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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-05-15

Deposits received on pass books
bearing interest by the calander
month and subject to withdrawal at
any time. Also on certificates of de-
post payable in six months or one
year All at the highest rates cur
rent for such deposits. Loans on real
estate solicited and made speciality
Of.
OFFICERS:
Austin Lynch ...............Pres
Joseph Blechele.....ViceP President
Paul D. Rider..................C
DIRECTORS:
William II. Day. Austin Lynch.
Joseph BeChele, II. s. Shields,
David collars. Frank Alexander.
Ii. W. Hossler. Paul ID. Rider.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-05-15

fTNHE most common phases Of summer
i catarrh are catarrh of the stomach
and bowels. Peruna is o specific for
summer catarrh.
Hon. Willis Brewer, Representative
in Congfess from Alabama, writes the
following letter to DR.. Hartman:
House Of Representatives,
Washington, d. G.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen-"I have used one bottle
Of Peruna for lassitude, and take pleas
ure in recommending it to those who
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-05-15

need good remedy. IA tonic 1t is ex-
cellent. In the short time have used
1t has done me great deal of good."-
Willis Brewer.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement Of your case and he will
he pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-05-15

Mr. John W. Meng Jefferson Indianapolis In State Representative
Of indianapolis
suffered
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06


Varsalona, the Sicilian brigand
whose notoriety has oyershadowed
that of Musolino, is still at large, not
withstanding the unremitting efforts
of the Government for his capture.
Two torpedo boats are cruising off thu
Sicilian coast to prevent his escape
to the Italian mainland. A prize of
f1000 is offered for his arrest; the
Provinces of Palermo and Trapani,
where he is supposed to be- are con-
tinually patrolled. His father and one
Of his brothers, notorious miscreants,
died in prison; another brother was
implicated in a case Of burglary. and
a third was killed in street brawl.
To avenge his brothers death Varsa-
Iona committed his first murder in
1893. Since then twelve other victims
have fallen under his unerring aim.
The man is rich, and the source of his
wealth is blackmall. He regularly col
lects landowners contributions, which
vary according to the Importance Of
their estates, and when the money is
not Forthcoming the cattle and crops
OF the defaulter are sure to suffer- and
the defaulter himself runs great per-
sonal risks.-London Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
HIS LAST MESSAGE.

When Mrs. Johnson, the prisoners IS
friend, was dying her thoughts were
still of the cause to which she had de-
voted her life. She talked about it to
the Bishop Of Rochester, who was with
her, declaring that the inspiration of
her life had been her unwavering faith
In an accessible spot in every soul, no
matter how sunk in sin that soul might
be.
Don't you believe that 1t is there?'
she asked.
The bishop hesitated. "Perhaps,"
he answered, gravely, it is more truly
matter of hope than of faith"
"Then," she replied, instantly, 'you
couldn't do the work"
Several years ago one of our prison
chaplains told the story Of the man
who taught him the faith that Mrs.
Johnson declared necessary.
He was man who had been convict
ed Of robbing bank and sent to prison
for a long term. After he had been
there while another man was accused
Of completely. The second man had a
NedllUy lutuer, IL Tie SUI Couiu De CoA'
victed, the father would indemnify the
bank for its loss.
One day two unscrupulous lawyers
went to the prison to see the convict
They sat on the edge of his bed and
talked to him for long time. They
both could and would procure par
don for him, they declared, If he would
only testify that the second man was
guilty.
AS soon as they were gone the pris
oner sent for the chaplain. The pool
fellow was weak and i'll, and terribly
excited.
Don't let me see those men again!
he cried. "They offer me pardon. ant
God knows I'd like to be free; but
can't do it. Arnold wasn't with us
He wanted to go, but 1 said, Arnold
you have q father and mother. Dom
gor and he didn't. Do you understand
He wasn't with us!"
The chaplain quieted him and prom
ised that he should not be troubled
again, and after a while went away
A few nights later there came al
urgent call; the convict was dying o.
hemorrhage. When the chaplain
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

The pet monkey of a German profess
sOr, having made his escape, climbed
into tree and defied all attempts to
catch him. Well knowing the imita-
tive habits of the animal his master hit
on a curious plan to regain his pet. He
looked at the monkey through an opera
glass, pointing the small end at him
for some time, and then he retired to a
short distance, leaving the opera glass
on the ground. The initiative monkey
descended from the tree, and, taking
the opera glass, gazed after similar
manner, at his master, who seemed to
the deluded ape to be half mile dis
tant. The monkey, still looking through
the same end of the opera glass, sup
posed his master was several hundred
yards distant, when the latter reach
ing out, secured the chain and led the
victim Of an optical illusion back to his
cage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

The ability to take pictures with a
camera in an amateurish way has
filled the land with peripatetic semi
professional photographers. They live
in tents or shacks on next to nothing
at all, and actually manage to lay up a
little money. Sometimes they marry
and take their brides along. Possibly
they have done much to lower the
wages of professionals. 1 am told that
S100 month is fair and reasonable
compensation in this city for the serv-
ices of skilled photographer Of the
highest grade. 1 never knew one in q
small city or town that was not as poor
as n church mouse.-Victor Smith, in
New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
HOW SCOTT MET DEATH.

In the United States, the free hunt.
ers approach the mountains by three
main routes. 1t was coming down the
Platte that poor Scott's canoe was
overturned, his powder lost and his
rifles rendered useless Game had re.
treated to the mountains with springs
advance. Berries We're not ripe by the
time trappers We're descending with
their winters hunt Scott and his
famishing men could not find edible
roots. Each day Scott weakened.
There was no food. Final Scott had
strength to go no farther. His men
had found tracks Of some other hunt.
ing party far to the fore. They
thought that in any case he could not
live. What ought they to do? Hang
back and starve with him, or hasten
forward while they had strength, to
the party whose tracks they had
espied? On pretense Of seeking roots,
they deserted the helpless man. The
next spring, when these same hunters
went up the Platte, they found the
skeleton of poor Scott sixty miles from
the place where they had left him.
The terror that spurred the emaciated
man to drag himself all this weary
distance can barely be conceived; but
such were the fearful odds taken by
every free trapper who went up the
Platte, across the parched plains, or
to the headwaters of the Missouri
Outing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
BEAR ATTACKS A SLEEPER.

At Hamilton City, Mich, T. Calvwell,
night operator for the Pere Marquette,
had a hand-to-hand fight with q bear
and carries many marks Of the strug-
gle. He was asleep at his desk about
2 o'clock a. m., and was awakened by
the bear, which entered through an
open door. Before he could escape his
face, chest and arms We're nearly
town to pieces.
After a fight lasting five minutes
Calvwell got free and jumped
through the window, carrying the sash
with him and cutting himself in many
places. Calvwell routed out some Sec
tion men, and a shotgun was obtained.
Bruin was found asleep in the office of
which he had dispossessed Calvwell,
and the party opened fire on him,
killing him with one discharge. HiS
weight was over 500 pounds.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
CONVICTED.

"Were you ever engaged In a train
robbery" asked the prosecuting attor-
ney, looking at him severely.
II was never indicted for train rob-
berry," answered the witness, evasively'
"That is not the question:" said the
lawyer. "I will ask you again Were
you ever train robber?"
Judge" said the witness, turning
imploringly to the dignitary on the
bench, must answer that question:
"You must" replied the judge, "and
remember, you are under OATH"
The witness turned pale and his
knees trembled beneath him.
II suppose it's got to come out. ]
sold books and bananas on the cars
for whole year when I was a boy"
faltered the miserable man.-New York
Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
A LIFE-SAVING NAIL.

August Nelson escaped death at the
Diamond Nine Leadville, Col, in q
marvellous manner. He, with two other
men, was going down the shaft 500
feet in q bucket, when he disappeared.
The bucket continued down to the low
er level, the men expecting every mo.
ment to be crushed by Nelson's body.
But he did not fall. Investigation
showed large nail in the shaft had
caught his rubber coat and pulled him
out of the bucket, and he hung sus-
pended for ten minutes. He kept per-
fectly still, for if he had moved he
would have fallen 800 feet and been
killed and probably killed his compan-
ion.-Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

SUluli CHUNK or ldnu IN
Arkansas, and on the st. Francis River,
in 1875" said an old resident of Ar
kansas, 'and it was one of the most
| thrilling experiences l ever had in the
| woods. l was farming ON Cat Island
| that year. 1t is q dense, wild section,
| the underbrush made up of bamboo
| and other matted and tangling vines
was almost impenetrable, and alto
| gether it was simply impossible for a
| man to get through the woods without
| cutting his way through, and he had
| to crawl nearly all the time at that.
In 1878 bears were almost as thick as
| wild cane in that section. They made
q savage attack on my corn crop, and
| l had resorted to all sorts of expedients
to get rid of them, but without any
sort of success. Every night they
would invade my cornfield, get an arm
| full of corn, as much as a bear could
| carry in his arms, which is no small
| amount, and would take it on to the
| den. When they first began the attack
| spent many nights in the persimmon
trees at the back fence line Of the place
| watching for them. l had small
| scaffold built in every persimmon tree
| along the fence line, but l believe q
| bear can smell human being ten miles
| If the wind happens to be favorable.
| During the nights / watched from the
persimmon tree the wind was blowing
| back toward the woods, and not bear
entered the cornfield. But this is not
| the point had in mind. One drizzling
afternoon 1 went out into the woods
several miles bac; Of tho place hunt.
| ing for one Of my mules, and just took
my gun along to be on the safe side
Of an emergency, for in addition to the
great number of bears that season
catamounts and panthers were plenti-
| full.
"I was alone, with the exception of
| a couple Of green, unframed hound
pups, who wouldn't leave my heels
under any circumstances until the little
experience am about to relate. After
| winding around for some time 1 came
upon q rather large, hollow tree, the
| base of which aroused the suspicion
in my mind that it was the abode Of
some kind Of an animal. The hound
pups strengthened this belief by whin-
| ing and scampering around through
the underground in half frightened
sort of way The opening at the base
Of the tree was about as large around
Us a whiskey barrel. l concluded that
would catch q glimpse of daylight
1t the top, for the tree had the evidence
Of being hollow all the way up. l
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

All printing establishments in Tur.
key, according to a new law just
passed, may have only one door, and
that opening on the street Windows
must be covered with close-meshed
wire netting, so that no papers can be
handed through. A statement must be
made year in advance of the amount
of ink required, which will be supplied
by the State. A specimen of every
thing printed is to be kept and must
be shown at any time to a police in
spectoE ON pain Of fine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
CAUGHT IN HIS COON TRAP.

CAUGHT IN HIS COON TRAP.
/, Silas Remey, who lives on Chapline
River, in Mercer County, is a famous
trapper. Monday Silas and bis little
son spent all the afternoon setting
traps along the river cliffs and set their
last one just ut nightfall.
This was one Of Silas's own inven-
tion and most effective in catching
coons. On the river bank was log
that every coon that passed would
visit, and here silas set bis trap. An
augur hole was bored IN the log, a
crawfish was dropped tn, and four
long steel nails, as sharp pointed as
needles, were driven in at an angle SO
that Mr.. Coon could thrust IN his hand
for the crawfish easily enough, but
not withdraw it, because the points
of the nails are like barbs that thrust
into his paw, and the harder he pulls
the deeper the barbs stick into the
flesh.
So when Silas had set his trap, as it
was now almost dark, he thrust in
his finger to feel the points. They
seemed to be set about right-ln fact,
were set so nicely that when he tried
to withdraw his finger he was in Mr..
Coon's plight exactly. One OF the
barbs entered his finger and almost
before he knew It all had him tight.
The more he struggled the deeper his
barbs sank into his flesh. This was
anything but laughing matter to ST.
las. His old knife was too dull to
make any headway In cutting the
nails, so after thinking the matter over
he started his little boy home with a
lighted Lantern to get the pincers to
pull out the nails. The boy made his
way up the cliff, lost his way, fell over
rocks and logs and extinguished the
lantern. Unable to get his bearing, the
lad slept under ledge of rock and
came near freezing. Meanwhile Sllas
sat astride the log in a pouring rain
and thought Sunday-school words. But
a real danger began to threaten him.
The river began rising rapidly. 1t
crept up until it reached the lower end
OF the log.
AS daylight approached It began to
rock slightly and Silas knew an end
was floating. Higher and higher rose
the water, and Silas knew that if he
washed into the current with the log
death was certain. In his desperation
he pulled his dull barlow and literally
sawed his finger off above the middle
joint and the log floated away. In
five minutes afterward another trapper
came along and found him. He was
so chilled that he was unable to walk
home alone.-Louisville Evening Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
A MAGNIFICENT WORK.

"a magnificent work, his latest
story, you say?"
Magnificent! Why, it's the finest
story that has been published this cen
tury."
Indeed? What's the general idea?'
"Oh, half-morocco, gold or uncut
edges, cloth edition, finished in four
colors, with illuminated pages to every
hapterp-Baltimor News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

from my coat pocket, and went to the
bank and stole they money.
"And you abandoned me. You al
lowed me to be arrested, tried and con-
dcmned, without stirring a finger to
save me, and 1t was not until l had
been imprisoned that l guessed how
and by whom 1 had been tricked, be-
fooled and ruined.
You courted Marie, taught her how
to love you, and then poisoned her
life by shaming me; that was part of
your vile scheme. You used her to
win your way to my esteem, and you
knew that in my love for her 1 should
love whom she loved, and who loved
her. And where is she? God knows.
Where can a homeless, friendless
felon's daughter drift to in four long
years If she has not died, then she
is worse than dead, and you-you have
slain her body and soul.
"You have ruined the man who trust
ed and befriended you, and have killed
the girl who loved and believed In you!
What less than your vile life could
l demandW
II did betray you," Riverley gasped.
II did betray you. l had to have the
money to save myself from ruin. l
never thought-never-that it would
fall on you, and to the very last 1 be-
leved you would get off. And when
l found you We're condemned l had
not courage to confess, because-be-
cause of Marie. Listen-llsten to
thatr'
He held up an arm, and looked i'm
ploringly at Henscott, who, struck by
his words, and thinking some one
his breath and listened.
A low, strange cooling sound struck
on his ears. and glancing round the
room he saw it proceeded from a low
cot which stood in the shade of a
corner of the room.
81 married her-your Marie" said
Riverley, speaking excitedly and very
rapidly. "She never doubted your
innocence or suspected my guilt, and
she was almost happy. 1 did not trick
her into loving me; she was my love.
1 married her. and there's our child"
Henscott said nothing for n minute.
He stood and stared stupidity at River
ley. Then:
And Marie?" he said in o whisper.
"She is dead"
Not muscle Of Henscott's face tight
ened or relaxed. After pausing a mo-
ment, as If weighing the meaning Of
the word, he stole over to the corner,
and knelt down on one knee. He drew
back the cot curtains with trembling
hand, and looked down at the little
pink face, into the blue eyes which
looked up at him.
I'VE call her Marie" said Riverley,
family.
"Mariew repeated Henscott, almost
inaudibly.
Henscott's head sank lower and
lower over the cot, until his hair
touched the infants face.
"Marie, Marie, Marlep' he whlmp-
cred.
He stopped over lower, and kissed
the warm, velvet cheek OF the child,
who flung herself over on her side, be-
cause his beard was harsh.
He watched her for a few seconds
more, then rose.
Her child-his child" he muttered.
"Better that than he"
He stopped down and rearranged the
curtains tenderly. lie moved slowly
toward the window.
"Wait here" he said, gently, and he
went out.
Riverley waited. He waited till day
break, till dusk again, and through the
night. And then he understood.
.
Riverley and little Marie were still
waiting when, more than three years
later, Henscott came back to them
after his release from the prison to
which he had returned.-New York
News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
DIFFERENT,

"If your father called me that" said
the ambitious young man, flushing
with Indignation, "he did NE an in
justice. I take some interest in poll
tics. of course, but am not lobbyist
in any sense of the word"
'You don't quite understand nae, Mr..
Peduncle," said Miss Flyppe. ''He
didn't call you q lobbyist. He said
you were bster."-Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
WILLING TO OBLIGE.

"Can you tell me the nearest way to
reach Buffalo streetT
"C-c-c-certainly. It's j-j-tust up tn
th-this s-s-s-s-say, l can, I can go
with you and show you quicker than
l can say it."--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
CHURCH MUSIC.

Then swelled the organ; up through the
choir and nave
The music trembed with thrill
Of bliss at its own grandeur; wave on wave
its food of mellow thunder rose, until
The hushed air shivered with the throb it
gave,
Then, posing for moment, it stood still
And sank and rose again, to burst in spray
That wandered into silence far away.
Lowell.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
HE HAS TO BE,

"They tell me your son is close
student"
HE has to be. I don't allow him
but dollar a month spendin' money"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
TROUBLE SURE TO MEET YOU.

"Oh, cheer up" said the sympathiz-
Ing friend. "If you go around looking
for It, trouble is always sure to meet
you more than half way"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
6be + zsg2s2V
- 'iide Of
Life.

THE MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE.
His lordship needs to settle up,
Nor hesitates to own s,..,
He's looking for an heiress
Who needs to settle down.
Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
ABOVE ALL HIS FELLOWS.

'Is links successful as a.chauffeur?
"Well, should say SO. Why, he's
been arrested eight times in the last
two weeks. s."-Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

"Why dye plant them ERE cabbages
zfg-zag, Jim?"
II dooes that ter put tn snails orf
the track."-Ally Sloper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

reached him he was beyond speech
but he made sign for paper The
warden handed him his pass-book and
pencil. With a supreme effort the
weak hand wrote four words-the bur
den Of all his thought: ARNOLD is not
guilty"
He died a few hours later; but be.
meath the common convict, paying the
just penalty of his crime, had been re.
vealed, dimmed and blurred, it is true,
but not destroyed, the spirit Of hero.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
WHERE THE OBLIGATION, LAY

The Patient-"Of course, doctor, if
my appendix has got to come out that
settles It,"
The Doctor-"No. You settle it,
New York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
Pluck and @ O
O @ Rdventure.
A NARROW ESCAPE.

X" PEAKING of bears re-
minds me Of an experience
} 1 had on Cat Island, a
small chunk of land in
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06

Riverley and little Marie were still
waiting when, more than three years
later, Henscott came back to them
after his release from the prison to
which he had returned.-New York
News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-06
WHY CONVICT
70 BROKE
JAIL.

X MAN stood up at the cross
~ bar grating that admitted
~ light and air into small pri-
49, ~ COZ, COLL H. otabiDU
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-11

business for southwestern Kansas and
oklahoma goes today To the factory at
Peoria TO consult with the company. Their
business Is rapidly increasing in this
territory. After visiting the factory Mr.
Williams will visit his parents at Mason
City. Iowa.
Jacob T. Mccall. Little Jake" Il years
of age. son Of J. III. Mccall. left over
the Santa Fe Sunday afternoon for To-
peka. from where he will 30 10 Barnes
vile, Ohio. 20 visit his grandmothcr for
a month. He went alone to Topeka but
from there he viii b. in charge of his
uncle and aunt. Judge and Mrs. ]. c.
Pollock. who make a visit to Ohio and
Virginia. Little Jake viii take In the
sights 10 be seen on such a journey
and expressed much interest in the hills
and mountains he hoped 10 climb. hear
ing it said they were much higher than
College Hill