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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-29

Fsf CINCINNATI. Dec. N.
HOGS-Market active and higher at $3.75tG
As5.t
CATTLE--Market strong at $8.0095.34
SHEEP AND LAMB5-Market for sheep
active and higher at $..25G4l0 Lambs-Mar
ket active and higher at 81 OO(D5.6J.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-29
NOTICE.

/ hereby notify all persons that Lam not
a member OF the Arm of the GranitOid Pavl~
ing Compsny and have not been for the two
ds0hw cHARf.Es q. LINZ
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-29

Sold everywhere Price, THR SET sl.25, or CuricuRA
Soar 25c OINTMENT, 5OcI REsoLvENT (half sze) SOc
POTTER DRUo AND CHEM. Corr. Sole Props., Boston,
OF " How to Cure Humors," 6f-page book, free.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-29
Notice of Appointment.

The undersigned has been duly appointed
Administrator of the estate OF Catharine ID,
Sexaner, late of Stark county, Ohio, de-
ceased \
Dated the 22nd day of December, 1850.
EDWARD SEXAUER,
Hg-20d Administr ltor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-29
Notice Of Appointment.

The undersigned has been duly appointed
executor OF the estate OF John Gurski, late
OF Stark County, Ohio, deceased
Dated the 2lst day of December, 1899.
HENRY w. HOSSLER
oxsu Executor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

credit my Frorestations of Esteem.
IT'S inGeed from no doubt that Enter
tain of your Reliance upon my 1Dteg-
rity, but as matter of Form and Cere-
mony, which I have always purposed to
impose upon the person 1 should select
as my Heir. 1 have here, as you Per-
ceive, a large sum of Money. and pro-
pose that you shall intrust me with
what sums you may have in your Pos
session and suffer me to leave you for a
short space OF Time. On my Return
shall know how to Reward your Faith
in my Honor"
Il am vastly obliged TO you for your
Generous Intention" returned Percival,
but for the present Time we must De-
fer the Test to which you were about to
subject me. This is not because of any
doubt I have that you would Return,
but because I am unhappily Devoid of
Means. Your kindness to me encour-
ages me to prefer request which in
ordinary Diffidence would have forbid
den. If you will advance me Ten Cents
from the Roll you have Displayed to
pay n.y Car Fare to my Lodging you
may rely upon my Gratitude"
At this Master Stackedhand fell IN
accountably into a Great Passion and
addressed the Amazed Youth in such OPP
probrious Terms and with Gestures so
Furious that he removed himself from
the Inn lest he should receive a Mis-
chief.
Yet no sooner did Percival regain the
sidewalk than the natural cheeriulness
of his Disposition (which had been
Dasht by the Incorporate Conduct OF
Samuel Stackedhand) asserted itself
He thrust his Hands into his Brooches
Pockets and his Tongue into his Cheek
and hummed Melodiously as he walked
away.-Chicago Daily Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

only ceased when q policeman, resting
in the alley, strolled up to see what the
matter was. That night both husbands
sought the landlord, and next day he
appeared with a carpenter, who utilized
the narrow strip of boarding which had
caused ali the trouble as n foundation
upon which to rear q siX-foot partition
between the two sections of the long
porch which stretched all across the
building on that floor. Both women
were inclined to resent this action upon
the part of the landlord at first, but
now:
''The impudent thing who lives next
door actually had a flower box built up
on the strip of wood which edged my
porch" is the way in which Mrs. Nc
Naughton tells the story, land the land
lord had that partition put up so she
couldn't annoy me any longer"
Il never saw such an unpleasant
neighbor as the woman who lives next
door," is Mrs. Hallam's version of the
affair, told to her friends and cronies
and such of the other women in the
building as have espoused her side of
the quarrei-now become an Auberly
classic. why, the landlord actually
had to have that partition built in order
to procure a little peace for mel"
So the willy landlord prevented either
tenant from breaking the lease which
bound them TO the Auberly fat building
until the first of next May, and the at
fair blew over with no consequences
more serious than Mrs Hallam and Mrs.
McNaughton no longer go to the matt
nee together, while the McNaughton
dog and the Hallam baby are not the
warm friends they used to be- And as
for the two husbaDds-weI,i it is true
that they still choose opposite sides of
the street for their walks to and from
the depot, but it is rumored that they
have been seen 10 nod to one another
| when meeting upon the station plat
form. and it is reported that the wife OF
each has been heard to call the husband
of her choice a Inean-spirited creature,
and to remark tauntingly that she
wouldn't be the first to back down"
The other AUberly tenants meanwhile
are divided into two factions-that
which sides with Mrs McNaughton and
that which takes Mrs. Haua-n's part
Some of the families have moved into
the building since the active portion or
the quarrel was stopped by the building
of the partition on the back porch and
only know of the trouble by hearsay,
but that alters the matter not q whit.
The quarrel between Mrs. Hallam and
Mrs. McNaughton is as much part of
the Auberly atmosphere as the peren-
| NAL complaint about the condition of
the alley or the unceasing indignation
about the uncarpeted upper balls And
in the heat and bitterness induced by
the quarrel almost everybody has for
gotten just how the matter started; il
is probable that neither of the two
| original fighters could now state def
Ditely what was the commencement of
the trouble--Chicago Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

possessed most notably. was struck
with you at the first"
NAY, dear SIR" said Perciyal "'Tvyas
pure accident, as have said.''
81 meant" explained Master Stacked
hand, that your Demeanor impressed
me. / had no reference to the Impact.
I thought I discerned IN you the quail
ties 1 desired in my Heir. 1 am now
| convinced, my dear Percival, that my
| Observation was correct"
Saying which the Benefcent Stranger
| Clapped Pereival upon the back in an
| affectionate Manne- and received with
smiling countenance the fervid Ex-
pressions of Gratitude to which the
| Youth gave Utterence. As they pro-
| ceeded Master Erackedha1o spoke with
Gravity concerning the Sednctions of
| the Town, and warmly denounced the
laxity of It's Civic Officers, VINO, he said,
permitted the Promq*ings OF Ambition
and CIpidity to stihe within their
| Breasts the consciousness of their Ga
cred Obligations to the Community. He
| Counseled Percival how he should
| avoid the Deceitful Practices of Evil
| Minded Persons. "And yet" he con-
| tinued, 81 must warn you that being of
a trustful Disposition I am inpatient OF
| that Base Vice of Suspicion, which is
| incompatible with either Generosity CT
| Benevolence. My experience of Man
| kind has too often discovered an IN
worthy incredibly, arguing in those
| who showed an inclination 10 withhold
Confidence a consciousness OF unworthy
Motives within themselves"
Conversing thus unpleasantly and in
structively ,Percival and Master Stacked
hand walked toward the lake front to
view the effects of an Explosion, which,
Master Stackedhand said, had lately oc-
Cured in that vicinity, the CON- empla-
ton Of which could not fail to oe Ed.
flying. On their way they stopped at a
place of Public Entertainment for some
temperate Refreshment.
Il observe" said Stackedhand, smiling
with Approval. that you are Youth
OF discrimination. Water is indeed an
Element indispensable to the refresh
ment of Humanity. Clear, sparkling
and innocuous, there is nothing that ap-
Proaches its Excellence for sprinkling
the streets OF this Town. I myself ust
it vigorously in my morning Bath, and
you shall presently see in how admir-
aoIe Manner it supports the Argosie:
of commerce thai ply between here an6
| Buffalo and other Points. 1t IS indeed
pleasing to a philosophical Mind Il
dwell upon the manifold purposes tc
which ii may be applied, but as a sub
sequent inhibition to the distilled
juices of the graminaceous Produc
which the Tapster has set before us, j
is, it must be confessed, Superfuous.
beg that you will, at my Expense, ALLOW
our Friend to refill your Glass"
ut is my Custom" said Percival, ''bu
1 am assured that my Fathers Frieno
would not counsel me to Excess, and il
truth the Beverage has an Agreeable
, Twang."
And now" said Master Stackedhand
laughing merrily, Il greatly desire tina
you should afford noe proofs that yol
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
Cupid and the Law
~ OOD-BY, good-by; yes, We'll write
II and tell you all about it, and per
BY John Forbes.

40 OOD-BY. good-by; yes, We'll write
II and tell you all about it, and per-
ha ps send you some of the drawn work"
And with these and the other
usual messages the train carrying the
big excursion to Mexico pulled out Of
the station.
1t was a common, everyday sight to
the station hands, and they gave it
only a passing glance. But to most of
the travellers it was a novel expert
ence, and they looked on it as only the
beginning of the days of sightseeing in
the land of the Montezumas.
There were two passengers in one of
the sleepers who attracted some atten-
ton. One was a woman Of 60, tall and
straight, with a carriage like queen
and who seemed as young and gay as
the youngest. The other called her
mother" and was about 25, a beautiful
girl. Their son and brother had come
, to the station to bid them goo5-by, a
man of 80, well groomed and well made,
the typical American man Of that age.
He had provided them with every
thing that his affection could suggest,
and told them to be sure and let him
know day by day where they were and
if they were well.
"And you will look after mother.
Alice, won't you?"
AS he spoke two young ladies turned
and looked at him-his sister and a
younger woman, about %. She turned
involuntarily, and the pretty blush
that covered her cheek showed that her
| name was Alice, too.
Robert Duncan glanced at her and
was struck by her beauty. But she
saw his look and turned away and
busted herself with her baggage. His
mother and sister both noticed the CO.
| incidence also and smiled.
$50 we will have two Alices along,
said his mother. ~ hope we shall be-
come acquainted with the young lady
She looks very pleasant and very nice
Just then the porter shouted 'AI
aboard" and Robert jumped from the
train. AS the car passed him he
looked in vain for the faces of his moth
er and sister. But he did see the face
of the other Alice looking at him with
some curiosity.
Then he returned to his office. He
was the junior partner in prominent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
and had deliberately made her a pres

and had deliberately made her q pres
ent of the grounds
Then Mrs. McNaughton made huge
pot Of coffee, carried it to the back
porch and carefully poured it over as
large an area of Mrs. Hallam's territory
as she could compass. She finished by
emptying the grounds all over the door
step. Then she retired to await her
husbands return and 10 think over the
affair with growing wrath and con-
tempt for Mrs. Hallam, her erstxhile
friend and matinee companion, and the
next morning the two landmarks who
served the Italians ard the MclSaugh-
tons. respectively. also came to angry
words about the coffee grounds.
Later in the day Mrs. McNaughton's
pet dog strayed across to the Hallam
part of the porch, as he had been wont
TO do ever since the first of May, when
the two families had moved in stimuli
tsneously, and was surprised TO find
himself seized, beaten and thrown
across to his own portion of the We
randa. Mrs. McNaughton witnessed this
inhuman treatment upon the part of
Mrs. Hallam with indignant tears, and
when, han an hour afterward, little
Johnny HallGm, pa years old, to6dled
up to her door he was treated 10 a
mild spanking and sent wailing home
to his mother. The latter rushed out to
meet him as he made his noisy way
| back to her and met Mrs. McNaughtOn's
triumphant smile.
The quarrel which ensued was so bit
ter that all the other tenants of the
building came to see and hear it, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

HE MADE FAIRLY GOOD HEADWAY.
law firm in Boston, and had a hard
afternoon of work before him. There
was a brief in case that had puzzled
both himself and his partner. But try
as he would to concentrate his mind on
his work, he could see nothing but the
beautiful face at the car window and
hear nothing but the droning of the car
wheels.
At last he became so nervous that he
threw down his pen, and, telling the
boy he would not be back till morning,
he walked up across the common and
the public garden 10 his home.
The evening at the theater did not
help him, and he was rather horror
struck to find himself no better in the
morning. This was Il new experience
for him. No woman had ever before
come between him and his work. This
was silly. He never saw the girl before
and he never would see her again, of
course. He must have dyspepsia.
So on his way to his Office he made d
call on his old college chum, now a
promising young physician. He did not
tell the doctor what the most promi-
nent symptom was, but was sure he
needed medicine for dyspepsia. Ac-
cordingly he felt rather foolish when
he was obliged to say no to all the doc
tors questions as to whether he had
| certain symptoms inseparable from
gastric trouble.
The doctor laughed and gave HIM
some harmless powder and he went to
the office strong in his resolve to finish
the brief. He made fairly good head
way, but still the image of the beautl-
full girl would come back to him. and
as the day wore on, more distinctly
Late in the afternoon he got telegram
saying the party was at Chicago and
signed alice" And that started it al!
over again.
Then he became alarmed and feared
his mind was going. For he was not
believer In "loye ut first sight or
hardly in the grand passion itself.
Then he found himself with an al
most resistless longing to take the first
train and follow his folks. OF course
he did not admit to himself that he
wanted to see the other Alice
That afternoon one Of the firms best
| clients came in. He said he contem-
plated purchasing some thousand acres
| in Mexico with the idea of establishing
| a coffee plantation there. He was not
satisfied with the title to the land. and
! felt that some one ought to go down
| there and look into the matter more
closely. He could not spare the time,
and came to them, thinking that pos
| sibly some Of their young men might
have enough knowledge of Spanish to
make the trip.
| Robert Duncan regarded him as an
/ angel, and said that as the Office was
not very busy Just then he thought be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
THE TEST THAT FAILED
Being Modern Tale ReGoi6 in
Ancient Form
By BENNETT ?. Harris.

Vt CHANGED that Youth of Parts,
whose upbringing lad been Remote
from Urnan scenes, while walking along
State street and meditatiEg upon the
prod;gious size of the Edifices that met
his Eyes, ran into a person whose brisk
and confident manner, no less than the
fashion of his vivacious Garments pro-
claimed him one well wonted to the
Town.
Being thus rudely Assailed, this per-
son swore roundly. 81 perceive" he
said to the Youth, who was named
Perciva1, that you are one whose Call
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
che FREIGHT TRAIN OF LIFE.

Men are like a train of cars
That rumble on the track
with many curves and many JARS
And many drawing back
some are the engines that must pun
Upon the heavy grade
And some are empty, some are Iuii-
Each for it's uses made
Some seem to slide along the way,
with never a squeak or jolt,
Ard some go creaking as II they
Were sore In every bolt
AMI some are billed to go through straiSnt
And ore is here and there
To re left on some switch and walt
In gloomy days OF. fair.
Men sre as cars that rumble past.
Each has is place and use;
The engine at the mead and last
The piIiful caboose.
IS. e. Kiser. in Chicago Times-Heraid'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

Ing Is That OF an huSD dnQ man. am
enabled TO predict this with the more
Assurance as you have neglected to re-
move from your hair the Seed, fallen
from the last wainload of Hay that you
Pitched. Is it not ungrateful in you to
Close the Eyes wherewith Heaven has
blessed you as you walk abroad? Con-
slider, beg, whether the Corns of your
Fellow Beings are not worthy of your
Respect and whether you do not merit
Chastisement at my Hands"
This address the Citizen delivered
with every mark of the liveliest Dis
pleasure, but he appeared incapable of
prosecuting his implied threat of Vio
lence, as he was compelled to stand up
on one Foot, whilehenursed in his hands
the Other upon. which Percival had
stepped.
Sir said PeTcival, 81 pray you SO be-
feve it was with no malicious Purpose
that trod upon your Toe, and it grieves
me out of measure that I should have
caused you Pain. Being newly come
from an inconsiderable Hamlet, 1 was in
truth amazed at the tallness of the
structures which adorn this Thorough
fare and looked rather a. their nine
teenth stories than upon my path, rot
considering those whom I might mad
eertently Encounter"
81 am persuaded that .Sou intended no
Incivility," said the Citizen, abatIng as
Ae spoke the Resentment expressed in
his countenance. And now that look
more closely at you 1 seem to recog-
nize the features of one for whom L en-
tertained a feeling of Great Regard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
Great value 60 shIpptnr.

The French navy is installing wire
less telegraphy between the light
houses along the French coast. Judg-
ing from the results of the PreIimi-
nary experiments, the installation will
prove of great value to shipping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
Justin McCarthz.s Eyes.

justin Mccarthy. the historian ane
novelist, has just undergone the las
of series of operations for the relic
of his eyes, and it is expected that hi
sight win be completely restored.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
Experience Had Taught HIn.

THAT grass widow didn't catch your
country cousin with her wiles."
mo. indeed. Cousin Joe says he isn't
going to get fooled the second time
with green goods. Bull
letin,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
Rebbing Peter to Pax Paul,

the individual who robs Peter to pa.
Paul usually strikes Paul for large
loan later.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
plan n brilliant season.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley-Martin, it is
said, viii entertain during the forth
coming London season more brilliant
" than ever
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

Can it be that ycu are the son of my
worthy old Friend and Benefactor?"
'I am indeed the son of Josiah Bean
hill, of Daleville," the ingenious youth
replied.
At this disclosure the Citizen, who
said that he was called Samuel Stacked
aand, professed that he was transported
with Pleasure and informed Percival
that during his soiourn in the Town it
would afford him uncommon gratifica-
zion to be of service. Il am" he said,
ga man of Substance and my Wealth oc-
tasions me much Uneasiuess. | have
long sought somedeserving person up
on whom I could bestow my riches, re-
serving only modest competence.
which with Frugality, might sustain
the Necessities of my declining Years.
am assured that you are Temperate,
Prudent, Grateful and Confiding, for
these virtues my old Friend Beanhiil
, 1899-02-27

dincd the other day at a restaurant
where the dinner is served to the ac-
compartment of an orchestra. We had
King Cotton with the oysters and
rag time with the soup. Then the or.
chrstra slid into that always beautiful
iutermczzO &C "Cavalleria Rusticana. I"
They played it much more slowly thar
! rumem her even to have heard it be
fore. The head waiter fidgeted and
cuawcd his lip. There was misery in
lis eye At last he disappeared in the
direction Of the musicians, and a mo-
ment later the iutCrmezZo began to gal
lop along, | este, prs tissimo, and at
the end of it the orchestra struck up
two stop The head waiter came back
~elieved.
owe can't have slow music here
madam, " BE- said to me when | asked
him aIoUtit. "NWe'd never get through,
and | wants t pet or early. People eat
too slow wh'u they plays slow music.
And when I looked around saw that
knives, fork and spoons were moving
to the tempo of the twostep. Everybody
was hurryinr The head waiter knew
what he was about. Washington Post
, 1899-02-27

A personal allusiOn to the color Of the
negro's skin, "a retOrt calling in ques-
ton the nice conduct of the pazadOr's
sister, and then two savagCs fOaming at
the mouth, their pOnchOs wrapped
round their arms, their bodies bent so
as to protect their vitals and their
knives quivering like snakes, stood in
the middle of the room. The company
withdrew themselves into the smallest
space, stood on the tops Of casks, and at
the door the faces of the women looked
in delight, while the pulpero, with a
pistol and a bottle III his hands, closed
down his grating and was ready for
whatever might befall. Negro, ""Ahi-
juna," "Miente, " ''carajo," and the
knives flash and send out sparks as the
returns de tic au tao jar the fighters
arms up t o the shoulder joints. In a
moment all is over, and from the PIAZZA
doris right arm the blood drops III a
stream on the mud floor, and all the
company step out and say the negro is
a 'valiente, - "muy guapetOn," and
the two adversaries swear friendship
over a tin mug of gin.-Saturday Re-
view
, 1899-02-27

Senator Spooner of Wisconsin doubts
the advisability Of making an appro-
priation for storage reservoirs in the
arid regions, believing it to be an en-
tering wedge for the expenditure of
hundreds of millions for the benefit
OF the arid regions. We hope it is an
entering wedge. The reclamation of
the arid regions of America would
mean so much to the people that its
worth could not be computed in money.
1t is with pleasure that we chronicle
Clark jumped into the breach and that
the amendment carried without divis-
ion
, 1899-02-27

What can't be thought of down in
ans is surely not worth the trouble
OF thinking about. The little town of
Ness City, in western Kansas, has been
heavily burdened with debt, contracted
during the period of real estate booms.
with little prospect of ever being able
to pay. Bright minds of the city have
conceived the idea that it would be
cheaper to move the town than to pay
the debt and this plan has been adopt
ed The town will be moved to a site
three miles away and the creditors can
take the old thing if they wish.
, 1899-02-27

hardly intended seriously at first. but
so many men having suffered from that
of a nuisance that the legislature.
with a spontaneity quite cOmmendable,
took the matter up and made it a law.
Pat Sullivan, the French member of
the house from Natrona county, had to
some fun u of it. so he moved
an amendment that all bald headed
men should be compelled to wear skull
caps, but there were enough of that
kind of men in the house and lobby TO
kill him off and the bill went through
without being amended"
, 1899-02-27

Speaking of women with saving dis
positions, " said Dixmyth. my wife's in
a class all by herself"
How so:" queried his friend Hojax,
Last week | bought an upright pi-
ano," replied Dixmyth, land my wife
made a beautiful green plush cover for
it, so the polish wouldn't get scratched.
Yesterday she made another cover of
linen to go over the plush to prevent
that from getting soiled. Next week |
suppose she'll make d calico cover to
protect the linen. Oh, ftell you, wom-
ell have great big fertile minds. Chi
cage News.