The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25

III might De a good plan TO plumb tn
plumbing bills.
Mothers are much exercised lest tn
hiding place be discovered.
That Canal Fulton bridge would maxi
q fine viaduct for town like Cleveland
The kids are trying to get a peer
at the boxes that have prematurely ar
rived.
Those fellows who insisted that tn,
century began a year ago will miss al
the fun this year.
To even the thing up the brewers
ought to send each senator a nice little
canteen for Christmas.
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There is a latent jolt in the mere men,
ton of a plan to put an expert on the
books that Auditor Reed has been keep
ing.
Being unable to get quorum of the
school board, 1t has been found neces-
sary to equip the buildings with nat
ural gas.
Before they build that little Cottage
On that $4,000 foundation, it might be
well to inquire what the plumbing is
going to cost.
The Honorable Mr.. Dangeleisen seems
to have a penchant for barking up the
wrong tree. How long is this fellow
going to be permitted to run at large
What they want in the auditors
Office is an expert who can tell by the
bills whether the item was a pair of
hose for a convict or a stop cock for the
broom factory.
Attorney General Sheets has placed
himself directly in line for appointment
to that Federal judgeship He has dis
missed all the cases against the Stand
ard Oil company.
II would be really excusable IL Consul
Macrum should occasionally smile out
loud, while reading the accounts of the
war in South Africa. He said the Beers
would win, and they seem to be doing it.
The Massillon Independent has taken
stand against $1,000 sheds costing $20,-
900, and $4,000 bridges costing $4,000
but the Alliance Review sees nothing
wrong in that sort of financing. At
least the Review says nothing about it.
1t Is said that number of East North
street citizens. who made personal in
vestigation, discovered that the chunk
of iron under that street railway track
weld, does not cool off in fifteen min
utes.
o postman, staggering onward meath
your heavy Christmas load,
To deeper wrath your patient soul we
really should not goad, ..t
But twould be truly sinful how you'd
want to kick and rant 20. .''~ %.
II you had to carry all the gifts we
want to give and can't. '-
Chicago Record.
Now they have formed a crematory
trust, and have raised the price of
burning corpses. The next thing we
know they will be getting up a combine
with the Honorable Mr.. Satan and put
up the price of fire so high that only
the very rich can afford to 60 to hell.
Cudahy did foolish thing in taking
chances on that $4,000 to redeem his
son, yet it was the wisest thing under
the circumstances. Those kidnappers
m a n N htrcinacc nj 40 l,x,, hn,
spent more money to get his son back
by the police route. He Is a game cit
lzen and it is hoped his son appreciates
him.
Chicago Chronicle: No one will be |
surprised at the failure of Rev. DR.. |
Parker to score triumph as editor of !
the London Sun, Mr.. Sheldon's fiasco |
demonstrated the weakness of the |
editor. A few more expert !
ments of a similar nature ought to con- |
vince the clergy-and the laiety, too |
Tor That matter-that editing a news |
paper is skilled work and that it cannot |
successfully be attempted by gentlemen |
who do not know the merest fundamen-
-oiS VI the puslnetS. II UOctOfS OF d. L
Vinity hope to reform the daily press |
hey will have to start in at the bot
.om Of the ladder as reporters and work |
ID to the management. There is no
'oyal road to success in journalism.
People who have stepped up to the
county treasury during the past few
weeks and laid down their good money |
or the running expenses Of the county,
nave observed that their taxes were
higher than usual. They ought to
NOW just why that is. Many living
n Canton do not understand that the
aggregate of thirty mills Is occasioned
~ the conduct of county affairs The
axes for Canton. both for municipal
md school purposes. are the same as
hey have been for some years. The
council has not increased the tax levy
n any particular. The city tax has
,een twelve mills for more than ten
'ears, through the terms of councils of