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Dentistry In Japan.

You must know that Japanese den
fist never uses anything but his fingers
when extracting a tooth. They have
no surgical Instruments. This is how
they are able TO work: A number of
holes are bored in plank of wood and
pegs inserted In them. The plank is
laid on the floor. and the novice pulls
them out with the finger and thumb of
his right hand. BY this practice
strength and deXterity are acquired.
Then an oak log with oak pegs is tried,
and the young man is kept on this for
a years
The third year Is put in by operating
on a slab of marble which contains
numberless pegs of the hardest wood.
After this he is qualified to go into
business. A thorough workman will
grab patient with his left hand and
yank out five or six teeth with the right
hand without even stopping to rest. 1t
seems impossible. but practice and long
training will enable any one 90 accom-
piish 1t.
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ITALY.

The new italian emigrant law per
mits departure OF emigrants from
three ports only.
Although the pope pronounced
against cremation in 1886, Italy now
has more crematories than any other
country, according to the Flannme.
the German periodical devoted to
this subject
Castel SAINT Angelo, tho tomb of
Hadrian, later the fortress and prison
OF the Popes, and recently barracks
for Italian soldiers, is to be turned
into q museum for all that relates to
medieval Rome. Among the sights
will be the cells OF Beatrice Cenci and
OF Benvenuto Cellini. the papal treas
ure-room, the torture chamber and
the covered passage leading into the
vatican. q
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-01-11

strange Caves Formed by AnimaIs.
That there are some animals which
cannot thrive without salt Is well
known. but no very clear demonstra-
ton of this was forthcoming until NJ.
Desuzinges. a French traveller. noticed
some remarkable caves In the Oristadt
district of the Transvaal and discover
ed. to his surprise. that they had been
gradually formed by animals licking
the salt of which their walls were large
ly formed
Each OF these grottoes, or caves, 4"
be says, rs as large as an ordinary
drawing room, and the natives assured
me that they had been entirely hollow
ed out by the antelopes, which are
known in this country as 'dwicks.'
Wishing to learn why the animals bus
led themselves I'm making such excaya-
lions, l examined the caves and found
that their walls were impregnated with
salt, Its presence being clearly revealed
by very characteristic crystauIzations,
A day or two later, as 1 was hunting.
l noticed Ii antelopes rush out of one
Of these caves as soon as they heard
me approaching"
NJ. Desuzinges also says that the elks
in the Transvaal have a similar habit
and may often be seen searching for
salt near quarries or deposits of mari
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@e@oAo3o@63Ae@o@A4A@eAt@
CORPORAL
McFADDEN'S
LEG sss ss -
John Wiptbrop Creep.

VI q RHEN the Sixteenth New
AME York marched with Grant
" 81 into the Wilderness. Cor
poral McFadden of Com
pany r put $500 in the bank The
bank was his shoe-the one on his left
foot. In due time the Confederates
were found in line of battle across the
line of march. and the Sixteenth was
deployed. with a hundred other regi-
ments, to face them. Skirmishing had
only begun when Corporal McFadden
had his leg shattered by bullet. or
course it was the left leg. He was car
ried TO the field hospital In the rear,
and. after n brief examination, the sur
geon said:
Sorry for you, corporal. but we must
amputate the leg to save your life"
1t was case in which the victim had
nothing to say. When he returned to
consciousness, his left leg had been am
putated at the knee, and he was lying
among hundred other wounded men.
The loss of his money occurred to him
at once, and he made the fact known
to comrade who had been shot in the
shoulder
Go out and find my left leg and that
$500. and I'll give you half the money!"
said the corporal. and the man agreed.
1t was easy enough to find the scrap
heap" of legs and arms. but not so easy
to identify a left leg. There were
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STARS

Sarasate has had between 40 and so
watches given him by different per-
sons, many of them being in the
shape of violin.
Nictorien Sardou was eductaed for
the medical profession, and took to
playwriting because he was SO poor.
He now lives in a house that cost him
s15O,OO0.
Nine. Patti baroness Patti.Ceder.
strong has determined after IA. ac-
cording to the Welsh newspapers, not
to relinquish her Welsh residence.
Craig-y-nos castle. which was recent.
ly offered for sale.
Canton Vaud has more than 200
singing societies. These bodies mani
fest a tendency to use chiefly the
works of Swiss composers. The PEG
pie desire variety. 1t is also asserted
that the number of socities is too
great.
Munich is proud of its new Prince
Regent theater, which has been built
Tor the purpose of giving perform
ances of Wagnerian opera. When
Frau Wagner's contract with the
N@~eheNA AAohdkCI C&BiECS Iuil
performances will be given in Munich.
The new theater is largely patron.
lied by French, American and Brit.
ish tourists.
Princess Adolf of wrede, whose
marriage is declared valid by the
highest French courts but null and
void by the Bavarian courts, is about
to appear on the stage as a singer
Her name was LudmiiiS Muldauer,
and she had been divorced from a
man named Dobrzawski before mar
rying the prince. On the strength of
the Bavarian judgment the prince has
married again.
There is nothing in this country
which corresponds to the Tivoli in
Copenhagen. A number of small con-
cert halls are dotted about in a large
park, the chief concert hall being in
the center. Classical concerts are
given in the "Concertsal" and lighter
entertainments in the other build
ings. The charge for entrance to
the Tivoi is only 90 cents. The king
and queen of Denmark were fire.
quently to be seen at the Tivoli in
former years.
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CHAPTER XxuI.
THE UNION SAVED.

- CAUGHT the troops Just as they
"a were entering the city. All that
III we could have wished for was ac-
.complished. The whole territory
was surprised and defenseIcss. and a
hundred miles of railroad fell into our
hands. Machine shops. rolling stock in
abundance. telegraph and all other
paraphernalia for operating the line
were among the trophies. aud on the
morning after the capture the men who
had been employed under the direction
of the Confederate government went
TO work for the United States.
And now followed a rest for three
months. longer stay in one place than
any | experienced during the war. Ii
would have been the most delightful
had it not been for my estrangement
from Helen Stanforth. Though | was
welcome at her fathers house. though
the family apparently became attached
to me, though Jack and Buck loved me
as | loved them. Helen remained OBJ
durate. In vain sought to soften her
by those attentions with which men
seek TO entrap womsn's heart She
would not even treat me with indiffer-
ence. I was to her renegade to the
south. an objectionable offender.
reported the case OF Captain Stan
forth to the general and secured from
him n parole. which enabled him to di-
vide his time between his fathers
house and the Rutland plantation with
his fiancee Jaqueline. who soon nursed
him back to health. Captain Beaumont
was brought to Huntsville under guard.
and l interested myself in securing for
him an early exchange, which, after
hearing OF Jacks engagement, he was
extremely anxious to obtain. He was
passed through the lines to Chattanoo-
ga, vowing that he would give his life
TO the Confederacy II ne could find
Yankee bullet TO assist him. He was
too manly and chivalrous to cast the
slightest blame on Jack for his disap-
pointment.
One morning took my friends from
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING Helen-into
headquarters and introduced them to
the general He was aware of our
coming and had directed that the out
laws should be brought before him at
the same time.
Are these the men?" he asked.
Eyes, general" replied.
To an officer Of the guard he said:
Take them away. don't wish TO see
any more OF them"
Jaqueline. who had heard these
words once before. when they were
applied to me, aud consequently knew
what they meant, turned pale. She
begged the general to spare them. He
shook his head.
Impossible. They are the browning
barbarity OF war" .
But. general that one" pointing to
Captain Rlngoid, che helped u.s."
"Ahl had forgotten that" Their.
turning to Ringod:
IF set at liberty. how long will you
require to get out OF my linesT'
81 VIII go nj once"
go. and II you are seen about here
after tattoo this evening you will fol-
low your men,"
The reprieved man sprang toward
Jaqueline. seized her hand and kissed
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t. From this moment am changed
man." he said to her, land your bright
eyes and kind heart have done It," In
another moment he was gone.
Captain Stanforth was soon exchang-
ed and before leaving to join his regi-
ment was united to Jaqueline. The
wedding took place at the Rutland
xplantation. The groom did me the
noifor to request me to act as his best
man, Jaqueline doul.less having .nflu-
enced his choice. i gladly accepted,
hoping that, since Helen was to serve
rs first bridesmaid, our being thrown
together might heal the breach be-
tween us. Ten minutes before the cere-
mony Jaqueline was STUNNING Gin
gers banjo and ten minutes after she
had become a bride was standing on
the rear gallery tossing presents to a
crowd of black people below, whose
upturned faces indicated the adora-
ton in which they held their young
mistress.
was disappointed In my hope that
the festivities would thaw the obdurate
heart Of the woman / loved. She re-
manned cold even when her hand was
laid on my arm before and after the
ceremony. Later, finding her apart
from the others, approached her.
Have you not one kind word for
meT' ! asked.
} Not one. / can respect a northern
soldier, not southern man who wears
the blue"
"Be IL as you wish"
Mounting my horse. rode back to
Scamp with a heavy heart
The advantages gained by our force
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Cloud Formation.

A cloud is produced by the cooling of
a rising current of vapor laden air or
by the meeting OF two bodies of air of
different temperature. given vol,
ume Of air, or, more strictly, a given
space, whether it contains air or not.
will only take up a certain quantity of
water vapor at given temperature.
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xppiyinx the system.


81 notice you don't call on Miss Big
gins any more. Ii the engagement
broken?"
The up-to-date lover looked sur
prissd.
Certainly not" he replied. 81 am
simply on q strike"
ION . strikei"
Yes. I demand better and more
generous treatment, including high
er rate of remuneration. When she
10 ready TO concede me three more
kisses at each cali L viii return to
work, but not before"
But there are many who would be
willing TO take your place on the old
terms" a-fu
Strike breakersi" Kissed the lover.
TIL knock the tar out of anyone who
tries it."-Cbicago Post.
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Don't waste your time in Topping
the branches" said the woodman to
his son, "but lay your ak at the root
of the tree"
The youth, being a dutifuI and
obedient son, obeyed his father inn
plicitly, and then went off fishing.
Thus virtue was its own reward
until he saw his father again.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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just suppo.tnr

Suppose, now" said the artists
wife. "that We had $1,000 in the house.
and you heard burglar crawling
through the window-what would you
do?" d. IS 8
@oh. fudge. darling" the artist re.
Piled, 'why look ON the dark side OF
things? Let's suppose we had $1,eoo
In the houss. and stop right there
Chicago Record-Herald.
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Tactic. Approred.

"Yes." said the assistant, 'T have
sent out the circulars requesting the
ohiceholders to contribute" nna
Good" said the campaign manager.
I'VE must have the xinews of war"
And have arranged that the prop
sr of6cials shall warn their subordi-
mates not to contribute"
Excellent. That ought to make q
good impression on the nonpartisan
oters."-Brooklyn Life.
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Groom-How much do owe you?
ClergymaD-Um-er-whatever you
think your wife is worth.
Groom-Oh, that's so many mil
hons, I would have to go on owing il
to you.
Clergyman-Wen, call around again
in few years. Perhaps the estimate
will then be within your means.-N.
Y. Weekly.
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A Cool AvoVvaI.

Have you the first requisite of an
aetor?" inquired the manager, with
some impatience.
! Il have" answered the young man,
in q tone Of confidence. 'Tt Is true
that 1 have had no practical expert.
snce. But have just had my head ex-
amined by phrenologist, and he says
my bump of self-esteem Is wonderfui-
~ ped."--WashinRton Star.
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ne Lost His Case.

Gentlemen of the jury" said q
lawyer the other day, "there are Just
80 hogs. Please remember the fact
just three times as many as in tn,
jury box, gentlemen-"-Tit-Bits.
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saved HI. Life

Miss Hatty-And when he proposed
did you refuse him?
Miss Antique-No, 1 just didn't have
the heart to, because I knew he could
not live without me.-Ohio State Jour
nal.
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Things You Can See TbroDeh

"Now," said the teacher, 1--WE come to
transparent subjects. Give Us an in,
stance, Miss Sophie"
"a pane or glass"
"Very good. Now anotherT"
"A-a-keyhcle, sir"
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Boys" shouted an frishtnan id Com.
pany b. don't ye be afeared or the
news Sure. an army that can find
McFadden's money can smash the
Confederate states. and wen all be go.
Ing home by this time tomorrow
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More nintr...tnn

Mrs. Day-Did understand you Ia
say your husband had no vocation?
Mrs. Gay (ths minister's wife)-
Worse than thatl said he had nc
vacation.-Philadelphia Press.
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Al n RuIe.

"why do they call them stepmoth-
ers?" 1b
well, I suppose. it's because they
are so inclined to make their hrst hus-
bands children step around"-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
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Isn't it shame Jack married the
grass widow"
Indeed 'tisi Regular green goods
swindle."-Judge.
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A Juvenile PhfInnthronI.t-

II like that boy Of Sniggins'."
isn't he q little obstinate? The
day I called his mother had 60
threaten to spank him before hs
would seoits pieces for the ladies and
&e2flamsaea
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0. II. BE RRY& CO,
MAIN 4 1ITHST.

VIRGINIA I'm the Law and Eouitv
Court Of the city Of Richmond, Noveri-
Der 18th, 1901
matthew Howell, .....-.... Plaintiff
VS.. In Equity,
Anna Howell .............. Defendant
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28
The Consumer "psys the Freight. /"

Close on the heels of the 10 per cent.
advance in railroad wages an advance
Of freight rates all over the country
is in contemplation - sufficient to
cover the Increase in wages twice over.
The general mass of consumers are, It
seems, to "pay the freight" for every
holy. They are now paying 81 per ton
more for coal than last year-before IT.
is even decided whether coal miners
wages shall be advanced at all. They
are to pay twice as much in freight
rates as will cover the ten per cent.
rise in railroad wages. And the gen.
eral mass of consumers include the
wase-earners, who will feel the further
rise in the cost of living more quick
ly than any other class. - New York
World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28
News and Comments


Should congress pass law exclud-
ing alien illiterates from our ports
Italy, 1t is said on high authority, will
feel herself affronted. Half her emf
grants 10 the United States cannot
read nor write. The money their thrift
In this country sends or carries back to
Italy has become important in the
trade of their native land.
Italy can easily heal the hypothetical
affront. Let her reduce her standing
army and diminish her needless navy
and spend the nations taxes instead
on free elementary schools.
llliteracy is the price her people pay
for a place in the triple alliance which
does Italy no good. = Chicago Record
Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28
The Country Needs Rest.

What our own country needs is
rest - rest from the manufacture of
new securities, from fiare-ups in Wall
street and from corners" in Chicago
ald chance to pull itself together
find out where it is at, pay off its for
eign debts and readjust credits at home
after several years of speculative de-
bauch through which it has passed.
This must be done If we are to avoid
a crash. in financing and speculative
circles, which would react to the in
jury of the legitimate Industrial anil
mercantile interests, which are now so
prosperous. This is not time for fire.
works. New York Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28

The inevitable result of the Willis
law is being felt. Manufacturers, rath-
er than pay the additional tax are
leaving the state Men, who contem-
plate great industrial projects are look
ing for other fields, where they may
operate without tax restriction. Ohio's
neighboring states are reaping the
profit The Willis law is just law
hut it bas been passed inopportunely
That such measure should be In force
in every state in the union is rea
conceded, but until such time as the
states of this section, at least, are will
ing to make similar restrictions Ohio
should have held off. If West Vir.
ginia, Kentucky. Indiana and other
states wait few years they will gath
Ell to themselves many industries
which would otherwise have located in
Ohio. Then these states may unani-
mously pass corporation tax laws with
out fear of driving their manufacture
CHS much farther into the south or
west
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28
SALARIES FIXED.
Youngstown Makes First Step
in Complying With the
New Code.

Youngstown. o.. Nov. 26. - The SAL
aries for the officials under the new
code have been decided on by the
council committee which had charge
of fixing them. The committee caused
a sensation by deciding to abolish the
fee system for the mayor rs police
Judge and to give him straight sal
ary. Heretofore he has received $1,000
per year and fees. which have amount-
ed to between $4,000 and $4,000 per
Year. He will receive $4,000 per year,
the city solicitor $2,1O0; board of pub
lie service members, three in number.
$1,000 each; board of public safety,
$500 each. auditor $4,000, treasurer.
$1,000, president of council 5000, and
the members Of council $3.50 each.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28
TOM oCHILTREE DEAD.

Hot Springs, Va. Nov. 26. = Col.
Thomas Ochiltree died here att o'clock
yesterday of heart trouble. He had
been in a sinking condition since Mon
day morning and it Is a surprise to
his physician, DR.. F. w. Chaplin, as
we'll as to others. that he lived until
yesterday. He was conscious this
morning. but soon grew much worse
and lost consciousness again. He died
without pain. Arrangements for his
funeral will be made by friends in
New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28
Old Shoes ano
Where They Go

T>HE passing of the old time cob
Il bier is noticeable, especially to
the older citizens who remember when
the Shoemaker" as he was called oc-
cupied rank of no little Importance
in business circles. Half century ago
factory-made shoes were not SO much
in evidence as nowadays. At that time
the custom department of the shoe
establishments had most Of the trade.
A shoe firm of any Importance en-
ployed four or five shoemakers and
they were kept busy cutting up the
leather and making the high calfskin
boots which were worn by the men in
those days.
The perfection of shoe making ma
chinery brought about change, and
now only few representatives of this
once important trade are left. There
are few, il any, apprentices who are
learning this trade" and when the
older members of the craft who have
survived have passed away, shoemak-
ing as 1t was once done, will be as
much OF lost art as spinning While
1t is true that there are many repair
shops still doing business the work.
men are not of the same class as the
oldtimer, who looks with scorn on
these workmen who have learned
their trade in few weeks.
One of the Oldest workers in this
line in this section of the country is
John e. Boastfield, who is now en-
ployed by Bockius' Sons. He has been
working for this firm for nearly
forty years, and was in business for
himself for years before entering their
employ. He says that he scarcely
recollects the time when he did not
work at the business. In speaking of
I the men who conduct shops where
much Of the repair work is now done,
he said, They are not craftsmen, and
are not able to do a really good Job.
To do this kind of work properly a
man should be able to do custom
work, that Is, make a pair of shoes or
boots complete in the shop. Now men
! work at the business who can do lit
! tie more than tack on a sole, and per-
haps cannot do that right"
A prominent Cation shoe dealer said
that there is surprising number OF
/ people, including many who are we'll
to-do, who have repair kits of their
own, and do their own mending. This
was especially true during the hard
times Of several years ago. Nova
days, he said, many shoes are discard
ed in the store by people making a
purchase of new pair. A consider
able number of pairs is accumulated
in the course of several months and
are sold to dealers who repair them,
and dispose of them in their second
hand stores in some large city. Tho
! question has often been asked, What
becomes of all the old shoes?" The
answer to this query as far as many
of the old shoes of Canton are. con-
cerned is that they are repaired and
sold in the secondhand stores of the
city of Buffalo. A Canton shoe deal
er is authority for the statement that
/ nine-tenths of the cast-offs left In the
shoe stores of Canton and those pick
ed up by junk men around the town,
find their way finally to the shelves
OF the Buffalo dealers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-28
MINISTER'S DAUGHTER MARRIEs

Oberlin, o. Nov. 26. - Miss Mabel
Edna Scott, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Walter Scott and David Hermop
Knickerbacher of st. Cloud, Minnesota
were married in Christ Episcopal
church yesterday morning. Rev. Wal.
ter Scott, father of the bride. read the
service before an altar banked with
palms and white chrysanthemums.
Miss Helen Hines of Caledonia. O.,
served her cousin as maid of honor.
Walter Anderson Scott, brother of the
bride. acted as best man and the ush-
ers were Charles A. Shepard and Ray
Gordan of oberlin. Mr.. and Mrs
Knickerbacker will be at home after
December Is at ST. Cloud. Minnesota.