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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

The blacklist, that has interfered with
railroad employees to the extent OF
threatening their liberty Of action, had
a trial in Toledo recently, but, unfortu-
nately, was not settled on the blacklist
premise. There were two causes for ac-
ton in the case brought by one Nick
erson, first that he was blacklisted by
the Baltimore & Ohio road and second
that the company discharged him with
out giving the reasons for such action.
On the latter ground he recovered a ver-
dict for s400, thus establishing a valu-
able precedent. 1t was held that the
Ohio statute makes 1t compulsory on the
part of the railroad company to make
known to a discharged employe the rea-
sons for his dismissal. Railroad en-
ployes are likely to take advantage Of
this decision in the future, but would
have been better pleased If the verdict
had been rendered on the blacklist,
which Is the greater menace.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
A Happy Wedding.

Special to News-Democrat
Alliance, Dec. 13.-Miss Minnie
Thomas and Mr.. Byron Henry, both
prominent young people of Alliance,
were married Wednesday evening at
the home of the brides mother. Many
out of town guests were present at the
wedding.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
summer.

William ]. Bryan, in a recent article,
declares that he may never be can
tidate again, but will be heard on the
stump and through the press. He sur
renders none of the principles for which
he fought and is confident in the ulti-
mate triumph of the people as against
militarism and the trusts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

General De Wet is supposed to be
trapped again, this time in a triangle.
He seems, from the amount of damage
he is inhicting on the enemy, to occupy
the hypotenuse and appears to fully
meet the requirements of the estab-
lished geometrical rule, the square Of
the hypotenuse equals the sum of the
squares of the other two sides"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

Quite a number Of able eastern gentle
men of the tripod have killed the silver
question again. 1t is becoming habit
TO perform this cruel act of barbarity
at least twice n week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
M e LA N G E.

Connubialosis has claimed It's victim.
A 'Joint iiote by the powers has come
TO have significant. anatomical mean
ing to the Chinese.
es
Secretary Of State Kinney ought to
De able to anfwer all those legal Ques-
lions easily. 'rhe idea Of fellow trip
~ ~ pn : qpsstien Ike this: WHAT
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
.&ADf:e!sass' ::!;!!s!!!
Eye, Far, Nose, Throat and Surgery.
Glasses Fitted and Guaranteed.
EXAMINATION FREE.
20 Percent Discount On All Glasses
Fitted Within the Next
Few Days. K
ONCE, III West sth St, Canton, o,

a new warrant took my man to the
door and told him to get out of the
county-the Justices office was on the
border line-as quick as he could. In
my hurry to get him out of the county
I forgot to collect my fee, and I never
saw him again."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

The lanks of the Potomac are siz-
zling with excitement and jubilation,
owing to the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the founding
of the government there. Washington
Is the most desirable capital in the
world, except in the very heat of the
Gpp,r,pr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
Death Due to Exposure.

Warren, O., Dec. I'D. H. Wilder,
for years one OF the best known horse
men and timbermen In Ohio, died in
New York city, aged about rs years.
The body will be brought to Bloomfield,
this county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

Miss Gsnter In humpty Dumpty.
Miss Grace Ganter. Of this city. will be
at the Grand opera house tonight. Miss
Ganter IL with the "Humpty Dumpty''
company. She is quite celebrated ~ q
toe dancer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
We. . We'll Known lior.emsn.

Warren, o., Dec. 13.-R. w. Weir,
well known citizen Of West Pennington,
was found In the road nearly frozen to
death. He died In half an hour. A
stroke OF apoplexy caused him to fall
in the snow,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
DAILY NEws-DEMoCRAT.

Daily delivered by carrier. &c per week
Daily delivered by mail. .10c per week
Daily per year, by mail .S5.Vo
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

ICRysrAL PARK IoTs-If YOU have :
good lot in Crystal fHrk that YOU want te
sell very cheap, call at my once, Atsorpek
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

FOR SALE--Good room house, lot e0x
10e feet on East Third street. great bar
. have sboSt 40 propsrtie. Of All stses
liberal terms. II you want TO buy, scll of
exchange city properties small t{act6 OF
cai q, sseua6 ee idr.ss Loan e get az snssSt
Commercial blocs. Canton, d. I am IN nv
ONCE every Monday and Saturday syeninG.
Telephone No. 1874. la
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14
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ESTABLISHED .................1 1885
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

TELL your own fortune--Oracle cards
reveal everything instructions. cards
complete mailed for Zoe. Morrison. 3e6
Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y. l8-gm
NOTICE-f you want to know some
thing about the title to your property,
call on
THE TRUMP ABSTRACT CO.,
rooms and 2, Eagle block. Canton.
It will $50
n COST YOU NOTHING
to ask questions.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

gHE Ews-DEMocRAT PUB. CO.,
Canton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

FARMS FOR sALE-Extra good rs acre
farm, new room house, new barn and
outbuildlngs. miles northeast of Canton,
per cent.
SO acre farm with good 0 room house and
exceptionally fine bank barn and all kinds
of outbuildings. good orchard, level and
rolling land. good coal, fine location, near
Bancroft, Stark county, 1900, and terms
easy.
166 acre farm, fine level and rolling land,
plenty of timber, good room brick house,
large bank barn. all kinds OF outbuildinge,
good orchard. Locateu six miles southwest
OF Canton. A rare bargain at 5000. on
very liberal terms.
have tracts in Stark county of all sixes
and prices on liberal terms.
have improved farms Of 20 80. %, N, %,
81. 70. 70 acres and up. within an hours
drive OF Canton. at fair prices and liberal
terms. III yon are looking for farm, now
is the time to buy u you want bargain
Il you want 20 sell. come IN and list Tor
South Market street Canton. Ohio
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

Member Young declines to sit around
playing with his fingers while the other
members of the board fix things up in
caucus. He left the meeting of the
school board Monday night, and then
when Mr.. Burnheimer declined to catch
hold of the business end of the poker
that had been carefully heated for him,
and decamped, a quorum was not pres
ent and the caucus availed nothing
Verify these Republican brethren dwell
together in harmony.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

A Columbus special says that THE
Ohio Anti-Saloon league and Detective
John 7. Norris are in combination to
test the Middleton law which author
ICES the collection Of the Dow tax from
drug stores, Pullman cars and other
places where liquors are sold" A COM
bination between the Anti-Saloon
league and John T, Norris. must be an
exciting mix. One of them, at least,
Is in bad company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

When first I went to see her
l had a. timid heart:
And when the lights were low
We sat this far apart.
But as our love grew warmer,
And we learned the joy of kiss,
We knocked out all the spaces,
Andsatupcloseliket
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-14

The new Federal judgeship geems &c
be a sure thing. There are a great
many Canton attorneys who might just
as well as not be mentioned for it, while
the papers are in the humor for print.
ing their names.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

| lGpiscopnlians and the Iuthcrans, but
| the Crock and Armenian Churches
concur in accepting December rs as
the date Of NJ BIRTH Of Jesus.
Most of the CalVniBts. on the other
hand, on both sides Of the Atlantic,
long declined to make the day a fcst-
val, regarding the COmmcmOration OF
It ~ Il popish superstition. Native
Americans. who arc able to look back
some 60 years, can remember when,
in New England, but little heed was
paid to Christmas, the principal holt
day at that period Of the year being
Thanksgiving Day. IT is an interest
Ing fact that, up to the tardy adoption
Of the reformed GregOrian Calendar in
England, the day celebrated for
Christmas was about / days too late,
and nearly conceded with Epiphany,
on which day nR we have said. up to
the close Of the fourth century the
birth of Christ was supposed to have
occurred. Long after the reform Of
the Julian Calendar was accepted in
England the birth of Christ was cole
bratcd In parts Of rural England on
what was called Old Christmas.
Before the reformation the Christ
mas holidays lasted much longer IN
England than they do now An Of
licor the lord of mlsrulc Tin Scotland
called the abbot of unrcason), was APP
pointed to suporintcnd the rovCls; his
reign began ON Al-IIallOw Eve. the
evening before November I. and last
ed til Candlomns day, that Is to say,
tim February .. We have greatly
curtaiIod the season of rejoicing, and
not many are now left who remember
that New Christmas IL one thing and
old Christmas another New York
Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
CONCERNING SANTA CLAUS.
Where He Originated and Why Rep
resented as an Old Man.

Santa Claus Is Of German origin.
This is true If only because that Is the
Dutch name Of st, Nicholas That he
ia an old man Is because In the
ancient pagan iaastB in celebration of
the decay Of the old year and the birth
of tho new ana old man played the
principal part, Among the Greeks
and Romans 1t was Saturn. the father
of all the gods, and among the Ger
mans II was Thor, who was long beard
cd and white haired. The tradition
of hOary age is appropriate, for repre-
sontatIon Of the dying year was too
strong to be driven away by the new
figure of the early church obsor.
vanccs.
That the saint is st. Nicholas Is due
to the fact that venerable per
aonagc'B feast day was celebrated Mt
about that period, st Nicholas was n
bishop of Myra who ilouriahcd early In
the fourth century, He Is the patron
saint of children and sChOOIhOys. and
hence II was natural that he should be
a part of celebration when the chill
drcn received gifts and when they
wcrc allowed to be "hcard as well as
seen"
The practice Of making presents on
that day undoubtedly owes It's origin
to II general idea to carry into proc,
tiCe the Biblical mandate. peace on
earth, good will to men" At first the
great lords made presents to their
retainors, and the season was marked
by universal charity. by degrees the
practice Of Christmas giving spread
until now everybody gives his friends
presents
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
Christ's Birthplace,

According TO mn article by Paul
Cnrus in The Open Court, the apoc-
ryphai gospels tell Il somewhat diiron-
ent story of Christ's birth from tho
canonical books, According to the
former Christ was born In Il cave and
thence transferred to II stable, whore
the OK and ass worshipod him. while
according to tho canonicnl gospels,
tho nativity takes place in the stable.
The npoCrypal legends proved SO
strong that in spite of the CNnonIcnl
version of the story, cave near Both
lohcm came to be finally regarded ms
the place of the Nativity and a church
was erected on the spot to comment
crate the event and still stands rs Il
lasting monument of this belief
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

II takes Santa Claus a long time to
hll the girls stockings in Chicago but
he makes ny for lost time when he
gets to Boston.
Don't try to mako yourself happy AZ
Christmas by doing the things You
win swear off ut New Years.
If YOU should soc anyone coming
down the chimney don't think il Is
Santa Claus, but so at once and sound
the hurglaralarm,
II YOU are going to be married at
Christmas, light the Nulc-log with the
other girls letters.
Don't call yourself mlucky just be.
cause YOU fail to pull the gold watch
out of the Christmas grab-bag
Judge,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
Kissing Under the MistIetoe.

While we must thank the Drutds for
suggesting the mistlotoo as Il Christ.
mas decoration. We are not indebted
to them for the pretty custom of kiss.
ing under the mistletoo. That had its
origin with the ancient Rahylouians.
The Rahylonians, however. did not
restrict the license of the mistlotoc to
mere kissing. \ man who was forum
ate enough to catch maiden under a
suspended branch Of this mystic plant
was privileged not only TO kiss her,
but to make her his wife. II would
seem from the remarks of the old
historians that the girls of those days
took very kindly to the custom
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
THE DATE OF CHRISTMAS.
Why II is Fixed on the 25th OF
December,

December,
When one considers how gCncrally
Christmas day Ia now coiylnltod in
this country II is curious tt,dt SO few
persons should pause to ask them.
selves on what grounds the 18th of
December has been collected to com
mCmDratC the birth Of jesus Christ
IlOw could tie have boon born in
December, which, in ralcntinc. was
which II ia scarcely possible that
shepherds could havo boon tending
their Aocks by night amid the fields
near Bethlehem?
AS n matter Of fact. II was not until
the fifth century of our era that the
25th of December was generally nc
copied us the anniversary of the
Sayiour's birth During the FIRST
-four centuries that anniversary ap
pears TO have been kept conformity
with the feast Of the Epiphany on
che 9Th OF January; that is to say, on
Twelfth day After Christianity
however. In the course Of the fourth
century, WAS HlSN lblNlul'u' uIu lH''
made the state religion Of the Roman
Empire, n tendency arose to throw the
festival back into the last week OF
December either from the influence
of some tradition or from the desire
strongly felt in more than one dircc
ton, to supplant the heather festival,
which had fallen in that period Of the
year, such ms the Saturnala, Angus
tine, who died in \. d. 4&0. mentions
December % rs in his time tn,
Savlour's birth. while Chrysostom
who died in A. d. 4O7. speaks of tn,
celebration Of that particular day as
custom imported from the west of tn,
AdnatiC within 10 years Nowadays
not only the Roman Catholics, tn,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

There will be many queer Christmas
feastngs in this broad land of ours,
but the one that will Outrank all
others will be the celebration in the
grim gray stone fortress, that prince
of prisons, Sing Sing in New York
The dull granite walls are terribly
thick there, and poor Santa Claus
could not break it If he came armed
with sleigh full of dynamite bombs.
Sour-loOlling guards with sleek Win
chcsters dot the tops of the walls,
others with bullying hip pockets
swarm over the grounds, moving
slowly and never seeming to see any
thing, but seeing everything. Iron
gratings, iron doors, stone floors,
stone walls, everything iron and stone
small wonder that the holiday spirit
pcrmeating the rest of the world has a
hard time soaking through this mass
of granite and metal into the 200
hardened hearts within.
Thieves, murderers, forgers, black
legs, thugs. ruilians, sCoundrels, from
the polished society roue to the
malefaCtOr of the slums. from A to Il
of the criminal calendar, all huddle to-
gether, iumhled into one mass by the
drag net sweeping hither and thither
over the State. but mostly in the city
of New York. Sing Sings guests are
90 per cent. the product of New York
city They are the cream of the
villainy of the metropolis, skinned
by the cold hand of the law. When
they get out-some of them never
will-they will return to the city, and
in a few months many will be back
again behind the iron and stone.
Three Great Gifts.
Christmas is not an empty thing to
them, and many are looking forward
to it with the nervous eagerness of
fouryoarod child. True, Santa
Claus does not bring fine gifts there,
but he does make change in the
dreadful routine of the place. and that
is blessed gift to the old convict,
greater and grander than ieweled
baublos, money or riches. He does
things on Christmas day that he can
do on no other of the 365 days in the
year He eats different food. he can
talk to his fellow men. he car walk
without folding his arms on his chest
These may seem small blessings, but
the old-timor in Sing Sing appreciates
them Mt their true worth
He knows what it is to go day after
day, week after week and month after
month without saying word to his
fellow men, 1t is true he COmmuni-
Gates with them. but not in the free
way of opening the mouth and talking
naturally. That would mean a stay Ia
the dark cell. perhaps on bread and
water and bad marks, which would
deprive him of shortening his term by
good behavior. He uses the lip
| language, subtle, quiet but effective.
| II he is an adept in crime he can
tick out message by knocking the
hardened ends of his fingers on the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
Plum Pudding Soup.

Plum pudding is a purely English
dish. Originally the dish was plum
,orridge There is a story that King
Henry " of France once, wishing to
20 special honor to the English am
Jassador, ordered plum pudding for
dinner on Christmas day Unfo-
tunately the cook forgot the cloth, and
the dish was saved as a soup.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
An Inventive Genius.

Alicc-Yes, Jack Hastings kissed
me several times yesterday and really
| had no redress.
Maud-How was that?
"He had a sprig Of mistletoe fast
cned on his umbrella. and then insist
ed on keeping it hoisted whenever no.
body happened to be near"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
PRAYING to kriss krinele

In some parts OF Germany, Scaudt-
navia and Holland the custom II forall
children to say Il prayer at the chin
nCy corner on Christmas eve to kriss
Kringlc, asking him to fill their
stockings for Christmas morning. and
many hopes and fears are confined to
him. kriss kringle is corruption of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

| WOIh IdDlS, JUST dS d IclCSi dpllCl zap"
his keys.
But on Christmas day he talks.
An Interchangeable Menu.
And the Christmas eating! Here is
the regular fare of Sing Sing for each
! day in the week. and it is the same
every week in the year except on
| Christmas day, Thanksgiving and the
fourth of July. The breakfast menu
| for each day in the week is as follows:
Sunday, hash. bread and coffee; Mon
day, bread. hash and coffee; Tuesday,
coffee. bread and hash; Wednesday,
coffee, hash and bread; Thursday,
bread, coffee and hash; Friday, hash,
bread and coffee; Saturday the same.
There is little more variety for
dinner, which is as follows; Sunday
| boiled rice. milk and sugar. stewed
apples. sweet buns, bread and coffee;
| Monday, pork and beans, boiled pota-
! toes, bread and coffee and vinegar;
! Tuesday, boiled fresh beef. vegetable
soup made of cabbage, tomatoes, par
ships, carrots. turnips. rice or barley,
! Dltdu anu NOlNts w NhllNoNt'lg iA'AIOAA
stew or clam showder. tomatoes, pota-
| toes, parsnips, carrots. with pork en-
tree and turnips Thursday, corned
beef and cabbage and bologna
I sausage, with pea or bean soup,
boiled potatoes, mustard, bread and
coffee; Friday, fresh fish, boiled pota-
| toes, brown and white bread and
coffee: Saturday, beef stew, consisting
of potatoes, tomatoes, parsnips, car
rots and turnips, bread and coffee.
| Supper every day in the week except
Sunday, consists of bread and coffee.
There is no supper on Sunday
| Like with other folks, Christmas at
/ Sing Sing begins on the night before
| that is, the ConviCtS can go to sleep in
their All cells with the happy feeling
| that they can sleep an hour and half
later than usual. Ordinarily the get
up bell rings at $50, but on Christmas
it won't Jingle out its disturbing sum,
mons until o'clock. And that is
something. When Fred Ward, the
railroad wrecker and Napoleon, was
released he said that his greatest
! happiness in his now freedom would
be to turn over and go to sleep again
when he was called in the morning.
That was the single ambition of a
man who had once had $20,000,O00 to
do with as he pleased.
A Very Early Dinner.
To give the conviCts their Christmas
pleasure early in the day the great
dinner is served for breakfast at 7:3C
a. m, Heretofore the long lines of
each division were formed, each man
with his hands on the sides of the man
in front. as shown above. and at the
word from the guard the loCk-steI
march began. The big, dark mess
room, with its great rows of tables
each SO feet long, and with 1900 tin
mugs and 1900 plates in place, is not
inviting to the average eye or stom
ach, but on Christmas day it has
wonderful attractions to the convicts
During the present year this famous
lock-step has been abolished-anothel
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

production except Austria, the share
OF each being as follows: Germany,
1,S75.00O tons; Austria, 100000 tons;
France 100000 tons; Russia 940,-
600 tons; Belgium, 10000 tons; Hol-
land, 10000 tons; other countries,
S45, 600 tons. France, Germany, Austria,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

who is supposed to
rescend the chimney with gifts for all
God children. and has in Germany
4uite superseded St. Nicholas or Santa
Iaus, the patron saint Of children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
Mosher in Jail.

La Crosse Wis, Dec II Earl
Mosher the self-conressed assallant
of aged Carl Grover. was taken before
Justice Cripple at Galesville and plead
cd guilty. Mr. Gipple had no juris.
dictjon to sentence the prisoner and
he was taken to Whitehall He will
be held to the circuit court and is in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20
Beet SUGAR.

Consul DiedriCh of Bremen esti.
mates the beet-sugar production of the
world in the year 1900-1901 at $780,
600 tons, against 5,523,446 In the previ.
Gus year and 4.9l6,5S6 tons in 1896
81. All countries show an increased
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

Santa's Automobile.
Santa Claus Is up to date,
And he laughs in gloc
All aglow
Ger the snow
Gliding mCrri-lcC.
Why Is Santa up to date?
Why is Santa gay?
'Tis because
Santa Claus
Runs Il dCCrlCss slCigh.