The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
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J. L. Harbour. one of the editors cS
the Youths Companion and an author,
delights In poring over the rural pa
pers for unconscious humor. He says
that descriptions of weddings are in
variably funny, and among the in,
stances he cites is paragraph which
INDUCES in eulogy concerning the bride
and bridegroom, and concludes with,
I'VE wish them all happiness, for John
is one of the best young men and so
is Mary. He also tells of the minuti
description of gifts which are set forth
in rural papers on the occasion of q
marriage, and says that in such paper
he found: "The brides gift to the
groom was large hair wreath made
of his family and hers. Aunt Emma
Leach presented the couple with a
handsome motto. Fight on The brides
father gave her a copy of Bunyan'0
Pilgrims Progress and one Jersey COW
bound in leather"
Chief Justice Chase of the supreme
court had a grand time on one occasion
when he visited New Orleans Accom-.
panied by the accomplished daughter,
the justice partook of the generous
hospitality of the south. He entered
heartily into the pleasures of the hour,
not once presuming to impress the
dignity of his exalted position upon his
host. One evening the justice caught
sight of his daughter surrounded by
many gallants of the south. Address.
ing himself to fine old gentlemaA
the justice with warranted pride, asked:
Sir, what do you think of my daugh-
teri"
IF you will permit enc to Judge by
present appearance" replied the gen.
tleman, bowling graciously, II assert
positively, that she is the supreme
court of the south" Detroit Free
Press.
That's a smooth mantle new GER
man ambassador. When the dispatches
from Oyster Bay, prior to Baron Won
Sternburg's journey to Sycamore Hill,
intimated that part of his entertain.
mept might be "a long walk or sharp
ride with Mr.. Roosevelt" somebody
said to him.
Better get yourself into form, baron
The president is a hard hitter. Look
out for tension"
Let me sect" replied the kaiser'a
most astute apologist. why not COM
slider 1t the light of counter irritant?
My muscular strain would then put an
end to any possible lingering diplo-
matte strain between Washington and
Berlin. New York Mail and Express.
A certain cornchandler of LondoE
had just engaged an assistant who hail
ed from little village near Leeds ThiS
youth was remarkably green" and
apparently it had been impressed upon
him by his friends in the village that
the sharp London people would try
and take rise out of him. A GUS
toner entered the shop and when the
youth appeared said:
IL want some bird seed, please"
Its noa use, lad, tha kno's," an
swered the verdant one knowingly,
''tha cannot hev me. Birds groas from
eggs, not seed!"
The entries in all the competitive
premium departments of the Ohio
state fair close Saturday, Aug. %, but
entries received after that time bear
ing the postmark of that date or earl
ier will be received. Those desiring
to make entries may do so at the de-
partment of agriculture, where large
corps of clerks will begin recording
entries Thursday morning.
After all entries are recorded fur
ther fair work will be transferred to
the grounds, where the superintend-
ents will be on hand in each Of the
several> buildings ready to receive ex-
hibits ana assist in their arrangement
President Roosevelt will be unable
to attend the fair, but he will try to
arrange to send Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw in his stead.
The absence of the president will
make William Jennings Bryan the
biggest attraction.
Chief George w. Collier, Of the sta
tionary engineers department, has
discovered that a capable though un-
scrupulous engineer has been victim
izing the officials by clever scheme.
He has been taking examinations for
other persons, giving their names and
addresses, so that the license obtained
could be used by the engineer for
whom thu fraud was practiced. He
received $25 for each license and EVIL
IDENTIFY found the practice quite profit
able. The chief asked Attorney Gen.
eral Sheets for advice and was told