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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-20

to what Burk meant when he said,
MY God, let me rest; you know you
were not to blame. Pomerene went
into the declarations of Stevens,
then a drunken man, to the police,
after the arrest, that he (Stevens) }
was chased by Burk and went and
got the gun and killed him. He said
there was plenty of evidence of a
quarrel and that the state had not
disproved this fact If Stevens mad
wanted to deliberately xii! Burll
counsel said he could have shot him
at a distance.
They may paint Stevens as black
as they will, but there was a man
there with him who was on his same
level" declared Pomerene. 1T is uE-
fortunate, indeed, that the mantle OF
charity could not be drawn over the
lives of both of these men. Put the
statement of Burk, you were not to
blame on one pan of the scale and
the evidence of the others on the 9th.
er pan and you cannot find this de-
fendant guilty of this charge. Three
facts have been proven, one was that
Burk was shot, another that Stevens
shot him and the third that it was
UPHAM'S ARRANGEMENT
Prosecutor Upham began his final
address at 10 O'Clock. With his hands
in his coat pockets he declared that
Stevens was guilty of a cold-blooded
murder and could thank his stars that
he was not charged with murder in
the first degree. He declared in dra-
matte tones, but in a cool manner,
that this case at bar was the most
cold-blooded and deliberate murder
that has ever been aired in the courts
of Stark county. He said Stevens
defense was manufactured by him
self and that he (Stevens) it had been
shown. started after Burk with a
gun when Burk stood facing him with
empty hands. Had the facts which
developed on the trial developed be-
fore the grand jury he had no doubt
first degree murder.
Stevens, he said, admitted he lied
when he said Bnrk was mis- cousin,
and that he would be more inclined to
tell falsehood when his liberty was
at stake. Turning to face Attorney
Snyder Upham said; My friend has
SHaldCtSiIleu buIh dS Dum. Let
me say his clothes do not indicate
this; nor does his hands. Because
he was broke is no sign he was
bum. If this be SO then all of us
probably have been buns / may be
one myself at this moment for all any
body knows This statement created
laughter among the spectators for the
first time during the trial.
STEVENS REPUTATION ASSAILED
This evidence shows the character
of the man who beat his own mother"
said Upham. HE said nothing in
the way of excusing his act when he
went into the shed, after killing Burk.
Eizenzimmer said, My God, l hope
you didn't kin him. Stevens said,
there he is, you can get a Doctor for
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-20
wAeINe WAR AGAINST MOTHS.
How Camphor and Other Preventa-
tiVes Used for Best Results.

How Camphor and Other Preventa-
tives Used for Best Results.
With moths, as with most lesser
evils, an ounce Of prevention is worth
fully a pound of cure-several pounds
Of it, in fact, for moth-touched thing
is usually. about ruined. Under the
same head for severe condemnation
as moths come buffalo bugs, which re-
fuse to show even the consideration
that moths do, sparing neither wool
nCr cotton.
Fresh air, frequent bTushings and
beatings are among the best preven-
tives and spraying with formaldehyde
one Of the best cures.
To keep moths and buffalo bugs
alike out Of closets and bureaus, wipe
each drawer or shelf (and the inside Of
bureau as welD with a cloth wrung
out mot too thoroughly Of hot water,
into which tuTpenune has been put
in the proportion of a generous tea
spoonful to a quart of water.
If moths make their appearance
early in the spring, flying through the
open windows in dToves, as they do
sometimes even if your house is well
guarded against then, hy shutting up
a room at a time and spraying with
naphtha, observing to lie letter Ine
numerous precautions against letting
a light be made in the room until 1T
has been opened again and aired for
twenty-four hours.
Smoking a room with sulphur is
one of the best ways of disposing or
buffalo bugs and their kin, and is
much less dangerous than the use OF
raphtha.
The white spots and the odd litle
places which sometimes show upon
a light dress or gray furs or upon
rugs, after they have been taken out
of camphoT, have been traced to the
oil which is contained in gum cam
phor and some sorts of tar camphor
balls. The safest way is to wrap lue
camphor in tissue paper and lay it
in. 1t is a simple little precaution,
and one which may prevent serious
sPotting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-20
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
MARRIED AND NAVARRO COUPLE
DULY CELEBRATES
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Warwick Enter.
tanned a Large Party Of Guests.
Many Beautiful Presents
for the Host and
Hostess.

Mr.. and Mrs John g Warwick, OF
Navarro, celebrated their twentieth
wedding anniversary last night. Al
seven O'clock an elaborate table was
set and about 15C guests partook OF
the sumItuous dinner. Mr. and Mrs.
Warwick were the recipients of many
beautiful presents, among which were
a couch, sideboard, rocker, dining
chairs and a large assortment of sll-
yer and chinawaTe. The home was
elaborately decorated for the occasion.
During the early part of the evening
music and cards were the main source
of enjoyment for the guests, after
which all repaired tG e nearby dance
hall, where dancing was INDUCED in
by young and old alike until an early
hour.
About 19 Red Men from Massillon
seTenaded Mr.. and Mrs. Whrwick.
They Arrived about 10 O'clock
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-20
MAY LYNCH THEM

Omaha, Neb., March l5.-Serious
steps are being taken by the sheriff
and the police to prevent the lynch
ing of three negro assassins of Con-
ductor Furry, who was shot during a
hold-up in South Omaha. FURRY died
tonight
Word has just been received that
the mob has battered down the doors
to the Jail with a telegraph pole.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-20
MUST SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE FOR THE
KILLING Of JOSEPH J. BURK.
WITNESSES REFUSED.

The defense charged, Thursday,
that owing to the attitude of the
officials of Parkersburg they were
unable to get any witnesses to
testify as to Burk's past reputation.
The city's mayor, they declared,
refused to allow any Of the police
of Parkersburg to come to Can
ton ito testify on behalf of a man
who had killed one of the city's
residents"
The mayor, they claim, referred
them to the chief of police and he,
they say, refused to assume the
responsibility.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-20
Sour Cream Whipper.

Among the latest addition % the
household, destined to save the and
labor is the cream whip shown in
the illustration, which is warranted
to reduce the old time process OF
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
Another Expose of Dowie.

Eighteen months in Zion" is the
title of book which Mrs. Emily Ware
we'll known in Dodge aud Steele coun.
ties. is preparing for publication a
little later on. It is said that the book
is an expose Of Dowie and his polyga.
NOUS teachings. Mrs. Ware was the
assistant editor of the Leaves of Heal.
ing, and her daughter, Miss Harriet
was teacher of music, being employ.
ed to instruct Mrs. DoWie and also
teach Miss Hofer English, the young
lady of whom SO much has been said
in connection with her relations with
.DoWie. The Wares would not stand
for Dowie's secret teachings, which
they were in q position to know by
reason of their. Intimate connection
with the family, and were excommuni-
Gated from the church BY Dowie and
his OVerseers. Now it is their inning
and there promises to be something
doing when the Ware publication is
issued. Kasson Republ blican.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
Austin, Mower County, Mlnnesota,

find just such folks In any town. He
always is lookin' for flaws. He never
can see honesty in his naybor's deals.
Teddy Roosevelt welts some OF the
magazine writers for their yellow liter
ature on prominent folks in public life
and he is right SO fur as these accounts
are exaggerated and ball0Oned. II hate
to meet such folks and hear 'em talk
If an angel from heaven should come
to town they'd suspect that there was
some scheme on. No public official
ever gets credit from such muck rakers.
I believe that sometimes too bitter and
.lyin' attacks on folks reacts and makes
martyrs and saints Of 'em and the effect
is worse than if nothin' had ben said
l like to take a higher look at folks and
things. There's lots Of god yet left.
A few rascals and robbers are in the
saddle for a while yet and are trampin
over us but there's fur more that's good
than there's bad and low and filthy.
FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
New Road System.

At the recent farmers institute helt
at Waterville Mr.. L. A. Sweet of Fair
mont made short talk on the new
methods of handling road work. Th,
same being known as the town system
Mr.. Sweet stated that his township hae
adopted that system, that its workings
were highly satisfactory and the i'm
proyement in the highways was great
It's provided by the laws of Mime
sofa that when a certain number OF
voters of any township petition the
town clerk to do so he shall cause to be
printed on the ballots demand fol
the township system, the voter to
adopt or reject the measure at the an
nual meeting There were put in circu-
lation several petitions in Waterville
township and the mater came be-
forethe voters at the late election. It
is with regard to this proposed change
that I wish to speak. First: The
road districts are abolished and road
overseers Of said districts, are not elect
ed, the entire supervision Of all road
work in the township being under con-
troll of the town board, they hire q COM
petent superintendent or foreman, who
shall have charge Of all the roads and
who shall devote all his time or as
much at least as is necessary to keep
them in the best possible condition; he
to hire such help as needed, or as the
funds will permit. Under this system
all road taxes are paid in cash and all
work done on the roads is paid for with
cash. That the present method of
working out tax is largely a farce few
people will deny, and that our roads
are simply streaks of mud where teams
wallow along as best they can at many
times during the year is a fact, and
that they could be vastly improved
with the same amount of taxes expend-
ed on them under contract on cash. by
an able road superintendent will hardly
be disputed. The old system is a
hundred years behind che times, and
patch work at the best. Good roads
would add five dollars an acre to the
value Of all land in the township. Any
farmer can work on q road, getting his
pay in. cash for same, if he has the time
and desires to do SO. Progress is the
order Of the times. IS
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
=. 1'.- = e. CHENEY CO., Toledo. O..
We, the undersigned, have known f: J.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and. financially able to carry out any obliga-
ti6Gs made by his firm.
WALDING, KlNNAN MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for CONSTIPATION.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
Official Call for State S. s. Con.
Yenti0n.

The 48th Annual Convention of the
Minnesota Sunday School Association
will meet at Window, May 1910. Pas
tors, Sunday School Superintendent
officers, teachers and Christian workers
of all denominations are not only cor
daily invited to attend but urged to be
present at this convention.
The citizens of Window will give
you royal welcome, open their homes
and entertain on the "Haryard Plan".
Begin at once to advertise this conven.
tion in your church and Sunday School
Every Sunday School is entitled to one
delegate for every so scholars enrolled
County presidents, secretaries, pastors
and superintendent are ex-0fficio dele
gates by virtue of their Office. Plan
for it; advertise it; pray for it; COME.
Four specialists of international rep
utation have been engaged for this
Convention, MIS- J.. Woodbridge
Barnes, International Primary and
Junior Secretary of Newark, n. J.; W.
c. Pearce, International Teacher Train
ing Secretary of Chicago; Prof. Ira II.
Price, Member of the international
Lesson Committee and Lecturer for
Chicago University, and Prof. S. II.
Meyers of Chicago, Convention leader
of Music. He will conduct choir of
$50 voices and q full orchestra of 20
pieces. He will also instruct the Con-
vention workers in Sunday School Mu-
sic. - '&~*
Never before in the history of Sunday
School work in MINI. has such an array
of talent been offered at State Con-
vention. How can anyone interested
in better Sunday School work stay
away from this Convention? .
? Programs will be ready for distribu-
tion April 18th. Ask your pastor or
county officers for q copy. Again we
extend to you q cordial invitation to
come.
MRS. j. 81. SMITH, Sec.
4 Mower Co. S. S. Associttion
A. M. LOCKER, General Sec.
Minnesota S. S. Association.
! Dated at Window, Mimi, March
28th, 1905.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
Light Brahmas For Sale.
Several thorough bred Light ,Brahma
roosters for sale, one dollar each.
-, &C., NJ J.SsPARMENTER,
49, 200 w. MillgSt., Austin
Formal Opening Of the Soul Win. i
ming cilapeIas Free Reading
Room for Men.

An enterprise, that deserves more
than passing notice, is ready for bust
ness in the Soul Winning Chapel Of the
Presbyterian Church, located at Oak
and East Water SITS. Will e. Sloane
the up-to- date minister of that church.
recognizing the need of institutional
work for men, has arranged to open the
chapel as a free reading room and place
for social meetings each evening of the
week. A small room will be fitted up
for the playing of harmless games
The rooms will be under the care of q
responsible person and all well behaved
men over 16 years will have the use Of
these privileges without regard to race
color or previous condition Of servitude
DR.. Sloane has had considerable expert
ence in this kind of work. The man
agement expect to add other features,
as soon as the way is clear, such as
baths, gymnasium, evening games etc.
Gifts Of books, papers, magazines, pic.
lures maps, etc will be very acceptable.
Stereopticon entertainments will be
given occasionally week evenings.
These will be free to the public.
The Sunday School will be held at
3 p. n. of each Sunday and at 4 b. M. a
regular preaching service.
Many of the men have expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
privileges offered. For the present the
Reading Room and Game Room will
be open from 40 to $50 each day
ceptI Sunday.
Opening Tuesday night A April n A
good program was given, stereopticon
pictures and 9 sociable.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
GOING ] TO
SOW ' FLAX | ] !. ( |
Minnesota Number Is Flax Yields
u Per Cent More. Than Com. ]
mon Varieties. q

> ~. 2
The new variety of fax originated
by the Minnesota Experiment Station
in operation with the U. 5. Dept. of
Agricultural, and distributed in 1905 to
the farmers Of Minnesota, has proven
q very valuable variety for Minnesota.
A pamphlet recently issued by the
Experiment Station giving the results
of the 1865 tests, shows this new flax
to have yielded 81 bushels or 26 per
cent more than the common varieties
grown by the farmers. These figures
are based on the results of tests report
ed by forty eight farmers in different
parts Of the state, who grew this flax
and their common varieties under SINH
lar conditions.
Every bushel of the flax grown in.
1905 should be used for seed in 1906.
Every farmer who is raising fax should
get some seed of this variety and in
crease his yield, for an increase of rs
per cent is certainly worth while. It
means much larger increase il. pro-
fits, for the cost of growing is exactly
the same. j
The reports also show the new flax
to be from five to ten, days earlier than.
common varieties, which gives con-.
siderable advantage in escaping DAM.
age from various sources, and in getting
ahead of the weeds. Il
For portion of the land sown to
grain, flax is probably as profitable a
crop as can be grown. That is, it
yields as much in money value per:
acre as does any of the grain crops.
.rwine is now being made of fax straw
which promises to make a market for
considerable of this otherwise waste pro-
duct. .% :.
Flax should not be grown on the
same piece Of ground oftener Than once
in seven years to ten years. If this pre-
caution is taken there will be but little
danger from fax wilt. Flax is an es-
pecially desirable crop to grow on late
spring breaking. This will always
make it favorite crop where it is de-
sired to leave the grass land for fall and
spring pasture and break it up in June
for crop the same year. -..s~..~,......
There are over four thousand bushels
| of Minnesota number rs fax available
for seed in Minnesota. It has been
grown by farmers in nearly every
county in the state, and is offered by
them for sale at reasonable prices. A
card to the Experiment station will
bring you a list of farmers who have
seed of this variety for sale.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
IS YOUR FARM MORTGAGED?
If it is, or if You Expect to Put One or
Read This.

If it is, or if You Expect to Put One on,
Read This.
Are you in debt on your farm? Then
you ought to be very much concerned
about how you are going to pay it off.
Would you not like to look at your
farm and be- able to say: "It's
all paid for; l don't owe a dollar?"
How long have you been in debt and
how much have you really reduced
your Indebtedness in the past five years?
If you are content to pay interest all
your life then our plan will not appeal
to you. We can help those who want
to get out of debt. There is only one
way for the average man with a family
to support to do this and that is. pay
off little eeach4yeaEr and il syen have
good luck pay more, bat pay some any
way. Never sign q big note all due on
a certain day unless you know just how
you are going to pay it. We can loan
you a reasonable amount on your farm
in way 50 that you can pay it off
each year at the rate of $87l8 on each
$1,000. If you borrow $4,000 you would
pay $261.54 year, and you can pay as
much more as you are able, but that is
all you would have to pay. This in
cludes both the principal and interest.
If you can't pay that much you ought
not to go in: debt, for even at this
amount it will take twenty years to pay
it off and you would pay less than per
cent for interest. Four per cent on
$1,000 is $12O a year, for twenty years
it is $2,4OO; add to this the 5000 and
you have $500 which you would pay.
Multiply $26l.54 by 20 and you have
$5,23OSO as the total you would pay us.
So we say if you can't get out on our
terms then there is no use trying.
We would like to see the day when
every farmer in Mower county was
clear of a mortgage. If we held the
mortgage that would surely happen in
twenty years and when that day comes
your land will be worth $500 an acre.
Study how to make your land more
productive. Look up tile drainage,
good seed, get rid of weeds, improve
your stock A few good hogs will take
care of the mortgage and you can have
the rest of the farm for your living and
improvements. We are Offering those
of you who mean to stick and get out
of debt good chance. There is no red
tape. We are prepared to make our
word good. Come and see us. Write
today. ~.- =: ..
& SHEPHERD & CATHERWOOD.
& - - Austin, Mlnn.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
A Kansas rIin1ster.

Rev.L. S. Cotton, Of Circleville, KAN
,sas, says:-of Warmers White Wine Of.
Aspeedy cure for al throat and lung
diseases.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS I 4 |
- = - ~Es5 - ~. ~
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R.

Service, and openates the st of trains. with
Dining Cars, Buffet Library Cars, Chair Cars,
ard Sleeping Cars. from Chicago. st. Louis.
The best road for Ieaching the Winter Tourist
New Orleans, Nicksburg,
GuIfp0rt, niss. Hammond, La.
GultRort i Gnlf Coast resort having tn
ocean n'stesmshiP sailinss from New Orleans for
Mexico. Central America, Panama, West Indies
and Europe. Send OF call for descriptive mat.
ter in regard to the above.
Havana via New Orleans
Havana, Cuba, is best reached via the Illinois
Central through service to New Orleans and the .
new ocean liner, twln-screw nineteen-knor
4 -, S. s. Prince Arthur
leaving New Orlsans every "wednesday at 1 90
day morning
The Cuban Special
"a fast Weekly Limited Steamship Train IA rnn
lafter Dec. 2e1 every Tuesday from Chicago and
Cuban iteratnre.
Hot Springs, Ark. FlOrida
Daily Sleeping Car without change Chicago
to Hot Springs. with. connections at Menphis
from Cincinnati and and Louisville. 80
Through Dixie Flyer" Sleeping Car Line ST.
Louis to Jacksonville via Nashville, Chats
nsoga and Atlantis. - ~.
Illinois Central Weekly Excnrsinns ID Cali,
foTnia. Excursion cars through to Los Angeles
and San Franeisco as fOllows: Via New Orleans
Chicago; every Tuesday from Cincinnati and
Loulsyl1le: Wa Omaha and the Scenic Route
every Wednesday from Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-29
Excursion to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 4th.

The Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Ry. will run their annual after harvest
excursion to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
Toronto on Tuesday, September 4th,
affording an excellent opportunity for a
trip to the Falls and the great Toronto
fair, which opens August 9th and
closes September 10th. Special train
will leave Falls Creek at 6,l0 a. m.
Fare to Niagara Falls and return
$50. Fare to Toronto and return
g. 90. Niagara Falls tickets will be
good going and returning on special
train on date of sale, also for return
passage from Buffalo on regular trains
Wednesday,, Sept. 9Th. Toronto tickets
will be good for return passage, with
privilege Of stop over at Niagara Falls
or Buffalo, if used on or before Satur-
day, September Sth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-29
Soldier.

Claus Early and wife were in Dubois
Que day last week.
win Morton and wife were at Du-
Bots last Thursday.
John B Morton visited ]. e. Morton
and wife several days last week.
A bouncing boy came TO reside with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Bailey recently.
Bernice, young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Winslow, has been quite i'll.
James Patterson and familye hav NOV
ed to the London mines near Rathmel.
Rev. J. A. Parsons and wife, of Reyn-
oldsville called on friends here Satur'
day.
A valuable COW belonging to John
Crdbrrt was killed in the coke yards
here by an engine.
A large crowd from this place was at
Dubois Thursday to see the X. Of T.
parade which was very good.
C. J. Kerr and a number of his friends
who are visiting at his home in Reyn-
oldsville were at Soldier n day last
week.
Mrs. James Ross and the Misses
Katherine and Caroline Ross, Mrs. A.
r. Richie and Master LAMAR and De-
We're attended the Scotch picnic AT
Hands Grove last Saturday. They
we're also accompanied by Morris Smith
and wife and two sons of Reynoldsville.
They had a very enjoyable time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-29

Sir William Grove, the eminent sci
enlist and jurlst, never forgave himself
for not discovering the spectroscope.
Il had often observed" he said, that
there were different lines exhibited in
the spectra of different metals ignited
in the voltaic arc, and if / had had any
reasonable amount Of wit l ought to
have seen the converse-viz, that by
Ignition different bodies show in their
spectral lines the materials of which
they are composed"