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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
THE ADVANCE
ON TRANSVAAL.
Preparations Under Way Which
Accounts For Lack of News.
MAFEKING WE'LL ON MARCH 18.
But This Was Four Days Before Colonel
Plumer Was Repulsed at Lobatsi-
Boer mmissioners to Visit
Uni ed states.

News Democrat Leased Wire Service.l
London, March 26-Nothing comes to
break the dullness Of the war news.
Preparations for the advance on the
Transvaal are evidently well under
way, which accounts for the silence.
There is some interest manifested in
the likelihood of General Frenchs
which is reported to be trying to reach
Kroonstadt. Olivier is said to have six
guns. Another Boer commando is said
to be at Fauresmith on General Gle
ment's line of advance, north from
Phillipolis to Bloemfontein. Mafeking
was "All we'll on March 10, but this was
four days before Colonel Plumer was
repulsed at Lobatsi. The possibility
of the Beers having made an assault on
the beleaguered town since then causes
extreme anxiety.
COMMISSIONERS TO VISIT U. S.
Paris, March 26.-It is learned from
a reliable source that the Boer commits
sioners, Wolmarans and Fischer, now
en- route to Europe, will visit the
United States after sojourn in Europe.
They will bring an important PROPOSE
ton to President Mckinley. From the
same source comes word that the Pre-
toria government does not contemplate
the destruction of the johannesburg
mines, the possibility Of which is agitat-
ing the British capitalists. When the
Beers see that further resistance on
Prtoreia is useless, they will, it is said
go north in the wastes of their own ter
ritory where they can with ease elude
the British army.
FIRE IN CAPETOWN.
Capetown, March 26.-There was a
great fire in Grove street and many
buildings were gutted. The govern
ment offices narrowly scaped destruc-
ton and many official papers were ire
parably damaged.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
..You said that a lIttle later"

"You said that little later"
Both Mr.. Grant and Judge Baldwin
stated that any statement that they
misrepresented who they were to this
witness, was absolutely false. Mr..
Grant said that they were surprised
that a witness would come here and
make such a statement.
The court said that counsel had a
right to call on the witness and that
the right was not denied. The court
declined to have the whole conversation
gone into. After statements by the
counsel that there was nothing in the
story that they had said that they called
at Wosher's suggestion was absolutely
false, the incident closed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
ELI HAMMOND
Took the Stand as the First
Witness at the After
noon Session.

Eli Hapmond an employe Of the
Wrought Iron Bridge company, came
onto the stand. He resides in Virgil
MIA avenue. Witness said he knew
Charles Simmons and the business he
was in.
Were you ever in that saloon?"
Eyes SIR"
"Did you ever hear of the assault of
John Hartong?"
Eyes sir"
when were you in the saloon?"
II was in there before and after that
occurrence"
do you know William Henderson,"
Eyes sir, know him by sight"
Ever see him in Simmons's saloon?"
"Yes sir, several times"
when did you see him there?"
II wouldn't state just when, but it
was two or three days before this rob-
berry"
Did you hear conversations"
Eyes SIR"
"There were five or six parties sitting
around there. They were talking about
|
the place was. Henderson spoke up
and said: Well, it's not close to the
town Some one else spoke up and
said: All we want is the nerve Sim
mons said: I'll furnish the nerve and
you can take it with you"
Wasn't this said in substance that
after they got up there it would all be
plain sailing?"
| II didn't hear just that"
wasn't it said that they tried it once
before but didn't have the nerve?"
"I think not"
when next were you in there?"
Shortly after this occurred. think
the next day."
who were there?"
Henderson, a man named Eckert,
Charles Simmons and two strangers.
Another fellow was in there named
BLACK Pete"
Did you hear any conversation
there"
II heard a conversation. Eckert was
talking about hundred dollar bill.
Simmons said something about chang
ing hundred dollar bill. Eckert said
they might be glad to have a hundred
dollar bill to get changed"
Judge Baldwin concluded the cross
examination.
You were a regular customer of
Simmons's?"
"I was at that time"
"That isn't the only saloon you fire.
J quented?"
mo SIR"
You frequented saxton street sa-
loons?"
mo sir"
, when this conversation took place
there was no attempt at concealment?"
mo sir"
You heard it plainly?"
, Yes SIR"
What did they say that time?"
"They were talking about Green
town."
Did the talk come from in front OF
behind the bar?"
From both places"
Were these men at the lunch counter
or at the bar?"
"They were right at the corner"
You say Johnny Eckert stepped into
the room with the men when they went
into the back room?"
HE stepped in"
You wouldn't say that Henderson
said anything about Greentown?"
"one of them wanted to know how
far this place was from Greentown."
What was in the back room?"
There was a piano. but I didn
know if it was there that night"
That's the wine room. isn't it?"
t Yes SIR"
e you've been in there?"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
ISAAC HARTER.
Canton Banker Called to Testify
On Behalf of the
Prosecution.

Isaac Harter of the Savings Deposit
bank, was called. He remembered the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27

M. Jones, Benjamin Murdock, of Shaw
nee; ]. @. Stallsmith, b. ID. Vow, d.
w. Stinchcomb, John Holden, d. d.
Richards, of New Straitsville, and T. B.
Williams, of New Lexington.
MORE WITNESSES.
A number of new witnesses have been
called by both the state and the de-
fense. The state wants the testimony
of William York, Louis Ream, Joseph
Ryan, William Price. The defense has
issued subpoenas for Beatty Scott, w.
A. English and w. G.. Frew.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
. 0, P. SHANAFELT
Called Back to Say That John
Hartong Was a Pennsylvania
Dutchman.

o. p. Shanafelt was called to the
stand for the purpose of telling the
nationality of John Hartong. Mr..
Shanafelt said Mr.. Hartong was a
Pennsylvania Dutchman." He was
asked if he didn't talk in that language
to him and he said he always talked
with him in English. He said Hartong
always talked to his neighbors in En-
glsh.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27

occasion of an attempt to burglarize his
bank He said the attempt was made
on August 81, 1897. There was no cross
examination
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27

The repairs on the rooms OF John d.
Frank are nearly completed and the
store is going TO be fine. Mr.. Frank
will be ready for business in n few days
and win be glad TO see all his old Gus
toners and friends,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
=; =, ;;:5;FEiIl!j;g i;i7'ltj
GgM,u.s;SlIlEgl5S
MELTING OLD COMBS.
Affairs In the Apiary and Dispo-
sition of the Hives.

November should be spent in winding
up the affairs of the apiary. All hive
parts which have been used during the
summer should, before being stored for
winter, be scraped clean of Jumps or
ridges of wax and propolis. Especially
should the combs not in use be sorted
and the exposed parts Of their frames
scraped before storing. While doing
this quite n lot of beeswax can be kept
separate from the propolis and saved.
We divide combs into three classes:
First, brood combs; second, extracting
combs, and, third, combs to be melted
up. Brood combs may have a few
drone cells in one lower corner, but
otherwise must be all workers, be
straight and contain very little pollen
2. Combs used for extracting may be
partly or wholly of drone comb, bu;
should contain no pollen. If n comb
would belong to this class except for
patches of pollen, cut them out and let
the bees fill up the holes next summer
with new comb.
In class are the ones rejected from
/ and 2; combs heavy with pollen, old,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Al least Is automobiles are in use is

At least Is automobiles are in use 10
Honolulu.
More than 200 lions have been brought
up in the Dublin Geological garden and
soiiii for over $4,000.
A nursery near Mexico, Mo, contains
100000 young fruit trees, pruned and
cultivated to perfection.
The fall term OF the circuit court in
Kansas City, Mo-, opened with 800 suits
for divorce on the docket.
A Swiss genius has invented pith
cloak weighing about one pound which
will hold up fully equipped soldier on
the surface of the water,
An ostrich seldom jumps over an OBJ
struction of some height, as a we'll or
mound-perhaps fearing for its frail
bones-the usual way Of clearing the
obstacle being to breast the wall or
mound, and then to roll over 1t some
how.
One of the curious philanthropic or
CARNATIONS of London is known as the
spectacle mission. 1t was founded over
ten years ago. Its object is to pro-
vide poor working people suffering
from defective sight with eyeglasses.
Last year more than 1000 spectacles
were given away by the mission.
The first "veiled prophet" was Ha-
kim Ben Allah, called Mokanna the
| Yelled. He was the founder OF an
Arabic sect in the eighth century dur
ing the reign of Mahadi at Khorassan
He commenced his career rs com
mon soldier, but soon rose to be the
commander of band of his own. Ar
arrow pierced one of his eyes, and tc
hide this deformity he wore veil
When he was conquered by the sultar
Mahdi he poisoned his soldiers ant
then threw himself into a vessel con
tanning a burning acid, which com
pletely destroyed his body, his objec
being to persuade the people that hi
had assembled to Heaven.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Tint OLD Disnufe.

'Well, after ILL.," she said, you men
can't get around one fact when you try
to make out that man is woman's intel
lectual superior. You admit that it
was woman who caused the first
mans downfall. Now, if that doesn't
show intellectual superiority on the
part of the lady, I'd like to know why.
If the man had been above her mental
ly, how could she have accomplished his
overthrow? If he was her superior,
why didn't he"
Pardon me-" the man interrupted,
"you haven't started quite far enough
back. As in all such cases, there was
another fellow around to put her up to
it,"
After which she scorned him and en-
tered into conversation with boy at
the other side of the room.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
CANADIAN WAX PRESS.

crooked and unfinished combs. These
are cut out of their frames and melted
up. Where two or three rows of cells
next the top bar are good worker cells,
leave them in the frame as a starter for
the new comb next season. These use
less combs, and all odd bits of wax, may
be melted and purified into nice bright
cakes of commercial beeswax.
First put them into rather long,
narrow box, and pour cold water over
them to clean them as far as possible
of pollen and whatever else the water
will carry off. Chop them fine with a
spade, and scrape to one end of the box,
which has been raised higher than the
other to allow the pollen water to drain
off. Change the water often for two
or three days until the mass is thor
oughly soaked and washed. Then put
it into cauldron kettle, with enough
water to float it nicely. The kettle
should be in an arch, which prevents
the fire coming higher up the sides than
the level of the contents, else the wax
may burn at the edges. When the mass
has boiled well for few minutes, press
out the pure wax.
To do this you need bag of burlap,
ouch as binder Irvine is shipped in,
about 10x1S inches, with two loops at
the top to hold it open by when pouring
in the hot wax. The press is made of
two strong boards. l inch ks feet;
| laid one on the other, and strongly
hinged together at one end, the other
ends being trimmed down for handles.
Sharpen a board and drive it into the
ground beside the kettle for the press
| TO rest on, and another for the end of
the lower handle Let an assistant hold
the bag open while you dip it about
three-fourths full from the surface Of
the kettle with a dipper, then lay it in
the press with the open end folded I'M
der Strips of wood three-eighths-i inch
square and one-fourth-inch apart are
nailed across the lower jaw of the press
where the bag rests on it. Under the
pressa tin box about 90 inches each way
has been set to catch the wax as it runs
out. Press by putting your weight
on the upper lever; shift the bag, and
press again. This may be repeated un.
til the beeswax is practically all out.
Empty out the refuse which remains in
the bag, refill from the kettle and press
again. Repeat the operation until
nothing remains in the kettle but hot
water. Now wrap the box in old quilts
or anything to hold the heat and cause
1t to cool very slowly, to allow any
dross which may still remain to settle
TO the bottom of the wax. If it remains
liquid for several hours before forming
cake, the under side will be found
coated with dark substance, which
should be scraped off before selling the
wax.
Be sure to choose still, mild day for
melting up old combs. With a cold wind
1t is almost impossible to get the way
pressed before it freezes" all over the
press and hangs in icicles in the box
Farmers Advocate.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
CLUBLIKE COUNTRY BANKS.
cial Institutions In Country
and City.

"If there is one place more than an
other that is business from start to
finish and repeat" said the man who
gets around occasionally, according to
the Chicago Inter Ocean, sit is city
bank. The big ones are almost op-
pressive in their formality, and even
the little ones, on side streets, don't
encourage a man so loaf and invite
his soul after he has attended to what
he came there for. But it is very diff.
ferent in the country, especially In
the south. In the town down where
] spend a few weeks every year, there
are three banks. all good ones Of
quarter of a million capital each, and
with handsome buildings, but instead
Of the narrow, penned-up accommoda-
tions for customers, as is the rule in
the city ba ,ks, their rooms are COM
modious and they are furnished with
chairs and desks to write at, and plenty
of cuspidors for the tobacco chewers.
The clerks are behind ratings and
counters. but theirs are the restricted
quarters, and most of the space is set
apart for the comfort and convenience
of customers. They are The general
meeting places for farmers and other
visitors to town, and during business
hours they are never empty.
"The work of the bank goes on Just
the same, for everybody is used to that
sort of thing, and the crowd outside.
more like barroom than bank,
laughs and talks and swears and chews
tobacco as IL that were part of the
banking business. In the summer aft
ernoons the big armchairs are car
ried ost into the shade, If the bank hap.
pens to be on the shady side of the
street, and they decorate with their
occupants the whole street front oil
the building. In the winter there is a
big stove. hed-hot most of the time
that makes it pleasant for the people
who have ridden five OF ten miles
through the cold, and the crowd is
thicker than ever because the weather
is not propitious for street-corner con.
ferences as 1t is in summer. i have
never seen the staid decorum OF the
city bank in the country, and am sure
il any man with new-fangled notions
were to attempt 10 conduct bank or
such lines he wouldn't get enough bust
ness to declare a centennial dividend
of a quarter of one per cent. The peo
| pie simply wouldn't have it, and Il
they couldn't make the bank theil
headquarters for trading talk ant
their general meeting place they would
not go there at ALL"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Hens Are KILLED by oat..

Oats are a good food for hers. for
change, but they should be boiled
before feeding. A neighbor of mine
who keeps good many hens was
favored with a surprise party this fall,
the party being held in a grove, in
the form of picnic. The visiting
friends helped to make their call
pleasant by bringing nice present.
While the friends stayed, the hens
grew hungry, and in the haste of
the moment, they were given lib
eral feed of oats, as 1t was just after
thrashing. After the visitors had
gone an account of stock was taken
and it was found that there was an
increase in resources to the amount
of new sewing machine, minus the
value of about rs hens, the number
found dead. The oats had so swollen
in the crop of the fowls that the crop
was actually broken open by the
pressurc.-Rural New Yorker.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
A Trial Bottle Free.

Rheumatism, Sciatica and Neuralgia with.
stand every other medicine, but yield on
the instant to "5 Drops" To enable all sui,
ferers to test this wonderful remedy, we will
send free a trial bottle on receipt oil, two 2
cent stamps to pay for mailing, Large bottles
Of 800 doses Sl.OO, sent prepaid by mail or ex-
press. "5 Drops" is preventive as well as
a curative for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neu'
ralgia, Gout, Dyspepsia, Backache, Asthma,
Hay Fever, Catarrh, Liver and Kidney
Gus and Neuralgia Headache, Earache,
Toothache, Heart Weakness La Grippe,
Malaria, Paralysis, Creeping Numbness, and
a long list of other ills. Write us in haste
and Stop your suffering. Agents wanted.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 100 Lake
Street, Chicago, III.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
why He Loved Her.

"Are you proud of your baking pow
er buscuits?' he asked.
Il should think not" she replied.
"I've tried dozens of times, but l never
could equal those made by the cook"
Has anyone ever told you that your
pie crust excels anything in that line
ever before made?"
"Never. My pie crust is worse than
my biscuit"
"Are you an adept at preparing
dainty little desserts?"
"Oh, I've done little something in
that way, of course she answered;
"but / never would think of doing the
cooking for anyone for whom l really
cared"
He gave sigh of relief.
'Will you marry me?" he asked
london Answers.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Best for the bowels.

No matter what ads you, headache TO a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Casearets help nature,
cure son without a grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start. getting your. health back,
Cascarets Candy Cathariic. the genuine. put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has q. {. c.
stamped on II. Beware Of limitations.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
peafnes. cannot ne Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
c ss lining Of the Eustachisn Tube. When
sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
f.. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Homeseelser., Excursion Tickets.

To nearly all points in the United States
on sale at all ticket offices of the, Chicago
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays of October, November and
December, at the very low homeseekers,,
rate of one fare plus $500 for the round
trip. Tickets good for return within q
DAYS from date of sale. Persons contem'
plating trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western Agent and obtaining
detail information regarding the. home
seekers rates, or addressing +. II. Lord
G. p. g. I. A., ll3 Adams ST., Chicago.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Experience Costs Money.

Once in awhile we find people that
complain about their nonsuccess with
incubators. The answer is always
ready; they have tried to raise chicks
by means of an incubato without I'M
Outstanding the principles on which
they are working. Let no person sup.
pose that they can succeed in any
b ,anck Of farming without a certain
amount of knowledge acquired by ex-
perience. A man that takes to raising
chicks in incubators and with the as
sistance of breeders should expect to
sustain some losses in learning how
Farmers Review.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Trne 10. His Promise.

Mrs. Synnex-When Tom asked me to.
have him he promised me that my lightest
wish would always be law with him.
Mrs. Sauer-And, of course, that was all
the promise amounted to-mere empty
words.
mo; | won't say that. Tom always re-
spects my lightest wishes. II is in matters
OF Importance where he is bound to have
his own way.->Boston Transcript.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Evidence of Progress.

care you still resolute in your idea Of be-
ing singer?'
care you attracting any attention.
"Some. While ! was practicing yester-
day two of the neighbors stopped at the
me, and to inquire if they could be of any
assistance. STRAY Stories.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Does Coffee Agree with Your

If not, drink Grain -made from pure
grains. A lady writes: "The first time
made Grain-O did not like it, but after us
ing it one week nothing would induce me to
go back to coffee" ltnourishes and feeds the
system. Children can drink it freely with
Stance Of pure grains. Get package to-day
from your grocer, follow directions in max
ing, and youwill have delicious and healthful
tablebeverageforo old andyoung. l5cand 25c.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
she uelncd Him.

He-A friend Of mine. just returned from
Lapland, tells me the people there depend
largely on the reindeer.
She-Do theyg | Thought II was the snow,
love, A moment later she was in apAand'
.--Philadelphia Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
uncIe AIIcn,a Alyice.

my boy" counseled Uncle Allen
Sparks, always strive to be at the top OF
the heap. Especially if you are in gama
OF football. Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

Qualified Praise.--Brown-" you be-
Heve in sea bathing% Robnson-"0h, yes,
/ think so. Many people have been known
to survive it.'-Town Topics.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
What Shall We Have for Desserts

This question arises every day. Let us an
swer it to-day. Try Jell-0, delicious and
healthful. Prepared in two minutes. No
boiling no baking! add boiling water and
set to cool. Flavors: -Lemon, Orange, Rasp-
berry, Strawberry. At your grocers. l0c.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

Stoughton-"Did you have a good time
at the banquet last night?" Manhattan,
"Splendid. i drank myself into insensibll'
ity before the speaking DISQUALIFICATION
Transcript.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John +. Boyer Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb
10, 1900.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

When q man climbs up in his family tree
and looks down upon the passing throng he
has outlived his usefulness. Chicago Daily
News,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

IL requires no experience to dye with
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES, Simply boiling
your goods IN the dye is all that's necessary
Sold by all druggists.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

II is said that an ordinary brick weighs
about four pounds. Nevertheless, the man
who gets hit with one imagines it to weigh
about four tons.-Norristown Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
JelI-o. rhe New Des.ert.

pleases all the family. Four havors:-
on, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At
your grooefs. 10 cts. Try it to-day.