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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
A RACE OF IDIOTS.

-Four generations of society mar
riages vii produce race of idiots" de-
clares an officer of the British army.
The recent reverses of the English ar
my in the Transvaal has set English
statesmen and English officers to phi
losophising, and the conclusion Is as
startling as it must be disheartenine
10 that class of Englishmen whom dis
slpatlon and vice have not yet reduced
TO the class Of distinct degenerates. ~
Mr.. Wyndham, in a statement in the
house OF Commons, few days ago, de-
clared that the vacancies that the war
had made must he filled by promotion
from the ranks. This meant the dem
ocratization of the army, but that il
was inevitable. On this subject, a let
ter written by British officer, and pub.
lished in leading English journal, at
tracted much attention. because of its
pointed declarations, based on years OF
study and personal observation. The
POth'SuiJ uSCldTGS
the class Of society from which British
officers is drawn is distinctly degenter.
ate, due to lack of intellectual training
and the dissipation and vice of the ar.
istocracy," and that the class common.
ly known as society produces 80 per CEN
OF the officers" The writer also saws
the intellectual standard of the youna
man of IL, fresh from the English public
schools, is lower than that of a German
boarding school boy of 8. His time 1.
| devoted to athletic sports. AS his an.
cestors have done, he marries a girl O,
the same training, and in three or foul
generations society will consist of phys
ically, splendidly developed idiots"
The only remedy is "intermarriag,
between society and the healthy middl,
classes"
Here is food for thought for that class
of Americans whose chief aim 1t is t
initiate all that is English, 'you know.
| TToa at.r - ooI..xo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
Three More Letters from,
One Woman, Relating h0w
She was Cured of ES'reg-
uIar MensfrNafE0n, Leu
cos'Y'kSOea saSsN RackacEsez

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I am suffer
ing and need your aid. / have pains
in both sides of the womb and drag
ging sensation in the groin. Men
situation irregular and painful have
leucorrhea, bearing-down pains, sore
ness and swelling of the abdomen,
headache, backache; nervousness, and
can neither eat nor sleep. "-MRs. CAR
RTE PHILLIPS, Anna, ILL.,, July 10, 1897.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I want to
thank you for what you have done for
me. When l wrote to you i was a
total wreck. Since taking your Vege-
table Compound, Liver Pills and Sana-
tive Wash, my nerves are stronger
and more steady than ever before, and
my backache and those terrible pains
are gone. Before i took youl medi-
cine ! weighed less than one hundred
and thirty pounds. / now weigh one
hndred and fifty-five pounds. Your
medicine is q Godsend to poor weak
wolMI. / would like to ask you why
/ cannot have child. have been
married nearly three years, Mrs. CAR
RTE Phillips, Anna, ILL.,, Dec. /, 1897.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I did lust as
you advised me, and now / am the
happy mother of fine baby girl. ]
believe / never would have had her
without your Vegetable Compound. -
MRS. CARRIE PHILLIPS, Anna, ILL.,, Jan
27, 1899.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

HARRISBURG, Feb. 6.-The Pennsyl
wanna Steel company has purchased lUt
acres OF additional land, Oh which Il
number of furnaces may be erected
Important changes will also be made IL
the bridge and construction depart
ments, and the frog, switch and sigma
department. A wire mill and cast st,u
plant may also be built Over 81 900,
900 will be spent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
ABANDON THE PHILIPPINES.
Senator Cafery, of Louisiana, Advocated
This Solution of the Problem
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Senator CAT.
fiery, of Louisiana, in discussion OF
the Philippine question in the senate,
broke new ground in developing his po'
sition as an anti.expansionist. In re.
sponse to an inquiry as to what in the
present circumstance he would do with
the Philippines, he said, with character
istic courage of conviction:
Turn them loose as soon as we can
get rid of them. That would be better
for them and infinitely better for u.s."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--Captain Leary,
naval commander of Guam, in a report
to the navy department, dated Dec. %,
Eays that Captain Ingate. of the marine
corps, is seriously i'll, and that the
typhoid fever patients are doing well.
though there had been four deaths.
Work was progressing rapidly on sew,
age and water systems.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
Chtcagn Mhent Market.

CHICAGO, Feb 6,--Mild weather az
companled by some of the needed snow
heavy receipts and the weakun,s of
cables, had depressing effect on tn,
wheat market Monday, May closing 3,
of cent under Saturday. Corn closed
IL and oats n OF IL cent lower. truVl
sions at the close were 6Wl2Ia IN
proved
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

A Chicago jury has decided that 1t is
not libelous to call Kohlsaat, the pub
Usher Of the Chicago Times Herald, a
'liar." Senator Foraker of Ohio, no
doubt, has faith In the judgment OF that
Jury and the wisdom of its decision.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

New YORK, Feb. 6.-Thirty five Nor.
mon converts, many of them women
arrived here on the steamship Anchoria
from Glasgow. The party are Oh their
way to Utah. They are from Holland,
Belgium and Switzerland. There are
some young girls in the party who are
pretty and refined looking.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The senate, IN
peace treaty; also the eXtradition treaty
with Argentine Republic. Both were
adopted without objection or division.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
AH1
Invitation
fO
Women

All the world knows of the wonder
full cures which have been made by
Lydia E.. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound, yet some women do not realize
that all that is claimed for it is abso-
lutely true.
II all suffering women could be made
to believe that Mrs. Pinkham can do
all she says she can, their suffering
would be at an eud, for they would
at once profit by her advice and be
cured.
There is no more puzzling thing than
that women will suffer great pain
month after month when every woman
knows of some woman whom Mrs.
Pinkham has helped, as the letters
from grateful women are constantly
being published at their own request.
The same arrangements which make
painful or irregular periods with
dull backaches and headaches, and
dragging-down sensations, presently
develop into those serious infiamma-
tions of the feminine organs which
completely wreck health.
Mrs. Pinkham invites women to
write freely and confidentially to her
about their health and get the benefit
of her great experience with the suf-
ferings of women. No living person
can advise you so well. No remedy in
the world has the magnificent record
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for absolute cures of female
ills. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
Notice of Appointment.

The undersigned has been duly appointed
Administrator of the estate of Johanna
Ligmanowsky, late OF Stark county, Ohio
deceased
Dated the 22nd day of December 1899.
CHAS. KRlCHBAUM
2dw Administrator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

DOR SALE-Or exchange on a smaller
farm farm of 205 acres, on the road
leading from Osnahurg to Mapleton, o.
JACOB A, LUTZ,
d26'l-l6 Louisville o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
Teachers Examinations.

The Board of Examiners of Stark county will
meet at Canton for the exaUination Of applicants
FOR Teachers Certificates, on the FIRST Satur-
Law of each of the following months:
Septembor, October and November, 1899
January, February, March, April, May, June
and July, 1900.
Examination of pupils under the Boxwell Law
It Canton, on the TIL RID Saturday Of April and
IN the TIL IRD Saturday of May, 1900.
All examinations begin promptly at S:l5 A. NJ.
All work must be done with pen and ink.
Examinations will be held in the Central High
ichool building.
J. A. SYLER. Clerk,
New Berlin
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

RUGGIES AND VEHICLES-.We manu-
wagons and buggies of all kinds. 10 second?
hand vehicles for sale Will take coal in
raae. STARK BUGGY co.
Joo" (OIa Dexter Works., Navarro ST.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
SIBLEY'S
DECLARATION.
Announced Himself as on the
Republican Side In House.
HOT REPLY MADE BY COCHRAN.

Robinson, of Indiana, Made q Speech
Praising Lawton's Career-Champ Clark
Spoke In Opposition to the Retention
of the Philippines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
SIBLEY A CANDIDATE.
Announced to Proposal of Constituents
That He Would Again Run
Eayn.s AI,oEnIst.a

Hon CITY, Feb. 6.--The Derrick today
published a letter from Congressman
Joseph @. Sibley, addressed to the vot.
ers of the Tweuty.seventh district. 1t
was dated Washington, Feb. 3, 1900,
and said in part:
Responding to your request that
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
Three Letters from One
Woman Showing how Sire
Sought Mrs. PipEtisas1p's
Aidy aspd was cured of
Suppression of the Men-
Ses and Inflammation of
the OVaFfeSs

DEAR MkS. IlNkHAM-l nave been
in bed year. Doctors say l have
female weakness. l have bad dis
charge and much soreness across my
ovaries, bearing-down pains and have
not menstruated for year. Doctors say
the menses will never appear again.
Hope to hear from you. j. f.
BROWN, Holton, Kans., April 1, 1898.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKuAM-I received
your letter. | have taken one bottle
and half of your Vegetable Com
pound, and used two packages of your
Wash, and feel stronger and better.
/ can walk few steps, but could not
before taking your Compound. still
have the discharge and am sore across
the ovaries, but not so bad. Every
one thinks I look better since taking
your Vegetable Compound. "-MRs. j. +.
Brown, Holton, Kans., Aug. 13, 1898.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I think it is
my duty to let you know the good that
Lydia Z. PinlSham's Compound has
done me. After took three bottles.
menses appeared, and began to feel
stronger and all my pain was gone.
Yours is the only medicine that ever
helped me. l am able now to work
around the house, something / did not
expect to do again. ."-MRs j. f. BROWN,
| Holton, Kans. Jan. 25, 1899.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09

Use our want column.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27
GEORGE M. WATSON.

George M Watson the candidate for
law judge, is a man who springs from
the common people, man who labored
on the railroad, and earned his way
step by step until he has attained po'
sition at the bar, which is recognized
by every person who knows him. Dur
ing his early life he was fireman on
a locomotive, and as such became &C.
qua'nted with the manners and ways
of the working people. He is, perhaps,
closer to union workmen than any man
who has asked for a position of trust
in this county.
Mr.. Watson had desire to read law,
and while on the railroad began pre-
pairing himself to enter upon it's
studies. After leaving the employ of
the D., L. & w. r. r. Co., he saw an
opportunity Of defraying his expenses
and entered the Office of Alderman
Fuller as the constable of the Sixteenth
ward of Scranton, at the same time
registering as law student, and be-
gan at once the study of law. His
course has been steadily upward, and
he has become one of the first lawyers,
a man of recognized ability, of sterling
integrity, and ever keeping in mind the
interests Of the working men. When
the vacancy, which is to be filled in the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

heretofore controlled the political ap-
pointments and nominations of candi-
dates for office, and the governor ap-
pointed the Hon. John p. Kelly. 1t
was at this time, and with the purpose
to prevent the appointment of a man
selected by persons whose interests are
antagonistic to the interests of the peo-
pie, that Mr.. Watson became a candl-
date. He made his appeal to the peo-
pie, and Notwithstanding the fact that
there was a hypocritical cry of non
partisan judiciary, fifteen thousand
Republicans said they endorsed the po-
sition advocated by Mr.. Watson. Mr..
Watson comes to you clean handed,
capable and honest, man that no per-
son need offer an apology for, a candi-
date that stands pre- -eminently above
many who have aspired and held the
Office of judge, one in whose hands
your business is safe, and to whom no
righteous litigant will appeal in vain.
fearlessly, conscientiously and honest
ly; no preferred litigants will receive
recognition from him, but all will stand
on that equal footing before the law
designed by the trainers of our consti-
tuition and the legislature of our COM
mOnWealth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27
JOHN HI. FELLOWS.

From the standpoint of party har-
mony it must be regarded as an aus
picious circumstance that the Repub.-
cans Of LackaWanna county in the
present contest entered the lists of
battle with columns unbroken. The
ticket named at the June primaries, by
the free and fair expression of the
party will. under the Crawford county
system. brought together all elements
and former factions, and the union is a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

borough of Hyde Park. and he has
lived in this city all his life. He has
been prominently identified with the
growth of the city since early man
hood, his active and untiring efforts on
behalf of the public schools, as direc-
tor and president of the board of con-
troll and later his clean and public
spirited administration as Mayor Of
the city of Scranton having solidly in
trenched him in the hearts of the
masses as a man of the people, honest
fearless and incorruptible, of undoubt-
ed determination of character, high
business qualifications, sterling integ-
rity and sympathetic nature. All this
is coupled with exc utive ability of the
highest order, making him an ideal
man for the high Office of Sheriff.
The sheriff's office is a citadel of DO
litical power. Toward it's capture the
Democracy is bending and will bend
every possible energy. Republ. cans are
summoned to resist with proportionate
power. The outcome with respect to
this office, means more to them than
the success or defeat OF any individual.
Its retention means party advantage
held and preserved, it's loss would cer-
tainly mean the indefensible multipli-
cation of future politi al handicaps.
But, aside from any abstract ques-
ton of party strategy the nominee this
year is one whom all Republicans may
well work for on his own account. He
is man of personality, strong and
vigorous. Throughout his career in
public life Mr.. Fellows has been an
indomitable and tireless worker and
man battling for what he believed
to be right, friend retaining the con-
fdence of his friends and a foeman
whose hostility is to be feared These
characteristics signify an uncommon
man, and they account for the fact
that among those prominent in the
circles of Lackawanna Republicanism
he has managed to retain following
sturdy and loyal and has compelled
frank recognition.
The office of sheriff is one at all
times of responsibility. Occasions fire.
quently arise which make it's RESPONSE
bilities great. In view of this fact
it becomes proper subject of inquiry
whether the man who aspires to per-
form it's functions possesses the cour-
age, the nerve, and the practical COM
mon sense essential to successful full
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

Monday, May 21, but objection was
made by Congressman Judge Terry, OF
Arkansas, to unanimous consent to the
consideration of the bill, as asked by
Mr.. Grow Mr.. Warner of Illinois,
then asked for a suspension of the
rules to consider the bill Although the
chairman of the subcommittee, Mr..
Warner, of Illinois, having charge of
the bill, reported it favorably to the
house, the speaker ruled that "a
motion to suspend the rules on COM
mittee suspension day, must be spe-
officially authorized by the committee,
vet in face of the statement bv Mr..
Grow, that a majority of the commit
tee on the judiciary had reported the
bill and was entitled to move to sus-
pend the rules and consider the bill,
the speaker ruled it out of order, and
the bill went over to be called up later
on. 1t was, to say the least, a hair
splitting technicality, and had the bill
been put upon it's passage would have
gone through by large majority. This
was what the opponents feared, and
interposed the technicality referred to
to temporarily set it back.
At the last Republican state conven-
tion when Hon. Galusha A. Grow was
a candidate to succeed himself for con-
gressman-at-large, an attempt was
made to defeat his nomination. The
following description from the Mont
rose Republican of April 26, 1900, tells
the whole story of the outcome:
"At Harrisburg this week, when the
outcome of the contest for congress-
men-at-large was somewhat in doubt,
and when there were indications that
an attempt was to be made to defeat
Hon. Galusha A. Grow, brother con-
gresham from a neighboring county
threw himself into the thickest of the
fight, raised aloft the Grow standard,
rallied around the friends of the vet
eran statesman, and went to work with
a will to win. That man was William
Connell, of Scranton, Lackawanna's
worthy congressman. He brought to
bear great deal of ability and mag
nificent generalship, and it was under
his mastery direction and through his
indefatigable efforts that the delegates
from the interior cities and country
districts were organized for Grow and
victory. At every turn the opposition
was met, resisted, and finally van
quished, and it is but justice to accord
to Congressman Connell large share
Of the credit for the splendid triumph
achieved by Mr.. Grow. From the mo-
ment of his arrival at the scene Of
battle, this courageous and valiant
leader, true to his Scotch ancestors,
fought night and day until the hour of
victory. We doff our hat to Congress-
man William Connell, and assure him
that his splendid services are appreci-
ated by all the friends of Mr.. Grow.
and he will be gratefully remembered
in tho fl1tllre."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

November election, was caused by the
death of the Hon. Fred w. Gunster,
Mr.. Watson asked the governor of
Pennsylvania to appoint Mr.. Carpen-
ter, man whose ability, integrity, and
fitness for the position are beyond
question; but this did not meet with
the approval of a few men, who have
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

genuine one, founded on party loyalty.
Prominent on this ticket is found the
name of John H. Fellows, the peoples
nominee for the office of Sheriff. No
man, perhaps, in Lackawanna county,
is better known or has q wider circle
of friends than this gentleman. He
was born in 1S49 in what was then the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-24
coming
figures. i,
l that only
"a garment

stitched bands OF cloth and the revers
and cuffs are faced with heavy corded
white silk. Beneath the Jacket is
worn peasant waist, with jabot OF
white chiffon and stock collar Of lace.
4, The back Of the Elton is seamless
and fits smoothly and snugly. The
full fronts pouch slightly and are
stitched from shoulder to waist, but
the garment is fitted by means of
shoulder and under-arm seams only.
The collar, which is feature, is
slightly pointed at the back and flares
Sbecomingly against the face. Togeth-
er with the fronts it is faced with
white silk and rolls over to form
! reyers.. At, the waist Is q belt of ma
terial, also stitched. The sleeves are
two-seamed and snug, but not over
tight, and are finished with flare cuffs,
! headed by stitched band. The clos
ing is accomplished by. means of
loops Of braid and handsome buttons.
To cut the blouse .Eton for woman
of medium size four yards of material
twenty-one inches wide, two and one
I fourth yards forty-four inches wide.
or two yards fifty inches wide, will
be required, with one and three
: eighth yards or silk to face revers.
! collar and cuffs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-24
StownyTay Brides,

Stowaway brides are not as rare a
the Barge Office us one would believe
1t Is quite easy for q girl to slip aboard
an outgoing steamer and stow herself
in one of the hunks below decks, lying
quietly there till well at sea. a case
happened a little while ago, the girl
coming to NEE. her tiance here. As
both were poor, the former resorted
to this perilous cxpedicnt to accom-.
plish the desired end. One would
think that such heroic endeavor
would deserve better reception, but
on arriving, having been worked very
hard on shipboard for passage, worn
and worried almost to distraction, the
maiden was 50 changed by her ordeal
OF love that when her betrothed met
her he refused to marry her. A few
days later, while being taken back to
the ship for deportation, she leaped
into the bay. Rescued gallantly, she
fingered prisoner in the charity hos.
pital, but died some weeks later liter.
ally of broken heart.-Ainslee's Mag.
azine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-24

afterwards there was another appro-
l'priation Of like amount. Two years
after that Congress appropriated
$4,000. BY 1857 the annual expendi-
ture had reached $4,000, but it fell
again and then rose, but it did not
exceed S500000 until 1885, and the
occasion Of the increase for that year
was the establishment of the Bureau
OF Animal Industry. In 1883 the ap-
preparation exceeded $1,O0O,OOO. but
in that year the Weather Bureau was
transferred from the Signal Corps to
the department The Government
is now spending about So
100000 q year on it's farm
ers, but included in this sum is
about 100000 for the Weather
Bureau, the Bureau of Animal In.
dustry, and the experiment stations.
These last perform as valuable SER
yice-perhaps the most valuable ser.
vice rendered to agriculture by the
department..
The above interesting article and
the cuts which accompany it are re-
produced from Harper's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-24


to the subject, and it struck me thar
the work is not only in every way
worthy. but that its real value is not
widely understood. has been laughed
or smiled into oblivion. perhaps on
account of the jokes about the seeds
and the farmers" who distribute anu
receive them.
In the first place the department
provides an opportunity to make
farming as profitable 81 in the nature
of things it can possibly be. 1t does
this by tfording to the farmer VINO
will avail himself of it full knowledge
of the requirements of his art, of the
conditions of the soil and climate OF
his ncighborhood, and Of the crops
which may be most profitably grown
on his farm. The department makes
the necessary experiments for the
farmer, saving him both time ane
money, and putting him that fal
ahead in the game which his father
had to learn all about for himself. a
distinguished economist told me not