The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-17

DAT1ON."
Jonas Teachout, whose barn faces the
highway a mile outside of this town,
allowed the circus wagon to paste up
pictures on three sides Of the buildin.
How many tickets for the circus he
got in exchange I do not know, and II
What I'm sayin Is that them pictures,
In my solemn belief. shocked the NOR.
ais of this community fur worse than
as II ten saloons had been opened in
the town. The circus wagon Is ag'in
approachin. 1t Is creepin along in its
sly, insiduous way, leavin the blight
Of destruction In Its path, and II sun.
thin amt done Jonas Teachout's barn
will ag'in be enwrapped in the allurin
colors Of vice and degradation. l move
that 1t Is the sense Of this meetin, and
Of the community In gineral, that Jo-
mas be struggled with"
1T appears to me-" says Deacon
Spooner as Moses sat down, "that a
pint has bin made. When Moses talks
Of allurin colors Of vice and degrada-
ton, l seem to see before me them pic
lures Of wimen jumpin through paper
hoops. However. I'd like to hear from
Silas Lapham. l reckon he's interest.
ed in the moral welfare of this COM
munity."
II amt blamin Jonas tall" says ST.
las. "He got IL deadhead tickets fur
the use Of his barn, and don't believe
anybody was the wickeder fur 1t. II a
man m NJ on 70 n circuo vict,,roc x,,i<b
out goin away and stealth a bar'l Of
soft soap, then he amt no man. Did
any wife run away from her husband
because Of them pictures? Did any
husband elope with the hired gal be-
cause Of themT
That's a pint, and says it's q
pint" exclaims the deacon as he hus-
ties about. "Them circus pictures was
on that barn fur two months. but what
family was busted up through their in
fuence? It's fur Moses to specify
whar vice got its toehold."
II amt sayin that any fam'Iies was
busted up" continues Moses, but I'm
talkin bout the gineral influence on
gineral morality. A circus picture is
nuthin but a picture, but It suggests
lemonade and peanuts and whisky and
poker and bein out late nights. They
are like pizen ivy. You come across 1t
in the woods. and It is fair to look up
on, and It seems to be rooted In inno-
cence and thrivin In morality. You
handle 1t, and you begin to itch ana
scratch and find yourself pizened. Like
a hydra headed sarpint, 1t lays in wait
to work destruction to the unwary. l
hope this meetin and this community
air with me and that 1t will be decided
to wrassle with Jonas Teachout."
"Moses didn't seem to make a pint
on the peanuts and Lemonade" says
| the deacon as he scratches his ear,
"but he was powerful strong on that
pizen ivy beln rooted in innocence.
kin almost see whar circus pictures
| might influence me to 60 home and
pound my old COW with sled stake II
she didn't keep her tail still while l
| was milkin, but I'm willin to hear more
arguments. Enos Williams. you driv'
| by that barn twice day all summer.
How did them pictures affect your
"Not much different from a huskin
bee" says Enos. ~ didn't feel no
feelin's Of wickedness stealth DER me,
butt did sort Of make fool Of myself.
I found soft spot In the barnyard and
tried to turn handspring, and fur
about two hours they thought my neck
was busted. I'm thinkin that hard cider
has more gineral influence on gineral
morality In this community than cir
Gus pictures"
"It's a pint" shouts the deacon as
he waves his cane on high; "it's a
pint nobody kin git over! It's hard
cider that's backin vice all over this
county and h'istin innocence over the
fence whenever they meet However.
II may b. that circus pictures alss