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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
STANDARD OIL
Makes a Gut of Three
Cents.

Pittsburg, March 1.-The Standard
Oil company today reduced the quota.
tion on Pennsylvania crude cents to
$1.17. The Producers and Refiners al
so reduced the price, but only to the
extent Of cents, making the quotation
$l.OS, or cents above the Standards
quotation. For some time past the
Producers and Refiners company has
been paying better price for oil thar
the Standard.
A new oil, the Cabell. West Vir-
ginia product, is quoted at $1.52. Other
grades Of oil were also reduced in
price.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
COSTLY FIRE
Destroyed a Postomice
Block.

Livingston. Mont, Feb. PA fire
which started from an exposed electric
light wire in the Park hotel in this city
at ] O'Clock this morning, totally de-
stroyed the postofIlce block in which
the postal and a number of business
firms and professional Offices were To-
Gated. The loss is about 100000 with
insurance of 100000.
Only the good working of the water
service and the herioc efforts of the
fire department saved the city from
q far more disastrous confagration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

All indications point to a general
strike among the miners of this coun-
try They do not seem to be able 70
reach an agreement with the operators.
Both sides are firm, the dispatches
from indianapolis state. A general
stri.e would be in the nature of a cal.
amity. Not alone to the coal miners
and the operators, but to the business
interests of the country. The fact is
that the era Of high prices is past and
there must be an adjustment The op-
orators should not ask the men to
bear all the reductions. That is often
tie plan pursued In the case of the
miners it is question whether they
got all that was due them in the mat
tor of wages when prices of coal went
soaring, and in the new scale that Is to
be adopted at ale joint meeting now in
session this should be remembered
The fact that President Mitchell is at
the head of the miners is gratifying, as
he is usually pretty level headed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
PRAIRIE FIRES
Devastate Counties
Kansas.

Topeka, Kas., March 2.-Reports
from so far west as the Colorado line
shows drop in temperature over prac-
tically the entire state ranging from
forty to sixty degrees during the af-
ternoon
A terrific gale is blowing from the
north, as some points the wind reach
ing velocity Of nearly so miles an
hour.
The prairie counties are experienc-
ing one of the worst sand storms which
ever swept over the state Prairie fires
near Salina and Ellswarth are raging
aud have already done considerable
damage.
The Ellsworth FIRE has already
burned over an area ten miles long and
five miles wide and is still spreading.
Much damage is being done in the
wheat fields which have had little
moisture for a month. The soil is very
dry and the heavy wind is uncovering
the roots of the grain.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
THAWS INTERFERE

Paris, March "A cable dispatch
from Seoul states that early thaws are
interfering with the japanese plan OF
campaign and making it difficult for
troops to maneuver. The correspond
ent adds that typhoid fever has made
its appearance among the army.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
POKER
Caused Suspension Of
Students.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 29.-The entire
graduating class of the engineering de-
partment of the Western University OF
Pennsylvania, consisting of 33 members,
was suspended Saturday. The students,
1t is said, played poker and seven-up
in the classroom and decorated the
walls of the room with playing cards
and would pay no damage. The class
threatens to go into court Monday and
mandamus the faculty to allow them to
return to school. Card playing and
smoking In the school have always been
tabooed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

Representative Welker who has
made careful study Of the situation,
gives 1t out that the majority of the
people and of the teachers are opposed
10 the Cox school bill. There is too
much OF the political machine In It.
AS near as possible, the schools of Ohio
have been kept out OF politics In Can
ton Republican board selects Dem
ocratic superintendent and no one had
kick coming along political lines.
The bars should be kept up against the
politicians.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

dicted In the Review" The remark
able accuracy with which the Reviews
predictions come true may arouse the
suspicion among some Of the editorial
brethren that Editor HOLES of the Re-
view and Representative HOLES Of
Stark county is not only violating the
condolences of the director Of legisla-
tion at the state capital but taking
undue advantage of contemporaries.
YOUNGSTOWN Vindicator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

During the dry weather, do not for,
get to prepare for or guard against
the spring floods. The damage done
this year by high waters should be
prevented next spring. This summer
is the time to do the work. By
the way, if any enabling act is to be
secured for vote on the Shriver run
sewer, 1t will have to be passed by the
present legislature, or lay over two
years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

There are those who think that If
the pagan nations of Japan Korea and
China should sweep over Russia that
At would be a bad thing for the world
and for religion in general. Russia S
religion is of queer stripe. savoring
more of the eye for an eye and tooth
for tooth character than even the
pagans. 1t is not a religious war.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

Quite q number Of subscribers to the
Stark County Democrat are In arrears
regarding their subscription, and the
Company requests that they remit the
amount as promptly as possible. Each
subscriber con tell by the date on his
label when the subscription expires.
THE NEWS DEMOCRAT PUB. co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

The few Democrats who are in the
state legislature have the satisfaction
of knowing that they did not have to
vote for Dick. They cast their bal
lots for the Hon. John H. Clarke of
Cleveland.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
DYNAMITE FATALITY

Bluefield, w. Va, March 2.-One Ital-
ian laborer was blown to atoms and
seven others were seriously injured in
AN explosion o. dynamite in one of the
mines ne n here today. The effect of
the explosion caused by the igniting
of box OF the explosive was terrible.
Only fragment of the dead mans
body was found after the explosion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

The day of clearing sales is almost
over, as the spring goods are begin
ming to arrive. Canton merchants are
buying big for this spring The out
of-town people will discover ere long
that here is the place to buy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

no news for nearly two days. The
edict had gone forth that Port Arthur
must be taken and that is the last
news that has come through. Just
what has occurred is not known.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

The board Of public safety should 60
after that company that built the pa
troll wagon and compel IT to make good
the defective places. The wagon cost
too much money to be going to pieces
lso soon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

Cleveland is having a scourge of ty.
phoid fever, over fifty new cases hav,
ing been reported in "a hours. And
this in spite of the new waterworks
tunnel that cost so much in life and
treasure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
LABOR MAN
Elected Mayor of Rut-
land.

Rutland, VT, March John S.
Gardner, labor unionist was elected
mayor of Rutland today by a bare
plurality of 2S votes over Mayor ID.
W. Temple, independent, and Henry
W. Spofferd, Republican.
The city went no license by mar
row margin after years trial of the
new license law. Nearly all the towns
in this part of the state went no IL
cense.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

Friends of the canals OF Ohio insist
that there is big steal in the scheme
TO give the canal beds to railway COM
panies. Stark county is in the canal
belt, and of course those railroad fel.
lows are robbers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

Cox has become frightened at the
probable fate of his school code and is
working every tack to get it passed.
The representatives are afraid to pass
it and then meet their constituents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

A religious revival is in progress at
Mt. Union college. 1t is said to be the
most notable in the history of that
institution. The school is under the
charge Of the East Ohio conference.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

II is said that Dick resembles in
appearance the Hon. John f. Monnot
of Canton. This fact is mentioned
with all possible apologies to Mr. Mon
not.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

Canton ought to get another inter-
urban electric line this summer. They
are good thing for the business Of
the town.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

II the coal strike comes that Is
threatened, an army of 100000 coal
miners will be idle. 1t should be pre-.
vented II possible.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

Governor Herricls has named April
Is as Arbor day and requests that the
schools observe the occasion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
THE NEws-DEMoCRAT PUB. CO.
A. L. SACKETT, Manager.
Canton, Ohio.
DAILY NEws-DEMoCRAT.

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

The Alliance Review now and then
In it's editorial comments upon mat
tiers before the legislature at Colum-
bus makes use Of the words, 'as pre-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

IL is thought that there is some
thing momentous on over in the vicin.
ity of Port Arthur, as there has been
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04
STARK co. DEMOCRAT.
tIssued Tuesday and friday

ESTABLISHED ............... 1885,
STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-04

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

tributes prizes. Pretty triAes are
given to those who have distinguished
themselves in spelling, geography or
history by guessing correctly the
greatest number Of puzzles.
10 those who have in each class
made the smallest number Of correct
guesses, the teacher presents long,
white paper duncecaps filled with
candy, and then a tin medal is given
to the pupil whose conduct has been
above. reproach. Finally supper is
served.
You can attractively serve a. simple
but dainty supper by placing a big
bowl Of lemonade in one corner Of
the dning-rOOm and arranging on the
dlnlng-table as many little luncheon
baskets as you can buy or borrow in
your neighborhOOd
Line the baskets with mixed DaDer.
and put into each one three or four
sandwiches, a crisp Vienna roll. the
interior Of which is dug out and filled
with meat salad; big tart filled with
oand1ed fruit; a gOOdly slice of choco-
late cake; a long broom straw. on
which eight or ten Crystalized cher
RES are strung; nuts, olives and cheese
sticks.
Add a fork, knife and spoon. and a
couple Of japanese paper napkins in
the top Of every basket, and let the
guests make their own choice from
the array of gay little hangers tied
up with bows of brightly colored Jap
anese creped paper. Let them also
make UP their own little supper
groups and serve themselves from the
| lemonade bowl
By half past eleven the school will
be ready to dispense, and you must
again take your place by the drawing.
room door and bid everybody good.
night, your husband or your guest Of
honor at your side
EMILY HOLT.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
IF Socialist Rules Brifishers

Except III the great, elf-gOverning
colonies like Canada and New Zca-
land, politics counts for little or moth
ing in appointments It'll the British
Colonial service. The Colonial Office
usually selects the best administrator
available, whatever may be his pOliti-
cal creed. Thus it comes about that
the present Conservative Government
has made an ardent Socialist, in the
person Of Sydney Olivier O. MI. o..
the practical ruler of Jamaica. British
West Indies
He is not the Governor Of the island.
but the Colonial Secretary-the Gov
ernor's Grand Nizier. But he has far
more real power than the Governor
He is practically despotic ruler for
Jamaica is automatically governed un-
der mask Of representative institu-
tons
When he received the appointment.
Mr.. Olivier held high position in the
Colonial Office, and was also the sec
rotary of the Fabian Society. one Of
the leading Socialist organizations in
England. Two other prominent mem
bers Of that society, Mr. III. NJ. Hynd-
man aud Mr. Sidney Webb, hold posi-
tons under Engand's government,
and so do many other avowed Social
lists. All that is required of them is
that they shall not be Socialists dur
ing office hours.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
The Zebra as q
Saddle .Anin70[

~ My few years ago the zebra
was described as an untam-
~ able beast Practically all
naturalists agreed that it
could not be broken to harness. But
this belief was di5sipated as South
Africa became settled. Men not only
tanned the zebra sufficiently to breed
it, but they soon learned to break it so
that It could be harnessed to wagons.
Now the German troops in South
east Africa have done a still more re-
markable thing with the beautiful
striped animal They have broken it
to the saddle and have found that it
makes fine saddle beast.
Lieutenant Bronsart Won Schellen-
dOrf, who was in charge of several of
the big colonial trading stations until
recently, is the man who succeeded in
doing this He instituted great hunts
last year and caught several large
herds. These were kept in Enclosures
and men were sent in every day to
walk around among the captives and
accustOm them to the sight and smell
Of human beings
The experimenters discovered TO
their surprise that, instead Of requiring
a long time to overcome their shyness,
the zebras became tame within a few
weeks and would not only suffer the
approach Of men, but would permit
themselves TO be strOked and fed
When the animals had arrived at
this stage, the best specimens were
selected and turned over to good rid
ers in the Imperial troops. These men
broke the zebras as horses are broken,
and the result is that now number
Of zebras are being used regularly just
like saddle horses.
One officer Of the Imperial forces
has not only broken a zebra to the
saddle, but he has actually succeeded
in making it learn all the tricks and
ways of a first class hunting horse.
This zebra will jump barriers and
bitches with all the energy and fire
of a good hunter and obeys its rider
! as thoroughly as any horse springing
from generations Of trained steeds
Another rider has taught his zebra
all the artificial qats and can make il
amble, gallop and run at will
Lieutenant Abel rode one Of these
zebras recently during tour of in
speetion that lasted for several weeks
and reports that it compared favorably
in every respect with the horse. He
found it not only perfectly obedient
and willing, but also much better able
to withstand fatigue than the ordinary
horse used in Africa.
In addition, the zebra has the valu-
able proper quality of being immune
to the dreaded tsete fly. which is sc
fatal to the unacclimated horse.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
IceLand'S Lonely Policeman

The people Of Iceland have the repu-
tation Of being the most peaceful and
Iaw-abidinE citizens in the world All
though the population 1T the country
is 10000, only one policeman Is nccos-
sary 10 preserve the peace.
In 1874, when the Lcelanders were
celebrating the thousandth annivcr-
sary Of the colony's founding. nearly
the entire population gathered in one
srot to hear a speech BY the King of
Denmark. Then the solitary police
man Of Iceland became alarmed. He
feared lie might lose control OF SO
great a throng OF people. So he pc
titioned the Lieutenant Governor sev-
eral days before Tor an increase in the
police force BY one man. The Lieu
tenant Governor referred the matter
to the legislative body called the AL
thing, who voted favorably On the
petition, and the policeman OF Iceland
was granted an assistant while the
festivities laSted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

I've been thinking Of those lines
all the way down on the train, he
said.
They were put on the hook, and
presently there appeared before the
night editor the figure of Old Joe
Walker, the 'nonpareil man, and the
pOSsessOr Of the choicest vocabulary
Of invective that was ever achieved in
one lifetime
The air was blue. Caesar Jewhil-
likins! Do you think I'm going to set
such splithering, spoOny lines? lust
listen to this
".There's a secret i'll my heart.
Sweet Marier VIII you tell me what
in all eternity that means: If
he's got a secret in his heart. why
in the name of the prophets don't he
go up to Dick Plunkett or somebody
say Dr. Pratt-an' get it cut out?
Why must be the long-suffering
gazabOO that has to set such THINGS
in good, new type?"
But the verses were set iii type to
the accompaniment OF diverting con
versatiOn on the part OF Walker.
Next morning they appeared in the
" ChrOnicle.' and shortly aftervard
they came to the attention of Ramon
Moore, who set them to music. Moore
and Warman cleaned tip about $4,000
in ROYALTIES
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

let the school ma'am make her en-
trance.
You, or some Of your family, should
sit III the front row Of chairs and lead
in the fun making and in showing the
guests how the game Of the instruc-
ton party IS played. The humOr Of
the situation is greatly promoted
when the guests as pupils are inspired
TO initiate all the tricks Of children
at school. This will bring down upon
them the stern reprimands of the
school mistress, who can appoint a
monitor if she chooses.
When some semblance Of order IS
secured, the teacher begins her spell
ing lesson by giving out sentences of
defective words, to which some miss
ing novels or COnSOnants must be sup
Piled in order to make sense. For
example, this seemingly meaningless
tumble of Observation-Disclosures
frmWrmwd-can be turned, BY the
mere addition Of twelve o's, into the
sentence old Oxford dOns know
good port from NORWOOD" The
cabal1stlc Observation-Disclosures
with the help Of three is becomes
nothing more difficult to read than
Loud blows the blast
The teacher gives ont each defec-
tive sentence as though it was one
long word, the pupils write down the
row Of letters on their scratch pads.
Three to five minutes time allow
ance IS given them to work over each
puzzle and write the best answer to it
their wits can suggest Single words,
from which all the ais or is or as
have been taken, are given sometimes
in preference to sentences, and in half
an hour the geOgraphv lesson is called
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
A Japanese Tea Cosy.

Tea cosies modelled after the ORR
entail ones are easy to make at home
minus the embroidery. Quilted silk
plenty Of cotton wadding, and a silk
cord to finish it with is all that is nee
essary to turn out an imitation Jap.
anese tea cosy, shaped like a NINA
ture pagoda
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
Pearls Matched With Diamonds.

Fresh-Watcr pearls take Oh curious
and irregular forms. but are lustrous
and beautiful enough to associate with
diamonds. Some pendants show fresh
water pearls in combination with rose
diamonds, uncut emeraldS and matrix
turquojse-that beautiful mineral the
co!oring Of which is half sky blue and
half apple green
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
Some Details
for Your First
instruction Party.

A large wisp Of hay, pulled into a
knot, IS laid cOnspicuously on the
teachers desk, and the pupils are
given three minutes in which to dis
cover that this represents the Re
public Of Hayti. A lump of ice fol
lows to represent Chill. The letters
VI and I are placed on a child's red
wOrsted hood to indicate Mt. Hood.
and a new jersey laid on the desk
signifies the State Of that name. A
china lion and plaster lamb placed
close together before the geography
class will suggest Concord to the
quick witted
After a half hour Of this diversion.
during which the pupils write down
their best guesses on their scratch
pads, the history class is called.
The task for this class is repre-
sented by pictures cut from magazines
and exhibited for three minutes con
sideration. An illustration from a
comic publication Of the cook giving
warning can easily be interpreted as
the Declaration Of independence, a
policeman arresting a woman may
readily suggest the name Of Caesar
and the battle of Bull Run is the very
natural inference to be drawn from
the picture Of a light-footed steer
chasing an artist from his pasture.
a half dozen well-chosen pictures
exhibited by the schoolma'am and
passed down for inspection by the
class will bring the school term to Z
Iclose. The big bell is rung again
school IS declared dismissed anc
scratch pads are handed up for exami
nation by the teacher, who then dis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
Summer Silks.

The small. old fashioned pin check
silks never 60 quite out Of fashion,
and each season there is a revival in
their favor. This season they arc
shown for shirt-waist suits in dainty
colors, and at the junction Of each
check is a small polka dot Of white.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

49, OO4u llOW liz CdluG 10 WIG
Sweet Marie" The facts in
the case were these:
Cy became interested i'll the "Creede
Chronicle, daily paper published
i'll the mining camp Of that name some
fifteen years ago. He was the man
ager Of the paper, and when he made
periodical trips to Denver he used to
leave word with his partner that he
didn't want the paper to come out any
morning without some verse Of his
on the editorial page.
Once he went away and was gone
tor three weeks, leaving just enough
verses to last until he got back. On
the day OF his arrival he was tired
and went early to bed in the room
which was built off the business Office
Of the paper.
Late that night the foreman Of the
composing room announced that there
were none Of Cy's verses on the hook
His partner went into Cy's room and
woke him up.
mo poemsr he shouted.
Cy got up, sat down in his pajamas,
and reeled off the lines Of Sweet
Marie.