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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

The Pittsburg Dispatch has taken
up crusade against swift-running
street cars The company is taken to
tasl; for not putting into commission
a sufficient number of cars to enable
all of them to move more slowly. 1T
is all right from the viewpoint of the
motorman 20 make up lost time"
says John O'Donnell in the Dispatch,
"but some lives will be lost, and
then the company will pay for It.
But that is not the point. There is
too much reckless running of street
care down town, and it should be
stopped before an accident occurs.
know that the police have a great deal
to watch, especially in the evening,
when the stores are pouring out their
army Of workers, and know that the
traction company Is anxious to keep
its schedule and serve as many pa
irons as possible with as few cars as
necessary, but there is no occasion for
downtown sprinting. 1t ought to be
stopped"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
The EARLY Settlerr in AR as
- A1 Vicinity Of Meyerc Lake
WRITTEN FOR WsDEMocRAT BY JOHN DANNER
As OLD LANDMARKS NO. IS @

was sixty years ago and yet it is to
be hoped that the lake may continue
or many years, as 1t is one
OF the most beautiful In
state and by the improvements made
In recent years, keeping the saloons
of the grounds, the lake is likely to
continue for many years to be a
pleasant and popular resort.
l have often been asked whether
within my recollection Indians were
still living here, they were not, but
quite often squads OF them would
come along and tarry short time to
do some trading. John II. Rappee.
native of Canton went to Little San
dusky and began trading with the In
dians Of the Wyandot tribe, and be-
came quite well off; he bought most
of his goods In Canton; Martin WI
kdal, Jacob Schaefer, and v. r.
Kimball were the men he principally
made his purchases from, and thus
trading John Rappee gained consider
able property. Mr.. Rappee has been
dead for several years, his father was
a physician and kept drug store for
many years In the old two story brick
building that stood where l.. Abt now
has his store on the southwest COR
ner Of the Public Square.
DR.. Rappee had the misfortune one
day to lose one of his eyes. caused by
making mistake in mixing some
chemicals that exploded and destroyed
the sight Of one eye. Mrs. Rappee
was Shorb, sister OF John, Joseph
and Adam A. Shorb, and was quite
an intelligent and popular woman. In
those early days the citizens OF Can
ton all knew each other and werc
quito sociable. do not think that
at that time there could have been
more than 1900 or 1900 inhabitants,
and the farm lands around about were
only partially under cultivation
Times do change and so do the hab-
its Of the people In the early his
tory OF Canton, we had no means Of
transportation except by wagons, and
they often had to travel over cordu-
roy roads, which were quite rough
and never could be used at higher
speed than the horses could walk.
The stage coach carried passengers
and the mails. and the arrival of the
mall was eagerly looked for and the
passengers were very closely scrutln-
ized, to know II they came to settle
as citizens among us.
George Cribbs, proprietor Of the
first stage coach line lived for many
years In tho two story brick building
yet standing on the northwest corner
OF Cleveland avenue and Fifth street.
IN fact think that Mr.. Cribs erect
% this building. but am not csriaIr
ga az poinx The property W.
ewned "a cpqupled for aono (lml
(>|ll|r1 4
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Is 1t Insanity :?

The arrest Of Joseph Monnot. one Of
the clerks in the local postofIlce, for
theft of petty sums of money, presents
a problem to those who have studied
human nature. Here was man mar
ried and respected, with life position,
S1,100 year salary, supposed to have
no bad habits and no expense other
than his family, who deliberately for
feits everything, ruins himself, pros
poets and humiliates those connected
with him, with no apparent reason
other than his desire to acquire money,
Some people appear to have such an
unquenchable desire to acquire money
that does not rightfully belong to them
that they cannot leave it pass through
their fingers without retaining a por-
tion of it. The question arises wheth-
er such people are not mentally un-
sound, and the desire to take other peo-
pies property is in the nature of dis
ease, which so works upon the person
that his moral sense of right and wrong
becomes lost and he is in such q con-
dition as to be unable to Withstand
the longing to take property by thefts.
1t is hardly to be considered, that a
man in sound mind, situated as this
man, would deliberately abstract mon-
ey from the mails, when he must have
known that detection was almost in
evitable, and knowing the penalty he
must endure. Such cases lead to the
belief that such petty crimes become
in the nature OF a disease. 1t is true
that men with such minds should be
locked UP to prevent thea taking other
peoples property, and the probabilities
are that man who will steal in small
matters would steal in larger ones, If
he had the opportunity, man who will
risk everything, as did this man, TO
take money where detection was almost
certain, presents problem for stu
dents OF human nature that is difficult
to solve.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Come Good ThinSr
From the Magazines

In January 1879 Colonel Burr was
given command of the Zines" In West
chester county, New York. 1t was at
this time that he first met Mrs. Provost
the widow Of a British officer. She lived
across the Hudson, some fifteen miles
from the shore, but the river was pa
trolled by the gunboats of the British
and the land by their sentries.
In spite of these difficulties, however,
Burr managed to make two calls upon
Mrs. Provost during the winter, both OF
them necessarily informal.
He sent six of his trusted soldiers to
| a place on the Hudson, and under the
overhanging bank they moored large
boat. well supplied with blankets and
| buffola robes. At nine O'Clock in the
evening he left White Plains, mounted
on the smallest, swiftest horse he could
procure, and when he reached the rem
devious the horse was quickly bound
and laid In the boat.
Burr and the six troopers stepped In,
and In half an hour they were across
the river. The horse was lifted out,
unbound, and with little rubbing was
ready for use. Before midnight he was
at the home Of his beloved, and at four
in the morning he came back to the
troopers awaiting him on the river
bank, and the return trip was made in
the same manner.-September Wom-
ans Home Companion.
Some people act like tonic or an
invigorating and refreshing breeze.
They make us feel like new beings. Un-
der the inspiration of their presence,
we can say and do things which 1t
would be impossible for us to say and
do under different conditions. One stim-
ulates my thought, quif:ens my facul-
ties, sharpens my intellect, opens the
| floodgates of language and sentiment
and awakens the poetic within me,
while another dampens my enthusiasm,
closes the door of expansion, and chills
me to the very center of my being.
There emanates from him an atmos-
phere which paralyzes thought, dwaris
| expression. = Success"
1t was at one of those delightful fes-
| tive and exhilarating affairs, an after
noon tea, and q guest was about to de-
part, when the hostess said, "Remem-
Der me to your daughter when you
write, won't you?"
"Oh. yes indeed! Vest indeed! She
will be delighted to have me do SO.
Since moving away o.; West she IL
interest in the most trifling thing here
at home.-Munsey.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Before adjourning yesterday the c.
A. r, encampment at San Francisco
passed a fragrant rhetorical boquet to
General Nelson A. Miles, congratulate
ing him upon distinguished and
honorable retirement after q match
less record as soldier Of over forty
two years service, without just critl-
cism of his Official conduct" This
closing clause is evidently intended as
mild rebuke to Secretary Root and,
representing as 1t does the sentiment
of the Grand Army of the Republic, it
cannot help causing that gentleman
more than passing concern.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Delinquents under the Willis law are
to be given Just one more chance to
settle up. The law is Republican
measure, which penalties men, or COM
panies for engaging in business in Ohio
1t is a pet tax scheme of Governor
Nash and the manufacturers have no
alternative save to pay up and look
pleasant.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Charley Salen in his efforts to bring
delegates into the Johnson fold, is not
meeting wuth much success according
To certain Republican organs. notably
the Cleveland Leader. The impression
seems to prevail that Charley is q
little light or the work and that Mayor
Tom had better choose another mis-
sionary. AMI there seems to be some
truth in this Republican gossip. Salen
ls pretty good manipulation In Cuya-
hoga but he docs not appear to be
Bsared sufficiently high for the more
hrduous work In the state field.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Little Japan is going to have try
at the cup next year and the chances
are that the Japanese craft will give
Sir Thomas quite a brush, without seri-
ously jeapordizing results so far as the
American defender is concerned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

A II who are familiar with the
"A early settlement Of Ohio rec
ognize that Bazeleel Wells. OF Steu-
benville, O., was the proprietor of
Canton.
Before the county was laid out Mr..
Wells located quite large tract of
land in this vicinity, including what is
now known as Meyers lake; in fact
this lake was known in the early set
tlement Of the county as Wells lake;
but after Andrew Meyer became the
owner of the lake and much of the
ground around the lake, 1t was called
Meyers lake and this name is quite
likely to cling to that resort for a
long time. A few years ago when Mr.
Reymann became the owner of the
lake, an effort was made to change
the name to Raymon's lake. but the
people would not have 1t SO.
M. Wells was Quaker and man
of strict integrity and good business
talent; in 1905 when 1t was certain
that new county would be organ
lied, (up to this time what Is now
Stark county was part Of Jefferson
county, and the land officer was In
Steubenville, and this fact enabled Mr.
Wells to find out where the most de-
sirable and were offered by the gov
ernment; and at the government price
Of land of one dollar and twenty FIVE
cents an acre, would enable a man
possessed OF several thousand dollars
in money to become the owner of a
vast tract of land at q mere nominal
price.
In those early days the tide of new
settlers came largely from Pennsyl
vania. and for some reason the far
mers of that state got the idea that
in order to get good rich land 1t must
be heavy timberland, ana therefore
the plains lands" as they are now
called, from Osnaburg township tc
Perry township. were not considered
as desirable as the lands that had
heavy timber. and therefore many OF
the first settlers avoided the lands
In Canton township. as they were not
considered as productive.
| Andrew Meyer sr., was not deceived
In this matter, and therefore when
he came from Baltimore, Md. and
invested largely In these plains lands
that we're passed by the majority OF
the farmers. II was easy for him to
enter and TIL them. Later years have
proven the wisdom OF his choice as
there are no better productive lands
anywhere than those around Canton
In the early history Of the county
the outlet Of Meyers lake was much
larger than u II today, and Mr.
Meyer had saw-mill built on hil
farm that was operated by tho water
that ,aons (Pon no on>let of tho lako
- I: . a. : z IS Y
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

An enterprising thief stole the fur
niture from the Youngstown pest
house and sold it to a second hand
man, who retailed it to his trade.
Now the health officials are preparing
to combat an epidemic of smallpox
and the alleged thief is occupying a
fumigated cell in the county Jail.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
DISADVANTAGE OF EDUCATION

81 was wondering"
Wondering about what?"
Wondering if Schwab would have
been retired so early is he had had a
college ducation."
IF he had had a college education
he wouldn't have gone in SO early. And
If he hadn't gone in so early he
wouldn't have retired so early with
such a heavy rake-off. See?" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT.

SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT.
Hello, there, cully!" exclaimed the
bank burglar as he encountered an ac-
quaintance. Are you still picking
pockets?"
Sure" answered the light-fngered
gent; but I've got new scheme for
doing 1t that sidetracks the police"
Put me wise," said the b. b.
"All right, but keep It num-. an
swered the other. I'm running a rail-
way lunch counter. Seer" - Chicago
News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Columbus is clamoring to be called
the Electric City because she wears q
few arches of incandescent lamps across
her main street. If the nickname comes
into favor, some of these days Colum-
bus will get her wires crossed and it
will be misnomer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

East Liverpool is in the throes of a
reform spasm. Rev. John Lawrence
might get employment by applying to
Mayor Weaver.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
TsxatIon Issue.

The question of taxation will be the
absorbing question before the Ohio vot-
ers this fall The time has come when
the people are going to demand that
the corporations contribute their share
towards the support of the government
The Democrat are demand equal
rights to all and special privileges to
The Democrats are demand equal
this question and the people will SUE
tain them in it.-Ironton Irontonian.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Bits Of Humor
THE SKELETON AT LARGE.

DO you know" she said, 'the
Browns have a skeleton in the closet?"
"Oh, no." he replied, carelessly.
"But I'm sure Of it," she insisted.
"And I'm just as sure you're wrong
he returned. 'The comments I've heard
are enough to prove that that skele-
ton of theirs isn't in the closet at all;
it's wandering all over the neighbor-
hood. ."-Chicago Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

A Yankee gun boat will be sent to
Turkish waters, not in anticipation
Of any trouble but merely as an indi-
cation that Uncle San has one eye
open to the affairs of Macedonia.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

II the Massillon board Of review
can add $179,000 to the tax duplicate
in the West End City, the Canton
board should go Massillon about $780,
900 better.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
A LOVELY TIME.

Mrs. Gasaway-Mrs. Chinn has been
quite i'll, you know. l went to call on
her today and had delightful chat.
Mr.. Gasaway-Why, l understand
that her throat was SO affected that
she couldn't talk at all.
Mrs. .Gasaway-That's just it. did
the chatting. ng.--Philadelphia Ledger.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Rid Ohio Of Hanna.

AS the exponent of Doodle, corrup-
tion, bossism and servility to trusts
Mark Hanna is much better known to-
day than he was six years ago, and
the voters Of the Buckeye state are
more determined than eve: to elect a
legislature that will send to Washing.
ton an honest man who is truly rep
resentative Of the people.-Mansfield
Shield.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
ATAVISM.

"Well, there's a curious, somewhat
old-fashioned emotion that crops up
sometimes, even in modern life."
whats that?"
Love-" e."--Wilderness. h
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The Real Cause.

The Real Cause.
One does not have to search far to
discover the shocking misgovernment
of American cities, the venality of
state legislatures, the criminals of ev-
cry description who go wholly un-
punished for their crimes, often of
the most shocking nature, or escape
with some trivial infiction for the
retribution they merit. This is the
real cause of all American lawlessness
ana the evil promises to increase in
stead of diminish.-New Orleans Pi-
cayune.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
NO PLEASING HIM.

A woman can hustle, ~
Can use every muscle, n
A woman can labor all day. h =
But she can't please that excuse y
OF husband. the goose.
Because he's not built that way.
Cleveland Press
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
A. Well as FuaIuyes.

The claim that Youtsey has been COM
mitting perjury in his revelations Of
the guilt OF Powers has received se-
we're backset by the production OF an
agreement, signed by Powers, which
admits the falsity of Youtsey's origin
al afidavit of the innocence of Pow
ing the guilt of Powers, and also shows
that Kentucky has developed some very
able liars.--Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
HER MISTAKE.

"well," she said, "the Browns have
accepted our invitation, AMI are COM
ing to spend a week with u.s."
Hang it all, Maria" he complained,
you must have made that invitation
too cordial. l."-Chicago Evening Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Cheerful "Chancy." Z"

Senator Depew extracts sunbeams
from financial cucumbers by saying
that the recent slump did good in that
it showed the weak spots in industrials
He must admit, though, that some Of
them have been found to be badly
spotted.-Toledo Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
The Reliance appears to be reliable
WILL MEET IN CLEvEIANp.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug 24.-President
7. J. shaifeI Of the Amalgamated A.
sooiation Of Iron, Steel and TN
Workers, hes Issued 4 call foy ~ ~
nuaI Ineeiips of NE yteo n 6,lr
NJ f|ey1Iop< - AHG - (, !.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
HUMAN NATURE.
Before we go away we talk

TIL other folks get mad,
About the joyous days ahead,
And how we'll be so glad.
And-funny things--when we come
back
We make our hearers sad
BY talking just as much about
The weary time we had-Exchange.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
THE WINNER.

An Indianapolis newspaper offered
IS reward to the person writing the
best article on How to Spend Va
cation and the very first article re-
ceived was one of single sentence:
Spend It getting out OF Indiana
Cincinnati Post. t
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
NOTHING SERIOUS.

"And so you and Jack are to be
married?"
"Who-Jack Handy? Indeed we are
not! The very ideal"
why, he told me yesterday you and
he were engaged"
"Well. so we are-but that's all."-
Kansas City Journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

John d. Rockefeller has finally come
oo n He bought Q handsome autolno-
~ Saturday and II DOW chasing up
1oNa clsveland's streets like an
5konn>ur. ~ ns1u ne Nova
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Youngstown seems to have had all
the carnival she cares to masticate.--
Youngstown Vindicator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Every day is moving day in that
New York apartment house with 1900
rooms.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Senator Quay rises to remark that
the reports of his death have been
greatly exaggerated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
News and Comment
mpecuneous Infants.

The Columbus papers are abusing the
trust for increasing the price of fuel
The newspapers should be lenient; 1t
may be the trust magnates have been
up against Wall street and need the
money.-Chillicothe News-Advertiser.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

The silver lining OF peace Is shining
through the war clouds, which hung
over the Balkans.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Now that lockjaw has been pro-
nounced durable the toy pistol will
probably flourish unrestraine6.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

What Is cut and dried Republi-
can state convention compared with
a real, live, Democratic neck-and-
neck contest?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Cue For Ohio Democrats.

The Republicans are busy ridicuIing
Ton Johnson. They hope to pre- ,cnt
his nomination for governor. But ridi-
cule Of Mayor Tom never hurts him in
Cuyahoga county, as Mr.. Hanna
knows to his sorrow. The Republican
press is bitter in its attacks on tho
doughty leader and wise Democracy
will take the cue. II is wise to do that
which your enemies SO persistently
insist is a mistake. Kenton Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

The indianapolis police have sue
ceeded in keeping 200 "best people
from lynching negro. 1t may become
necessary for the "best people" to ad-
vocate the abolition of the constabu-
larry If this sort of thing goes on
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

Quite number Of subscribers TO the
Stark County Democrat are In arrears
regarding their subscription, and the
Company requests that they remit the
umount as promptly as possible. Each
subscriber can tell by the date on his
label when the subscription expires.
THE NEWSDeMOCRAT PUB. co.
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A PAT ADJECTIVE.

80 you say he was highly SUCCESSES
fulf:
well. ! imasine nighly' y ~
vept n AZ ~ 111-fss<r rebqSo- ~,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Delinquent All Around.

In the list of corporations reported
delinquent on the payment Of fees un-
der the Willis law, is the Good Times
company, Of Columbus. = Fostoria
Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Roosevelt and Root.

That Root Is to blame for the blum
ders committed no well-informed per-
son believes His errors has lain In
sinking himself to the level Of a de-
partment clerk. The policy of the de-
partment has been Rooseyelt's own,
and Mr.. Root is now suffering the
fate that usually awaits excessive COM
placency in the political field But
President Roosevelt is not destined to
succeed in misleading the public. The
average American has taken his meas
ure finally. and will know what to do
with him at the polIs.--Brooklyn Citi-
zen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

And Il Blceds Republicans.

And II Bleeds Republicans.
1t was Republican legislature that
enacted the infamous code which is
burdenIng the city of xronton with its
Increase of taxes. 1t was passed by
Republicans, and is being inaugurated
b. Republicans.-Ir Irontonian.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
Facts and Sacrifices.

The Paris disaster is calling atten-
tion to the necessity of fireproof cars.
1t is modern paradox that terrible
sacrifices of human life are necessary,
apparently to prove the existence of
self.ev;dent facts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25
TUpKLrH TpooPr HUNTING FU aITIvE REVDI.UTIOrl1C
THE HfI.I4r OF MACEDONIA
nzAeE DvrrrE

ed any body but he is not dis
couraged, trusting to become mors
proficient after trifle longer practice.
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