The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30

years, II ever. The sum the washerwo-
man contributed might have prolonged
the life of that sufferer If not restored
the person to complete health.
The board Of health of Sebring has
resigned in Sciy. 1t is claimed that
council refuses to lend 1t the necessary
financial support. The board points
with pride to its past record. Last year
1t spent $50 for sanitary purposes and
500 for printing the rules governing the
expenditure of the $50. That board has
the right idea and II the council Of Sc
bring is wise 1t will refuse to accept its
resignation. Partisans Of the board
members declare that this year the
board, profiting by its experience, could
have got along by spending even less
for sanitation, and get the figures for
the two items Of expense more nearly
in proportion to what they ought to be.
Besides, the lone Sebring printer needs
the money.
The Fosburg prosecution, at Pitts
field, Mass, seems to have been a case
of too much chief-of-police.
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The railroad companies, running
through Mansfield, are likely to be
obliged to place asbestos curtains on the
outside Of the windows of their trains
and go through the town at top speed,
If the newspaper war gets hotter. 1t all
grew out of the delinquent tax cases
in the Aultman-Taylor and NJ. d. Har-
ter estates. Here is a sample of what
the Honorable William Cappeller dish
es up in the News:
The present bunch of managers and
editors of the fiscal organ (about the
seventh bunch in the last six years.
are having their troubles, it seems. 1t
Is quite task for the numerous inter-
ests represented among the stockhold-
ers of the fiscal organ to get together.
AS consequence there are heartburn
ings and misgivings, elimination and
recrimination and such mastication OF
the tattered muslin as is likely to pro-
duce that well-known malady-lint on
the lungs 1t is very sad.
The Shield also overlooks the issue
long enough to hand this warm item
to the Honorable Capeller:
When Wicked Bill rushes out, very
red in the fact, yelling stop thief
everybody in the vicinity keeps a sharp
eye on William and begins to inquire
what new scheme has the old fakir
invented for the plucking of the in
experienced.
Yet that same town painted, a dull,
black hue, that mildmannered and en-
tirely harmless Cantonian, the Rever-
end Cyrus b. Fockler because, they
claimed, his language was intemper-
ate!
The Cleveland city board Of equal
ization will increase the tax value of
Senator Hanna's street railroad from
$500, 900 to nearly $7000000. If all the
corporations sthroughoutthec country that
are making lots Of money and paying
big dividends could be made to pay
their just share of taxes the tax bur-
den of the farmer and small property
IOWneT WOuiu ue ulucu leSseneu.-
biana Ledger.
Which indicates that "Slug Z" is get
ting ready to vote the ticket that stands
on the platform declaring for the
things he endorses.
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Captain Eulate, late Of the late
Vizcaya, says that loop made by the
Brooklyn was proper one from aa
American standpoint, though very an
noying and troublesome to the other
side. Eulate ought to know more
about it than Sampson. There is sus-
picion that he and the Vizcaya were at
the fight-a suspicion that does not az
tach to Sampson and the New York.
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The people of Wilmot are busy set,
according to the following from the
Review, Of that village:
That general conversations oftimes
wind up in queer ways was exemplified
on the veranda of the bank building re-
Gently. The opening topic was hay
making, but this was too dry" sub
ject for the great minds present, so
they struck on the topic of the earth's
revolving around the sun, and wound
up on the question Of where Cain got
his wife.
A suit to test the constitutionality
of the wheel side path law as operated
will be tried before Mayor Ward at
Warren, August 1. Perverse Jameson
OF Leavittsburg was arrested for riding
on the paths without having paid L.
cense fee Of 81. Somehow or other no.
body hereabouts has been arrested for
tresrassing on the splendid system Of