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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12

y.oly iau -uunueu, puDuc-spirIter man
in the north and In the south has
known that we have hoon 2 rou~ited
country ever since the time when Pres
ident Hny,s made his visit to the
south. And particularly since the DAYS
of the Garfield and Hancock campaign
when the southern states cast their
solid vote for Winfield Scott Hancock
Union general, for the presidency
OF the United States. There is no pro
priety 10 ary one man. who had 10 be
driven into the war with Spain, claim
ing any credit for a reunited country.
Efforts to Nuzzle Free speech.
While we are mentioning the sub
ject Of the south. It may not be amiss
to recall the fact that the present chief
executive, when a member of congress,
voted for the Infamous Lodge force
bill and dia all In his power for its
final passage. Nor will 1t be forgotten
that he permitted the manufacturers
Of the north to write schedules in o
tariff bill ruinous TO the agricultural
interests of the south. Was there ever
more glaring Inconsistency than this?
And yet in the face Of all the incon-
sistenCies, in the face Of - these
changes in the face Of all these poll
cies, we are admonisbad by the cuckoos
and flunkies to stand by the king! To
stand by the president! But in the
memory of the great presidents ask,
when are we to stand by the president
and where are We to stand by the pres
ident, and what assurance have we
that the preyidant has taken any stand
on any subject?
Two hundred and scventy-five years
ago the best men and women on the
face Of the earth left Europe and ven
tured out upon 800 miles of forest
and savagery rather than remain in
an aCcursed land Of court flunlties and
sycophants. They had learned to de-
test and abhor the towards VINO stood
In the streets before the palaces Of the
kings, crying The King, The king!
Long live the king! The king can dc
no wrong!"
And while the cuckoos sang this
song Henry the Eighth sat on the
throne, divcrcing and numbering wife
after wife to crafty his sensunlity and
lust, While the funLes were crying
aloud, stand by the king! The kine
| can do no wrong" brothers, calling
| their sisters witches" put them &c
death while the king sat on the throne
and smiled on the scene. While the
cuckoos and funld5s Joined in the
chorus, THE king! Stand by the king!
| Long live the king! The king can dc
no wrongl" neighbOTs nailed theil
| neighbors 10 the stake and burned
them to dcpth for opiaions sake. ant
the king sat on the throne and smiled
on the scene.
Away! away! with catering. cringins
towards. America should be and shall
be the horne Of free thought, free
speech and free men,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
EVILS OF IMPERIALISM

After discussing the Chicago plat.
form and emphasizing the lS 10 J
plank, Mr.. Bryan took up the new
questions which have grown out Of tho
war. He called attention to the presi-
dents RECOMMENDATION Of larger
armv and insisted that the army
should to divided iGto two branches,
he aIT7y for domestic use in the
Urt~ States, which he said,does not
need to be Increased, and the army
Of occupation, which is temporarily
necessary for use outside Of the United
States He said that the army of oc-
cupation 1hould be recruited at once,
in order 70 relieve the volunteers, but
that the term of service should be
short because the nations policy is
not yet settled. He suggested that the
demand for an increase in the army
night be considered as the first fruit
of that victory to which the Republi-
cans pointed with SO much pride last
November.
Turning 20 the question of annexa-
tion he insisted that the nation has
not yet decided what to do with the
Philippine islands. He spoke in part
as follows:
"The sentiment of the people upon
any great question must be measured
during the days of deliberation and
not during the hours of excitement,
A good man will some times be en-
gagged in fight but 1t is not reason
able to expect judicial opinion from
him until he has had time to wash
the blood off his face. / have seen
a herd Of mlld-eyed, gentle kline
transformed into infuriated beasts by
the sight and scent of blood and
have seen the same animals quiet and
peaceful again in few hours. We
have much Of the animal In us still
in spite Of all our civilizing processes,
II Is not unnatural that our people
should be more sanguinary immedi-
Rtely after o battle than they were be-
fore. but 1t is only a question of time
when reflection will restore the con-
ditions which existed before this ma
tion became engaged in the war with
Spain. When men are excited they
talk about what they can do; when
they are calm they talk about what
they ought to do. If the president
rightly interpreted the feelings of the
people when they were intoxicated by
a military triumph, we shall appeal
from Philip drunk to Philip sober
"The forcible annexation Of the Phil
ippine islands would violate principle
Of American public law so deeply i'm
bedded in the American mind that un-
Ill year ago no public man would
have suggested 1t. 1t Is difficult to
everestimate the influence which such
a change in our national policy would
produce upon the character OF our peo-
pie. Our opponents ask. Is our nation
nor great enough to do what England,
Germany and Holland are doing? They
inquire. Can we not govern colonies as
we'll as they? Whether we can govern
colonies as we'll as other countries is
not material; the real question Is
whether we can In one hemisphere de-
velop the theory that governments de-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12

PRESIDENTS GreatY" Mr. Lentz proceed
ed substantially as follows:
In this period of reckoning, when in
ventories, trial balances, assignees, re-
ceivers and petitions in bankruptcy
engage the thought of merchants and
manufacturers, it is fitting and oppor-
tune that men engaged in public affairs
should also stop and take political
inventory How may we determine
whether or not our political establish
ment, known as the American repub-
lie, is solvent or insolvent? What are
the assets and what the liabilities Of
the republic w''ooo foundations were
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
Notice of appointment.

Assignment of The Handy Wagon Company.
The undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified a. assignee in trust, for the bene-
fit Of the creditors of The Handy Wagon Com
pany of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. All per
sons indebted to said assignOr will
make immediate payment, and creditors will
present their claims, according TO law, duly
to the undersigned for allow.
ance.
Dated this 18th day of December, A. d. 1898.
FRANC ID. MILLER,
a7dt Assignaa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
GRAVE DANGER Is AHEAD
Expansion Is Only Another Name
For Imperialism.
OF MILITARY RULE
Hypocrisy OF the Republican Administra-
tion Unmasked by william Jennings
Bryan mt the Banquet of the
Duckworth Club at
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Jan. 7-(Speci l)-The
anniversary Of Andrew jackson, the
patron saint of Democracy, was elabor
stely celebrated by the members Of the
Duck worth Club Friday night. The
banquet hall of the Gibson house was the
scene Of rare splendor. Abound the festil
board were seated men Of national
prominence and the flower Of the Queen
Clty's representative citizens. Hon. viii.
liam ]. Bryan, the great leader Of Dem
ocracy, was the guest Of the evening, and
responded to the toast, "our Country and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
LENTYs GREAT SPEECH,

Pecksnifian Policy Of the Administration
Riddled Fore and AIT.
Vociferous applause greeted the In
PRODUCTION of Hon. John ], Lentz, con-
grsssman from ohio's capital district
Responding 70 the toast, What Makes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12

Expansion" Prom inent among the
toasts WAS the one, "What Makes Presi-
dents Great" assigned to Hon. John j.
Lsntz, who represents in congress the
Columbus district.
After addresses Of welcome by Mayor
Tafel and others, Colonel william j.
Bryan, upon being introduced by the
toastmsstar, and when the tumultuous
applause of the assem- bled tbrong would
permit, calmly proceeded to respond to
his toAst.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12

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the cold, allays coughing and heals
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Phsr., +. p. Shanafelt and Fishsr's
drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
Notice of Appointment.

The undersigned has been duly appointed
Administrative of the estate of John Holl
late OF Stark County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated the 3lst day of Dec, 1898.
EMMA l.. HOLL,
5d AdministmtTiX.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
Notice Of appointment.

The undersigned has been duly appointed
executor of the estate Of Charles PierO, late of
Stark county, Ohio. deceased.
Dated the 3lst day of December, 1898.
CHAhLE5 pIERO,
3D. Executor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
old His Blrthright


standard upon the country?
Mckinley Sold His BirthTight
For 20 years our chief executive had
been the avowed friend of silver. In
the summer of '96 he, like myself, had
a miraculous conversion. He changed
without an explanation from silver to
gold. ! changed from golG to silver,
and have ever since been talking, all
day and all night, according to the
plutocratic press, explaining to audi
ences why ! changed. William McKin-
ley voted for free, coinage. He voted
for the Bland-Allison act. He voted
for the Sherman act. He abused Gro
yer Cleveland for increasing the value
of money and diminishing the v6lue
of everything else, and charged him
with "glaring inconsistency" and pre-
sumption, and with having left the
side of the poor and lowly.
But there came a time when there
was a presidential nomination to be
bartered away, and he changed his
mind, and like Grover Cleveland and
John G. Carlisle, he left the side of
the poor and went to the side of the
wealthy and well-born." He left the
school Of Lincoln that would make the
payment OF debt easier, and became
the, champion OF bonds and bond
holders
Recently we have witnessed a cam
paign for denomination, begun at
Omaha, fayoring expansion and an
open door by the same William Me,
ISinley who stood as a high protec-
ZIONIST OF the protectlonists when in
congress. And still more recently we
have observed the same William Nc
Kinley proposing 10 decorate the
graves OF the Confederate dead, and
boasting Of reunited country. when
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
will be very happy-so the Big Sisters
future is also assured.-S
Evening Post.
ANIMALS AND MIRRORS.
a Greek Cock That Enjoyed Contera-
plating His Reflection

plating His Reflection.
l saw performing monkey the other
day, says the London Daily News. He
went through many tricks very sue
cessfully. Toward the end of the per-
tormance he was ordered to put on his
cooked hat before hand mirror
which he did. He was next told to set
it straight, and he tried on his gen.
erals headgear repeatedly, at different
angles, causing much laughter. When
all was over, and the organ man, his
helpers and the two monkeys were
preparing to depart, l saw that the
general" had possessed himself of the
little mirror and was studying his own
countenance with great delight He
had placed the glass on top of the bar
rel organ and he bent over it again and
again-grimacing energetically. He
afterward picked up the mirror and
contemplated himself earnestly and
contentedly at different angles His
face had been profoundly sad-like the
faces of most monkeys | have seen
but now the wrinkles smoothed them
selves out and he nearly smiled! Why
is it that dogs hardly ever regard
picture as anything but fine surface
with patches of color dotted over it?
In all my large canine acquaintance l
know but one dog who sees that por-
traits are likenesses of people, AS for
his own reflection in a glass, u dog
generally mistakes it for an enemy
and goes for" it, Later, when knocks
on the nose and the absence of scent
have done their part in convincing him
of his mistake, a dog will look cDldly,
not to saw despitefully, at the II .rror.
Sometimes it is as if dogs resented
their reflections as caricatures of them
selves. Unlike the dogs was 'Cocoro,
a Greek cock. to whom a devoted owner
dedicated fourteen years OF affection.
One of his pastimes was to contemplate
his reflection for hours at time and
quite demurely. He placed himself op-
posite a loolling-glass above a chest of
drawers for this express purpose. He
died last summer. and his owner was
disconsolate. Cocoro knew his name.
came when called and was the joy of
his Greek mistress. Perhaps London
society. or the diplomatic world, has
not forgotten the canary that belonged
to the daughters of minister TO the
court of st. James. The bird awoke
the young ladies daily by pecliing their
lips. This was one way of kissing
good
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
a Princes Prank.

The Prince de Ligne. a resplcndent
figure among the brilliant courtiers
and adventurers of the time of Louis
XVI. told many amusing anecdotes in
his Memoirs" one of which shows
him. sword in hand. at a duel which
called for gaiety rather than courage.
The Comte de Segur and the Prince de
Ligne were coming out one very rainy
night. after supping with Madame de
Polignac in the Rue de Bourbon. No
coach was to be seen, and no person
there to fetch ole. Let us pretend
to fight" the prince said to Comte dc
Segur, and that will bring the watch.
They'll arrest us. and well make them
get a carriage to take us to the com
missary." On which they took their
swords in hand with u fearful scuf-
fle, and cries of oh! An: Are you
dead? Are you woundod?" The watch
passed and repassed quite near them
on the Port Royal. but apparently
frightened. they did not arrest the
duelists. and they. half-dead with
laughter and the fatigue OF the battle.
had to go home on foot in the rain,
after all.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Ia Porte, Texas.

The progress of the construction
work at La Porte, Texas, the future
great deep-water shipping point at the
head of navigation on Galveston Bay
on the Gulf of Mexico, is progressing
favorably. The wharves and switch
ing tracks are nearing completion and
the work on the streets and on the
sewerage and water systems is now
under way. Mr.. |. r. Holmes. the gen.
eral manager of the La Porte Improve
;nent Company and the La Porte
Wharf and Channel Company, is per-
sonally experimenting the improve
ments. Mr.. Holmes makes his head
quarters at the Sylvan Hotel and vis-
itors to La Porte during the next six
weeks and before the time of the first
general La Porte sale, which will be
held in February, 1900. should intro
duce themselves to Mr.. Holmes and al
low him to extend to them facilities
for getting a thorough understanding
of the conditions surrounding the La
Porto enterprises.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28

Vel said Bobby, here's what he
said. There's lot of kinds of golf
says Benny. Yes?' says l. Yes says
he. There's golf golf, and there's
dude golf Oh says 1. and which
kind does DR.. Simmons play?' oh,
he plays dude golf says Benny"
Father" Gwendolen exclaimed
hastily, Il do hope"
Nonsense" | said, laughing. Lets
hear the caddies side of it. You and
the doctor have held the field long
enough Go on. Bobby"
To my surprise, DR.. Simmons and
Gwendolen seemed really annoyed,
but was resolved not to mind their
silly sensitiyencss
And Bobby went on:
What's dude golf?' | asked Benny.
And Benny. he says: Why. you get
your best girl. and you holds her hand
to show her how to drive. and you
holds her hand to show her how to
putt, and you comes to nice shady
place and you sits down and talks for
two hours while the caddie whistles
and his feet get asleep. and"
But saw that | had made an awful
mistake. Luckily we had finished our
coffee, and at this moment my wife
rose hastily. and in n moment Bobby
and were left alone.
With mastery skill | suppressed the
rest of Bobby's story and turned the
conversation to his last school report
which soon repressed any tendency
to further conversation on his part.
As soon as possible sent Bobby to
bed
When I coined the ladies'" DR.. Sim
mons was gone. and Gwendolen and
her mother were evidently too deeply
engaged in conversation to be inter
rupted. I merely mentioned in pass
ing that had some writing to do and
betook myself to my study.
When alone / drew up report of
the occurrence and made formal ap-
plication to the Association OF Amer
lean Humorists for pension for
Bobby as the Big Sisters Little Broth
er My application was successful, and
Bobby's future is provided for.
My Interview next day with Or,
Simmons was also very pleasant. and
I have no doubt that the young couple
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
overworacd Very"

Writers should save the time OF
readers by abandoning very" and CIV
ing an overworked word rest of
few years. 1t has earned tha. rest.
That word, as an adverb. is fouid less
than twenty times in the King James
translation of the Bible. The rarity
of its use makes II count for al the
more when utilized. When 1t Is said
that the man Moses was very neck"
one understands that he was mesk be-
yond the custom of the 1sraellles OF
his day. When st. James says the
Lord is very pitiful' the very" is full
of Significance. But II the good and
the bad deeds. the cruel and tho heroic
acts recorded in the Bible were TO be
described by most writers of tbs day
there would be very" Is 'amost
every llne.-Chicago Tribune
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
FUNERAL CUSTOMS.
Manner OF Placing Coffin in g Room
and of Carrying 1t.

While in old times it was more or
less the custom, in the interment of
bodies, to bury them with their feet to
the east, a custom now substantially
by the almost common
practice of burying the body with the
feet to the path along the front of the
lot, so was it once more or less the
custom to place the coffin in the room
in which the deceased was to lie be-
fore burial with the feet to the east.
Nowadays the disposal of the body in
the room would be determined alto
gether by the shape and size of the
room. except that commonly the feet
would be placed toward the door.
Though the common way is to place
the body in the center of the room, an
other way, IN comparatively modern
practice, is to place the coffin or casket
across one corner of the room. This
gives opportunity for convenient and
effective disposition of flowers and for
al pieces, and it perhaps affords bet
ter view of the face. AS to the man
ner of moving a body to its burial.
that is always done with the feet fore
most. 1t is carried out of the house
in that way. put into the hear5e feet
foremost, and SO is borne to the grave.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Net to lfr.nk AuAGs

A series of experiments is about to
begin at Havre with Baron dAlessan-
dro's invention of floating nets for use
in storms for moderating the force of
the waves. The invention is said to be
superior in effects to oil. Trials We're
made at Cherhourg. which proved that
floating nets would be of enormous
value to vessels at sea in n storm. as
well as for the defense of exposed
coasts and fishing stations against
heavy seas.
Baron d d'Alessandro has improved his
invention and is now convinced that
well buoyed and ballasted nets will
withstand the most powerful currents
pnd violent tempests.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
HER LITTLE BROTHER

My daughter-my eldest daughter
visited the Massachusetts coast last
summer. Upon her return we were
not in all respects satisfied that her
summer trip had been success. This
was a distinct disappointment, since
the expense had made quite dent in
my bank account, and l had hoped
that a certain listlessness with which
she had been affected would quite dis
appear.
1 had expected that she would at
least catch golf before her return, since
it was known to be epidemic all along
the coast.
1t took, in both arms; and when she
returned we hoped that she would pass
regularly through the stages and ac-
Guire the art and language. But there
was something wrong. She was will
ing to play the game, but did not care
about it with the right enthusiasm. l
did my best to draw her out.
Il understand" l would say, that
golf is very engrossing?"
Yes, very"
Il suppose you can hole out a brassy
with the best of them?"
Ter That is Now, father,
you are not Interested"
"But really l am" I would go on
eagerly; Il am, indeed. Only of
course, I'm not thoroughly up in the
game. I'd like to learn, immensely. 1
think I'll join golf links, and buy
caddie."
But the caddie is the boy who car
ries the clubs" she said wearily.
He does, eh? Well, then, I'll join
the clubs, and buy me putty"
Now you're only Joking" she said.
1T isn't a putty, but a putter. And