The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08

nODDy IN ltS new neauBeaT, anu, sup
plemented by newsy and well edited
material in the remainder of its make
up, comes forth like blushing maiden
on a sunny Easter morn.
When Carrie got through with the
Senate saloon in Topeka, it was found
that she had overlooked cooler full
of beer. When she had gone it took
four bartenders to serve the thirsty
crowd. They say the saloon man took
in enough money to pay for new fix
lures.
Abolish the smoke nuisance.
The Melange man recently took oc.
casion to call attention to the fact that
of all the alleged humorists in the uni
verse, Brer Douglass, of tke Salem
News, was the only one to refer to the
sentence, in New Jersey. of that fellow
Death to term that means life. From
Death to life is reversal of the order
of things and whenever things go by
contraries, the Columbiana Herald al.
ways has it's oar in somewhere, so it
was suggested that Slug Z, otherwise
that antediluvian citizen who used to
be known in Canton as Hi. o. Newell,
had refrained from offending, under
great pressure. Brer Douglass has be-
labored us somewhat for the refer
ence, but Slug enjoys anything that
looks like jab at handsome and
erudite Douglass and, after re-printing
in his Herald what was said here, says:
That's right, Ber. Go for Douglass.
Slug has been laboring with him
| for some time. We had him down
here to our pumpkin show and have
thrown other benign and soothing in
fiuences in his pathway but he has
continued from bad to worse. 1t is al
ways darkest just before the dawn
and we have hope yet for Douglass
for he is negotiating for bath. But
we're like the fellow who, to get a
| friend to take the goIu cure, had to
take it himself. We've got to take a
| bath with Douglass, and two for a
quarter. Will the result justify the
sacrifice?
The Honorable A. w. Agler, having
stated in print that all angels are pic
tured as women because all women
are angels, is either hit hard by dart
or is looking for rush of business in
the divorce court.
|
Recent Kansas events suggest that
Edwin Markham might court the muse
and give us poem entitled "The Wo-
man with the Hatchet. News.
Now you want to work up something
swift for February 22. George Wash.
ington's hatchet, Mrs. Nations hatchet.
the incubator hatchit and all that sort
of thing. Splendid opportunity com.
ing.
But what about that court house
smoke consumer that the taxpayers
paid for. Possibly 1t Is one OF the kind
that requires smokeless fuel in order
to get perfect results.
The world is round; this makes things
fair.
'Tis solace-is it not?
That while we shiver, folk elsewhere
Are mad because it's hot.
Chicago Record.
Up to date the Honorable James
Burnheimer is the only Cantonian who
has had the nerve to declare that he
is going to attend the Inauguration o.
1 Canton's distinguished citizen to sec
ond term in the presidential chair
Come boys. be game!
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Secretary Root says that there are
in Ohio alone. $4,000 men eligible fol
war service. With such showing O
\ actual fighting strength in one state
what Is the occasion for large stand
ing army that has been foisted on tn,
people because of mistakes In the Phil
ippines but which will always remain
burden on the people.
Andrew Carnegie has given Youngs
town two organs within week. Hov
about that Canton library, Mr.. Car
negie?
sssss.
aspirants for county auditor and othe
county Offices. Alliance wants to
the center Of new county again. Ever
year or two the town wants somethin
Of that sort, but now every time the
strike a new gas well Mayor Wake
swells up for the whole town and de