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forded recently when an itsP went the
rounds of the press to the eF9ct that the
sooner ns uise had pubiieity been gsh the report
than there was an avalanche OF letters
recommending various plans for getting rid
Of the rodents. Manufactures OF rat poi
sons and traps donated then wares and
one solicitous citizen sent five cats (which
were declared to be famous rat catchers.
This latter donation still further cpmpi-
Gated matters for the correspondence corps,
for report was printed to the effect that
the felines were being prosecuted by Jack,
the White House dog. and this brought q
number of indignant protests from sympaa
thetic ladies who denounced as an outrage
the supposed cruelty.
Miss Roosevelt's Burdens.
From the day the announcement was
made that Miss Alice Roosevelt had been
chosen to christen the yacht of the German
emperor the letters addressed to the daugh-
ter of the White House increased in num-
ber until they threatened to rival those ad-
dressed to the President himself. Many of
the persons who wrote to Miss Alice offered
suggestions relative to the launching. Many
ladies besought her to use water instead of
wine in the christening and others sug-
gested that the baptism be made with flow
erS.
The President Mrs Roosevelt and Miss
Alice have all three come In for most
generous attention on the part of mer-
chants and manufacturers seeking the in
dorsement of articles of various kinds Mrs
Roosevelt receives proffers of sufficient
eatab!es to stock a grocery store and both
ladies are deluged with the wares of soap
makers and manufacturers of toilet prepa-
rations, many of whom plead for indorse-
ments. Any gifts which are received at
the White House with request for indorse
ments are Immediately returned. 1t will
doubtless surprise many persons to learn
that threatening and denunciatory letters
are sent to the ladies Of the presidential
household as we'll as to the chief executive
Thus Miss Roosevelts participation in the
christening of the emperor's yacht has
brought forth not few rabid expressions
from cranks. who are agitated by anything
touching even remotely monarchial insti-
tutions.
One member Of what might be termed the
correspondence bureau at the White House
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to work and. taking first to drinking. quite
naturally wound up the celebration by
BIZ. OF rioting. Had the disturbance been
put down with a strong hand. no perma-
nent harm would have been done. But.
instead, against the protest OF the cooler
heads. the government. in pane of un-
reasoning fear. proclaimed the liberation
Of the slaves at once. ahead Of time.
The rioting Immediately ceased. but the
negroes had tasted thea sweets. of power.
Though they. had been but yesterday a mass
OF whlp-driven slaves. now they could rule
their former masters with the awful scourge
long years, they had not forgotten
Slavery had heen succeeded by the labor
law" under which every negro laborer was
compelled to sign . contract with some
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der the scrutiny of Assistant Secretary
William Loeb. jr.. popularity known as the
presidents right hand man and the So
cial activities al the White House and the
prominence into which Miss Alice Roose-
welt has been brought by the christening
of the kaiser's yacht and other events has
Ilecessitated the devotion of an unprece-
dented amount of time to this class of cor
TesDOnGence.
Another important and decidedly ardu-
Gus duty which has fallen to the lot Of Mr..
Loeb is the management of the voluminous
correspondence connected with social activ-
tiles at the White House. The dispatch Of
the invitations for dinners, luncheons, balls
end receptions is not SO serious a matter,
since all those designed for residents of
Washington are delivered by mounted mes
sengers, but the replies help to swell the
volume of the regular stream of mail and
these make work for the force under Mi.
Lceb's direction for each declination or ac-
ceptance must be properly tabulated and
each name checked off, that it will be
possible to estimate accurately the number
OF prospective guests at any Forthcoming
function.
Daily Curiosities.
Every rich man of any prominence in
America receives daily a number of the
oldest requests imaginable. but 1t Is safe
to say that the communications in no case
compare in novelty and absurdity with the
curiosites which crowd the White House
mail bags There are letters humorous and
sad. missives pleading and threatening and
comm unicaticns of praise and censure.
Many of the letters received are infinitely
sad, but far greater number are in some
degree ludicrous
Most numerous, possibly, are the appeals
of persons who wish the President to aid
them to secure positions either in the gov
ernment service or elsewhere. The beg
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Assistant Secretary to President Roosevelt
devotes his time to clipping the marked
articles relative to the President and to
pasting these extracts in large scrapbooks.
President Roosevelt is unlike his predeces-
sor in his methods of kee ping in touch with
public opinion. The late President Nc
Kinley was won't to order the submission
TO him of every publication Of any promi-
nence which commented on topics bearing
upon national policy. President Roosevelt
does not do this. but he is a great news
paper reader and thus keeps pretty closely
in touch with affairs generally.
The Newspaper Clipper.
The stationery used at the White House
is white and bears inscriptions In purple
When President Roosevelt took up the reins
of government al the old stationery was
discarded and new supply printed in order
to enable the substitution of the words
White House for Executive Mansion as the
official designation of the presidential resi-
dence. Special paper is provided for the
letters which the President signs personally
and also for the social CORE spondence of
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice. All en-
velopes in which are dispatched communi-
cations bearing upon public business bear
the inscription White House-Ofhcial' and
are transmitted through the mails without
postage stamps or other franks.
With the increasing demand upon the
time of the chief executive and the inevita-
bic curtailment of the number of callers
whom he can see personally the volume Of
White House nail has grown surprisingly
In order to prevent being overwhelmed the
secretaries frequently work at the executive
offices until long past midnight day after
day. However, the work has been systema-
ttZed to marvellous degree as many be i'm
agined from the fact that Of all the thou
sands Of communications handled during
the past half decade not a single one has
been lost.
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Education.
From the London Chronicle.

From the london Chronicles.
The idea that education is simply the
examining OF the mind with a certain
amount Of knowledge. no matter OF what
sort, is evidently not extinct, If we may
judge from the following singular adyer-
tisement:
Wanted-A man to give three hours edu-
cation day. Good wage given to a suita-
BILE man.
A few more particulars would have been
welcome. The would-be suitable man
left wit thout suitable guidance. and knows
not whether mind or muscle is the main re-
uuisite whether he is expected to pump the
knowledge in with a garden hose. or 10
shovel IL in with a spade.
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sing letters" form vast proportion, rang
ing all the way from the opportunities of
professional beggars to the requests Of
churches and charitable organizations seek
ing subscriptions. 1t may be noted that
every appeal for aid which bears the slight
est evidence of possible worthness is turn
ed over to some charitable organization In
the community from which it has emanat-
ed. Great quantities of anonymous letters
arc received and surprisingly large num-
Der of appeals come from persons who seek
to enlist the aid of the President in pay
ing off mortgages. Finally there are the
threatening and crank" letters Of various
knds,and the number of communications of
this kind received is simply astounding.
Comparatively bu. small portion of them
however, are deemed Of sufficient impor-
tance to warrant Investigation by the secret
service.
Many of the letters addressed to the
President are induced by newspaper COM
ment. A striking evidence of this was at
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Cosmopolitan Manila.
From the Toledo Blade.

From the Toledo Blade. zrE
The cosmopolitan nature of the popula-
tion Of Manila is shown by an incident re-
Gently in the police court there A white
American. with an American negro Span
lard and a Chinaman as his witnesses, ap-
peared before the magistrate to press his
complaint against a Filipino whom he had
caused to be arrested on the charge of
stealing his trunk. The case was held over
to give the defendant an opportunity to pro-
cure the attendance of his witnesses, a
Malay and japanese. Few other cities In
the world can match such a combinario
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A Young Kidd.

". II. Sal in st. Nicholas.
] think I'll be a pirate,
And sail the biliows blue
And gaily brag of the cfead black dag,
With nothing else to do g -.
pocket full OF yellow gold, sss-s
Swords. guns and pistols manifold
Oh, yes: III be PIRATE bold,
And I'll find berth for YOU.
Wen not be like those pirates s
Preparing for fight,
Who stamp and swear to raise yas,r hair:
OF coErse that Isn't right
Wen nave no sWearers in our crew.
AItnough wen light for booty. too.
And run our foes with our rauierx through.
When they do not die Of fright.
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Latest Stunt.

From the Chicago News
.What are your plans for the futures?
asked the friend of the pugi.ist who had
just put his opponent to sleep. "Going on
the stage?"
''Not me-" replied the man behind the
punch. .Pye got a scheme that makes the
stage racket look like 81 minus 20 cents.
I'm going into training for seat IN the
Sepate."
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Compulsory Vaccination in France.

From tie Boston Herald -
A law has been promulgated in the Of
fetal journal of France which makes vac
cination against smallpox compulsory in
the first year~of chld's life, and requires
revaccination at the age of eleven years
and also ten years later. 1t is the most
sweeping vaccination law yet promulgated
anywhere.
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Treats All Alike.

The general public and particularly the
feminine portion of it, appears TO cherish
the belief that, whereas there is no possi-
bility that letter can reach the President
inviclate, there is reasonable surety that
n1Ssive to member of his immediate fam
lily will reach its destination unmolested.
This is utter fallacy, for every letter ad-
dressed to Mrs. Roosevelt or any of the
children passes through exactly the SANE
channel does the mail designed for the
head of the household and the chances
that it will ever come under the eye of the
intended recipient are quite as remote. The,
general mail for the various members of
the Roosevelt household must all come un-
Evening star., 1902-03-15

ments. The great bulk OF the Presidents
mail goes to his secretaries and most of
1t they answer over their own signatures
without ever troubling the busy chief
magistrate with the matter.
The Presidents Share.
The President does not peruse personally
one-tenth of the letters which address
ed to him. Indeed, fifty communications a
day Is a liberal estimate of the number
which comes under his eye. The letters
which by reason of their seeming import
ance or the doubt of the secretaries as to
their proper disposition do finally pass the
gauntlet and come into the hands of the
President himself are disposed in one of
with an indication of the character of the
reply to be sent. To few of the letters
the President dictates replies. which he
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letters and kilograms to the White House
all receive letters of acknowledgment and
thanks, which are practically identical.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

DOC" Norton, Of Tiffin, blames his
defeat in the Thirteenth this fall to
the influence of Tom Johnson. John
son visited the Thirteenth during the
campaign and in spite Of party affilia-
tions, talked straight from the shoul-
der about the doctor, telling a few
tales which should not have been told
out Of school. In consequence of this,
the old Thirteenth, which has always
been rock ribbed Democratic dis
trict, swung the other way and knock
ed Norton out Of his seat in congress.
Naturally the doctor has lots of re-
sentiment stored up against Mayor
Tom and has been talking pretty plen-
ty for publication since the Waterloo
of November 4.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

The stubborn refusal of the coal
barons to recognize the Mine Work
ers' union BODIES i'll for an amieable
settlement Of strike differences. They
are clinging tenaciously to the charges
that the union is disturbing and
disrupting element, which is RESPONSE
Bile for the Generalization of the an
thracite industry. President Baer,
as to be expected, takes the initiative
In stirring up the old question and his
colleagues hasten to back him up by
adding their testimony to his. To-
morrow the first session OF the strike
commission will be held at Scranton.
These men will weigh differences and
try to arrive at an equitable settle
ment. But there is one thing that the
commission will not do and that is to
force the operators into a recognition
of Mr.. Mitchell and the union he
stands for. Without this one thing,
whatever concessions the men may
receive, as individuals, it is hard to
see wherein they can come off VIC
torious. The vital principle of the
strike was union recognition. The
miners waived this in order to acqui-
esce to Roosevelt's proposition, and in
waving it they have certainly lost the
very thing for which they strove so
valiantly. The press of the country,
at the time of the submission of the
question to arbitration, announced in
glaring headlines a victory for the
miners. But was it? Wherein lay
the defeat of the operators? Now as
the commission enters upon it's term
Of service, which faction holds the
whip hand?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
News and Comments
TsrlH a Losing Issue.

In the great political contest of 1904,
in which the tariff will again be a
prominent issue, the Republicans will
be deprived of two arguments which
have generally been potential in win
ming victories In the past.
The claim has always been made
that the tariff is necessary TO enable
our industries to withstand foreign
competition. But when we are able
to ship our goods to foreign markets
and successfully compete with foreign
commercial rivals on their own
ground, the argument that we are no
longer able to compete with them at
home, is manifestly absurd.
At time when the newspapers are
filled with the news Of the American
commercial invasion of Europe, 1t Is
difficult to conceive Of anyone having
the hardihood to claim before an in
telligent constituency, that a high tar
iff is longer necessary to protect the
home market.
The other argument referred to has
been defensive one. Whenever an
advocate of tariff reform has charged
that protection tends to- increase the
price of commodities, the protectionist
has answered that this result is pre-
vented by home competition. When
competition did exist among American
industries this argument was a plaus-
ible one, but what will be the answer
of the protectionist now that the most
conspicuous phase of the industrial
situation is the absence of competi-
tion?
The principal home competition at
present is among the trusts to see
which of them can surpass the other
in the rapid attainment of vast wealth
while the people pay the freight in the
increased cost of the necessaries OF
| life.
| Deprived of their two most effective
arguments, the advocates of protection
must lose their cause before that great
tribunal, the American .people.-Co-
| lum citizen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

The prince of Siam, who is making
a tour of this country, has cut the
ladies off his calling list. Whether
American women have NO attractions
for him, or whether he is afraid to
trust himself in the. presence Of their
charms, are matters of mere specula-
ton Anyway the prince does not
propose to follow the example Of Duke
Boris, who drank champagne from a
chorus girls slipper and did other real
devilish things during his sojourn on
American soil.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
ONLY MADE AN ATTEMPT.

T,orain, o., Nov. 13. - The Baptist
church trial of Rev c. L. Collins con-
tinues. One of the young men on the
stand Wednesday attempted to dis
prove stories to the effect that Miss
Theo, the minister's daughter, had
danced. He said he. attempted to
dance with the girl, but she could
not, and they had to give It up.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
SHOT. HIS COMPANION.

Upper sandusky, O.. Nov. sf3.-The
first accident Of the hunting season in
this section occurred just. west OF
Carey Wednesday. Lee Cross and
Sherman Esterly, two young men,
started out with guns ana dogs with
great expectations of bringing back a
big bag Of game. Instead Cross was
brought home in a dying conditios.
Esterly accidentally shot him in the
right temple, rendering him uncon-
conscious Esterly is heartbroken over
the affair and refuses to leave his
friends bedside.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
STATE OF OHIO. .CITY~OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. IS.

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath
that he is senior partner Of the firm
Of F. ]. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the city Of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS for each and every case of CA
TARRH that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day Of De-
cember, A. D., 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. ~ -
Hssps Family Pills are the best.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
and educational investments Of its
- Washington Post.
Douglass Defeat.

In the slump OF the Democratic vote
Of Ohio, one OF the greatest losses the
party has sustained is the defeat Of
Judge 8. M. Douglass for reelection
as circuit Judge. The circuit, consist
ing Of fifteen counties, gave a Republi-
can plurality last year of 1924. II the
plurality had been no greater this year
Judge Douglass would have been elect
ed by 900 votes, as he ran. over L500
votes ahead of his ticket. Laylin's
plurality in the district is about 5000
while McCarty Judge Douglass oppo-
nenD has a plurality of only about l.
450. The Mansfield man made most
creditable run, but he went down with
his party in the general wreck. An
adverse plurality of 1000 was too large
to overcome. Judge Douglass takes his
defeat very philosophically and he
sent a telegram of congratulations to
his successful opponent" Mansfield
Shield
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
WANTS BIG DAMAGES.

Crestline, o., Nov. 10. - Harry Ellis
and Miss Ada Page were married here
last evening" Ellis is a veteran of
the Philippine war. and during his
return from the islands last summer
he had trouble with the commanding
officers of the ship because they Or
dercd him to scrub the deck. 1t re-
srlted in his fling a $4,000 claim
against the government for cruel
treatment received from the army Of
fcefs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
The Maid and the Mirror.

The indignation which we find 'ex-
pressed in SC many of our exchanges
against Principal Waterhouse of the
Omaha high school is credit to jour
nalism. He has forbidden the girl pu :
pills to have hand mirrors in their
desks, If Principal Waterhouse is not
a crusty old bachelor, he deserves. to
be. 1t is not vanity, as he supposes,
which prompts the Omaha high school
young ladies to- wish to have mirrors
side by side with grammars, lexicons
and other implements Of study. The
motive is the praiseworthy one Of
carrying into practice, in connection
with the study of literature. Robert
Burns teachings about the necessity Of
seeing ourselves as others see us. .--Bos-
ton Advertiser.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

The one hundredth anniversary of
the adoption OF the first constitution
of Ohio, by the convention which de-
cided upon the expediency of state
hood, will be celebrated at Chillicothe,
where the convention met, on Novem-
Der 20, 1902. Chillicothe was then the
capital Of the state and the scene of
Ohios early legislative deliberations
The people of Ohio should join in
making this celebration worthy of the
great event which it comimemorates.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

topublicans fear that Roosevelt,
out of his sentiment for the negro,
may make some costly mistakes dur
ing his trip through the south. His
action In removing Internal Revenue
Collector Bingham, for pernicious ac-
tivity In the lily white movement in
Alabama has done much to strength
en- these apprehensions and the party
leaders will not breathe freely until
the president is safely back in his
Official abode. -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
Give the Sailor a Chance.

Flaming posters displayed in many
interior cities betray the fact that the
navy department is having trouble
to secure enlisted men for it's servica.
There is reason for this situation. The
enlisted man is denied fair chance
in the navy. The posters announce
great opportunities for promotion. .
How far? Simply to warrant officer.
There the promotion must STOP In
the army OF the. United States the
huinhlest private may aspire to the
highest command. That is fair, That
is American. A.. West Point ,educa-
ton is not necessary to promotion
Bat in the navy Jackie can go up to
warrant officer and no further. He
must be educated at Annapolis. That
is not fair. 1t is un-AmericaD.-Mil
waukee Journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

Ralph d. Cole, Of Hancock, will be a
candidate for third term and IL sue
cessful will be a candidate for speaker
OF the house. From all signs Auditor
of State w. ID. Guilbert will be nomi-
mated for third term. He was deputy
auditor during the Poe administration
and has been connected with the de-
partment for about Is years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

The beet sugar men Of the country
are still after the scalp of the Cuban
reciprocity bill. These men are will
ing to spend millions to defeat a
measure, which If adopted, means in
calculable loss to them. II the bill is
defeated it will mean that the money
was applied where it did the most
good.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

The Olio man of the Youngstown
Vindicstor, takes up a column of val
ueble space. throwing bouquets at
himself for perpetrating paragraphs
upon y patient public for six years.
Incidentally he states that the Vindi-
Gator is an easy paper to work for. 1t
must be II It has stood for the Olio
man for all this time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14

Cholera continues to deplete the
ranks Of the American soldiers in the
Philippines. The government should
arrange a truce with this relentless
disease, pending a final settlement Of
martial affairs in the islands.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-14
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