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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
WHEN ONCE AN ARMY MAN
Always an Army Man-The Re-enIst-
ments and the Pay.

nents and the Pay.
The betterment of the personnel of
the army and the manner of raising
the moral status of the fighting SER
vice of Uncle Sam has long been a
question of considerable moment to
both officers and enlisted men gener-
ally. Every means possible has been
exercised through recruiting officers
and other ways for the wedding out,
or the prevention of enlistment of, the
undesirable class of men who apply
for admission to the service. Accord
ing to an army officer, not only is the
moral status Of deep consideration,
but the efficiency of the troops, though
secondary to the first, is matter that
receives much thought. II is the pur-
pose of the army officers to eneour-
age the re-enlistment of soldiers on
account of their experience in the SER
vice, and another object aimed at in
this is to have the men Te-enlist in
the arm of the service from which
they were discharged,
In speaking of the matter of re-en-
hstment in the service, Lieut.. Roger
o. Mason. of the artillery corps, in
the Kansas City Journal said:
"The matter of re-enlistment is an
important one to the army. A re-
enlisted soldier is one desired by ev-
cry officer in the service. and the gen.
eral desire of those interested in the
welfare of the service is that n man
return to the arm from which he was
discharged. This is only general in
some of the arms of the service, as
one will offer what man Will believe
to be advantages that others do not,
and often a man will become tired of
the arm in which he served and re-
enlist for other kind of service. The
matter of enlistments every officer
has had more or less keenly brought
home to him.
Many men endeavor to enlist be-
cause they imagine that In the service
they will have little to do. plenty to
eat, with the compensation allowed
by law besides. These men constitute
the 'do-little-as-you-ean' class, never
make good soldiers, and though they
may be physically desirable in isolated
cases, would in the majority but con-
stitute the nucleus for the discontent-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
NOTICE.

The Stark County Board of School Ex-
amlner5 will hold meetings for teachers
month in the school year ending August
VI, 1877, High school lists will be given
at the regular meetings. Lists for spe.
cial certificates will be furnished Wien
notice has neen given.
Examinations of pupils under section
t02e, r. S.. Will be held on the third
saturday of April and the second Satur-
day of May.
Applicants should be present not later
than 8:lo in the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
paper.
All examinations will be held in the
Canton high school building.
7. J. TEEPIE, Clerk, Massiilon
JNO. II, FOCHT, Canal Fulton.
j. w. GUTHRIE, President, Alliance
u-14-06-tf q.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25

Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kalp spent
Sunday afternoon with friends in
Massillon.
Mrs. Joseph Zupp, of Strasburg,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Charless Hall, one day last week.
Miss Anna Fouts, of near Bunker
Hill, was In Justus Sunday.
Miss Hazel Letter was the guest
of Miss Ivah Warstler Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. John Collier, of Cross Roads,
was in town Monday.
Ray Johns, of near Navarro, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Miss Mile Kaylor and Miss Mary
Fisher were guests of Miss Hazel
Fisher Sunday.
s. T. Copenhaver went to Toledo
on important business one day last
week.
Frank Lindsly, while unloading a
wagon, had his foot caught and badly
crushed one day last week.
| Much work at Brewster is being
done at present. Foreman Burkhead
said yesterday that he would finish
grading on Wabash avenue in ten
days or two weeks.
George Maxfeld received eleven
mules a few days ago. to be used
with his other six teams for grading
at Brewster.
Fred Brinkamp is making fine pro-
gress with his house at Park Heights.
A number OF houses are building in
that vicinity.
The township trustees took sick
man to the poor house last Friday
! from Carland's camp.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
HARTVlLLE.

Hartville, Sept 20--Mrs. Arthur
Andrews returned on Saturday from
visit with Edwin Steffy and family.
Mrs. Irving Geotz left on Monday
for a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Israel Feller, at Brimfield, Ohio,
Howard Smith left on Tuesday for
0berlin, where he will take a course
of study in the college.
Mrs C. G. Rice and daughter Hor-
tense, of Canton, were guests of Mrs.
Rices parents, Mr.. anG ;.-rs. Henry
Geotz, on Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Royer and son returned
last week from an extended visit in
Michigan and Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Brumbaugh and
little son were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Shanafelt, at their home, north of
Uniontown, on Sunday.
Mrs. Minard Garrels, of Detroit, is
nursing her sister, Mrs George Key
SER who is i'll with walking typhoid
fever
Mrs. Miles Young, of New Baltimore
visited friends in town on Sunday.
Miss Florence Miller, of Kent, is
visiting at the home of her uncle,
Frank Memmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Feds Hem and fam
lily were guests of friends in Randolph
on Sunday.
Owing to the fact that next Sunday,
the 23rd, will be communion day in
the New Berlin Lutheran church, the
services in the HartvilIe church will
be held in the evening instead of the
morning, so Rev. Ringle can be pres
ent.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Memmer and
children, Clarence and Harlin, return
ed on Monday from a visit with
friends in Akron.
Mrs, Robert Henry, formerly Miss
Helen Schuck, who with her sister
Glydis has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Memmer, left on Wednes-
day for Suffield, where she will visit
her parents before returning to her
home in Akron.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
CAIRO.

Charles Brouse, who spent his va
cation here, has left for Tf1n.
Bernice Reed has returned home
after visiting in Canton several
weeks
The sick child of Nelsoa StambauGh
is improving.
Blona Masters is wording IN Kew
Berlin.
Lizzie and Mary Kaufman have
gone to Cleveland to visit.
Mrs. Bair and Maud Masters are
sick
Jacob J. Smith and wife, of Mid
dlebranch, were guests of A, ]. Smith
and family Sunday.
Daniel Wertenberger and family,
of Uniontown, spent Sunday with
Nelson Stambaugh and family.
John Eevers, of Greentown, spent
Sunday with Andrew Dellfosse.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
new RECORD
Established by Sweet
Marie in Grand Circuit
at Columbus - Audu-
bon Boy Fails.

Columbus, o., Sept. 21.-The larg-
est crowd that ever gathered at the
Columbus driving park watched the
grand circuit races here today. The
crowd is estimated at from 10000 to
$1,000 people. The feature of the
racing was the successful attempt of
Sweet Marie to lower her own and
the track record. With Mcdonald
driving and with a pacemaker at her
side, the mare trotted the mile with
out a skip in 2:02, lowering her own
record. a second and three=quarters,
and knocking a quarter second off the
track record. Audubon Boy, the pac-
er, attempted to beat his mark, but
broke badly after passing the three
quarter pole ana failed. The free for
all pace was another failure. Estate
won the first heat by half a length
in 1902 fiat. She broke badly in the
second and third heats which went
to Angus Pointer in fast time. The
Able had no trouble winning the final
heat of the rich Kentucky Stock Farm
stake, and Lille R., won the 2:15
pace easily. In the Hartman hotel
consolation race, Captain Derby was
any easy winner. Ethel L. had to
fight hard every heat of the 2:19 trot,
but kept her nose in front. The 2:10
trot was unfinished, but w. ]. Lewis
won two heats in hollow style
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
sARRs MILLS.

Bars Mills, Sept. 20.-Mr and Mrs
Rudy Sliffe and family, of New Bcr-
lin, are visiting with their many
friends in this place and vicinity.
Mr.. Sliffe was formerly in the iewelry
business at Sugar Creek.
Mrs. Theodore Fisher visited with
friends in Canton Sunday,
Mike Conkle and daughter, Verna,
of Bellvue, are visiting the formers
father Daniel Conkle, at this place.
Jacob Ressler and daughter, of
odon, Ind, are visiting their many
friends at this place. Mr.. Ressler
was born in this vicinity, but moved
to the Hoosier state a number OF
years ago.
Mrs. Edward Steffe, of Dundee, visit
ed with G. W.. Wallick Wednesday.
Mrs. William Allison, Jr., is able
to be out again after a few weeks OF
sickness.
j. J. Weimer made a business trip
to Canton last Friday.
Cleveland Kretzinger has quit the
quarry and has hired to M. Shrock
to assist in the -four mill and make
cider.
Wednesday, September 1s, Miss
Alta M. Miller and Edward Shonk
both of this place, were quietly mar
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
CASE
Will Come Up Before the
October Term Of Cir
cult Court.

The circuit court of the fifth judic-
ial district of Ohio will convene in
Stark county on October 2, with Judges
Donahue, McCarty and Taggart pre-
siding.
Notable among the cases is that OF
Frank Stevens vs. Ohio, having been
brought up through error proceedings,
instituted by his attorneys, Atlee Pom
creme and ]. B. Snyder. Stevens was
convicted of second degree murder
during the last term of court, for the
killing of Joseph Burke, on farm
near Osnaburg last November. He is
now serving time in the penitentiary.
1t is not likely that he will be brought
here during the arguing of the case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25

ried by the, formers cousin, Ervan
Conkle, of Shreve, O.. Miss Miller
was a clerk in S. P. Miller & Sons
store. Mr.. Shonk was raised on
farm near here, and is fine young
man.
Isaac A. Wallick, our R. F. ID. mail
carrier, made business trip to Beach
City one day last week.
Miss Nellie Lanm returned home
last Friday from a short visit with
friends in Columbus and Newark, O..
School at this place begins Monday,
September "a, with John Weiss ns
teacher.
J. w. Irwin, of Massillon, was in
town on business Monday.
Robert Froelch, of near Shanes-
vile, was in town on business today.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Allison at
tended the Canal Dover fair Thurs
day.
Mike Conkle, of Wilmot, visited
with Daniel ConlIle at this place We'd
nesday.
George Greenefeller, of Massillon,
is building one large sand shed at the
sand plant at this place. The capa-
city of the building will be 1850
tons.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
NEW cHAMeERsBuRG.

New Chambersburg, Sept. I'll
Marion Benner and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. Bennett and children, of Sebring,
Mrs. Jack Benner and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Klein and daughter
spent Sunday with James Benner and
wife.
Mervin Weaver and family spent
Sunday with Jesse Sanor and wife.
Maggie Evans called in Alexander
Wednesday.
j. Canady is spending a few days
at Jefferson Milbonrn's.
Mrs. HaGvy Kelly and lady friend
were through our village Wednesday.
Mrs. William and Mrs, Henry
Weaver were in Rochester on bust
ness Wednesday.
John Summers was through our viii
lage Monday.
William King and wife spent Satur-
day night with his son, Edward King,
and wife. On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Edward King accompanied them to
Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowers and
daughter, Vada, spent Sunday in Han
oVerton.
Edgar Martin and wife have re-
turned to their home in Cleveland.
Mr.. Evans and friends spent Sun
day with II. q. McNely and wife.
Charles Helm and family spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Helm.
Blanche Weaver and Mrs. William
Weaver made a trip to Minerva.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25

ed and indolent. They invariably
when enlisted remain in the service
only until suitable weather conditions
present themselves, when they desert
and again take up their interrupted
profession, generally of hoboing. This
cannot be without expense to the
government and endless trouble and
veXation to both regimental and COM
pany commanders.
Il would suggest an offer of greater
advantage of seeing their native land
or land of adoption by frequent
change of station, and to offer greater
pecuniary return in the grade of nom
commissioned officers, thereby offering
greater inducement to men to enlist
and re-enlist.
The pay of non-commissioned Off
GERS in the army runs from SIS to $34
a month. Aside from this there is
but one monetary incentive for the
soldier to strive for by efficiency, and
that is in the artillery. To each SOL
dier who qualities as first class gun
ner, whether he be private or non
commissioned officer, is paid an addi-
tional So on his monthly salary, and
the man qualifying as second-class
gunner receives an additional 81 per
month. In the navy the inducements
are greater in this line, as there are
six advancements in the gun pointer
class that a man can make. They
run from secondary gun pointers, sec
ond class, which allows 81 additional
monthly pay, to heavy gun pointers,
first class, which pays to the man
who qualities $40 extra each month.
There is a considerable difference in
the pay allowed gunners in the navy
and in the army, and while | would
not seek to augment expenses, yet it is
my contention that we cannot do
otherwise than to offer to the men of
the artillery arm like return for SER
vice rendered.
In the artillery we have the con-
tinual change of men, which may be
determined by the small percentage
of re-enlistments that takes place in
the batteries of the artillery.
The pay of our master gunners
should be equal to the pay Of a petty
officer in the navy and of our gun
commanders equal to that of petty
officers, first class, as for instance
turret captains, first class, which posi-
ton offers rate of pay of $50 a month.
According to the calibre of the gun
to which the organization is assigned,
the gun commander should receive pay
in proportion to the calibre, $50
month being the maximum rate.
"The pay Of first sergeants of ar
tillery should be increased to $45 a
month; corporals to that of $40 a
month. The pay OF our sergeants-
major, senior grade, $55 per month;
that of sergeants-major junior grade,
to $50 per month. While this change
in pay is material one and OF course
would augment the expense list of the
artillery arm, yet ii is my contention
that if we desire enlistments of those
men that are to be had if better in
ducement is offered we must provide
for this. The pay of our enlisted men
should remain as it now is, $13 a
month, with the opportunity of taking
examinations now in force for first
and second class gunners However,
| would suggest that only that of the
first class gunner be entitled to any
increase in pay. Such increase to be
$5 per month"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
JUsTus.

Justus, Sept. 21.-The little child
of Mr.. and Mrs. James McGaffy is
very iii.
Simon Warstler is on the sick list.
Miss Cassie Davis, of Akron, form
erly Of Justus. is spending this week
among friends and relatives at JUS
tus. She win return to her home Fri
day.
Miss Ruby Snyder, Of the Brush
college district, started to school here
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25

All entertainment will be given
by Rev. John Albert Eby at the U.
b. church on Wednesday evenings
September 26. Mr.. Eby has a wide
reputation as being an entertaining
and instructive lecturer.
There will be singing school on
Friday night, instead Of Saturday
night this week, on account OF a
party In our neighborhood.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
A Blow in the Back

AN oVercoat is necessary nuisance
and the tendency to take it off on warm
ish days is unwise. treacherous wind
hits you in the back and the next morn,
ing you have lumbago. Rub well and
often with Perry Davis Painkiller and
you will be astonished to find how
quickly all soreness is banished. There
but one Painkiller, Perry Davis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25

spreads in dry grass and weeds, so does
an inflammation of the throat-the re-
snlt of cold grow down into the sem
sitive air passages of the lungs. The
celd, like the fire, should be promptly
dealt with. When you begin to cough,
use Aliens Lung Balsam. 1t viii cer-
tainly heal the sore throat and lungs
and 1t may save you from consumption
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
Contractor Is Attacked.

Salem, o., Sept. 21.-Italian labor
ers on the new Youngstown & South
ern electric railway attacked Frank
Klose, contractor, Thursday. He
was badly cut and bruised.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
Death of FniIIlp MInich-

Phillip Minich, aged 46, and an EN-
ploye of the Diebold Safe & Lock Co.,
died Friday morning at 10 o'clock a,
the family residence, 1909 Wheele,
street. Deceased leaves wife and
several children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-14
POsTOFFICE POVERTY.

BY aborng faithfully and diligently in the service OF
Uncle Sam postal clerk for period of 90 years you may
ascend to the supendous salary Of $1,000 per Ii yon
willing to be satisfied with $1,000 per year annually
you only have to toll % ID years And you start IN at
$500 per year.
But after you have worked 60 years and received your
reward don aspire any higher You will have to be salts
fed with 800 per month for the rest of your natural life
And you will have to stick by that anyhow, for man
who has put in three years and nine postal
clerk is rarely dazzling success at anything else He
finds himself in the cancelled stamp class matter how
young, fresh and vigorous he still may feel. It's sad
condition for any ambitious to find himself in, but 1t
can't be helped. The department has spoken and red
tape is stranger to common
These figures in regard to the earning possibilities
rather mpossbilitiesof the postal clerk have been
worked out by special committee of the chamber of
acting in concert with effort foot to
raise the postal clerk few degrees above the level of
mule,
Postmaster Vernon, of Everett nauguraed the agita-
ton and by hook crook has managed to retain his
appointment notwithstanding Through the Everett cham
Der of commerce, Mr. Vernon has succeeded in enisng
commercial bodies all the country in general in
Nestgation of the postal clerk with view to lettering
his condition by legislation at the coming session of
congress.
The Spokane chamber has discovered without much
labor that the helping hand certainly needed in this
instance. The committee concludes that the government
greater need of efficient service in the postal
department and that efficient men harder to
obtain.
The only astonishing feature of this development is
that the government is able to its offices at ALL The
individual who can be shared job of that sort is
merely looking for place to stay until he find
means of making living. Compared to him the hod-
carrier is capitalist
Yet the government stery exacts civil service exam
nation to insure the employment of men educated at least
up to the average and of good character They
listed can't call it employedfor the performance Of
important public duties and supposed purely
from patriotic motives presumably. The postal clerk who
pspred to matrimony and family under present condi-
lions needs watching There must be something wrong
with his head.
1t is only fair to the department. however, to mention
That In of death resignation the next clerk Oh
the list may possibly reach the $1,000 standard Is
or even 90 If born under exceptionally lucky star
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-14
The Daily Short Story

wrights into society, and, in turn
the financier would boost Rattle
snake, and Reggie would soar &C
! cordingly.
Then he went to tell Aline.
"You see," he explained, Rattle
snakes go up and we make lot
of money"
"Be suppose they go down." she
said, wrinkling her nose. But Reg
gle only laughed.
AS a few weeks went on, people
began to hear more of the Vain
wrights, and their names appeared
now and then in the papers, hers
always coupled with that OF Mr..
, Reginald Marsten Ain disap-
proved of this, but then Reggie
was trying SO hard, and it was all
for her. Rumors~ came to her,
however, that made her more un-
easy. Mrs. Wainwright was an al
Turing woman still, and Reggie was
ever wont to be heart-breaker.
Then the crash came.
Rattlesnake had been going up a
little, but very little, and one
evening, after it had fallen again
to the exact figure at which Reg
gle had bought, Aline was sitting
at Sherry's with a party of friends
when a couple entered and seated
themselves near her. 1t was Reg
gle and Mrs. Wainwright, and she
felt herself flush angrily. She
spoke to him Jelly, and addressed
herself to her private party. A
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-14

BALTIMORE, Nov. IA An un-
romantic telephoLe company has
provided a comedy fiua'e to the
send-me-a-kiss-by wire Courtship CT
Miss Mary Cuttings Gillett, AN at
tractiye young woman of this city,
in suing her for $213.05 for CONVEX
sations alleged to have been held
with her fiance in Richmond, Va.
In the suit ii is declared that Miss
Gillett found it especially conve-
nient to call up her beau because
the telephone was so situated that
she could reach it from her bed in
the fashionable apartments where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-14

half hour Of this made her most
uncomfortable, when suddenly the
door opened and Wainwright came
in, his face pale with rage.
"Trouble! TROUBLED" said the
man next her, warningly.
They could distinctly hear every
word of Wainwright's, as he ap'
preached the table near them.
81 will not make a scene" he
said grimly. "Ethel, you will come
home with me. AS for you, sir,
turning to Reggie, never enter
my house again"
The next morning the man
brought her Reggie's card, and af-
ter three insistent messages she
received him cody, frigidly, as be-
comes young women who have
seen too much. Beside her lay a
paper, telling in huge letters OF
the frightful slump in Rattle
snakes.
you've seen it?" said Reggie,
clithely.
81 saw you last night" she said.
Its all over"
"You bet it u.s." assented Mr..
Marsten Listen. The old fox
was playing with me. He promised
to boost Rattlesnake, but l knew
he wouldn't, so | planned accord
ingly, even to the little tragedy
of last night. My dear, we have
all the money we are going TO want
for a while. Instead of buying Rat
tlesnake, / sold.'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-14
THE DEAL IN RATTLESNAkES

Reggie MarSton was wonder.
All his friends said so to one an
other, and the most surprising part
was that non of them was able to
explain just herein Reggie was so
wonderful, although they felt more
comfortable in the assertion after
his little flyer in Rattlesnake
shares.
Now one cannot do a great deal
on 81 1000 a year@-that is, if one has
extravagant tastes, and Reggie
had them. Hhis was the reason
he dabbled occasionally on Wall
street, despite the fact that his re-
cent engagement to Aline Wander
stucken made him more careful.
1--WE got to make lucky
strike" he unused, "and then pull
out"
By the time morning came he
had an idea, and an hour later
found him face to face with Rich
ard Wainwright, the king-pin of fl
nance, but thus far unable to
crowd himself and his wife within
the sacred pale of society. People
remembered she had been foot
light favorite. Reggie knew of
these rebuffs and aptly proceeded
to level this weapon at the finan-
cier, at the same time protesting
his determination to buy heavily
of Rattlesnake shares. In a nut
shell, Reggie would get the Vain