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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-21
ROOSEVELT TO VISIT GROVER

Princeton, N. j.. Oct. 18.-The an
nouncement was made here last night
that President Roosevelt will pe en-.
tertaincd at the home of ex-President
Cleveland IL his health will allow him
to attend the inauguration OF Presr-
dent Woodrow Wilson on Oct. rs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-21
WATCH THE KIDNEYS"

WATCH THE KIDNEYS"
''When they are affected. life is in
danger" says DR.. Abernethy the great
English physician. Foley's Kidney
Cure makes sound kidneys. Sold by
Roth & Hug. 80
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-21

nearby divan.
The. lovely model tossed her head
saucily.
You evidently don't believe the fig-
uies never lie, she observed.
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Some of Gorky's Reflections.

Maxim Gorky, whom his detractors
characterize as Il raw. rancid Russ,
is not always quotable, but his sen
fences sometimes lit the nail on the
head i'll a way to tempt quotation For
instance:
sometimes Il lie shows up a man
better than the truth
Every man who has fought with life,
who has been Vanquished by it, and
who is suffering in the pitiless captiv-
ity OF its mire, is more of Il phiIoso-
pher than even Schopenhauer himself,
because an abstract thought never
molds itself i'll an accurate and pic
turesque form rs does the thought
which is directly squeezed out of a
man by suffering
Like everything else, poetry loses
its holy beauty and directness when it
is turned into Il profession" - New
York Sun.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

The Japanese soldiers in Formosa
have discovered that the bite of the
mosquitoes i'll that island inocuiated
them with malaria. The troops who
occupied Formosa Were severely af
ficted with malaria every summer, and
it was thought, in view of the new
theory of fevers in Europe and Amer
lea, that the mosquito was the active
agent in disseminating the disease
germs. An experiment was made last
summer to arrive at some definite CON
clusion. The I<ielun regiment was
supplied With appliances that complete
~ protected the men from mosquito
bites. None of these soldiers had ma
laria during the summer The other
troops on the island. however, Were
afflicted with malarial diseases, as us
ua1. These had no protection from the
bites of the insects. The Government
will now furnish all Of the FormOsa
troops with means of protection. and
the result will be watched With great
interest this summer.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
Your Successful Old Playmate.

When you knew as Il boy the man
who has made Il success
You can remember that he. never
amounted to much in his youth
You always have grave doubts
whether his success is as great as re-
ported.
You sometimes find it hard to be as
pleased with his good fortune as an
old friend should he.
When he appears to be glad to see
you YOU cannot help being Il little sur
priSed.
When he does not appear to be over
joyed at meeting you it is recalled that
he always was that way-and nothing
to his credit.
1t is difficult to avoid speaking of his
poor old father and mother" when
his family is mentioned
Altogether, it is hard thing to re-
gard his rise as an altogether credit
able performance or to reflect upon its
attendant circumstances without the
thought that there are some things
about them which you could have done
etter.-Indianapolis News.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
WHY THE BIRDS MIGRATE.
It is to Escape the Cold. But They Never
Forget Their Kea1 Homes.


It is to Escape the Cold, But They Never
Forget Their Real Homes.
Speaking Of birds coming back from
the South, let me explain, so far as /
can, where they have been, why they
went, and why they take the trouble
to come all the way back again. Many
thousands of years ago birds didn't
migrate at all. All the Northern coun-
tries. even Greenland, and the most
Northern parts of Europe. were warm
the year round, and the birds and ami
mails that lived there found everything
they needed close at hand But by
and by there came great changes in
the conditions of the climate, and grad
ually there began period known as
the lice Period" when large part of
the Northern countries Were extreme
ly cold and We're buried under the ice.
OF course, the birds which lived in
these countries could not stand the
severe change, so they had to either
go to 4 warmer climate or die. The
sensible ones all went South and made
the best of it. But they never quite
forgot their Northern home. and long
after, when the great ice-cap melted
away and when the Northern countries
became warm again, the descendants
of the birds. which We're driven out by
the cold, went back to their own coun-
try. There they found plenty of food.
so they stage and made their nests
and laid their eggs. But alas. the
climate was no longer as it used to
be-mild and warm the whole year
round. Il was divided into seasons,
and the warm summer was followed
by a cold winter. They had scarcely
reared their young before they found
that the air was beginning to get
cold again. so us soon as the little ones
We're strong enough TO stand the long
journey they all flew away to the
South. But they never forget where
their real homes are. Every spring
there comes over them n great longing
to go back and make their nests where
they themselves We're born. They can
not resist that longing. No matter
where they may be-down in the Gulf
States, in the West Indian islands, or
perhaps thousands of miles away in
the Southern part of South America
back they come by tens Of thousands,
and by millions, to their old homes in
the North.-Ernest Harold Baynes, in
the Woman's Home Companion.
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the coop.NATuREp MAN.

Here's to the man who has nothing to 90.
He chatters. and chuckles the busy day
He bothers your work and he hinders
your nap,
And ii you get angry he cares not rap.
He likes to come round in a casual way,
With nothing to do and nothing to say.
He tells you the story you don't want to
hear,
He tells you the news that falls flat on
your ear
For time that is precious has ruthlessly
fed,
And the, family is waiting at home to be
You wish him all joy that lifetime can
view,
But you wish that he wouldn't make
merry with you.
And he goes on his way with a look of re-
gret,
When your work has been spoiled and
Your plans are upset.
And because you're unmoved by his hui
morous prank
He says it S a pity you're such a sad crank.
Washington STAR
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

The present Bishop of Peterborough
is very fond of telling the following
story: He went to preach in a certain
town, and. arriving very early, walked
into the church to have a look round.
An elderly lady also arrived early, hop
ing to obtain a good seat. On seeing
the bishop she mistook him for the
pew-opener, and, slipping a half crown
into his hand, said: Give me a coed
seat, please, where 1 can see the
bishop The astonished but good
natured bishop took the half-crown and
showed the lady into a front seat
One can imagine the poor lady's feel
ings when she saw her .'pew-opener''
ascend the pulpit. Chicago Record
Herald.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

James, one of the notorious Younger
brothers, has been denied a marriage
license on the ground that he is legally
dead, having been sentenced for life
and not pardoned. Now If James
Younger We're 10 marry without a IL
cense it is not clear that he would
commit any offense against the laws.
as man legally dead" must have
passed outside the pale Of the law.
His case has certainly raised very
nice bubble for some ingenious lawyer
to work up q reputation on it.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

Thirty years ago the number of wild
buffalo roaming the Western plains
was more than 1000 900. according to
trustworthy estimates. In Il letter to
the Senate Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson says the number of wild bison
now in the United States is about
thirty three, or possibly thirty five.
The best that he can promise for this
race of splendid animals is that its ex-
termination may be delayed for Il con-
siderable period by prompt Congress
Sional action.
Trade has been chiefly responsible
for the wiping out of the great buff
falo herds. In the single season Of
1S7S-19 over 288,00e hides were shipped
down the Missouri River. But pur-
poSeless hunters, men whose sole de-
sire was TO kill, have done their full
share of the mischief. Commerce and
sport in the reckless combina ton
which has marked This as the age of
eNterminatin, have robbed the plains
of the most majestic of American wild
animals.-New York World.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

The matter of supreme Importance
in Shakespeare's works is his concep-
ton of life and the noble art in which
it is embodied. To live with the poet
III familiar intercourse, by constant
reading with an open mind and heart,
responsive to the power and sensitive
to the beauty which penetrate and
inform the plays, is 10 receive from
him the most searching influence
and the deepest pleasure. The end of
art is to deepen and intensity the
sense of life, and his end is missed
when one becomes absorbed in the
study of language, form, conditions
and circumstances. Some knowledge
of these things is essential, but the
emphasis of interest and of study
ought TO rest on the indivisible
soul and body of Il work or art
Hamilton w. Mabie, i'll the Ladies'
Home Journal
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

The durability of "sky -scraper"
buildings of the ordinary light con-
struction has not yet had a searching
test. The statement from one of the
most widely known engineers of the
danger in Chicago from the corroding
of the metal frames OF such buildings
may well apply in some degree else
where When Il fearful disa ster from
this cause occurs in some large city
we shall perhaps begin to store up
data Oh the subject, but not before.
The American habit of tardily locking
the stable door is a most difficult one
to reform. remarks the Philadelphia
Times.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

1t is an old saying that it is hard to
give away money SO as to be sure of
not doing mischief. This is true on
the large scale and on the small. To
give away after personal investigation
such as Il prudent man would use if
the question We're of gaining and not
of spending, is an art by itself. and,
when the giving is on a large scale, a
difficult art. Mr.. Carnegie may be
called an expert in muniticence. And
it may be observed, in him and in
those who approach him in the extent
of their benefactions, how careful they
are, by eXacting other contributions
for those institutions to which they
contribute, to establish the existence
of q real demand for their gifts, and
hence the probability of the public
usefulness of them, observes the New
York Times.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
The Hummins -Hira,s Long Flights.

There it may have the entire field
to itself and escape the keen COM
petition of hosts of tropical relatives
for the nectar and minute insects in
the deep-tuber brilliant flowers that
please him best, that jeweled atom,
the ruby-throated humming- bird, sole
representative of his family east of
the Mississippi, travels from Central
America OF beyond to Labrador and
back again every summer OF its in
cessantly active little life. Think
what the journey from Yucatan even
to New England must mean for 8
creature so tiny that it's outstretched
wings measure barely two inches
across! 1t is the smallest bird we
have. Wherein lodges the force that
propels it through the sky at a speed
and height which take it instantly
beyond the range of human vision?
Nellie Bianchan. in the April Ladies'
Home Journs'
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

The Philadelphia Inquirer. comment
ing upon the death OF Cecil Rhodes,
says: The ''uncrowned king of AT
RIGA" is dead; his trials, triumphs,
victories DER. y life singular in its
accomplishments in many ways and
notably destitute in others has ended.
Whatever South Africa is to-day. it
is largely the work of Rhodes. But
for him the native would rule in
Bechuanaiand and Rhodesia; the
TransvaaI would be almost unknown.
For good or evil he had for almost
thirty years directed the destinies of
South Africa, and his latest scheme
of railroad from the Cape to Cairo
was in process of fulflmcnt ut the
time when the scythe of Time cut him
down.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
Before the New York Library Club,

Before the New York Library Club,
Andrew Carnegie, the other day, made
some interesting remarks pertinent
to the nature of the libraries he is
giving to different cities in this coun-
try. eff man is leaving his for
tune for libraries he said, lit might
be well to fix it so that works Of fiction
less than three years old should not be
included. Imagine the slaughter that
would take place in three years. Yet,
what of book that does not last three
years? 1t might well cry out: If so
soon I'm to be done for, l wonder what
l was begun for The longer | live.
the more l agree with Swift, that the
finest furniture Of a room is books"
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But. alas, my contempt is not the kind
Familiarity breeds.
Philadelphia Record.
Il believe" said the candidate, that
the State wants me- Perhaps" re-
Piled his friend, but the voters may
refuse to honor requisition.'' = At
lanta Constitution.
Nevvy-"I suppose you had tough
time keeping the wolf from the door
that winter?" Uncle Yves -'Oh, L
don't know! 1 don't think we had any
thing much to tempt him inside."-
Chicago News.
Jimson-"I have heard that it is a
sign of death if :: dog howis beneath
your window Jester - Beneath my
window? You bet! l would kill any
dog that would dare to do it.'-Oho
State Journal.
Owens-"What's in a name. any
old man. Owens - What do you
meanT' Dunno - why. everything
you've got is in your wife's name, isn't
it?''-Town and Country.
His friends elected him again,
The voting worked just like a charm.
He never did much good but then
He likewise never did much harm.
Washington Star.
Auntie (anxiouslyl DO you think
you have had the proper training for
Il poor mans wife?' Sweet Girl
Yes, indeed. Papa hasn't given me
any spending money worth mention
ing for years. l always get things
charged. New York Weekly.
Mrs, Jones--''Just think of it. That
fellow came in and actually stole the
clock right off the mantelpiece" Mrs.
Brown-"And your dog was in the
very same ROOM" Mrs. Jones-"Yes,
but that didn't count. Fido is only q
watch dog, you know. Boston Tran
script.
Lady-"I have made inquiries a your
last place and your former mistress
doesn't speak very flatteringly of you"
Applicant-"No ! don't suppose she
thinks any more of me than l do of
her, but l hope I'm lady enough to
keep my opinion of her TO myself
Boston Transcript.
What soulful eyes you have! she
said to the innocent youth. Have II"
he smifngly asked. Yes she muir
INJURED in her gushing way. ''Espe-
cially the left one. 1 could look into
its liquid depths for hours Il might
leave it with you over Sunday" said
the youth. It's glass" Bits.
Mamma to Edith. who has been
spending the afternoon with little
friend and has brought home very
pretty toy)-'Wasn it sweet of Do
rothy, dearest? Now, when she comes
TO see you can't you give her some
thtngE" Edith teagerly} - oh. yes,
mamma; II give her baby's doll."-
Brooklyn Life.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19

In ratifying the convention of The
Hague peace conference relating to
the conduct of war on land and sea
the United States Senate has done
what was fully expected of it. To
lovers of peace and to those who be-
leve in strife of more mental char
acter in the settlement of differences,
these Hague rules of warfare are most
encouraging. They are step, and a
distinct and important one, in the di-
rectjon of that hoped-for time when
men will no longer go to war, when
Intelligence and humanity will govern
when the nations will beat their
swords into plowshares and their
spears into pruning hooks; when the
weak shall say they are strong, and
the people of earth shall know war no
more, reflects the Chicago Evening
Post
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-19
Wendell Phillips prophesied Marconi.
become jealou

Wendell Phillips prophesied Marconi.
On July IS, 1866, speaking in Music
Hall to school children, he said: II
expect, If I live forty years, to see a
telegraph that will send messages
without wire both ways at the same
time" Marconi's performances do not
quite realize that prediction, but they
approach it-and the forty years will
not have passed until July %, 1905.
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Every now and then small fortune
is bequeathed to establish home for
stray cats or dogs. But the ragged
and self-reliant curbstone American
urchin is too busy with his own plans
for future fortune to allow himself to
become jealous.
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Comic Papers Excluded.

Humorous papers which are illus
trated in the colored supplement brand
of deep red are now excluded from the
public library at Cleveland, Ohio, be-
cause their Jokes have a habit of re-
flecting on certain nationalities and
races in a manner which many patrons
Of the library do not enjoy.
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ETW S1ESs.S@
: S &oFIEzkk

I've an utter contempt for riches, mind
For dollars, and bonds and deeds.
But. ALAS my contempt is not the kind
Familiarity breeds
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-18
FayOrife Poem.

Those who have heard James WHIT
comb Riley recite An Old Sweetheart
o. Mine. " as re is compelled 10 do when
ever he gives reading. have often been
bothered by the consciousness that the
poem does not sound exactly as IL reads.
This IS due 10 the fac, that there are
seven stanzas more IN The reading YER
sion than in any published collection OF
Mr.. Riley's works Among the Christmas
gift-books IS an illustrated edition Of
this dainty poem. with al the omitted
lines in IT, The pictures are by How
ard Chandler Christy, and there are
nineteen Of them. Mt Riley said. when
he saw them and heard that Mr.. Chris-y
was born and brought up on an Ohio
farm. We'll. 7 didn't thinf you could
ever learn By walking on Fifth Avenue
that an embarrassed barefoot boy stood
with the toes Of one foot c;inrlng FOR
comfort and encouragement 20 the in
step OF the other"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-18
THE IDLE SINGER or An EMPTY
DAY.

OF Heaven or Hell I have no power to
sing;
I cannot ease the burden Of your fears.
or make quick-coming death d little
thing
Or bring again the pleasure Of past
years,
Nor for my words shan ye forget your
tears.
Or hope again for aught that I can
say
The idle singer Of an empty day
But rather. when a-weary OF your mirth,
From fun hearts stiu unsatisaed ye
sigh,
and feeling kindly unto all the earth.
Grudge every moment as it passes BY,
Made the more mindful that the sweet
days die
Remember me a little then, I pray,
The idle singer Of an empty day.
The heavy trouble. the bewiIdering care
That weighs us down who live and
earn our bread.
These idle verses have no power to bear:
So let me sing Of names remembered.
Because they. living not. can ne'er be
dead
OF long time take their memory quite
away
From US poor singers Of an empty day
Dreamer Of dreams. born out Of ny due
time.
Why should I strive TO set the crooked
straight
Let fl suffice me that my murmuring
rhyme
Beats with light wing against the
ivory gate.
Telling a tale not too importunate
To those who in that sleepy region
stay,
LuIled by che singer OF an empty day
William Norris.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-18
Business or PLPnSnrR 2

At first sight. it would seem that
Lord Fairfax, who. in this country. is
plain Albert K. Fairfax. has made a
costly sacrifice of his American spirit
in resuming the title which a demo
ocratc ancestor abandoned when he
came to this free country.
In the fact, however. that young
Fairfax is now thought TO have con-
scented TO be known as Lord Fairfax
merely as a concession 10 English
sentiment and 20 help him along in his
business, there is an indication that
his Americanism is still working the
usual number of hours each day and
not disposed TO quit.
lie has not yet asked to be natural
lied into an Englishman. He knows
that il is an advantage in English
commercial and financial circles 10
have a title. If. therefore. lie can be
Lord Fairfax in Great Britain and Mr.
Fairfax in the United States and bet
ter himself by so doing, Well and good
It viii be but just 10 suspend criti-
cism in this case until It is conclu-
sively known exactly what Fairfax
purposes 20 make Of himself. II per
manently an English lord in prefer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-18

rather than saw the Princes dark fave
rise above the edge OF the plateau.
Crushing the remaining papers in ny
breast. 7 clenched my hand over them
and set my teeth. Hideous with eager
ness. the impostor leaned over ne. threw
his weight on my chest. and seized ny
injured arm Then all went out IN a red
mercifuI darkness
When I came 10 myself I was in nv
room at the Schwi-ze-hon. and. thank
God! Kirstine was beside me. But ny
JOY died out in the burning thought that
she was tied TO a ruined. disgraced man.
Maurice. don't you want 70 know
how we were rescued" said my poor
wife I could not answer. and she told
me gently how they had seen her on the
Drccipice from the pension and thought
help was needed And. dear. you have
raved for days about the secret PAPERS
and there is some one here who wants "a
tell you about them nov.
Inen-oh. the shame OF 1.-THE chic,
came from behind the curtain,
/ Kept my face TO the wall while n.
spoke Of a diamond cross given IN nv
brave girl by the department-ouirs
right. and a check for myself from The
funds as a recompense for injury and
Inconvenience Well. they bought ne
out uehca-ely, aad with Goals Of fra
too
In my gall and bitterness I could
scarcely thank him But what was
that he was saying?
Say Il again-say II again. I shout
ed.
Ny dear fellow. do not excite your
self, We were warned that unusual
precautions were necessary. The papars
YOU carried were dummy ones. the real
y papers We're safely delivered .bs
day you were attacked"
But this is the best OF all" wbis-
pered my wife The doctors say YOU
VIII Walk again And the cheek shs
laid against mine was wet with tears
hers and mine
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-18
WQtCh D0Q and Fr0dinGl.

Representative Babcocll has beyond
question greatly strengthened the
chances of Mr.. Cannon for election tC
the Spcakcrship by himself refusing
TO be a candidate and by throwing %
the Illinois man the unanimous sup
port of the Wisconsin delegation. The
new situation thus created has made
it reasonably certain that Mr.. Cannon
Will be the next Speaker Of the House
One Of the promises of the not remote
future, therefore, is the spectacle OF
frugal Uncle joe the watchdog OF
the Treasury, presiding over and ac-
ceptng responsibility for the free
handed expenditures Of a more than
billion dollar Congress.