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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-29

There is a high class restaurant with
popular prices in Canton, the Criterion,
131 South Court street. Good service
and neatness will be found there.
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PEOPLES WANT COLUMN.

TERMS;-Not exceeding 80 Words, 3 In
sertions, 20 Cents Cash with order. 9th
erwise we will charge double price to cove
cost of bookkeeping and collecting.
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PIERO'S INSURANCE AGENCY.
FIRE, TORNADO AND RENT INSJR-
ANCE-No. llG North Market street, Can
ton, Ohio.
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PENNSYLVANIA LINES

PENNSYLVANIA LINES
(schedule in effect Sunday, May 20. IOOl.)
West Easa
New York Chicago. - 90 H.. slO 20 n m
Crestline & Alliance Ks O5 NIX SII9 n m
New York Chicago. % 6S a m - IS . m
Pittsburg Orryille....x9 4s a NIX 4 46 m
New York Chicago. 80 "a p ms 2 5 a m
Ptttsburg Special. :. ..,.,....,.4 A 68 a m
Alliance and Pittsburg g.....,........t8 8 4s m
'Daily. xDaily except Sunday. tsundsy
only
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y. H. ". North South
Canton Cleveland - 8 As M 40 n m
Valley June. d Cley-s IS M a m
Valley Juno. & Clev s@l2 OIL D M O8 +, N,
Valley June. d Clev 4 10 b m o 1l n m
Canton a Cleveland y z 40 m % / rs m
To Valley Junction Observation-Disclosures q 20 a m
Trains arriving In Canton at $40 p. M, and
l:l6 o. m. lay over here.
Pullman sleeping cars from Akron to Chi.
eago. Pittsburg, Washington, baltimore
philadelphia and New York via B o.
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DIR. A. w. CLOUD.
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN-3O6, dwell
block, Canton, Ohio. Graduate of Still
College of Osteopathy.
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FOR SALE-One End hand Tubular
Boiler, 42x10 long. About 25-horse
power. Eynon & Casselman, success
sors to Oby & Co., 125 e. Fifth st.
19-tf-
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OSfeOpathY

As taught by DIR. A.. It. still, discoverer of the
SCIENCE and president of the American
Chronic and Nervous diseases o speciality
Examination Free.
d. L. BUTCHER, d.. O.,
Graduate of American School,
Rooms 3OO-3O FOiweil building,
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,,,s W. ]. PIERO.
ton, Ohio -
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CANTON ELECTRIu II. n

On and aiter Monday, oct ober II, 1901, In
Canton, for Massillon, and the CIV ParS
hsassilion for Canton. hourly on the 6aI
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

ued to claw on, half a dozen men seized
him and dragged him forth, and the
climax came. That Is, Gentle Brother
Bowser broke loose and rendered his
resignation on the spot and told the
other G. b. 8 what he thought OF them,
and OF course the fraternai spirit didn't
pervade after that. On the contrary,
they looked upon him as naughty out
cast and felt that he should be made an
example of.
Mrs. Bowser will never be able TO tell
whether all the $50 Gentle Brothers
pitched on to Mr.. Bowser at once but
what she saw was a crowd surrounding
him and tossing him back and forth and
rolling him over and over, and keeping
him busy for ten minutes. Then they
threw him into the water and hauled
him out again, and she was permitted
to claim his remains. They were not
altogether dead. When they had been
famed for half an hour they sighed and
opened their eyes, and conscience
stricken G. B. assisted her to get them
aboard the boat and prop them up III
a chair. 1t was two hours after that
before the boat started, and she was
two hours making the trip home, but
during those four long hours the re-
mains never once uttered a word.
They simply sat AMI stared into va
capcy. A few of the Gentle Brothers
came around and said they. regretted
that there had been any misunderstood
ing. but the majority Of them declared
that Mr.. Bowser ought to have been
ducked twice. He had been made q.
B. on his declaration that he could
lump nine feet high, but had stubborn
ly refused to jump at all.
AS the steamer landed the remains
we're placed in carriage and driven
home. They rallied and got out ana
walked into the house on their own
legs and as Mrs. Bowser followed she
found them seated on the family
lounge. They glared at her and men
aced and tried to speak, but no WORD
came. She sat down and cried for FIVE
minutes and then got up to bring the
arnica and bandages, and the cat look
ed IN and felt that shadow had fallen
upon a once happy home to blight II
forever.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18
LIGHTSHIP NO. 4.

Copyright. 1901. by c. y. Lewis)
One day 80 years ago it was reported
to the Trinity board, which has charge
OF all the lights on the coast Of Great
Britain, that a shoal had made in the
English channel about nine miles due
east of the Lizard. At the spot indi-
Gated there had been 30 fathoms OF wa
ter ever since a British ship went to
sea, and the board OF course argued
that there had been a mistake. 1t was
a fishing craft which reported the shoal
and found only IA feet Of water over
it, and craft was sent out at once to
make an official Investigation. What
had happened was this: 1t was a bowl
der strewn bottom, and two or three
old wrecks had drifted together and
piled up on each other until danger
Gus obstruction had been formed. 1t
was as If great rock had suddenly
been heaved up from the bottom, and
the board must guard against the dan
ger without delay.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18
A SUMMER NIGHTS TALE.

An individual of somewhat shabby
exterior. but whose every movement
BETRAYED the fact that he had once
been able to pay for 50-cent dinner
was walking along the highway at night
with his shoes in his hand and the
moonlight whispering through his hair
when an object suddenly sprang out OF
the bushes and cried to him:
"Avaunt-that is, stop dead In your
tracks, Your money or your life!''
The object was young and tender
man. and there was grace in the way
he swung a cudgel around his head.
Gust repeat that first word again,
will YOU" asked the traveller as he lean
ed up against huckleberry bush.
"Avaunt! Blood! S'death!"
II thought it had the old familiar
sound. Romeo. how art thou?"
aBusted all to smash. And bow fares
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

old women or children In its service.
The story got into the papers. and the
men were laughing stock i9r a weNqlksrt
At the end Of that time there was an
other gale, and the man and the boat
appeared to the new crew twice In the
same night and drove them ashore, al
they had the old.
A third crew went out, and for two
weeks the weather was fine, and thu
board began to prepare to remove the
wrecks. Some progress had been made
when a three days gale set In from the
north, and there were more wrecks
than had been known for ten years be.
fore. For two days the lightship hung
to her anchors, though having signal
of distress out after first day, but
when the gale abated she had disap-
peared She had been swept down
channel and out to sea and week lat
er was passed bottom up more than 200
miles away. The same storm broke up
and removed the wrecks and there was
no longer any need of light at tho
spot. Trinity board would have none
OF the men back. though there were
eight OF them to tell the same grcwsome
story, but none of them repined over
much. They had been driven ashore "
o spectre but 1t had been a warning to-
save them from the fate that took tho
last quartet
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

a ghost, and Ia give the bit | have In
the bank II I'd not seen her.,
The captain would have given tho
man good dressing down for his silly
notions only that the boat had actually
been heading to windward In the teeth
of gale which no ship could have
made an inch of way against. Being
positive of this and not being able TO
explain It, he could say little or moth
ing. 1t was agreed between them, how
ever. that nothing should be said to the
other watch when IL turned out, and
they went on duty without knowing
that anythink out &C the way had hap
pened. While carrying the affair out
with pretended Indifference, Captain
Crox was, as matter OF fact, pretty
thoroughly upset over 1t, and on turn
ing in he found that he could not go to
sleep. He had been lying in his bunk
and turning the matter over in his
mind for an hour or SO and the gale
was still bowling and the lightship
bouncing about when he realized from
the movements of the watch that they
had been hailed. He was out of bed
and on deck just as one of them had
lighted port fire, and you can judge
of his feelings when he saw the former
scene reacted. There were the yawl
and the man, and the boat slowly forg-
ed past us and disappeared TO wind
ward. Three pairs of eyes saw her this
time, saw the bound victim and the
terror and despair on his face, and II
was absurd to think It delusion. The
lightship had been hailed. as before
and one of the watch had thrown
rope which landed fairly across the
yawl.
There was no more sleep for any one
aboard No. that night, and next day
when the gale broke and the tender
came alongside, all demanded to be put
ashore at once. The captain was as
badly ratified as any Of the others,
They we're guyed and ridiculed, OF
course, but they stood so firm that the
tender brought off another crew, and
they we're relieved from duty. They
we're no sooner ashore than they got
the bounce. Trinity board wanted no
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

along there was a little row in which
one Gentle Brother hit another on the
nose, but Mrs. Bowser didn't see any
way to get out of 1t unless she fell
dead.
For the first half hour after the boat
got away the Gentle Brothers were
fairly gentle with each other. They
had to be. The boat was SO crowded
that they couldn't get free play for the
elbows. 1t was only after number OF
them fell asleep and were corded up
between decks that the Others began to
enjoy the day. AS Mr.. Bowser had
predicted, a fraternal spirit prevailed.
1t was so fraternal that the Brothers
knocked his hat off, walked on his feet,
offered him cent cigars and called him
"Old Humpy." They needed no intro
duction to Mrs Bowser, and they could
not understand why she was so con-
strained and retiring when they asked
her to waltz to the walls OF con-
certina and sip a glass OF cold beer.
One of them at length got the idea that
she was unhappy, and he chucked her
under the chin and told her funny
stories until he fell off his chair and
was dragged off to join the score that
had gone before. 1t was due Mr.. bow
ser to record the fact that he was
hero for an hour or more. That Is, he
sought to be Gentle Brother with the
others. He put up with everything
and kicked at nothing, and had the cat
at home been there to see that bland
smile on his face she would have been
deceived into the belief that he was
taking solid comfort. Even when Mrs.
Bowser asked him to explain how IL
was that so many Gentle Brothers had
happened to get out of state prison at
once he preserved that smile as he re-
piled:
my dear woman, they are out to en-
ioy themselves for the day, and their
exuItation cannot be entirely restrain
ed When we reach the island, we will
go off by ourselves to eat our lunch.
He had been told by Gentle Brother
and he had told Mrs. Bowser IN
turn that the island was a sylvan
grove and that thousand people could
lose themselves in the shady hooks and
cool rereats. When 1t was reached
however. things looked different. II
was an island with three scraggy Old
trees growing in the center, and there
were IL blades OF grass, one burdocK
and two thistles as ornaments. Inc
e R.'s made no kick, however. They
rushed ashore with their lunch baskets
and had their kegs of beer rolled AFTER
them and their gambols were full or
banpiness, and their voices told only
OF merriment. Mrs. Bowser objected 10
going ashore, but Mr.. Bowser patiently
argued the point with her and carried
II They had to take seat on a rock
in the hot sun, and neither OF them
could eat mouthful of lunch, Dut tney
had got along very well when Mr.. BOW
car was asked to join in the games.
He excused himself, but the Gentle
BROTHERS wouldn't have 1t that way.
He had been impolitic enough to boast
that he could jump higher than any
one in the club, and now they wanted
10 witness the feat. When he contin-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

It with thee?"
Stone broke. I was the leading man
in. the Great Hot Wave Comedy Conf
pany."
And | the heavy in the Sea OF Ice
Dramatic Strollers. It's on the third
bust this summer"
Same here. Dost fare to New York
to try again."
"'Tis so. Nothing can discourage true
talent"
Then let us fare together, and II
perchance we come across the juvenile
Of our company, who had two plunks
when | saw him last, we will cry that
and despoil him to our bitterment."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

and his men were steady, sensible fell
lows. The change was not one to re-
ioice over. No. whs a stout hulk of
about 500 tons burden, with comfort
able berth for a crew, but out there the
water was In constant notion and the
danger of collision at night or during a
fog was something to harass the mind.
1t happened to be falrish weather for
the first three days, but on the fourth
gale sprang up, and the hulk was set
bouncing in terrible way. II wasn't
that the sea was so heavy, but that the
waves swirled around the old wrecks
In such way as to produce a cross sea
and terrific tumble, and the groan-
ing. straining hulk seemed to be bob
bling about on bed of yeast.
The watches we're divided so that two
men were on duty for four hours while
the other two slept. That night 1t was
the captains watch from till midnight
There was but little to be done after the
lights were displayed. A lookout was
kept, and port fires and rockets we're at
hand to warn vessels away and signal
the shore. The gale had piped up
strong, with drizzle OF rain and dark
night, and one could not have been
more uncomfortable off the cape In a
winters gale. 1t had come 10 o'clock
when sudden hail reached the light
ship. The captain was aft and his mate
forward, but he knew at once that the
hail came from seward. It was not so
dark but that one could have seen
ship 800 feet away, even though she had
no lights aboard.
AS soon as port fire was ignited the
sea lighted up for hundreds of feet
around in CHASTITY way, and both men
looked for the craft they supposed to
be near by. They looked in vain until
the signal was nearly finished. Then
ships yawl, driving right up in the
teeth of the gale, hove into. view. She
was without mast or sail or oars, and
the only figure in her sat in the stern
sheets. and his arms and legs were
bound around with ropes. The man
was bareheaded and dressed as lands
man, and as he drove past within 20
feet OF the rail they had look square
into his eyes, and the agony on his face
made them shudder. They started to
throw him rope, but as the coil swung
in the air they remembered that, being
bound, he could make no use OF 1t. The
yawI and the. man went straight to
windward and In connie of minutes
were out of sight, and the men found
themselves all a-tremble. Captain
Crox was full OF indignation over the
crime of sending man afioat in that
manner and OF pity for the victim when
his mate touched him on the arm and
shouted in his ear:
IF was ashore, captain, all the mon
ey in England would not bride me to set
foot on this deck again.
whats the matter with you?" was
called in reply. 'It's only a bit OF shore
villainy that we must report to the ten
DER"
"It's nothing that's happened ashore.
sir. Did you take notice that the craft
was driving right In the teeth of the
gale? 1t wasn't live man In that
boat. She was going to windward with.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

The learned professor had concluded
his lecture on "The Paralleism Be-
tween Art and Ethics" and stood wait
ing to answer any questions that might
be propounded.
Suddenly man In the audience
rose.
There's one thing I've always want
ed to know, professor" he said, Which
does smoker enjoy the more-draw-
ing the smoke into his mouth or blow
ing it t?"-Chicago Tribune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18
BOWSER'S DAY OFF.
He Takes Mrs. Bowser on Her E1-
cursion of the b. o. G. b.

cursiOn OF the II. u. u. II.
Copyright, 1901, by c. B. Lewis)
Now, then" said Mr.. Bowser the
other evening when dinner had been
finished. q have little surprise for
YOU which l have been saving up, for
three or four days. Have you got
things in the house so that you can
rack a lunch basket by o'clock in the
morning?"
What on earth do you mean?' ask
ID Mrs. Bowser in great surprise.
Nothing, except that l am going to
take a day off tomorrow, and you
might as we'll go with me. There's to
be a steamboat excursion OF the B. o.
G. B. to Hen Island, and it will be re-
lief to get on the water"
Is it club?"
"Cf course. It's one OF the clubs l
Joined last spring-Band OF Gentle
Brothers. Mighty nice lot of fellows,
and this is to be an exclusive thing,
you know. It's a ride of 20 miles to
Hen Island, and when we get there
well find a little paradise. We must
be at the dock by o'clock. There's
nothing to prevent you from going, l
suppose?"
NO" she hestatingly replied.
But don't you want to go?'
1T will be very nice, but I'm afraid
you'll-you1n'-
I'll what?' he sharply demanded.
do you mean Ill get mad and raise
row."
Yes"
81 shall do nothing Of the sort II
We were fools enough to go on COM
mon excursion, l might see things to
find fault with, but this is to be select
and exclusive, and a fraternal spirit
will pervade the atmosphere. There II
be everything to praise and nothing
to criticise Tell the cook to have the
lunch basket packed in time
Should-should things not go right
you won't blame me, will your?
queried Mrs. Bowser as she fidgeted
about.
My dear woman" replied Mr.. Bow
ser as he lifted the family cat to his
knees and gently stroked her back,
everything will go right, and we'll
have day of unalloyed happiness"
She yielded with a sigh and with just
2limmer OF hope that the day might
possibly pass without a calamity. Mr..
Bowser got up next morning in great
good spirits, and he seemed so deter
mined to make jolly day OF it that
she grew hopeful and was even little
enthusiastic as they left the house.
When they reached the dock, they
found quite a large number OF the
Brothers assembled, and Mrs. Bowser
was somewhat astonished at the dress
md manners Of most Of them. 1t was
"horsy" crowd, as near as she could
make out, and several men had pre-
Dared for the day by taking several
drinks. There were a few women, but
hey did not greet each other in sis
terly" way. A number Of ruen slapped
MI Bowser on the back and called
him old man. and before ye boat came
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18
--------------1nu1,----
WouId Take No Risk.

Chicago RecordHerald.
Colonel Representative you ever
seen Russell Sage?
Major Cawnjoos-Neveh sab, nevah.
and ! nevah will II Russ came into
the game and bet money on his hand,
sab, would at once conclude. sab.
that he had of kings and an ace at
least
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

She Was WIthout ""t OF
Thirty years ago the divers dress
was not what 1t is now, nor could men
handle explosives under water as to-
day. After two or three vain attempts
to clear away the wrecks the work was
left for a storm to accomplish, and
meanwhile lightship No. was moved
around from Mounts bay and anchor
er near thu spot and notice given to
mariners. Captain Crox had been in
command Of No. for two years, hav
ing three men under him, and no
change was made in the crew. He was
called reliable, steady going man,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-15
ASSESSMENTS INCREASED.

New Jersey Trolley Lines oom-
peIIed Ia Pay on Rights Of Way.
TRENTON, N. j., August 14.-The
Board of Assessors Of Trenton to-day
completed their assessment upon the
property of the corporations using
the public streets. The assessment
shows an increase Of over $60o,ooC,
about one-half OF which Is assessed
against the local trolley companies.
These increases are made by placing
a value upon the rights of way which
these companies enjoy and are made
under the recent decision OF the Su-
preme Court In the North Jersey
street railway case. The companies
involved will be given a hearing next
week before the assessments are nm
ally confirmed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-15
UNDERMINED SILKS
May Have Cost the "
Large sum.

Mny Have Cost the Government a
Large sum.
NEW YORK, August 14.-ln an in
terview to-day touching the inyestiga-
ton as to the alleged differentiation
of Japanese silks, etc, appraiser Will
bur F. Wakeman said:
81 returned one invoice yesterday.
I found what | expected to find"
What will be the total amount oil
the frauds?"
"That I cannot say-certainly not at
this stage of the investigation. Ihat
It may have been a considerable
amount you can tell from the fact b a
the duty on silks varies from 80 cents
to SO per pound. II goods that ought
to have been classified SO as to pay So,
really paid only 80 cents, the differ
ence would be considerable. especially
II the weight returned we're less than
the real weight"
would the loss to the government
reach a million dollars?"
"All | can say is that IL the sort of
thing / refer to has been going on for
several years, the loss to the govern
men would be a very large sum-"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-15
On Ohio d

A similar condition prevailed. Ev-
en- the saloons were very quiet. There
were no changes in the status at Mar
tin s Ferry, or at A~etnaville. Farther
down the river the A
BeIImire Are Out.
Another slip occurred in blast fur
nace No. Q about 8 o'clock this morning
it was blown out for repairs. This worD
as stated by an expert. will requirs
about two months at least to COM
plete. Repairs on furnace No. l have
been in progress for some time and II
is said that 1t will be six weeks before
1t will be ready for use. This closes
the entire plant and 1t will naturally
remain shut dow until the furnace Is
ready for lighting, which means =
long period OF enforced idIcness for
the employees, W. should the dispute
between men and owners be adjusted.