The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-26
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I'd like to be a robin; oh,
A robins life for me;
The robin tolls awhile, know,
But after that is free.
He labors till the things are found
They need to make the nest,
And then proceeds to loaf around
While mamma does the rest.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The white man has put one of his
burdens in pawn-his winter overcoat.
Cincinnati is becoming the head
quarters for crises. The crest" of
the high water has reached there
seven times this week and is due again
at 2:30 this afternoon. If that town
could transfer some of its crests to the
base ball business, its team might get
higher in the race.
Ex-Mayor Excel, Of Alliance, who
has been prominent in Cleveland for
some years, did not catch on right
with the Johnson administration, and
has been deposed as assistant corpora
ton counsel. 1t is said that he offend
ed Charlie Salen, custodian of subor.
dinate jobs. Excel is a bright young
man and the advertising he has had
assures him large practice. whether
he is connected with the city govern.
ment or not.
The Honorable Jacob J. Wise, of
Massillon, has again demonstrated that
as an originator of campaign tactics
he is it, with the accent on the |. The
Honorable Jacob contemplated the re.
cent storm, and after he had given or.
ders that all sidewalks be cleaned,
he cleverly arranged 1t so that the
snow should be so placed that when
It melted it would run into the Tusca-
rawas river with rush. Then he quiet
ly took Officers Budd and Kitchen into
his confidence. and went back to his
office and prayed for sudden thaw
Now the Honorable Jacob is an earn
est citizen, and when he goes at thing
he gets interested and goes with all his
might. So he forgot himself and
prayed little harder than he intended.
All he wanted was a mild little food,
of short duration, but the waters rose
beyond his expectations. 1t was ar
ranged that Kitchen and Budd were to
constitute life-saving crew, with the
Honorable Jacob at the receiving end
of the life line, but the crew has proved
inadequate and it was necessary to sup
plement 1t with a number of political
friends, so that no votes would be lost
in the rush of waters. With this sup
plemented crew, the Honorable Jacob
was able to rescue everybody that
needed it, and now he is the hero of the
town. The Honorable John F. Splitter
and the Honorable Harry L. Keyes
need not apply to Massillon in their
political extremities.
Postmaster Ivor Davis gets a raise
In salary and the assurance Of reap
pointment for another term. Talk
about being born under a lucky star.
II must have been raining lucky stars
when Ivor was born.--Youngstown
Telegram.
1t is not all luck with Brother Ivor.
He started on the road to fame and
fortune by attaching himself to the
News-Democrat. His affable manner
and the brand he smoked, soon made
II impossible for Canton to hold him.
He did not fill great many scrap
books while here, but ne has the
doubtful honor of having introduced
the pipe fad into Canton, being the
first young man of prominence seen on
the streets of this city with one In
his teeth, after the fashion of our
Celtic friend Hennesy. Having estab.
Iished this lasting remembrance he
percolated back 10 Niles. went into the
newspaper business again, carried
Neighbor MeKinley's birthplace for
him and got the postofiice, Just as
other patriots have done the trick In
Canton and elsewhere. And ne keeps
right on getting out readable paper,
1olnG 3 &ide.step that hesps him In the
~ y paraeraphers, rvaaing postal
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