The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-04

tnrOugh canton at q sumcient elevation.
The company is naturally situated to
elevate its tracks, but other companies
might be brought to do the same for
their through trains.
Shin plasters are popular among Cam
ton society young men.
frightful," said Mary to her beau.
The young man rose, with smile delight
full, and turned the gas down low.
~. Exchange.
The Imperial giants Just practiced in
the first half. They needed It. In the
second half they played like profess
sionals.
President Mckinley has never posed
es a humorist, but calling on Turkey
to produce on Thanksgiving day is at
least within the fve-yard line Of real
joke.
While the Elks conducted set ritual
istic services and further eulogized the
dead, all of the people of Canton Joined
with them in dropping a tear to the
memory Of John MCGOWAN.
The society young men, who played
the morning game of foot ball Thanks
giving day, are trying to convince them
selves that it was their good playing
that prevented scores by either side,
while the spectators are decided on the
notion that neither side could play well
enough to score.
Don't envy a man because he puts
up palatial residence or huge business
block. If he just kept the money in
his pocket labor would never get any
of it and the merchant, the contractor
and the business man generally would
miss his share. II Canton had more Of
the spirit of enterprise it would do the
city vast amount Of good.
There are a number of substantial
improvements under way, in Canton,
which add to the beauty and worth of
the city. There are building booms in
the west end and north end Of the city,
and South Market street presents a
particularly active appearance in that
regard. Canton is building substan-
TALLY and may sometime be able to
grow people who can count the census
properly.
Mrs. Van Lew, of Van Vert, Ohio,
whose case has attracted attention in
all parts of the country, went into court
Friday, and pleaded guilty to man
slaughter, receiving a sentence of ten
years in the penitentiary. The News
Democrat carried the plea and the SEN
tence Friday night, and was the only
paper in this section to print the big
piece Of news. Others will follow with
Those who heard the address of Hon
j. A. Martin, at the Grand Sunday af-
ternoon, on the occasion of the Elks
memorial service pronounce it one OF
the most eloquent ever delivered in this
city. While in it there was much in the
nature of eulogy for the dead, there was
hope, encouragement and loyal advice
and admonition for the living. The
News-Democrat takes pleasure in pre-
senting this address in full to it's readers
in this issue. Those who heard it will
never forget the occasion nor the orator.
Mark Hanna declines the next presi-
dency .
Though twas offered to him on
platter
He purchased himself for his little ward
club,
Whose exchequer he made to grow
fatter. -.
And true to his cue to ape the big chief
Though it grieves him immensely to
pen it
Charlie Dick does some platitudes and
then declines
To percolate into the senate. y
The plan seems to be first jolly yourself
BY picking a job you can't muster
Sigh deeply, then abjectly say you
And thus to your fame add much
luster.
Now, when Hanna and Dick dodge corn
cribs like that
We are synchronically affected.
SO without euphemism or trite met
aphor,
The gov'norship's hereby rejected.
A Cleveland woman, displeased be-
cause her husband went to the theatre
without her, bound and gagged herself
and told a great story of assault by
burglars to the police, when found. She
now confesses that she did 1t to frighten
her husband. 1t had the desired effect,
but 1t will hardly do for adoption for all
men who go to the theatre alone.
There is danger that the husband might
unite his wife's hands and feet, that
she might continue In her sphere 81
usefulness, and then forget to remove
the gag.
Fate threw him a sop In the shape Of
some pelf. 5N
And straightway the man fell In love
with himself;