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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
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N olumbus. Aug. 1s.--One distinct
~ features OF the Johnson-zim-
norman fight for the control Of the
delegates to the. Democratic state con-
vention is the remarkable optimism of
Mr.. Webster p. Huntington. Of CO.
lumbus, Zimmerman's campaign man
ager. He affects to believe that his
chieftan has corralled almost every
delegate selected thus far, but this
claim seems to be utterly at variance
with things at they seem to exist.
Mayor Johnson's lieutenants pro-
nounce 1t ridiculous and absurd and
predict that their candidate will cap
ture the convention. A total of 260
delegates will be selected this week,
and these will probably hold the key
to the situation. The johnson peo-
pie expect to land the delegates in
Mahoning county, the birthplace of
Zimmerman, which selects this week.
This is the pre-convention week of the
struggle between the followers of the
two men and excitement is high
point.
An interesting relic of the boiler ex-
plosion which occurred at Rutland
last week, killing four persons, has
been received at the Office Of Chief
G. w. Collier, of the stationary en-
gineers' department. 1t Is a railroad
iron S5 inches long and weighing 130
pounds which was used as weight on
the arm of the safety valve of the
boiler. This rendered it impossible
for any steam to escape, no matter
how high the pressure might have
been and undoubtedly caused the
frightful accident. No boiler could
have withstood this tremendous
weight.
A convict named Duncan, serving a
Warden Hershey that he intended to
commit suicide, but the latter cured
him of this desire. He told him that
nothing could occur that would be
more in the interest of the peniten-
tiary and advised him to go ahead.
Duncan then changed his mind.
Mr.. Ber e. Williamson. one of the
best known newspaper men at the
state capital, formerly Of Canton, has
been made chairman Of the big local
press committee which will look after
the wants of the visiting scribes at
the Democratic state convention. With
Ber at the head It is needless to state
that all the essentials will be fur.
nished.
John Taborn, serving life SEN
tence in the penitentiary from Del
aware county, on Sunday completed
33 years of life behind prison walls.
He murdered man aginst whom he
had grudge. SHe has served more
time than any other prisoner and
has become so accustomed to prison
life that he does not desire to enter
the outside world agin. In recent
years he has become mildly dement,
ed He seems to have neither kith
nor kin, and has not received letter
for many years.
Lewis Hillson, hostler, charged.
with committing serious offense,
the victim being Claude Shriver, aged
Is. was arraigned before Mayor Smith
Monday afternoon. He pleaded not
guilty and waving examination, was
bound over to the grand jury. Bond
was fixed at $500 but he was unable to
furnish II and WAS taken to iail
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
SUCH A LADY KILLER.

Mr.. William Powell Of Portsmouth
spent last Sunday with relatives and
friends We are always glad to well
come Willie to our town. as 1t brings
smiles to the. lips of one OF our fair
damsels.--Cape Charles (va.) Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Carrie Nation has at last reached the
zenith Of her ambition. She is going
on the stage. The play In which Mrs.
Nation is to make her debut has not
been announced but 1t is presumed
that Ten Nights in Barroom will be
the vehicle selected for her talent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Congressman Gill and Congressman
Dick are at loggerheads over the ap-
pointment Of few deputy election su-
pervisors. The more strife in the Re-
publican party the brighter the out
look for Democratic success. Fight on,
brothers. fight on,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Until it has been positively and fin
ally announced whether Mabel Nc
Kinley Baer has or has not quit the
stage the newspapers might as well
stop trying to interest their readers
in less important affairs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

The fact that Johnson and thinner
man are fighting for the Democratic
nomination for governor indicates that
both of them are rather confident Of
winning from Myron T..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
PARTS OF "FAMILY

The editor and his family (that sounds
bigger than to say just his wife) spent
last Sunday at the home OF Francis
Bradley and his family (the family In
this case means two daughters, three
sons and one brother) up near Summit
on the Wabash. = Shenandoah (Ioway
World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
dispatch from Springfield toda

puts Zimmerman complexion on the
campaign. 1T will be a hard fight,
but will win it," is about the sub
stance Of his interview and he offers
the figures to substantiate the asser-
tion. Up to date. Mr.. Zimmerman
claims 302 delegates, within 43 votes
Of enough to elect, with 40 seventy
delegates yet to be chosen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
TIME FOR HIS ANNUAL.

Jim Cocgan fell out of H. Eirlings
birch bark canoe, but rs he needed a
bath, no damage and much good re-
suited, Eagle (Wis:) Quill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
AT HOMJ

Mr.. John p. Wyer of Richmond Ia at
home on recuperating tour.-Warren-
ton (va.) Index.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

II the Petrol insists upon carrying
war into the Canadian camp, Roose-
velt will have to buckle on his spurs
and prepare to scale the heights of
Quebec.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

The fact that A. c. Dinkey has been
elected president Of the Carnegie Steel
Co. indicates that some men win in
spite of serious handicaps.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

The Republican party of Ohio knows
that it is not safe to eschew state
questions in this campaign and yet
it is afraid to tackle them. 1t is a
pretty tight box for party to be in.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
Lsy On Hands This Year.

That hands off" seems to have
aroused in the people of this state
determination to lay hands on in the
hope of bringing about change for
the better in state affairs. Youngs-
town Vindicator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
IN A HOUSEBOAT?

Mrs. Ellen Heischman and her sister
Mrs. Elizabeth Heischman OF Trout
Run Valley, are spending a few days
on the creek with relatives and friends.
--Edinburg (va.) Sentinel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

A Columbus minister who announce,
that he will preach from the text,
What would Jesus do with the La
Dor Unions?" should be enjoined.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Unless Colombia thinks better of
that Panama proposition Uncle Sam
may try some means of gentle persua.
sion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
AN OssIFIED VISITOR.

Mr. L. M. Bowman, the CharIottes-
vile marble man. was in the city
Thursday. Gazette.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

That interminable Bulgarian men,
orandum will probably call forth a
reply in seven volumes from the Sui
tan
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
NORMAL ONCE MORE.

Mr.. Peter Pulse Is getting all right
again.--Harrisonburg (Va.) Spirit of
the Valley.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Quite a number OF subscribers to the
Stark County Democrat are In arrears
reqsrding their subscription, and the
Company requests that they remit the
amount as promptly as possible. Each
subscriber can tell by the date on his
Ia Del when the subscription expires.
THE NEWSDEMOCRAT PUB. co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

A SCOOP ON PROF. LANGLEY.
MIR. w. H. Williamson made another
flying trip to Auburn Sunday.--Rad-
ford (va.) Advance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

What Myron T. Herrick needs is al
airship, not an automobile.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
HAD TO co.

Marten--I hear you have left your
home and family to become q hermit
ekunk-Yes. had to- My eldest boy
took TO cigarets and would smoke 'em
In the house. - Boston Transcript.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

The Terrible Turk is again vindi
eating his appellation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

If confidence is the only thing nec-
essary to nomination, Tom Johnson
has already won it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

A SPIRITLESs PRAYER MEETING.
Prayer meeting was .fzzle here last
Sunday evening-Bradford 70. Sem
tinel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Now, how about the Nicaragua
route?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
Bryan's Principles.

Mr.. Bryan has high idea of prin-
ciples; in fact too high an idea to be
successful politician. But great re-
forms have been accomplished
through martrydom, and Mr.. Bryan's
principles will probably live to be
crowned with success when he will be
remembered only as an actor on the
stage of life.-Glouster Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
RURAL PRESS.


SUCH A NICENESS.
Oh, how nice 1t is to go to the mail
box and get your mail.-Elvan (va.l
News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Watch Tor the opening of he Man
hattep Supply Co, Tuse. Avg. ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Breathitt county is breathing easier.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
WITHOUT THEIR MOTHER?

The Hubbard girls called in this vi
cinity Saturday. Emporia (Kan.l
Gazette.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
ONLY HALF.
AT RMHEARSAL

what ails the sailors chorus pray?"
For there was quite hitch.
The manager replied, Why sir.
The tars can't get the pitch!"
New York Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
A Pretty Specimen.

The presidents letter to Governor
Durbin in which he would uphold the
courts, and the law, may be only
satirical, as it is known that Governor
Durbin permits his political preju-
dices to set the courts of Kentucky
at defiance while he shields the
leader of the great mob of mountain
GERS who assembled in Kentucky's
capitol to kill Governor Goebel. Gov
ernor Durbin is sweet-scented exam
pie of law and order.-Dayton News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Edward Norton has been discharged
from the penitentiary upon compile
tion Of q, sentence Of four years for
grand larceny from Stark county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
Bits Of Humor
UNANIMOUS.

UNANIMOUS.
Mr.. Ad Myers Miss Pechis is very
pretty girl, is she not?
Miss Chellis-Yes; she is not.--Phil-
adelphia Press. --'.-''A---.-i 49,,
ONLY HALF.
1t was mean Of him, OF course, but
the temptation was strong.
BY way OF breaking the news gently
OF decision reached, she began:
1--WE half mind"
That's what I've always thought"
he interrupted. "but l hardly expected
to hear you admit it."-Chicago Even
ing Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
Angling for HoosIer Delegates

The president has written letter
to Governor Durbin, commencing him
for ''the stand he has taken on lynch
ing" Why he should go out this way
to commend this one governor, when
all governors have expressed like views
we do not know. Besides, it calls at
tention to the fact that the governor Of
Indiana is even now harboring a man
held guilty Of the assassination Of a
governor of another state, and what
Durbin says about lynching does not
60 very deep into the minds of the peo-
pie. Still, the president himself gave
that same alleged assassin immunity
of arrest in his own state while he was
governor, and there is a fellow feeling
between Roosevelt and Durbin. 1t
may be that Roosevelt is thus giving
Durbin prominent mention with view
of having him doomed as running
mate.-Chillicothe News-Advertiser.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21
Growers Bunco Game.

The way Grover Cleveland was stig-
matized as bunco steerer who led
the Democratic party into Wall street,
by Bryan, is justified by the fact that
he sold government bonds at 20 per
cent. less than they were yorth In the
open market. Justification for that
procedure has been attempted often
but never with success. There was
no decent excuse for 1t and there is
a solid foundation for the Bryan es-
innate Of the transaction. 1t was a
gratuity to the Wall street syndicate
pure and simple.-Sandusky Journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

The trustees OF the Institution fol
the Blind have decided to allow DR.
George L. smead to complete his full
term of four years as superintendent
which ends next year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-21

Tom johnson WA. make fight
state convention for the adoption
the taxation amendment which is
line with his ideas on taxation. 7
committee to report on the propos
constitutional amendments failed
agree.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18

When Henry Hariand was at Har-
ward he spent his vacations at Nor
witch, Conn. One Sunday he met an
old friend OF his to whom he owed q
quarter. As he was leaving at 4:8O
Monday morning for the long winter
term he called to the old gentlcm an
and said:
deacon H.. l owe you quarter"
"Ah, my son. no business transac-
lions on the sabbath day."
Hariand. hastily putting his money
IN his pocket. begged his pardon and
said a. he was leaving very early the
next morning he had ventured TO nay
him on the Sabbath.
In the black dawn OF a winters
morning he put his head out OF the
window to say to the cabman that he
would be down directly. and there be-
side the cab stood dark, motionless
figure.
who can be good enough to see ME
on at this time in the morningY'
thought Harland.
When he came down he found that
the deacon had come for his auartsr.-
New York Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
a. lnsere.,,ss rara,l.l

In Talk With Tired People" by
Margaret l.. Sanrster. which appeared
In q recent periodical. the writer SAYS.
MY. own feeling Is that Charles
Lambs idea OF heave2-to lie ali day
on sofa and read ,novels-was not SO
dippant as il sounds.
II may be interesting to our readers
to notice that the same sentiment is
attributed to Gray In one OF the famous
essays or old Abram Hayward. In his
essay on Alexandra Dumas. the author
says: ITO lie on sofa and read eternal
new novels OF Marivnux or Crebillon
was the beau ideal. the day dream, OF
Gray, one of the choicest and most
fastidicus minds OF the eighteenth CEN
fury. and what is there of Mariyaux
or sCrebillon to compete In attractive
ness with the wondrous fortunes of a
honte- Christie or the chiyalrous adyen-
lures OF D'ArtagnanT'-Argonaut 1
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18

Assuming that the people at church
IN the morning and evening are not the
same. one person I'm every four and 9
nah goes to church every Sunday In
London. The London News has ascer-
tanned this after canvass of six
months. II has discovered that the
Church OF England leads In total at.
tendance, that the nonconformists are
second and the Roman Catholics third.
The nonconformists lead In the attend.
ance Of men with 10000 In church ev-
cry Sunday against $4,000 men in the
Church OF England churches. There IL
not seating accommodation in the
churches for quarter Of the popula-
uon- London and many II not all large
American cities differ In this respect
from many small villages, where the
churches are SO numerous that they
could readily hold every man, woman
and child in the place.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
Mr.. Howc,,. In rn~,.,a

or the sensitiveness, the delicacy, the
chivairy Of the best type of American
MIR. Howelis Is an admirably sympa-
thetic deiineator. His personages are
often or a highly strung and emotional
temperament, but Mr.. IoweI!s reveals
them to us not with the cool detach.
ment or scientific researcher" but
with the kindness OF a compa ssionate
though keen eyed student OF humanity.
hindhness and equanimity are OF the
essence OF his method. Again, u Is i'm
possible not to admire his refusal 10
Yield to the denationaiIxsng or cosno-
poiitanizing influence to which so many
OK his compatriots have succumbed.
Mr.. Howelis prefers to write for Amer
leans about Americans In the American
manner. and that. paradoxically
enough. Is one OF the chief secrets OF
the charm he exerts upon English
readers Loudon Spectator.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
Enxl,.h serx..,.


English housewives who dismiss their
domestic servants are often subjected
to curious form of annoyance ut the
hands OF the latter. Instead OF pack
Ing up her traps and departing In peace
from the house whose inhabitants she
has scourged with her insolence and
disobedience. the indignant Sarah or
Mary now takes out county court
summons against her late employer.
either claiming wages to be due or
claiming wages In lieu of notice. When
the case is called no plaintiff appears
and the case Is struck out, but mean
while the poor housewife has been held
up to public scorn. has had the trouble
or attending court with her witnesses
and has probably incurred the expense
OF lawyer. The practice seems to be
nothing more or less than q new form
or attempted blackmail. Many an en-
ployer. through nervous horror OF the
publicity Of trial, pays the servanta
claim. although often an absolutely
baseless Que.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
rAe- steriaa.,.< Ar.

II the bacteriologists tell us we mus,
scrub the mouthpieces Of telephones
once day to get rid OF dangerous
bacilli. OF course we must obey orders
from such source. But why once a
day only? The last user Of the phone
may have deposited disease germs IN
the mouthpiece. Is II not necesss ry
TO scrub after each user?
Then there are the doorknobs-ter-
ripie lurking places OF infection. Should
we not have these scrubbed as coon as
use has. possibly. made them deadly?
And the straps and handrsils of street
cars-ft is an old story that these are
thick with bacterial colonies. II this
Year OF possible and impossible infec-
t'on from invisible sources gets strong
enough we may get as scared as the
Salemites In the days o. witchcraft.-
St. Louis Post. Dispatch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
AMERICA, NORTH AND SOUTH
Why the Two Halves of the Co,
tfu<pt Arc nfn~r~us

Why the Two Halves OF the Con-
tfnsnt Are Dfnerent.
Although North and South America
arc OF ncaSy equal area, they are In
many respects very different aud I'm
the character OF their population are
likely TO remain so.
North America Is peopled mainly
from the north or Europe, South Amer
lea mainly from the south, though OF
late years there have been heavy cross
curreDts-from Italy to the United
States. from Germany TO Brazil.
Half OF North America lies in the
temperate belt between the thirtieth
and fftieth parallels OF north latitude.
Only one-eighth OF South America lies
In the corresponding zone. Three
fourths of South America and only
one-fourteenth OF North America lie in
the tropics.
OF the small portion Of North Amer
lea within the tropics a considerable
part is so elevated as to enjoy a tenn
perate climate like the great plain of
Mexico. On the other hand, South
America, in spite of the high Andes,
averages lower above sea level than
any other great body OF land In the
world.
Professor Talcott Williams, before
the Academy OF Political and Socis,
Science, stated the population OF North
America at 90,0O0,0OO, of whom TO-
100000 are white. South America has
some 40.000,00 of whom It may be
doubted IL over 100000 are OF pure
white blood.
There are, however, comparatively
few negroes In South America. There
the "colored race" is Indian or "mes-
tizo"-mixed. In Venezueis, Colombia
and Brazil only to 10 per cent are
white. Brazil has ~ per cent OF
whites; Argentina even more,
In consequence Argentina Is the only
country In the world that IL growing
faster than the United States. Uru-
quay and Chile have also grown. al
though less rapidly. Most OF the others
have for half century not progressed
at all. Paraguay lost, according to DR..
Williams, "a round million OF its 1,25s,-
600 during the Lopez wars"
In Brazil, Argentine sAd Chile gov
eminent is stable, trade .fiOurishes and
industry thrives. IL the other coun-
tries are less fiourishing and reliable
politically, they are doing as well an
could be expected with inferior popula-
tion.
The bulk of South American popula-
ton Is Indian, and OF course the South
American Indians differ as greatly as
those Of North America in their char
acter. The Peruvian natives were of
high order. and their descendants are
still Industrious and cocile. The Aztec
OF Mexico has been an important factor
In its development. but some OF the
equatorial Indians are a very poor lot.
New York World.