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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
FOR ALIENS SAYS SENATOR OF
THE PANAMA CANAL
The Labor Question on the Isthmus
Warmly Debated-ursent De-
fieiency Bill Passed.

Washington, Feb. 9.-After a spir-
tied discussion of the labor situation
on the canal zone, the senate today
passed the urgent deficiency bill and
adjourned over until Monday.
1t defeated a motion made by Mr..
Patterson, Dem., Colo), to have
stricken out of the bill the provision
exempting alien labor on the canal
from the benefits of the S-hour labor
law.
Mr.. Simmons, (Dem., N. c., and
Mr. Tillman, Dem., s. CO, joined
with Mr.. Hale, (Rep., 1daine), in urg-
ing that the canal management should
not be unnecessarily restricted.
Mr.. Patterson, in explaining his mo-
tion declared that the provision would
permit exaction of from 10 to 12
Oh longer hours from day laborers,
and that it would eliminate the pos
sibility of Americans ever being en-
ployed upon the great waterway.
Mr.. Hale declared that the critical
and test point OF the canal enterprise
has been reached.
1.-THE great canal must end in fail
1re," he exclaimed, unless the ordi-
mary labor there is done, not by
Americans, white or black, but by an
alien labor from southern and trop-
ical countries"
Mr.. Morgan, a members of the
senate committee on inter-oceanic ca
mails, which is investigating canal
management, announced that every
canal authority was unanimous in
contending that the extension of the
B-hour labor law, in any form, to the
canal, is great error.
This brought Mr.. Patterson again
10 his feet.
What it all means in plain, brutal
English" he said, lis that there is
being prepared on the isthmus
slaughter house for aliens and that
the canal is to be built at fearful
cost, not only of money, but of life" :"
Mr.. Tillman accused Mr.. Patterson
of conjuring up hobgoblins.
Mr.. Patterson declared that the
United States couldn't afford to sane
lion sun-up to sun-down labor.
Il suppose this problem has kept
The president, the secretary of war
and others awake more than all 9TH
ers connected with the canal" inter-
rupted Mr.. Hale.
Mr.. Money, (Dem., Miss.), believed
that the work meant death. Labor
ers won't live more than eight hours
after arrival when they are turning
mp a million germs with every space
full of earth.''
Mr.. Gallinger, Rep, N. H., defend
ed the commission.
Mr.. Tillman warmly remarked that
when The COLORADO senator makes an
appeal for alien labor, he would bet
Ter look a little closer home and con-
Bider the American labor, who, in the
end must pay for the building of the
canal.
Mr.. Simmons, member of the SEN
ate canal committee, now conducting
an investigation of it's management,
did not favor limiting the hours of
labor, but he saw difficulties ahead in
adopting different hours OF labor for
different races.
Mr.. Allison, tRep, Iowal, threw Oil
upon the troubled waters when Mr..
Clay, (Dem., Ga), wanted all hour
restrictions removed for all labor on
the canal, by proposing that the ques-
tion be treated fully in later legis-
lation.
The Patterson motion was then
lost, and the bill passed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
NARROW ESCAPE
For a Robsled Load of Young People
When They Crash With
Train.

Salem, o.. Feb. 9.-What might have
been a terrible tragedy was narrowly
averted about $3.50 o'clock at the West
Main street crossing of the FIT. Wayne
railway when a bobsled full of people
crashed into west bound freight
train.
The driver was injured and all the
occupants thrown out The driver saw
the approaching train and thought he
could cross in time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Fifty Killed in Strike Riots.

Valparaiso, Feb. 9.-The strike
riots of the railroad laborers at Oru.
ro, Bolivia, is rapidly spreading with
fatal results. During the riots among
the strikers, fifty persons were killed.
The authorities are powerless to pac-
ify the strikers and cruisers with
troops have been ordered to the
scene.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Locked Groom In a Room.

GAINESVILLE, o., Feb. 9.-Although
they were married in Covington. KY,
early this morning, the parents of
the groom interfered in the marriage
celebration of Roy Kline, 20, and Miss
Laura Minnier, II. They locked the
son in room at his home tonight,
while friends of the couple feasted
at the home of the brides parents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Talks About SIGNATURES.

Newark, O., Feb. 9.-George Webb,
receiver of the Homestead Building
association, stated in court today that
he believed every case of signatures
which have been declared to be for
geries were written by Robert C. Lin,
gafelter..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Spies Capture Letters.

Tangier Feb. 9.-Spies employed
in the Makhzeen district have cap.
tured letters from the pretender TO
the Moroccan throne, in which ha
incites the tribes to revolt and rally
to the standard of the rebels. Tho
pretender also suggests that Moroc-
co be divided between himself and
the sultan's brother
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
studying American Methods.

Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 9. The
special envoys from China, Tai Hung
Chi and Tuang Fang, who are in this
country to study industrial, political
and educational institutions paid a
visit to the city hall, the Mint, Bald
win Locomotive Works and the
Cramp shipyards.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Summer Resort sold.

Toledo. o., Feb, s.-The historic
Presque Isle summer resort was to-
day sold oNthe Cleveland Cliffs COM
pany which will make improvements
costing over $10,00O,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Funeral of Or. Simmons.

Peoria, H., Feb. 9.-After the re-
tGsal Of the Masonic Blue lodges to
participate I'm the funeral OF DF
George Simmons, the knights Tenn
plar conducted the services. The fu-
neral was the largest ever held here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
BUCKET SHOP
indictments Found Against Man Who
Opened Exchange at Millersburg.

Millersburg, O., Feb. 9.-A month
or more ago a man named Charles
Huffman came here and started a
stock exchange in the new American
House and it is said it was well pat
ronized. Along came the grand jury
and these patrons were called on to
appear before that body and tell what
they knew about this exchange. Re-
sult-a bill of indictment for run
ming a bucket shop against Mr.. Huff
man.
Six other bills were found, two of
which were for illegal voting, and
the others for violations of the liquor
laws.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Held Up HIs own CLERK.

Springfield, o., Feb. s.-Paul Her.
man. jeweler, caught Edward John
son, clerk, robbing his store He
Held him up with a gun and later
turned him over to the police.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Death of Paul Dunbar.

Dayton, o., Feb. Paul Laurence
Dunbar, the poet of the negro race,
died at his home here this afternoon
from consumption and stomach trou-
Bile. He was born June 81, 1872.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
Leader Of Bad Band Nabbed.

Grand Forks, Mimi, Feb. s.-John
Boshau,s alleged head of band of
cattle thieves who have been ope-
rating in Oklahoma. was arrested to-
day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
COLUMBUS LETTER

Columbus, o., Feb. 9-The Briggs
bill to give women the right to vote
at local option elections will be spec
ial order in the house for February 13.
When the Briggs bill was reported
to the house Representative Crawford
of Athens moved its indefinite post
ponement. A sharp discussion fol-
lowed, during which the author of the
measure declared that was not the
proper way to treat bill for the pas
sage of which 100000 women have pc
titioned. Representative Beuse of
Sandusky also opposed indefinite
postponemtnt, saying that while he
would vote against the measure at
the proper time, to postpone it in
definitely would be like stabbing a
man in the back instead of hanging
him legally.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13
TELEGRAPH TICKS
SECRETARY OF STATE GOluSHO
TO PROCEED AGAINST
CORPORATIONS
More Trouble Among Crews Of
Black Sea Fleet-Band of Young
CIericaIs in Collision.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 9.-Secretary o1
State Gaiusha will proceed at once
against the big foreign corporations
that have not filed articles of in
corporation in Nebraska.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13

Providence smiles on the just, but
because it is joke.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 9.-Secretary of
State Gaiusha will proceed at once
against the big foreign corporations
that have not filed articles of in
corporation in Nebraska.
New Orleans, La, Feb. 9.-The re-
port that Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth
will visit New Orleans on their we'd
ding trip has caused furry in soci-
ETY. circles here.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 10.-The Slovo
publishes dispatches to the effect that
there has been more trouble among
the crews of tie Black Sea fleet. Sew
eral officers have been arrested and
others transferred as a result of the
recent disorders among the feet.
Scranton, Pa, Feb. "a young man
who registered as James F. BloucheT,
who is believed to be either son or
nephew of Assemblyman William
Boucher, of Paterson, N. j., was found
dead in bed in his room at the Lack
awanna Valley House today.
Savannah, Ga, Feb. 9.-Major Cas-
sius Gillette was the chief witness
today in the trial of Col. John F. GAY
nor and Benjamin ID. Greene, charged
with conspiracy to defraud. the gov
ernment in the Savannah harbor inn
provements. The most striking feat
ure of his testimony was that brush
work for which the government paid
Greene and Gaynor SAC cubic yard.
he had secured at Augusta, Ca, for
forty cents cubic yard, and at Sa-
<vannah for 81 cents.
Chicago, Fob. 9.-A plan of proceed
ure for the raising of funds for the
memorial library of the late DR.. VIM.
r. Harper was adopted late this after
noon at a meeting of the committees
repT ssenting the board of trustees
and faculty Of the university and the
alumni.
Paris, Feb. 10-A band of young
elericals were In collision with a party
of counter demonstration last night at
the Madeleine church. Revolvers were
used by both sides and the fighting was
sharn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13

New Orleans, La, Feb. 9.-The re.
port that Mr.. and Mrs. Longwortt
ding trip has caused a furry in soci
ETY. circles here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13

A bill was introduced by Senator
Carter providing that beneficial asso-
Citations shall not change their poll
cies without the written consent of
the assured and that where there is
an increase in assessments the in
crease shall be upon all alike
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-13

Senator Pollock, Stark county, in,
troduced a bill providing that the
boards of trustees of all state insane
asylums shall be bipartisan and
consist of six members.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
yapan and the Lost Ten Tribes.

The Jewish World thinks it was per-
Taaps inevitable that the lost Ten
Tribes of Israel should be sought III
the Japanese, for the museums of ia
pan contain a number Of engravings
OF old pictures, purp0rting to repre-
sent a landing Of the Jews In the days
OF long ago. There is said to be d
picture showing procession in which
soldiers and priests take part, the lat
ter wearing hats Of Biblical pattern.
and In which the holy ark Is easily to
be discernec. There is also drawing
that depicts Solomon in the act Of re-
ceivtng gifts from the queen Of She
ia as we'll as models Of his palace and
the temple. Strapgest Of all, the found
er of Japan's dynasty of 126 emperors
In 730 3. G. e. bore the same name,
"Osea," as the last king of Israel (Hos-
aea). who was his contemporary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
usese OF palm Trees.

The various kinds Of palm trees ON
the island of Ceyl0n are in themselves
Of great interest, and when their diff
ferent uses are explained a person can
we'll appreciate how essential they are
TO the natives in the low country Sim
galese districts. From the sap of tho
cocoanut palm the spirit he drinks il
distilled; the kernel of the nut is
necessary element in his daily curry;
the milk" is the beverage offered to
every visitor to his domain: his only
lamp is fed from the oil; his nets
for fishing are manufactured from it's
fibre, as is also the rope which keeps
his goat Or cow from going astray;
while the rafters of his house, the
thatch Of the roof and the window
blinds are made from its leaf and
wood. There is, perhaps, no product
In the world that is put to so many
and such profitable uses as the cocoa.
NUT palm, for, even before it is grown.
Its leaf ribs are tied together to make
brooms for sweeping and cages tor
birds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Excursions.

Personally conducted excursion
to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Omaha will sell tickets. for the
above at rate Of $3.50. 90 for return
trip to include sleeping car, fares,
meals en- route in dining cars and
Dining stations four DAYS at hotel
at Los Angeles and three days at
ST. Francis Hotel in San Francisco
This trip will route over North
western line to Omaha and from
Omaha to Denver over to Union
Pacific, thence D. & r. G.. to Colora-
do Springs to Salt Lake, thence San
Pedro. Los Angeles aud Salt LAX
Ry. to Los Angeles Sothern Paci-
fic to Santal Barbara, to Monterey
and San Francisco, returning via
Southern Pacific, Ogden and Union
Pacific. Various side trips have
been arranged and will be in charge
of an experienced manager. The
trip is OF twenty days duration and
includes day at Denver and one
at Colorado Springs with visit to
Manitou and Garden of the Gods and
other points of interest.
Please call upon Omaha ticket
agent, M. Q. Lincoln for further in
formation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Foundation Of Skeletons.

1t has been discovered that the
great city Of London rests on foun-
dation of skeletonS-hundreds OF
thousands of skeletons that extend
east and west, north and south, from
boundary to boundary Of the worlds
metropolis, and beyond. There they
lie, compressed into a compact mass
by the superimposed clay, gravel
sand and surface structures.
These skeletons were once the
framework OF living beings-beings
that were the most simple multicel.
lular animals known as sponges.
Many thousands OF years ago, when
the great sea ebbed and flowed where
London now stands, these metazoon
organisms, these cities of cells, these
veniceS, with their thousands of Ca
nails, lived and did their unconscious
part in the great plan of evolution.
Now the life has gone, the cells
are crushed, the canals are closed,
and only the frames of flint, compress.
Sed into homogeneous mass, remain
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Evil Of Too Many Churches.

America has too many churches.
Towns which might be we'll admis-
stored spiritually by one clergyman or
.wo have six, eight or ten. No one
IF the six or more congregations can
pay for good preacher. Few of them
eau pay all the cost of any preacher,
however poor. Nor can any one OF
them pay for all the time of their
spiritual leader. So only very young
men are to be had, and the demands
upon their time cover so wide a ter
ritory that preaching must be almost
their exclusive occupation and pastoral
duties be almost entirely disregarded.
One of the clergymen observes tersely
and Justly: mo business could -four
ish by that method and few churches
can"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
EGYPTIAN MONUMENTAL coLoRs
Despite Their Great Age They Have
Never Faded.

Despite their extreme old age, in
spite of the long time that these col
ors have been exposed to the infiu-
ences of the weather, they are yet so
brilliant and fresh that it is scarcely
conceivable that they have endured
for thousands of years. With few
exceptions, these astOnishingly dur
able colors were made OF minerals.
The ever present brownish red was
a mixture OF ferric-oxide and clay
from the Egyptian red iron-ocnre
beds. AS for the yellow color, be-
sides gold bronze and leaf gold, fer
ric-oxide was also made &c serve, this
being mixed, according to the shade
desired, with variable masses of al
umina, lime, and the like. By heating
these last mixtures, the brown tints
were obtained, and the orange shades
by adding red. An inscription written
by a builder Of the Pyramids, Neh-
Termed, and placed there four thou
sand years before Christ, proudly pro-
claims that ''All color decorations for
the Temple must be everlasting as
the gods themselves"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24

1t is the fashionable pose now to
speak of your hundreds of dollars
gown, rich with real laces and en-
broideries. as "a rag of Doucet's,' and
not fit to be seem" A beautiful coun-
try house, abundantly supplied with
servants and kept up with all possible
luxury, is just "a little box where
1--WE do everything so simply!" La, la.
Affectation and self-consciousness Of
the new rich are responsible for this
amiability.
VIVA She Was Gwine.
These two never meet without some
lively side-stepping. One morning
Marthy Ann was coming into the
house with her basket of wash and
ran into Betsy all diked out in her
Sunday Susan clothes.
aunt Betsy, wha' yo' gwine all
dressed up in YOU dese-heahs?"
queried Marthy Ann, devoured by a
niehty curiosity.
.Wha I'm gwine?" exploded Betsy,
fixing her with a lurid glare. "Wha'
I'm gwine? I'm gwine wha' I'm
gwine, dats wha' I'm gwine! All de
time akin me wha I'm gwine."
Marthy Ann was transfxed,-Na-
iional Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Msdic me in Bygone Days.

A roll of papyrus acquired by DIR.
Ebers, in the vicinity Of TheDes,
Egypt, in the winter of 1872, from an
Arab who made ancient grave rob
brig a business, after investigation
and translation was deposited in the
library of the University Of Lepslc.
The script OF this papyrus is hieratic:
the date of it il said to be over 1000
years ago. 1t is a comprehensive
treatise on medicine. Diseases Of the
abdomen, tile chest, the heart. the
eycs.stne ears and so on art. .saref H.
ly arranged and describe in manner
that would command respect at the
present day For instance, of the
heart, the papyrus Classics the trou-
bles as fatty degeneration, dilatation,
carditis, angina or spasm, hypertro-
ply enlargement, thrombosis (plug.
ging) and dropsy. Of medicines
over seven hundred different sub
stances are enumerated ard they are
prescribed in pills, in tablets, in cap
sules, in decoctions, powders, inhala-
tons, lotions. ointments. plasters.
Like Father Like Son.
Slum Worker-What a we'll behav.
ed little boy he is!
Burglars wife-And he comes by it
natural, mum. His poor father al
ways got his sentence reduced OWN
to good behayior!-Modern Society.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Costly Locks of Hair.

There is an exchange in Paris where
one may purchase locks Of hair which
have adorned the heads of celebrities.
Two dozen grown by Lord Nelson re-
Gently sold for $625, and this was con-
sidered a rare bargain, since a much
smaller number went for $3.50 Nobody
seems to care much for the hair of the
luke of wellington, since his hirsute
product is quoted at only $3.50 per
lock. Napoleon, who had some that
hung right in the middle of his fore
head, is rated at from S. to $100, ac-
cording to demand, and Lord Byron
rules fairly steady at $3.50.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
dancing SeaquiIS.


1T is no uncommon sight to see
gulls, or other birds, dancing or
padding upon sand,' says a writer.
"Curlews and most other shore-feed-
ing birds do the same thing, the OBJ
ject being to Tighten the worms
from their retreat beow, when they
appear to be instantly swallowed up.
But the really interesting part of the
performance is-why should the
worms be so frightened by the shak-
ing produced in the sand as to come
to the surface? The inference, OF
course, is that they have greater
dread of some enemy beneath, whose
approach they believe to be heralded
by the vibration which his move
ments through it impart to the sand.
II confess to being little puzzled
as to what the enemy can be. When
the angler wants to collect earth
worms. IN a place where it is not
to push stick into the ground and
by moving that about impart vi
bration to the soil around, which has
the effect Of forcing those worms
within it's influence to crawl to the
surface. This is precisely the prac-
tice followed by the dancing gull and
with the same result.
But on land we are led to suppose
that it may be an attack from a
mole which the worms fear; while
on the wet sands there are, of course,
no moles to be dreaded. Are the
worms thinking back, through re-
mote ancestry, to time when they
were jewellers upon dry land and
were acquainted with the mole, or
his forbears, or what is the true so
luton of the matter"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Poor Bird!

Archibald" said the young wife at
breakfast, there is superstition
that cuckoo clocks are unlucky. Do
you think the one I hung up in your
office unlucky?"
VERY unlucky, indeed" answered
her husband with far-away Smile
But, you haven't had any bad luck
in the last few days, have your
mo. but the CUCKOO has, When he
started cuckOOing while l was talking
through the phone just pulled out
my revolver and blew his head OFF, -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Everything Worn.

"And you still delay the wedding"
sighed the beautiful girl. "My heart
is worn out"
rs that all?" demanded the sutton
who was an advocate of procrastfna-
ton.
mo, the carpet is worn out, the par
worn out and pas patience is worn
out"
The snitor Whistled.
"Well, by gum!' he retaliated my
shoes arr. worn out coming here ev-
cry two or three nights. Chicago
News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
REVENGE is Sweet.

Mrs. A-"And is she such terrible
cook?"
Mrs. Z-.Terrible is no name for it.
Why, she burns up everything, breaks
all the dishes and chases the children
out of the kitchen with a broom"
Mrs. A-"Gracious! Why don't you
discharge herr"
Mrs. Ssh! / am waiting to give
her good recommendation to some
one I dislike
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Irrepre SIS, Bile.

do you think there is any further
revenue to be drawn from impOllte
personal journalism?"
We needn't be impOlite," replied
the editor of 'Town Whoppers."
There isn't any law to prevent us
from complimenting people. is there?"
NO.
Well, | imagine most any prOmi-
nent person would be willing to pay
to keep from being complimNnted in
my publication 0w."-Wathington
Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Oh, Siush!

Cholly-Yaas, I'm going in for
cwicket and golf and all that sawt
Of thing " know. They're such manly
sports, y know.
Miss Peppery-The idea! You're
becoming positively mannish, aren't
you?-Puck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-24
Too Bad.

Excited Wife-Wake up, Henry The
house is on fire.
Sleepy Husband-Great heavens!
Now we'll have to move again.-An-
sNers.