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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-30


Speaking of the tribulations of tho
cross examiner, recent writer cites
this experiences: In the progress OF q
murder trial near Kansas City he
wished to learn from the witness just
where the bullet struck the victim.
Where was this man shot?" was
asked.
Right here in this town." replied
the witness.
yes. l knows but where did the bull
let hit him?"
Near Sixth and Wyoming streets" ,"
"You don't understand me Where
did the bullet enter?"
1T came in the window"
but in what part of the body did
il lodge?"
1T never hit his body"
well, IL certainly hit him some
where--he is dead?"
Hit him in the head" said the Wit
ness.
Always think before you speak,
IL this you win recall
Youm very oft discover that
You needn't speak AZ all
- Washington Star.
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Milky way-The dairymans 8 route.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

that the Maj lonai Government shall,
by the reservation Or purchase OF ex-
listing forest lands, and the planting
of new forests, create in every state
National Forest Plantations from
which, through all the years 10 come,
sufficient supply OF wood ana timber
can be annually harvested 10 supply
the needs OF the people OF each state
from he Forest Plantations in that
state.
UNITED OWNERSHIP OF LAND
AND WATER.
4. That II shall be the law of eyery
state and Of the United States. that
beneficial use is the basis, the meas
ure, and the limit of all rights to
water. including riparian rights, and
mat the right to the use OF water for
Irrigation shall inhere In and be ap-
purtenant to the land irrigated so that
The ownership of the land and the
water shall be united. and no right to
water ns II speculative commodity
ever be acquired, held or owned.
RIGHT OF APPROPRIATION FOR
BENEFICIAL USE.
.. That IL shall be the law OF every
state and Of the United States, that
all unused and unappropriated waters
are public property. subject 10 nppro-
pfihtion for beneficial use. first In
Tine being first in right, and that on
all Interstate streams. priority OF use
shall give priority Of right through
OUT the entire course OF the stream.
without regard To state lines, and
That III each Drainage basin the Irri-
gators therein shall control the distri-
button Of the water.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
EDUCATION
COOPERATION
OPPORTUNITY
HOMECROETS

We believe that the Patriotic Slogan
Of the Whole People of this Nation
should be Every Child in a Garden
Every Mother in Homecroft-andI In
div idual Industrial Independence for
Every Worker in a Home of his Own
on the Land" and that until he owns
such Home, the concentrated purpose
and chief inspiration to labor in the life
of every wage worker should be his
determination to Get an Acre AM
Live on it."
We believe that the Slums and
Tenements and Congested Centers of
population in the Cities are a savagely
deteriorating social, moral and polit-
ical influence, and that a great public
movement should be organized, and
the whole power of the nation and
the states exerted for the betterment
of all the conditions of Rural Life, and
to create and upbuild Centers of So.
cial and Civic Life in Country and
Suburban Towns and Villages, where
Trade and Industry can be so firmly
anchored that they cannot be drawn
into the Commercial Maelstrom that
is now steadily sucking Industry and
Humanity into the Vortex of the
Great Cities.
We believe that every Citizen in
this Country has an inherent and
Fundamental Right to an Education
which will train him to Earn a Liv.
ing, and, if need be, to get his living
straight from Mother Earth; and that
he has the same right to the Opportun
ity to have the Work to Do which will
afford him that living, and to earn moi
only comfortable livelihood, but
enough more to enable him to be q
Homecrofter and to have a Home OF
his Own, with ground around il
sufficient to yield him and his family
a Living from the Land as the reward
for his own labor.
We believe that the Public Domain
Is the most precious heritage of the
people, and the surest safeguard tbf
nation has against Social Unrest. Dis
turbance or Upheaval, and that the
Cause Of Humanity and the Preserva
ton of Social Stability and of our Free
Institutions demand that the absorb
ton of the public lands into specula
tive private ownership, without settle
ment, be forthwith stopped; and that
the nation should create opportunities
for HOmecrofters by building irriga
ton and drainage works to reclaim
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

This book Is the first Of Series
That Will Chronicle the Progress of the
HON ECHOFT MOVEMENT
and inform NIL who wish To cooperate
with IL how they may do SO through
the formation or local Homecr0fters'
Circles, Clubs or Gilds To promote
Town ana Village Iietterment, stimn-
late home civic pride and loyalty To
home institutions, Industries aud trade,
improve methods and facilities Of edu-
cation I'm the local public schools. and
create new opportunities at Home
that will go far to check the drift OF
trade and population to the cities.
The first Gid of the Homecrofters
has been established at Watertown.
Massachusetts. The Gildhall, Shops
and Gardens are located at 143 Main
Street, where the Garden School is
now fully organized and over one
hundred children are at work in the
Gardens. The departments for train
ing in Homecraft and Village Indus
tries are being installed. The Weavers
are already at work at the looms.
1t is not designed to build here an
Isolated Institution. but to make a
model which can be duplicated in any
town or village in the country.
Copies of 1.-THE FIRST BOOK OF
THE HON1ECROFTERS'' can be OBJ
tanned by sending twelve two-cent
stamps with your name and address
carefully and plainly written) to The
Homecrofters' Gid of the Talisman,
143 Main ST., WATERFOWL, Massa-
chusettS.
There is New Hope and Inspiration
for every Worker who wants a Home
Of his own on the Land in the
CREED AND PLATFORM OF THE
HOMECROFTERS' which is as fol-
lows:
"Peace has her victories no less re-
nOwned than war"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

'"The slums and tenements OF the
great cities are social dynamite, GER
tain to explode sooner or later. The
only safeguard against such dangers
il to plant the multiplying millions OF
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

our fast increasing population III in
dividual homes Oh the lhnd-hone-
crofts, however small, owned by the
occupant, where every worker and his
family can enjoy individual Industrial
Independence" -CeOrge IL. Maxwell.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

pay the government the cost of con-
struction Of the irrigation works, and
that the amount needed each year for
construction. as recommended by the
Secretary of the Interior, shall be
made available by Congress us II loan
from the general treasury To the lie
clamation Fund, and repaid from
lands reclaimed. as required by the
National irrigation Act.
SAVE THE PUBLIC LANDS FOR
uOMEMAkEI;S.
u That not another acre Of the ppb-
lie lands shall ever hereafter be
granted 10 any state or territory for
any purpose whatsoever, or To nny one
other Than AN actual settler who has
built his home on the land aud lived
on II for I'VE years aud that no more
land scrip OF any kind shall ever be
Issued ana that the Desert Land Law
ana the Communication Clause of the
Homestead Law shall lie made 10 con-
form To the recommendations or the
fublic Lands Commission appointed
by President Roosevelt and OF the
Message or the President 10 Congress
Plant FORESTS AND CREATE
FOREST PLANTATIONS.
4 That the Timber and Stone Law
snail lie repealed, ANA that all pub-
lic TIMBER lands shall be included in
permanent Forest RESERVES, the title
10 Tie land IL he forever retained by
HE National Government, stumpaee
only III Mdtufed timber t0 be sold
ana young timber h. he preserved for
future cutting, so that the forests will
be pefpetuated by right use, and
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
BE A HOMECROFTER
Learn by Doing. Work Together.
Give every Man a Chance.

HoMEcRoFTERs
Every Chnd u
ViduaI, Industrial independence for Every UOrker In
d on nc
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

The Clifton standing threshold
tho
tho :
barracks enry .Gruag
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

little croft wo owneda plot Of corn.
garden stored with poas and mint and thyme.
And flowers for posies oft Sunday morn.
Plckod while tho church bells rang their earliest chimes
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

Here is what one OF subscribers Crockett Texas
writes:
1.-THE March number of your excellent magazine is before
me- 1t is certainly filled with helpful articles would be
glad to know that every family Texas benefit of its
teachings The first article in this number A Homecrofter
Garden should be preserved for reference THE AR1c
HEALTH IN THE HOME 1 FOLLOWED wou u SAVE
SICKNESS IN EVERY Anything that can do to assist
in extending your circulation Texas will be gladly
DONE"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
IS BEh\EY\NG
1T Is NOT an easy MATTER

to make million people believe that so good a II
magazine as MaxweUs Homemaker Mag
agine can be published for ten cents year. II
But we are dOing it because the magazine II
| speaks for itself and tells its own story II
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
War and Social Economy

War expenses in Europe absorb one.
half of all the wealth created by pro,
ductive labor. In the comparatively
insignificant war of England with the
Beers, England lost 22,45O men and
spent $1,400,000,000. Three hundred
and fifty thousand men were with
drawn by her from productive industry
to engage in the destruction of war.
Military expenditures in the United
States during the last eight years have
absorbed $1,500,000,000, more than
enough to pay the national debt and
dig the Panama canal! War, then, is
alarmlngly expensive. Unless 1ndis-
pensable as a means of preserving ma
tional integrity says the International
Journal of Ethics, the outlay is likely
to exceed the income. But war, as a
rule, is not indispensable. AS a rule
its causes are trivial. It's object to-day
is usually commercial; it is waged for
markets. War, therefore, is phase
OF industrial competition, or it is rather
industrial competition writ large.
Armies and navies are the effective in
struments for opening doors to busi-
ness enterprise. Their employment,
however, is the superlative example of
social waste. The question of their
increase or enlargement is a question
ct social economy.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
The Case of Benqa.

Considerable disparity of opinion has
resulted from the presence of an Afri-
can bushman pygmy boy in large
cage provided for monkeys in the
Bronx Zoo, New York. The little Afri-
can, whose name is Oto Benga, visited
the st. Louis fair, and, liking the coun-
try, came back with DR.. Werner, tray
eler. When he arrived there was diff
ficulty about providing lodging for him.
Benga was too wild for hotel life, even
at the Astoria, and not being used to
civilization, required attentive guar
dianship. Finding that wild creatures
are made comfortable in the ZOO, DR..
Werner saw Director Hornaday, who
said he would take care of Benga, and
gave him quarters at the zoo. Benga
was happy there, but the Colored Bap.
tist Minister'S conference took the
view that Benga was giving degrad.
iEg exhibition of a human being in a
cage with apes, and appointed com,
mittee to do something about it.
Benga, who speaks the Hottentot Ian,
guage, was then taken out of the cage
says the San Francisco Argonaut, and
has gone to North Carolina, where
DR.. Werner will send him to school,
and qualify him to disclose even more
impressively than now how immeasur,
ably far apart is the lowest grade of
human creature from the highest
grade of ape.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

Old DR.. Yernest, whose farle il.
known the world over, was a remark
able example of robust manhood. He
lived 104 years, and had it not been
for an accident which resulted fatally,
there is no telling how many years
he would have survived.
He is known to fame chiefly from
the fact that he prescribed a remedy
of roots and herbs known as the
Swedish Essence of Life.
This remarkable medicine has an
action that affects the entire system.
1t tones up the stomach and creates
an appetite; works on the liver and
has mild, continuous effect upon the
bowels, thus cleaning out the entire,
system; it makes new rich blood, reg
ulates the heart and kidneys and rids
the body of all waste matter.
It is not secret patent medicine,
but one composed of Roots and Herbs,
the names of which are on every bot
tie.
In the south and in malaria districts.
it has proven great remedy for the
cure and prevention of fevers.
If you have rheumatism, catarrh,
constipation or backache, you can:
test it's curative virtues at absolutely
no expense.
Send your name and address to
M. R. Zaegel & Co., Chemists, 161
Main street, Sheboygan, Wis.,, and
they will mail you free in plain wrap
per, securely sealed, trial bottle of
the genuine Swedish Essence of Life.
that may restore your health and add
many years to your life. Write to-
day for the free trial bottle, stating
the nature of your complaint.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
The Honor of the Uniform,

On several occasions soldiers and
sailors of the United State7 have been
excluded from public places for no
other apparent reason than that they
were in uniform. In several cases the
war department or the navy depart
ment has come to the support of the
offended soldier or sailor. In one in
stance warrant officer could not get
accommodations in hotel. The sec.
retary of the navy took the matter up,
and the hotelkeeper was censured. A
more recent case is that of a sailor to
whom was refused admittance to
place of amusement, "solely on ac-
count Of being in the uniform of the
United States navy" He brought suit
against the proprietor. Rear Admiral
Thomas encouraged the suit and the
president approved it in published
letter. The president said that he
wished to make it plain that the uni
form of the United States is to be, re-
spected, and that the wearing of it is
a presumption in favor of the charac-
ter of the wearer. The president also
suggested the other side of the matter
when he said, If a man misbehaves,
then, no matter what uniform he
wears, he should be dealt with accord
ingly.' There is duty upon every
citizen to respect the uniform, says the
Youths Companion, and there is also
duty on every man in the service to
maintain the dignity of the service. 1t
may happen that in towns frequented
by sailors or soldiers the act of some
man in uniform disgraces his suit of
honor. The next man who appears
wearing the same sign of honor suffers
for the sin of his fellow. The presi-
dent is surely right in saying that our
enlisted men are a fine class, and that
the wearer of the uniform is entitled
to respect 80 long as he behaves him.
self decently." There is a double re-
Bponsibility on every one in the serv-
ice to behave as becomes man, for
his own sake and for the sake of the
sign he bears.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
TO SEND MUSIC BY TELEPHONE

Within few weeks New Workers will have
the benefit of one of the most wonderful electrical
Inventions of the age-the telharmonic This is
an instrument for the transmission of music from
central keyboard to the homes, hotels, restau-
rants and public places of city.
At a cost of more than $4,000 the central
musical "plant" has been established at a. con-
Venient point in Manhattan. The instrument is
virtually perfected, and in short time it is ex-
pected, the company will be ready to offer it's
musical wares to the public. At no great cost the
householder, fiat dweller or restaurant proprietor
may have telharmonic installed, connected by
wire with the central instrument or instruments,
ana Dy simply pushing a button will be able to
turn on the music. The instrument that will be
placed In the homes is a small affair and can
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

The, Russian government has issued
4 ukase prescribing that the peasants
are now free to choose their places Of
residence. It is probable, however,
that peasants who attempt to choose
places of residence which do not hap
pen. to be approved of by the govern
ment will get into serious trouble.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

A Winona (Minn.) hunter shot q
girl dead, mistaking her for a wood
chuck. Isn't it about time to Insist
upon examination Of every man who
applies for license to hunt to make
sure that he knows enough not to
mistake q Jersey cow for chipmunk?
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

dishonesty
the employ of the ~
in the
long ago at One the
securities
recommend that ~ ~ ~ :
At this moment the cashier bankc in
~ Wv " 1N' AA -
The examiner and directors amazement
1T Is simple said Iwilgo l Unto
the cellar ~ oO ~
removed ledger
toe
the banks
o1oN' ~Nso0' va
Sherlock Holmes
O4"1pA'on' VI "10
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
FEDERAL BUILDING CATS WELL CARED FOR

The cats in the basement of the Federal build
ing receive better treatment than any other such
aggregation in New York This is particularly
true of Black Tom and his three cronies Besides
coming in for the best of fare from their guardian
old Barney, the watchman the quartette has a
feast twice week on catnip, while it is in sea-
SON. Every Tuesday and Friday he brings in
bundle of the herb from his country place in Long
Island or If he is staying in the city he has his
gardener make a. special trip to bring it in. :.* i
& las regularly as these days come along Black
Tom and his four pals drop in and stroll around
If there is any delay on. the part of Taylor, the
postmaster's colored man, to spread the feast
Mr. Wilcox is apprised of it by the four cats SOL
emnly filing into his private Office taking UP their
station on his desk and gazing at him.
. In addition to this the cats have become used
to drinking nothing but the soft, pure rain water
special benefit in cistern on the roof Barney
pets by watching them trot out on the roof and {
the cutters after every rainfall Stopping at nothi
humOr he built small cistern on the roof
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

plants
piano.. oN~AN Op0A"' pApo
mace snow tha the
thousands
almost universally keepers ~ " A w O'00
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
Newy Gossip Of Gotham Dongs by Our Correspondent
Sheedy 70 Open Unique Gallery Of AtC to Have Music
Central.

NEW YORK-Patrick r sheedv long of
Chlcago, who makes pretense of loving "art
Tor arts sake" is about to realize the dream of a
III 11fetime by. opening picture gallery on West
Ihlrty-tourth street. One of the attractions of
MS gallery will be an assembage of old and mod
ern paintings collected by Jack" Carr, who re-
Gently passed from this life at Copenhagen.
These works of art were supposed to have
oeen acquired by their owner in an entirely in
formal manner Many were picked up here and
there at cut rate prices, like the Meyer Won
Bremen recently offered in this city, or quietly
selected from private collections. There are a
hundred or so of them, and the last one was OBJ
tanned 2S years ago, according to sheedy. They,
however, have been kept from the public eye so
long that questions of titles are not likely to be
raised. The fact that such an artistic treasure
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
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The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
BANK EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT THOROUGH.

Do bank examiners examine? Is their exam
ination worth anything? Is the public protected
against loss by their work?
Such questions as these are inevitably sug-
gested to the average man by disclosures like
those in Chicago recently in connection with the
failure of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank; in
connection with the Philadelphia failure, and the
Pittsburg bank thefts.
NO bank inspection will protect the public
against downright dishonesty the part of the
banks officers"
This may be taken the official and final
statement of the comptroller's Office Banking
always has been and always will be a business in
which the head of the bank must be trusted and
trustworthy.
1t has been shown repeatedly that colusion
between two officials in bank Tor sometimes
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

Interesting Gossip Gathered the National Capitalize Stop Mar
riage Of Blind Persons-Weak Spots Bank Examination.
Pointed Out
. WASHINGTON

marriage OF persons deprived of one more Of
their is the latest administration idea. BY
his appointment of a committee on eugenics AS
taken step which, it is expected, will result in
a great Improvement in the human race through
more favorable conditions in the relationship Of
the sexes.
1t is the object of this committee to devise a
way to prevent the marriage of two blind persons,
should It be determined that their union would
result in a transmission of their deficiency.
Members of the committee are: DIR. Alexan-
der Graham Bell Washington; DR.. David Starr
Jordan president of Leland Stanford university;
Maj. Charles Woodruff, M. D., U. S. A.; DR.:
Charles B. Henderson, University of Chicago; c.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16
TINY BOY WINS FIGHT TO ENTER SCHOOL.

The happiest boy in New York is little Max
Birenbach, the seven-yearold son of Solomon
Birenbach, for he has been allowed to again take
his place among his companions in school, who
have long teased him for being too small to enter
their classes
Ever since the fall term opened Max has been
trying his best to be admitted, but the teachers
refused to let him stay in school.
In height he is only little over two feet,
while the teachers of the school gave a broad
guess that he weighed only II pounds. Their
excuse was that they feared to step on him or
that he would be injured by the larger children,
and that he would surely day drop through
crack, fall into ink bottle or in some other
way lose himself.
The boys father put the matter before the
board of education and committee was appointed
to visit the Birenbach home the other evening.
defense:
"They say weigh only II pounds" said he, sc
and see if you don't think weigh more than that
The little fellow drew himself up The visitc
evident Max had their sympathy it*was also pls
well settle the matter" said one of them, "by ia
store downstairs and placing him on the scales"
Max led the way and nine anxious Birenbachs
stepped on the scales and bore down with all his r
he tipped the bar There was shout of JOY from
This decided the matter with the board mem1
the Rivington street principal ordering him to adr
without delay.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

the doctrine especially In the human race
conditions relations
The committee meeting the American Breed
retary Hayes says will Investigate and report hered in the human
of Individuals
ies peoples and the superior blood and
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-11-16

Roosevelt spelling" up before the su
preme court of the United States the other day,
and in an encounter with the traditions of that
ancient body it did not come off the victor.
The case under consideration was that of Dal-
against the United States, and Solicitor Gen
eral Hoyt engaged in presenting the govern
ments side. In the course of his argument he
had occasion to refer to long quotation in his
brief from decision of the court rendered some
years ago by Justice Bradley in which the word
Through" was spelled thru"
Chief Justice Fuller held copy Of the brief
in his hand, and when the word was reached in
terrupted Mr.. Hoyt with a question as to whether
the extract intended to be a quotation from
Justice Bradley's official opinion
In all except the spelling" replied Mr.. Hoyt.