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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05

the poiit cal lire. that he was poor,
and that his daughter worked very
hard. Ne knew l.ttle OF him, because
he kept away from every one aad shut
I himself up in mis- little cottage.
Rather a curious history" thought
the young barcnet. such a father and
such a daughter! He cannot possibly
be a political writer Of any note, or 1
should have heard some one speak Of
him. Before long | will see for my
self what Rosewalk is like"
CHAPTER XVIII.
II was a fortunate thing for many
reasons that the Duke of Rosedene
was alone when Sir Basil met him,
for he led up gradually TO the subject
which occupied his thoughts Did
the duke come more than once a year
to Dene? Did he know the people ar
Southwood? Was it true that politi
cal writer lived at Southwood?
The duke shrugged his shoulders
socdnaturedly.
Il really don't know" he said. Who
is he?"
Sir Basil did not know; he was ask
ing for information. Some one had
tod him that a political writer lived
at SOuthwood.
Politics have not been much in my
line lately" said the duke-"not for
some years | am glad they are in
yours. | like to see the young men of
the country coming forward; it is
healthy sign. What about this man?
What is his name?'
Ray" answered Sir Basil.
Ray" repeated the duke slowly,
"Ah, yes. | remember the name very
well but know nothing of the man.
Ray? He was a great Radical; | be-
lieve they called him the Voice of the
People years age. have heard moth
ing of him for long time; nor do |
take the least interest in him"
81 have been so long away from Eng
land that am often ashamed to find
how ignorant | am about men and
things"
MY dear Sir Basil you have no rea-
son whatever to regret your ignorance
with regard to Ray. He was one OF
these who lived on the people and
misled them-incited them to riot and
rebellion. He never did them any
good; and if my memory serves me
rightly. he was Cnce imprisoned for
treason"
Rather stormy career said
Basil.
"He wrote one or two good things in
their way" said the duke, "hut based
on wrong principle The best
was called An Appeal to the
People by One who Serves Them 1t
made some little sensation at the tine
AS you seem Interested will make
some INQUIRIES and tell you the result.
Sir Basil dreamed of Hettie all that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05
A SEA LYRIC.

Ihere is no music that man has heard
Like the voice of the minstrel Sea,
Whose major and minor chords are
fraught
With infinite mystery
For the Sea is harp, and the winds
of God
Play over mis- rhythmic breast,
And bear on the sweep of their mighty
wings
The song of vast unrest.
There is no passion that man has sung,
Like the love of the deep-souled Sea,
Whose tide responds to the Moons soft
light
With marvellous melody
For the Sea is a harp, and the winds
of God
Play over his rhythmic breast,
And lear on the sweep of their mighty
wings
The song of vast unrest.
There is no sorrow that man has
known,
Like the grief of the wordless Main,
Whose Titan bosom forever throbs
With an untarnished pain
For the Sea is harp, and. the winds
of God
Play over his rhythmic breast,
And bear on the sweep of their mighty
wings I
The song of a vast unrest
William Hamilton Hayne in At
lantic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05

the future before them.
On that bright Sunday morning nc
warning came to Sir Basil that he had
better not see the young singer again
He went. She sang more sweetly
than ever, and lookd to his enchanted
eyes fairer than before. With hel
dress Of pale blue, her fair, flower.
like face and golden hair she reminded
him OF the beautiful figures he had
seen in the churches in Italy. He
must find out who she was; he would
much like to know what name went
with that face. He would like TO
speak TO her; it would be pleasant to
know if her voice sounded as sweet in
speaking as in singing.
This time when the people went out
Of church he contrived to be among
the first, and then he saw the blue
dress trailing ever the grass he
noticed that every movement and ac-
ton OF the girl was as full Of grace as
her singing was full of music The
sun was shining on the tall elm-trees
slept so we'll; on the old Norman
church, on the groups OF worship
pers; and something stole into his
heart that had never been there be-
fore--a new delicious life. 1t thrilled
in his veins and beat at his heart-a
keen pleasure 50 great as to be almost
pain. He thought the tranquility Of
the day had touched him; he thought
the beautiful music had affected him.
Something had with sudden sweet
swiftness changed the fair face Of
Nature for him.
He watched the girl who had sung
the bright seraphim. She had stop
ped first Of all to speak to group OF
fair-haired children; then he saw that
the old men and women all tried to
have few words with her; after that
she disappeared, and he could not see
in which direction she had gone
He found the ord sexton. SIR Basil
discovered in a moment the way to his
heart; it was suggested by the almost
pathetic manner in which the man
said that It was a dry day. He was
SO completely overwhelmed when Sir
Basil dropped something into his hand
with which to make the day more com
Portable that he would have answered
any number of questions.
"Who was the lady that sung?"
She was Miss Ray-Miss Hettie
Ray, daughter of the old man who
lived at Rosewalk.
Where was Rosewalk?
at is cottage built on the slope of
the hill round there by SouthwoCd -
a vague direct!C.l, but Sir Basil re-
membered every word of it.
Who was the old man?
All, that the sexton did not know,
All that he could tell was that he had
heard that he was a bit of a writer in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05
THROW FEW SNoWSALLS.
Silk Hats, Once Tempting Targets
Go Unscathed Nowadays.

,
Go Unscathed Nowadays.
Snowballing has gone out of style
Why this is the case nobody is able
to say. but that it is true is apparent
to anybody who happens to think ON
the subject. 1t may be that because
of the mild winters of the last ten
years and the scarcity of snow the
present generation has never learned
the joys of snowballing Or it may
be that the growing tendency to re-
gard boy who threw a SNOWFALL in
the same category with the person
who threw a brick or any other kind
of missile has had tendency to
throw the sport into disfavor.
1t is more than probable, however,
that the first reason is the true one
In former years, when winter meant
a carpet of white over the earth from
December to March, snowballing was
one Of the recognized sports of child
hood. In those days flourished the
snow fort, with ramparts and out
works, and many and fierce were the
battles that ragged between the de-
tenders of the fort and the attacking
party, and the ammunition always
consisted of snowballs. But during
the last decade the scarcity of snow
has made such a thing as a snow fort
an impossibility.
1t was in the training to defeat or
attack the fort that the boys of other
days became proficient in the use on
the SNOWFALL. When they were not
actually engaged in battle they would
do target practice on silk hats, cats,
dogs, or anybody who happened to
pass by. But now, while at times
during the winter there is plenty of
snow for the fashioning of snowballs,
the present day boy is not trained in
the sport He never saw q fierce
SNOWFALL battle that prevailed in the
days when his father was a boy and
he has come to feel that throwing a
SNOWFALL at a passerby is about as
bad as throwing anything else.
Staid old people rejoice exceeding
Iy as we'll as marvel that they can
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05

The long expected crisis IN Turkish
affairs seems TO be imminent The
puppets who are TO be made respons.
tble for The coming combat between
such Of the powers as may be drawn
into it have been SO carefully re.
hearsed by the Museoyite stage man.
ayers that the successful enactment of
another tragedy fl the career of the
sick man o. Europe should not pos.
sibly fail unless, perchance. instead
OF tragedy the situation develops into
farce comedy and the shadow of the
bear has once more to stlilk back
from the coveted Balkans.
one thing is certain more. that be-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05

fore Turkey will give up more ter.
r,tory she will fight any armies that
may he allied asainst her. She has
lost 50 much during the past century
that her diminishing greatness is one
Of the bttterest shocks that Mohan
mGdan pride has ever sustained. Early
in the century just closed Greece At,
tanned its independence. This was
followed - the autonomy Of Rou.
mania. Bulgaria and Crete. Bessara.
bia and Batonm fell to Russia as
spells Of her last war. while Egypt
aud CIRRUS have fallen e England
ana Syra Is under the protection OF
France and other powers.
The Cstensta'e cause Of the present
rising in the Balkans is the inhuman
treatment q Macedoniars by Turks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05

Whatever 81 the Macedonian com,
uittee, which foments most Of these
troubles, May be, it certainly Is in
collision w,ta Russia All is one OF
the most l,u'ent tools ct her Balkan
policy.
Although the Bulgarians themselves
are apparently enaeayoring TO sup.
press the Macedonian uprising they
have mobilized a large army to me-
mace Turkey. which will If an out.
break occurs be the main reason Of
the confiagration The reforms when
Austria and Russia have asked TuF-
key to make sor the benefit Of Mace.
domains seem to he a secondary mat
ter. as irrespective Of her compliance
or noncompliance huge armies are
preparing to pour south ostensiblt fo
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05
Of the
ton lin the

N
right the wrongs Of Macedonians {
Albanians but really to establish
claim Of Russia to rule the L
phorus and Austria's to such te
tory as she may have conside
necessary TO the establishment Of
other good port on the Adriatic
other advantages long sought in t
direction. OF course Montenegro
Albania and Servia, pet dogs Of
northern bear, will be ready TO pou
upon the sick man when Russia e
tie word. bur there Will be no sa
fees Of territory by Turkey exc
at the end of a desperate strugl
France. Austria, Italy and even Z
lanI as well as Germany may
Silly be drawn into the trouble er
Il over.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05
Stable Yard Gossip.

The Cow-"Have you heard of tn
new food they are making out
chopped cornstalks?"
The Horse-'No; butt they needn
try it On me. | won't touch it."
The Cow-"O, it isn't for us. 1t
for human beings"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
Fleeing from Ills They Know.

Hitherto when people talked niunic-
ipal ownership the New York lighting
companies have been able to smile and
say disdainfully: Who's afraid?" But
row the grlsly specter has suddenly ap-
peared right in their path and very
close at hand, and as 4hey confront
it with bristHng hair and bulging eyes
the horror of the situation is deepened
by their realization Of the fact that
they have not single friend from
whom they can expect reinsurance and
protection. Even those who have the
least liking for the extension Of mu-
nicipal activities into the domain till
now monopoized by private individ-
uals and corporations find their argyll
,nents almost useless in defence OF
these companies, and, while not quite
willing to admit that experiments will,
public ownership are safe. yet arc
forced to confess that the present evils
are SO great that to remove them risky
efforts are permissible. - New Yorl;
Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
ARE DOING GOOD WORK.

That the poor are, as whole in q
wretched condition cannot be gainsaid,
writes Henry George Jr That more
fortunte persons can accomplish much
Individual good is also not to be dis
puted. Miss Jane Adams work in
the slums OF Chicago has attracted
national, IL not international, atten-
ton, and deserves great honor, and
there are many similar enterprises
scattered over the country that are. do
ing deeds Of rescue that deserve SIN
cere praise. Let us give that praise
without stint, for the aim and the ac-
complishment of the men and women
engaged in them is the Frightening
and purifying of life for many who
under present social conditions must
otherwise have been lost In the slough
Of despond
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
legislatures are Dcterioratina.

The decline of the legislature has
Seen one of the most pronounced fea-
tsNes OF American public life ever since
the foundation OF the national govern
ment. Many of the colonial and early
state legislatures were quite respectable
bodies and contained much Of the best
talent of the country. 1t has been
thought by some reformer5 that mod
ern legislatures might be elevated to
the standard Of the old ones by rais-
ing the pay Of their members, hut the
correctness of this view Is. very doubt
full Probably the principal cause Of
the degeneracy of legislatures is the
lack OF interest which the public gen.
orally takes in their proceedings. They
have been overshadowed by congress.
just as state issues have been over
shadowcd by national issues. Since
they do not receive much popular at
tention, it becomes constantly more dif-
fcult to get able men who are am.
bilious 10 acquire reputation and
make career in public life to accept
election to them In consequence their
seats are commonly filled by men of
limited ability and experience in public
affairs and by goods-box politicians and
"grafters." = Kansas City Journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27

The late decision of the supreme
court does not appear to throw much
light upon the school board situation,
relative to the new code. The city OF
Youngstown, or rather some of its cit
1zers, recently brought an action to
compel the board of elections to put
the school board on the city ticket.
The supreme court overruled the ac-
tion, refusing to issue the writ Of man
damus prayed for in the petition. This
Is construed to practically sustain the
ruling of attorney general, who has
held that the new code does not pro-
vide for the election of school board
in cities where ward lines have been
changed. However. the matter is still
in very unsettled condition and it Is
presumed that the various cities will
proceed at the coming election in the
manner that their respective boards
deem proper, irrespective of the attor.
ney generals opinion or OF the very
vague stand Of the court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
EFFORT TO UNITE UNIONS

Steps are under way to unite the
Sheet Metal Workers National alli-
ance and the Amalgamated Sheet Met
al Workers. International union, a
committee having been appointed and
"a conference held In Pittsburg for this
purpose. Several Of the largest
unions of sheet metal workers in the
country seeded from the Amalgamat-
ed union few years ago, and last
year the National alliance was formed
with G. d. Wheeler of Chicago as pres
ident. The committee which has been
appointed to try to cement the two or
-ganizations is composed of Frank
Buchanan, president Of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers union: p. j..
Conlin, vice president Of The fnterna-
tional Association of Machinists, and
T. H. Flynn, an organizer from the
American Federation OF Labor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27

Nothing is more ominous than the
steady increase in the number of dsf-
alcations and breeches Of trust. These
always come with changes and altera-
tions in the conditions OF business.
When expenses increase faster than
gross receipts and the margin Of prof
its shrink owners and managers in
evitably begin to investigate leaks, to
look into the corners, to examine
books and accounts and to find just
how things are. When this Is done
Irregularities are sure to be uncover
ed, dubious practices are laid bare and
defaulters find themselves sudden y
discovered or SO near discovery that
they fee. A falling market plays its
part also at such time. Speculation
ceases to be profitable. Losses 1e-
place past profits. Men who have
risked their employers money loee It
or are tempted to pilfer on large
scale or small to save some venture
near collapse. These various causes
are all now operative.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
How Negro Problem Nav be Solved.

We may think what we will as to
the relative capacities Of the two
races, or as to the proper political
status Of thespegroes, but no one can
deny that negro taught how to sup
port himself and his family honestly
and in decency, gradually acquiring
the ownership of land and improv-
ing it, is infinitely a more desirable
citizen than one idle, shiftless. with
a strong tendency toward viciousneTs.
The evidence that such class can
be built up among the negroes, slow
ly. perhaps, but surely, is incontest-
able.-New York Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
EDUCATION NEEDED
IN OUR PROGRESS
Coicrod Asse m biage at A. ME-.
Church Addressed by
Gifted White Or

At a regular meeting Of the Excel
sior literary society Of the A. M. Il.
church held last night, large num-
Der Of persons we're present. A feast
of reason was enjoyed, the principal
speaker being Mr.. " T. ,Tustin,
graduate Of West Virginia. university,
Of Morgaptown.
Mr.. Tustin 10 also graduate Of the
Ralston university of expression at
Washington. He possesses extraor-
binary merits as gifted orator.
Those present expressed great de-
light at having had the privilege OF
listening to Mr.. Tustin. His subjec:
was, Education the Basis Of True
citizenship" Mr.. Tustin spoke rs ono
white man to many colored people,
on modern questions Of the race.
Although a white orator, he was as
attentively listened to as any OF the
colored orators who have recently
vislted the city.
He said In part as follows:
Ideas, not kings, rule the world.
Kings and queens and all the earthly
potentates may pass away and fade
from memory and from history, but
the men whose influence has made
for the uplifting and betterment Of
mankind are those who live in the
great thoughts, and great ideas that
have broadened the human mind, and
lameliorated the conditions Of humans
ty.
The boy who sat by the bubbling
tea-kettle watching It's lid rise and
fall. tossed by watery vapor. w0s
thinking. The idea there conceived,
through a century of evolution. has
revolutionized the industrial world.
The iron-wheeled carriers Of COM
merce that traverse the snowy noun
tain peaks, and push across the verdi
ant plains, carrying the black dia,
monds Of the earth to the markets
Of the world; the pufing steamer
that has conquered wind and wave;
the iron-c.ad fleets of war that often
determines nations destiny, are the
lepitimate offspring of that boys
brain. 4
He lives In the thought and progresl,
OF the age, benefactor of the HN1
man race.
Shakespeare, the incompatible
bard of Avon has left a monument of
fame and glory, not builded of marble
or granite. but of noble thoughts--a
monument that rises among the
cloudlands Of truth. and is bathed in
the sunshine of immortality. His
ashes are moldering into dust, but
the children OF his brain have peo-
pied a world. Such men as these are
the uncrowned geniuses of the world
the benefactors of the human race.
Mr.. Tustin's lecture may be repeat
ed by request. Although not a col
ored man. his services are in great
demand by the Excelsior society and
others.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
German aeslao. Upon Holland.

Rumors Of German ambitions In the
Netherlands have too alarmist col
cring to be wholly credible, but the
mere fact OF apprehension at Tho
Hague and Amsterdam Is a serious
end novel symptom. A few years ago
the doctrine of naturalization of the
low coIvnties was regarded as immut-
allie. The lot OF Holland and Belium.
snfeguardcd by all the powers OF E,l-
rope, appeared peculiarly happy one,
Even 70 discuss the aunlhilAtion cl
thoss nationalitIes would have seemed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
RICH COArAND
CLAY FIELDS
Stark county and Canton
are Fortunate in Natur-
al Deposits.

Ed. A. Langenbach, chairman OF the
committee on coal and clay, submitted
his annual report to the, board of trade
Wednesday night. 1t is as follows:
Your committee on coal and clay re-
rort as follows: The location Of Can
ton near the coal fields has never been
SO much appreciated as 1t has been
during the past winter and especially
80, since the trouble in the coal re-
gionS occurred last simmer. Canton
WAS the most fortunate city on ac-
count of fuel In the country. While
oil other cities were suffering from
want OF fuel and factories remaining
idle, the shut-downs in Canton on ac-
count Of the shortage Of fuel, were
nothing to speak of. This Of course.
was owing to the fact that to tho south
OF Canton, there are inexhaustible coal
lands. While facilities for the trans
pOrtation Of coal from the mines to the
factories are excellent, still we hope
and look forward to better facilities
for transportation of fuel to the city,
which will still reduce the cost consid-
erably.
ALL DIFFERENT CLAYS.
With belt line railroad. which
seems TO be an assured fact, there are
contemplated facilities which will en-
able every factory in Canton to secure
fuel at a much cheaper rate than any
other city In the country.
During the past year the fact has
been developed that south and adj
Joining the city, is the only section in
the country where an inexhaustible
supply of all the different clays have
been found. An analysis and a test
OF all the different clays in the vicir-
ity of Canton proves that the clay will
produce all kinds of building material,
high grade fire-brick, building blocks,
iire-proofmg, street paving brick, high
grade red pressed brick, mottled bricks,
sewer pipes, ccnduits. insulators and
all kind Of potteries clay and for mak-
ing plaster.
LIMESTONE DEPOSITS.
In addition to coal and clay, 1t may
be stated that the limestone which Is
found in unlimited quantities and
tests OF the same now show that II
is the. best quality that can be found
for window glass plants, cement works
ana plaster plants. A new industry in
this line has gone through the expert
mental stage and two plants now In
operation south of the city. have pro-
duced lime fertilizer which is pronounc-
od to be the best and the richest of
fertilizers. and we may look forward
to large plants of this kind in the near
future.
During the past year all brick ami
clay plants have been taxed to their
utmost capacity. The product produc-
ed during the past year has been tina
greatest in the history of this industry
and the future is very encouraging.
ED. A. LANGENRACg
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
A SENSIBLE ARRANGDMDNT.

Philadelphia Master Bullders' ex-
change, In order to avoid strikes with
their sub-contractors, have proposed
that In the spring Of each year the
committee representing each union
shall meet the committee OF cores
ponding association Of employers, and
enter into an agreement as to wages
and general conditions of labor.
Should any dispute subsequently arise
upon which the two COMMITTEES can
not agree. the matter shall be referred
to an arbitration committee to .bs ap-
pointed by the builder exchange
which will endeavor to bring the op-
posite sides together.