money.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28

In Germany when the vote of the jury
stands six against six, prisoner is ac-
quilted. A vote of seven against five
leaves the decision to the court, and on
a vote of eight against four the prisoner
Is convicted. d.-Cincinnat Enquirer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28

Pure, clean blood and healthy liver
result from the use of DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills" I"
They cure constipation, biliousness
and sick-headache. e. @. Miller,
East End Pharm., 1920 e. Tus-
carawas St.; Fred p Shanafelt & Co.,
w. Tuscarawas ST.; Fishers drug store,
42N East Tuscarawas ST.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
sociaiistic plan In France.

At Roubaix, one of the socialist
strongholds of France, the 1900 pub
lie school children receive free food and
clothing at the expense of the town.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
Brought Them In.

The officers brought number OF
bicycles into the police station Monday
night which they found standing along
the streets. Two of the machines were
called for by their owners Tuesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
Sorry He Was Well.

Mrs Bargane-Haven't you got a
toothache, JohnP
Mr.. Bargane-No, my dear; whyP
"oh, am so sorry that you have not.
j bought new toothache cure to-day at
a bargain, and I wanted you to try It,"
Baltimore Jewish Comment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
Contribution to Science.

Willie Vanderbilt's contribution to
science, says the Chicago Record, is the
fact that an automobile cannot run
backward and forward at the same
time
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
JUST OFF THE WIRE.
c,al to tbe News-Democrat.

Special to the News-Democrat.
New York, July 25.-A Washington
dispatch to the Herald says that Presi-
dent Mckinley has no intention OF re-
lieving Gen. Otis from the military
command in the Philippines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28

Youngstown, July 25.-The striking
heater helpers and others in the finish
ing mill at the Valley works obtained
their demand today for an increase Of
25 per cent over the wages paid prior
to July 1, and returned to work this
forenoon. 1t is expected that the
Brown, Bownell & Andrews mill will
make the same concession.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28

Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, July 25.-The
arrangements announced this morning
for the exercises over the body of Col.
Ingersoll tomorrow have been tempor-
arily abandoned out of Difference to the
widow and her daughters, who refuse
for the present to give up their dead.
All pleading with the grief-stricken
women has been of no avail. Should
Mrs. Ingersoll and her daughters be-
come more reconciled to their loss, the
cremation may take place Thursday.
The simple funeral services already
outlined will take place this afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28

Columbus, July 25.-1o,0Oo rounds of
ammunition were shipped to Cleveland
this morning. The troops carried a
supply with them. The ammunition
shipped will be held in reserve.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28

Washington, July 25.-Secretary Of
the Navy Long says the post which
Admiral Dewey is to fill on his return
to Washington has not yet been selec-
ted and that no decision will be made
till the Admiral's personal wishes shall
have been consulted. 1t is quite cer-
tain, however; that the Admiral will
remain in Washington, probably at the
head of some important bureau.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
Average Human Illness.

The average amount of illness in hu.
man life is nine days out of the year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28

Cleveland, July 25-In the police
court this morning, the case against
Ralph Hawley, the non-union conduc-
tor who shot and killed Henry Corn
sweet yesterday, was continued until
Wednesday. He is charged with muir.
der in the second degree. Bishop
Horstmann, of this Catholic diocese
issued proclamation this afternoon in
which he declares that riot and anarchy
reign in Cleveland and called upon all
his people to stay out Of trouble and to
pray for a cessation Of the reign of
terror.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04

which, of course, is done in the usual
way, but when the churning is done
then / have way somewhat different
from many. Now, if the butter has sep
arated nice and clean from the butter.
milk / proceed to draw off the butter
milk. Then 1 especially prepare the
wash water, and here is where one
must use utmost care and exercise good
Judgment. / have tank large enough
to hold water enough for one working,
which is all that use except in ex.
treme cases. Now I have q steam pipe
in this tank TO warm the water. / warm
it to So or go degrees, according to the
temperature OF the room and weather
BY using the water this way the butter
is in prime condition to work. As there
is no set rule by which butter shall be
worked, it will be necessary for the but
ter maker to use utmost care in working
''There is one thing not TO be lost sight
of, and that is, don't get in hurry in
working your butter, especially if
combined ohurn is used. II is my honest
conviction that nine e-tenths Of the trou-
BILE which has arisen in the use Of the
combined machines has been caused by
the butter maker trying to rush them. ]
find it takes ordinarily just about as
much time to handle a Churning of but
ter in q combined machine as it does on
the old worker. But don't understand
me as being against the combined ma.
chimes, for if there is any machine
which is an absolute necessity in a well
ordered creamery it is a combined
ohurn."
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04

Timothy hay is not a satisfactory or
economical COW food--better feed most
Of it to the horse il possible, reserving
only three or four pounds daily per
cow. OF the corn fodder (oorn stover, |
suppose, ia here meant) feed all the COW
will eat without waste. IL is unfortu-
nate that our correspondent has not
some clover hay at hand, for the tim.
othy hay and corn forage are both so
much of the carbohydrate order that
some roughage like clover hay would
help ont the ration materially. For the
concentrates of the ration feed from 10
to 10 pounds of grain daily per COW. II
no clover can be secured, give, say, six
pounds Of bran, two pounds Of oats and
four pounds of Cornmeal. With clover
hay the grain allowance can be cut off
a couple Of pounds daily, and it may be
taken from the bran or the oats as de-
sired. The corn is the cheapest feed in
the list at the price quoted, but 1t will
not do to feed very heavily with it, soy,
not over four or five pounds per day if
there is no clover hay at command to
furnish protein. II the butter continues
aoft with this ration, know of no di
rect way Of correctingit except by sup.
plying some cottonseed meal, which is
generally considered effective for this
purpose.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
ColoreI Spots In Cheese.

Under the direction of the dairy com.
missioner of Canada a careful study and
report Of an outbreak Of ColOred spots in
a Canadian factory were made by DR..
w. T. Connell. The factory was found
to be well located, but not well kept.
AS is too frequently the case with cheese
factories the utensils and vata in daily
use were fairly we'll cleaned, but in
general the factory had an untidy ap-
pearance IN particular the drains were
very defective and filthy. The drainage
from the factory was intended to enter
q drain under the floor, but a close con
neCtion between the floor and drain was
not made, and il had to fall about l8
inches to the trough. A considerable
part Of it splashed ovel OH to the ground
underneath, which was kept constantly
saturated, and in q shiny condition.
The color Of the Shiny mass varied from
reddish to reddish yellow OF reddish
gray. archaeological examination Of
this substance revealed many forms Of
low organic life, and baoilli were dis
covered which closely resembled form
found in the affected cheese. The salt,
rennet and samples Of milk delivered
by the different patrons were also eX.
amined, but without finding suspicious
germs in any Of them. There seemed
little doubt but that the defective drain
and it's surroundings were the source
OF infection, and to prove that the
chromogenic germ, abundant about the
drain, could cause the trouble. A lot Of
milk in factory entirely free from the
infection had a culture Of the bacilh
introduced into 1t and was made into
cheese. Within few days the spots ap-
peared. Professor +. G. Harrison re-
ports that the same bacillus is found in
dirty sinks, yats, etc.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
Very ola Cows.

Has the cow, under domestioation,
ever lived beyond the age Of about 36
yearag asks the London Live Stock Jour.
nal. The writer recalls to memory three
recorded instances Of cows living to the
ages exceeding 80 years. The first in
order Of time is mentioned in the "Gen.
eral View Of the Agriculture Of the Coun.
ty Of Norfolk" written for the board Of
agriculture in the year 1904. The author
states that he saw upon Mr.. Moneys
farm at Rainham a Norfolk horned
cow which was then undoubtedly SO
years old. She had not bred a calf for
about ten years, and although "old to
the eye, was in good condition and
had no marks Of age excepting stiffness
in moving and o halting gait, as IL her
feet were sore. As she was one Of the
then remaining specimens Of the old
horned breed OF that county, her horns,
unless cast OFF the cores, must have been
sufficiently large 60 show tokens OK age
by the annual rings, the first Of which,
in that not particularly early maturing
breed, would have been shown at the
age of about three years. But Of this
test we have no mention. OF course we
should not expect, at that great age, all
the rings to be perfectly distinct, and Ii
would be interesting to learn whether
they are still increased in number by
one added each year to the very end Of
so long life, which indeed may have
continued for some time beyond 1904
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
WATER FOR COWS.
Rhey Need Drink In Winter az Muol
az I'm Summer.


The more water that COW will drink
when subsisting on dry fodder the bet
ter she will do, provided, Of course,
that the water ia at moderate temper
ature when taken into the stomach
This leads Us, says George e. Newell in
the Boston OultivatOr, now that we art
on the threshold of winter, to looE
about and inspect the water supply OF
our dairies with its attendant facilities
How many dairymen intend to drive
their cows to a neighboring creek this
winter and through hole in the ice
force them to drink water at the freez
ing point OF temperatureG II such is
your plan, let me say right now that It
will be as hard to wiring profits from
your herd as to extract blood from a
turnip
consider the water subject as impor
tant as the feeding subject in its rela.
tion to winter milk production. Cows
need relatively more water in winter
than in summer, to balance the quantity
Of dry food they consume. If, however,
the water offered them is freezing cold,
and they are forced to seek it by brav-
ing inolement weather, the animals
will often turn tail and 60 back into the
stable without even drinking.
With supreme indifference to the real
cause l have then heard many dairymen
exclaim their COWS were not thirsty
/ knew one dairyman Of this class,
more energetic than the rest, who used
to employ a whip in forcing his COWS to
the drinking hole. There the poor crea.
lures had to kneel on the ice and drink,
whether they would or not. This man
had dim idea that water in the cows
economy played an important part in
milk production-peEhaps he had read
that water formed s716 per cent Of milk
but he had only q brutal conception
Of how or under what conditions water
should be given TO COWS.
In a,more or less modified degree a
large class Of dairymen all over the
country hold to this mans idea. They
may not whip their COWS to an ice hole,
but they give them the alternative Of
going to one daily or choking with
thirst, and that is just as bad.
There is one humane and profitable
way, and that is to water COWS through
the winter in as comfortable a manner
as you feed them. / have found it best
10 water cows shortly after they have
eaten, which means three times daily
Above all things they should not be
given water at an ice cold temperature.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
Helps for Cold Weather in the Dairy and Creamery

life crop Of bad flavors IN cheese. Fla
vors in milk, whether good or bad, were
living flavors, as they were due to bao-
terial organisms Filth Of any sort was
the one and only breeding ground Of the
malign bacteria producing bad favors in
milk or cheese, and as the bacteria,
when once they get an entrance into q
medium 80 favorable for their develop
ment as milk, multiplied with inCon-
ceivable Eapidity, it follows that the
slightest speck of filth introduced into
milk will inevitably mean the introduce
tion Of rapidly increasing colony Of
infeotive hoxious germs - Hoard's
Dairyman
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
Warm the MINK.

at this time Of year it is often diff
1lcult matter to ohurn cream and extrac.
its butter fats. Warming the milk ia
l40 degrees ia an effective remedy for
this. 1t will also enable the dai1yman
to get greater amount Of cream from
the same milk than he otherwise would,
bat the milk should not be allowed to
become much warmer than 140 degrees
or it will make the butter soft. AS the
warmed milk is cooled pretty much all
the cream will rise at once. It should
be skinned before the top hardens into
q crust, as it speedily will. When put
away to await churning at this season,
cream should be stirred once day, 80
az to mix all its parts together and pre-.
vent mold forming on the surface. -
Boston CDl$iyator.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
WINTER BUTTER MAKING.
Ah Iowa Correspondent Writes From
HiB own Experience.

HAAu OWA A9AWNRANAS@s
s. P. Bremen of Iowa writes inter.
estingly in The Creamery Journal as
follows: "My way may not meet the
approval of all, but it gets the last half
cent a pound at the other end of the
road, and that is what we are all work
ing for. in the first place, never chill
my cream as soon as am done separat-
ing. I put warm water, say, 20, so OK
80 degrees, according to the temper
ature of the weather, then do the usual
amount Of stirring, and the result will
be that the next morning the cream will
be Eipened nicely and will shine sleek
and glossy on the surface when it Is
stirred and emit that fine acid aroma
which is 60 much desired in cream.
Now, il all the conditions have been
carefully taken into consideration the
cream will be at temperature Of "a or
56 degrees, which l think is a desirable
temperature for winter churning Now,
you see, by this way of handling we
have not lost our grip on the tempera.
ture and at the same time have been
developing fine flavor for the cream;
also we are ready to proceed with the
Churning without delay, which will also
be quite a saving in the matter Of fuel.
IL do not think much Of the practice
of holding cream 4S hours, especially
in winter. It is easier to hold 48 hours
in the summer and get good results
than in the winter, at least with me,
Now that we have come to the Churn
we will proceed with the ohurning,
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
atrnlninr MIX.

There are some points about straining
milk that are not generally thought Of,
and therefore the milk is not wholly
cleared Of its bacteria. In the first place
1t is important that the milk should be
put through the strainer and set where
les cream is to rise as soon as possible
after Il comes from the COW. Lt often
AcCumulates bacteria very rapidly II left
Ia stables exposed to foul odors. Be.
ddes, II left long some Of the cream
will rise and will be SO mixed with the
milk that what does not cling to the
strainer cloth or wire will NOT rise az
cream again. The strainer should be
thoroughly washed by dipping 10 first
in cold water and moving it rapidly
through both ways, SO TINT bacteria
will not adhere to the underside. az
they are apt to do II the rinsing water
is merely poured on the strainer from
above. Then repeat this process with
water pretty near Scalding heat. In that
way IL there are any bacteria on tho
StEaineE they will To killed. -'N
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
Rad FIavora In Cheeae.

This is a very important question to
every patron Of cheese factory, for it
means a serious loss in revenue to every
one. Mr.. Kirk of Scotland recently de-
livered an interesting lecture on this
subject. The main argument of the lee
ture was that bad flayors in cheese were
the inevitable results of dirt which had
been introduced into the milk either
directly through a want of sufficient
cleanliness in handling the milk or in
directly through the cows drinking dirty
water or eating contaminated food. Dir.
ty buildings, dirty udders, dirty milk
ers, dirty dishes, dirty dishcloths and
dirty water supplies, argued Mr.. Kirk,
we're tho causea which produced a no