The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-01
IN idle MOMENTS.

q ONE of the parties about the court
- house were twitting Judge AL
baugh Friday morning as to the out
come of the Carnes-Gallagher line
fence fight, in which three ex-judges
were on the losing side. The judge
took matters philosophically, and like
Lincoln, the case reminded him Of an
anecdote.
Il knew a very successful attorney
at one time said Mr.. Albaugh, who
won so many cases that the fact
excited considerable comment. One
day he was asked the secret of his
success. and he replied:
We'll, III tell you. When l have
any law in q case, / argue the law.
II l have no law and have facts,
argue the facts. II have neither,
just paw the ground
The inference seemed to be that in
the Carnes case paving ground did
not win out.
Treasurer Harvey T. Smith went to
Columbus Friday to deliver to State
Treasurer |. B. Cameron the state IS
share of the December tax collection
in Stark county. 1t amounts to over
$4,000. Mr.. Smith has become a lit
tie shy of Ber. Williamson when he
goes to Columbus. ....
In discussing Ber, the chancellor Of
the cxchequer said: IF man sticks
his nose into Columbus, Williamson
gets next to him and no matter how
guarded a fellow is, the next issue Of
the News-Democrat will contain some-
thing that perhaps never was said,
but so near the truth as to make fel-
low squirm q little
"Ber's stories never leave any sore
spots. however, and while have been
a victim several times / am always
glad to sec him"
Who's Williamson" asked a by
staDdcr.
Don't you know williamson" ask
ed Smith. We'll. I'll tell you. If you
see a little fat fellow, wearing glasses,
who takes about three steps every
two feet, that's Williamson"
In spite CT his usual dignity and ap-
parent seriousness, Congressman r..
W. Tayler kecnly enjoys joke and
possesses c fine sense of the humorous
The following story sent ont by the
Ohio State Journals correspondent at
Washington. speaks for itself:
Representative r. w. Tayler Of the
Eighteenth district says his appoint
ment to tie committee on naval af-
fairs Of tie house is peculiarly desir-
able one, as he was once sailor,
when some one expressed surprise at
this bit OF unpublished history, Mr..
Tayler explained:
ut was back in 1884" he said,
when I was practicing law at East
Liverpool, that had one thrilling voy-
age as captain of q craft. ! had been
to Lisbon on business and wanted to
get home very badly in advance Of the
terrible food that was impending, the
ravages of which are now a matter OF
history. The railroad tracks from Ro-
chester, whittier ] had proceeded, were
far under water. and my heart sank
within me.
II fou,d a boatman willing to row
me to the other side Of the river, and
frcm Beaver, nearby, thought could
get transportation home by vehicle
but the roads were impossible, even
for pedestrians, and / again sought out
boatman whose. past, like mine, held
out no fear for the future. We en-
barked in a skiff for 21-mile voyage
to East Liverpool. We swung out in
to the middle of the angry torrent OF
water aud in an hour and a half had
covered the distance on the crest OF
that mighty flood, and rode proudly
and joyfully into a safe harbor in the
doorway of local drug store. II
was the most inspiring trip ever en-.
joyed, but have no desire to repeat
it."