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New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

hue on the left with stockings as unlike each
clner as they were different from the shoes in
Color This fashion had its manifest advantages If
shoelhskers then constructed one shoe TO out
said 10 prevail now
during the reign of William Rufus a noted dandy,
Hcbert' was surnarnee the Horned possibly because
ne introduced shoes with long pointed toes, twisted
IKE a rams horn. People jibed the style and
adopted it. So fashionable became such shoes that
during the reign of Richard II the points reached
l!io knee, to which they were secured by chains
OF silver and goldE Cutting the tops Of these shoes
least establishment upon them They adorned
IN the most conspicuous fashion.
ItlTee hundred years Of protest from popes. clergy
ana public officers, backed by fiery denunciation,
Papai bulls and governmental orders, We're power
less 10 prevent Indulgence in this caprice Of foot
gear. In 1913 Parliament forbade shoemakers build
ing Tor tire unprivileged class shoes with points
more than two inches in length, and this act in
sp'ied the clergy with courage to excommunicate
any who wore such shoes, secure in the knowledge
that they would not now lose their entire congre-
cations.
modification OF this twisted horn" toe was the
long pointed toe. like the bill Of a crane, which
succeeded it, n materials the boots were made OF
velvet silk. CLOTH leather linen and canvas. They
We're embellshed with jewels. stitched with pearls
and embroidered with gold silver and colored silks.
Ermine miniver and other costly furs adorned
them. irrespective of the part-colored feet. The
shoes Of ecclesiaSticS of white violet velvet
on which embroidered large crosses Of gold.
The much kissed papal slipper toe of this kind.
Henry VIII fond of rich shoes embroidered
with a rose-his badge. On account of Gout in his
feet he had these made increasingly wide. At once
the beaus of his period adopted wide shoes and
so ridicul0usly wide did these become that during
the reign of his daughter. Mary, the Queen and
Parliament Issued a proclamation forbidding any
10 wear shoes more than six inches wide.
Pzarro. conQueror of Peru wore dazzling white
shoes clasped with diamonds.
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when the arstocrats OF Venice adopted chopines
they became the In all fashionable Europe.
IN 1913 women were spoken OF walking May
poIes' because tho higher a womans rank the
higher were her chopines Chopines eighteen
hches IN height OF wood decorated with gilt paint
OF leather coverings, were the mode Their shape
Is much that of a carpenters horse in solid
FORM and women had 20 be supported while walk
ing in them. Ordinary shoes were never used
While wearing chopnes. which were the evolution
OF low clogs designed keep the feet dry be-
iore the era Of goloshes. Notwithstanding their
discomfort. the Senate and the Doges OF Venice
enacted laws against chOpines in vain Women
clung TO them that a wag wrote that Vene-
uan women were made in three parts: one OF
wood, one Of apparel and the third Of woman
AS the moccasin is distinctly OF North Ameri-
can Indian origin. turned up toes are wholly Ori-
entail In all ages Oriental countries have We'd
with each other In building turn up toes Of as
many varieties as possible. all in the richest mate
rails and elaborate decorations Whether square
over and fastened down with and
tassels.
In India the color OF shoes denotes the caste OF
their wearers, but all are built OF the rarest
fanciest feathers, silks velvets and embroderies
with no lack OF gold, silver and jewels in their
adoTnment. In all parts OF the East both the In
side and outside Of shoes slippers oddly shaped
loose boots arc adorned with skill and fairylike
spendor such no Occidental worker upon shoes
could possibly attempt
Handsome as Chinese shoes often are the men
still wear the thick padded soes originated because
of the muddy nature Of much of the country, while
women Of rank still torture their feet so that they
may continue to shoes not than three
four inches in length.
Americans showed little more in the early
part of the nineteenth century when they wore
heels high that the under part of the instep
and sole had to be decorated in order to maintain
the ornate character OF the shoe
Less change has taken place in the mule than
In any other form Of footgear for women. The
mule Of the sixteenth century, with its
rich material. fancy high heel and nothing above
the heel. may be seen to-day upon the foot or any
OF fashion within her bOudOtr.
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DECORATED WITH RIBBONS.

During Tudor reigns shoes were deliberately deco
rated with ribbons and France and Spain, as Well
England, followed the fad for ribbon rosettes
large as saucers upon the shoes. These were
also popular in the time OF Charles I, and were
by William " at HIS coronation. IN 1850
women revived this fashion. which, in greatly
modified form, is IN vogue. This style was the
vogue during the reign of Elizabeth. at which time
the first modern type OF slipper worn and also
the 'woollen tennis court shoe" and the "startup"
a high shoe opened upon the side. In her reign
the Spanish boot, buskin, became fashionable
It prettiest in white Cordova leather. mounted
with spurs Of precious metal stitched with silver
and decorated with 1ounce of fine lace. These
boots wide at the top 10 make walking
uncomfortable and were in all styles of elabora-
ton and usually in buff. cream, red black
leather. In Paris they long after the
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he believes VIII go further, as the maintenance
OF rates IS only one OF the motives that lead to
mergers An even stronger motive Is the de-
sire to control the distribution OF freight This
motive. he says. will be eliminated within the
next few years by pooling the traffic at all greae
distributing points under government regula-
tons and appOrtIoned 20 railroads on a fixed
percentage basis.
The struggle toward this perfect rate rer,,Ia-
tion and this perfect system OF distribution oe
traffic he admits VIII be very bitter IL VIII
take many years to reach, and will probably be
the leading issue in more than one federal cam
paign. In the course OF it many OF the great
mergers OF to-day will disappear There viii bs
gradual aggregation Of one system from an
other. Gradually. without direct force from
outside. the giant holdings companies viii drop
more and more OF their stocks TAs law will
be made the instrument OF the PEOPLES will
rather than the shield against the carrying out
of that will. This will is not toward the de-
struction OF great railroad systems. The proc
ess which created the Pennsylvania, the South
ern Pacific and the New York Central systems.
he says. is recognized even at this day as bene-
hcial to the railroad we'll as to the public.
There will be disIategration Of the systems.
There will be merely a passing Of the holding
companies designed to consolidate competing
railroads.
I'm place of the consultations Of to-day he
says. there viii come of the erection OF
transcOntinental railroads. AT this moment one
is in existence and four are in the making The
Canadian Pacific spans the continent. The Gould
system. the Hartman system. the Grand Trunk
system and the Canadian Northern are reaching
out for lines from sea to sea. By 1910 all these
will be in operation. and many other will be
making. This tendency win land the Erie rail-
road in the hands of Western system. II will
carry the Chicago & Northwestern TO Seattle TO
make a Vanderbilt Overland 1t may carry the
Rock Island TO both coasts.
Incident to this revolution Mr.. Durand secs
the passing Of the Pullman Car Company as O
provider of sleeping and dining cars for ths
great railroad lines. This is indicated by the
successful experiment made in running their
own service of such cars by the Canadian Pa
cifc and the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroads.
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ders against Atlantic ports for all products Of
the great region to the West.
IF Chicago becomes an ocean port from both
Sides" he says, "it will he transformed into the
metropolis of the continent If ships can load at
the docks of Chicago for Europe. either by way
OF Georgian Bay or by way of New Orleans.
there is no limit to the possibilities OF the great
city There must be- however. a very radical
change in the method of reaching the waterfront
within its boundaries. The cost Of handling
freight through the city under present condi-
tions must be eliminated entirely. In all prob
ability the difficulty would be met by placing
the docks for ocean liners at a considerable dis
tance from the city, at a point where traffic
from all directions could converge without
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

utilizing deep waterway from the head of the
Great Lakes to tidewater was revived last year.
There is another project in Canada for building
what is known as the Trent Valley Canal from
Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario near Belleville
Part OF a shallow ditch has already been built
over this route by the government Referring TO
this scheme last year James J. Hill predicted
that ultimately deep waterway would be ere
ated over this route which would command the
traffic of the whole of the Canadian West against
all and sundry railroads that may be built or
now exist between Winnipeg and the seaboard
on the Atlantic coast This statement was made
by Mr. Hill in explaining the reasons why he
intended building his railroad from Winni-
peg westward He intimated that If such canal
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minion. became quite enthusiastic over the prof.
ect, and at that time it occupied considerable
space in the controversies that overran Canada
with regard to the methods 10 be used in divert
ing the trade Of Lake Superior from the Buffalo
gateway. Since Mr.. Tarte retired from 'he Do
minon Cabinet the scheme has been more or
less moribund. Interest in the general scheme Of
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FASHION IN FOoTGEAR.

or all absurd vagaries of fashions in footgear
that of wearing chopines-a sort OF fancy wooden
stilt-was the most amazing In somewhat modi-
fed form, Of ivory and seven inches in height,
these still by the women OF Cairo. IN
Egypt and in parts of Turkey. in which country
chopines were the rage in the sixteenth century.
1t is known that ancient Greek some
thing OF the kind TO increase their stature. and
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unhindered in either pursuit invasion Of enc
niles
Heavy mailed boots, however. no worse
than the immense overboot of the French postil-
lion, lined with iron plate, attached to a clog bot
tom and weighing twelve pounds. These suggested
the military "jackboot which in the time OF
William III. had high heels and weighed only
ten pounds. There followed the Cromwell, the
Blucher, the Wellington and finally the modern
military boot
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rT0LUTI0N OF THE SHOE
Weird Fashions Prepailing in "a
yious Times and Places.

q. ,ora YOU Ike an old shoe" is the highest COM
-,,-.a,+ that q French woman pay to a friend
- the English girl throws old slipper after
h-4sa in token of good luck. and the matron OF
al, suddenly called from a dispute with an
- leaves her shoe in token that she still holds
,ta door in the argument
=. all ares Z shoe that has been worn has had i.s
,,,aee and been used for symbolic as well as
rractical purposes
psrhaps the Oldest shoes We can lay our hands
,Don Just now made some three thousand
ears ago and in The Book OF Genesis a shoe
3..rhet is mentioned. The old Hebrew word for
.boe was also the word for sandal, and sandals
,rore first worn-and are still-because the heat of
TrvDt's climate renders other foot covering un-
comfortable.
The latest feminine fad in England-confned 10
,sv as ye-is the revival Of the ancient sandal Of
leather kept in place by strap crossing the
great toe and further secured by thongs bound
round the ankle. The beautiful woman who re-
rived this fashion is the American wife of
English nobleman and she wears jewels upon her
hare foot the more TO accentuate its beauty. the
hight sandal merely serving protection 10 the
sole and frame for the jewels.
Perhaps she has in mind the gorgeous sandals
-rorr bv women in the glory of the old Jewish
Kingdom when Solomon sang song to the beauty
Of richIy sand2lled feet and it said that the
sandals OF Judith ravished the eyes of Hoofernes
II did not take long for the original oblong piece
Of leather wood and plated papyrus and palm TO
give place 10 footgear Of magnifcence now only
party maintained by Turkey India. China, Arabia
md small principalities lying contiguous them.
Ancient priests Of Egypt removed their leather
sandals and those of plated palm. beauti-
fully made and fastened with papyrus stems. when
serving III the temples. Ancient Jewish priests
likewise removed their sandals entering
cred precincts; the Mahometan leaves his shoes
outside the mosque wherein he worships the Jap
anese removes his outer foot coverings ere enter
ing his dwelling wherein reside his gods and his
honorable ancestors" who will time lead
him 10 the happy world Of spirits. The removal of
shoes has for ages been an act of homage which
Americans approach only IN the fact OF having
Sunday shoes"
REMOVING SHOES FOR RESPECT.
A Hebrew also removed his shoes before entering
dwelling 70 whose master he wished TO show es-
pecial respect. With him the casting out OF a
81 unnn land signified its cnnnuest. the
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

The Georgian Bay Canal scheme has long had
powerful advocates in Canada. ]. Israel Tarte
one time Minister Of Public Works for the Do
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a Hebrew also removed his shoes before entering
dwelling 70 whose master he wished TO show es-
pecial respect. With him the casting out Of a
shoe upon a land signiaed its conquest; the de-
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udIIts OF tne CITY OF JnICaBO.
GEORGIAN BAY CANAL SCHEME.

having to be carried through the present boun-
daries of the cftv of ChicagO"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23

or be swindled by confidence green
goods man. II no one says any
thing against such overcharges, the
next man viii ask sul more. Would
not the initiative and referendum be
good thing TO have on some Of
these matters that so vitally con-
Germs all Of us? This is question
that has two sides. My old grammar
had this sentence 10 be analyzed:
There are certain limits beyond
which forbearance ceases to be a
virtue.
There Is another case that seems
stranger 10 me, and possibly 10
others who are as blunt as myself.
Last year Mr. Welty was nominated for
Congress, and made a splendid run.
He laid II right down 20 the wicked
Republicans for crowding the ex-
pense OF second primary upon the
taxpayers OF the district. He was
praised as the man OF economy, and
applauded by many a Republican.
But how he did fool us. Soon after
the election he was called 10 defend
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
Canton Boy Farmed Out.

The News has received a letter
from Amos Walters. the local south
paw, who has been with Dallas, Texas,
stating that he has been farmed out
to the Terrell, Texas, team, Of the
Texas State league.
Heinie Mag and Polly" Riley are
still with the Dallas team and are put.
ting up good game.
The following is a clipping from a
Terrell, Texas, paper:
Walters, one OF the Athletics pitch
ers, was played at third during prac.
tlce yesterday, and the way he han
died himself and the ball was a eau
tion. He picks up the sizzlers with
the same ease that Mr.. Hartman
would absorb a railroad, and shoots
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
PUBLIC OPINION

Editor Of the Morning News-I
saw by the Tuesdays issue that the
commissioners refused TO pay certain
attorney fees on the ground that they
were too high. ! think SO per cent OF
tho people of Stark county will agree
with them, and hope they will con-
tinue to refuse. Furthermore, II the
lawyers are allowed to graft, rob Cor
any other word that will designate
the acO the people, and more par
ticularly those who pay the taxes, in
drawing out OF their pockets at the
rate OF 5000 TO lose a lawsuit that
lasts only a short time, would II not
be better to let Mr.. Bachtel so free?
Some OF us lost by bad banking,
and now we are called upon to give
what the bank didn't fetch from us
dishonesty, TO pay to the learned
legal lights according TO law.
What is the worst to have, our
pockets picked by sneak thief or
have them emptied by overcharging,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
IN THE COURTS
DAMAGE CASE.

Edward +. Allen sued the Alliance
Cold Storage and Packing company
In common pleas court Saturday for
$4,000 damages. His petition claims
that on July 8, 1906, he took a team
OF horses TO a livery stable located
next to a building then being erect
by the defendant company at the
corner OF Linden and Prospect streets
in Alliance. He states he returned
for his team about $3.50 o'clock that
night and because OF the carelessness
and neglect ot the defendant com
pany TO place proper danger lights
at the entrance OF the building then
in course OF construction he walked
into the excavation injurfng his left
side and became unconscious from
the force OF the fall and did not regain
consciousness until 6 o'clock the
next morning. Attorneys Gillmer
and Fording Of Alliance, filed the pc
tition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
PHYSICIANS WORKING
so SAVE GlMBEL.
CondiiionlRemalns About
The Same.
Report That Blood OF
Brothers Will be Used
to Stimulate Him
Denied.

New York, April 21.--The fight to
save the life Of Benedict Gimbel, the
Philadelphia merchant who tried to
kill himself in the Palace hotel. Ho-
boken, on Friday night, by cutting his
throat and left wrist with a piece OF
n shattered china water pitcner, was
vigorously continued today by severaf
physicians at st. Mary's hospital in
that city. Mr. Gimbel had bad
turn at 3 o'clock in the morning. His
pulse became very weak and for
time the relatives at his bedside and
the doctors were greatly alarmed. He
rallied later on and at noon his con-
dition had improved to such an ex-
tent that hopes were renewed OF pull
ing him through. A tank OF oxygen
was ordered and during the day oxy-
gen was frequently administered. A
report which gained currency that
surgeons proposed to infuse into Mr..
Gimbel's veins blood from one Of his
brothers, was denied. A Mr.. Butler,
who said he represented the Gimbel
family, said at fhe hospital at s
o'clock tonight:
''Mr. Gimbel's condition is about the
same. / think he is improving There
does not seem to be any immediate
danger. The members of the family
have given out no statement today and
do not intend to do So"
DR.. w. +. Ball. the well known
New York surgeon, was called into
consultation with Doctor Jurist, of
Philadelphia, and the hospital ply
siclans today II was his second
vlsli at the hospital having been call
ed into the case on Saturday He re-
fused to talk. The relatives Of the
patient who are at the hospital re-
fused today to see newspaper men,
sending out word that they had moth
ing whatever TO say. They occupy
several rooms In the hospital proper
and will remain there until all danger
is past. Mrs. Gimbel Is almost con-
stantly with her husband, and Charles
and Isaac Gimbel, his brothers, spend
much time at the institution.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23

Mr.. Cornelius for murder He didn't
try TO prove Mr. Cornelius innocent.
but held him up as a drunken wretch
who was incapable OF knowing right
from wrong. Did he try to free this
person because he felt that he was
worthy Of life and should be spared
the doom?
doubt II Mr.. Welty and Mr.. Cor
nelius were personally acquainted
before the crime was committed. /
doubt whether Mr.. Cornelius or any
other drunken wretch like him would
be very welcome IN Mr.. Welty's par
lor on a fine Sunday afternoon.
Everybody believes that Mr. Corne-
Illus is guilty and he didn't seem to
care whether he was freed or not.
Now why should the county pay
$4,000 for arguing a case before the
circuit court, when II was as plain
as daylight that the case woud be
lost? lnquisitiye people might even
ask whether he worked for love or
LEWIS A. SToNER.
New Berlin, April IS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
THE TEACHERS
Of Two Counties VIII Meet In Mas
slllon Next saturday-The
Program.

The BlCouDty teachers association
will meet in the High school auditor.
ius at Masslllon, on Saturday, April 27.
Superintendent J. X. Baxter OF the
Canton schools is president of this as.
ISOLATION. This is the regular spring
meeting, there being two meetings held
each year. one I'm November and the
other in April. Many OF the Canton
teachers are expected 20 be present at
this meeting leaving here in the morn.
ing over the electric line. The follow
ing is the program that has been pre-
pared and It contains many interest.
ing talks by teachers from the Canton
and other schools.
The program is as follows; two Can.
ton people taking part:
The Miller's Wooing ..... .Faning
Girls and Boys Glee Club.
Prayer.
(a) The Night Bells. Vincent
(b) Croon-Croon .............. Rich
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23

The Nickel-odeon was overcrowded
for every performance Sunday after
noon and evening, and many people
had to be barred out to prevent stand
ing In the aisles, which is prohibited
by law. The pictures were excellent
as well as the illustrated songs and
the large audiences were enthusiastic
their applause. Dear Old Stars and
Stripes, Goodbye was sung illustrat'
ed with moving pictures.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23

The attendance at the Lyric Amuse'
ment company's moving picture show
at the Auditorium last evening was ex-
cellent. AS usual fine program Of
pictures and illustrated songs was CIV
en-. which delighted the entire audi
ence. j. Burton Young, tenor, sang
the illustrated songs. The trouble and
disturbance at the previous shows has
been eliminated. The pictures shown
were OF high order.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
Girls Glee Club.

Girls Glee Club.
Round Table-Conducted by Miss
Margaret King, Wooster.
Topics
1 The Study Period.
2 The Essential Topics in Arlth-
metic.
3 The Incorrlgible Pupil.
4 Agriculture in the Public Schools
6 The Basis for Promotion of Pu-
pills in Primary Grades; In
Grammar Grades.
6 Should Pupils Be Graded on
Every Recitation?
z The Problem Of the Pupils Who
Can't Spell.
8 The Problem of the Fourteen
Year Old Pupil who doesn't wan
to go to school.
o Backward Pupils. |. e. Those
from one to three years behind
their grade.
10 What Changes Should BE
Made in the Law Regarding
Certifcating Teachers?
IL The Importance OF hnelOrlcals
in the Grades.
(a) Will o. the Wisp ARRANGED by
II. w. Loomis) ........A. Jungmai
(b) Last Night ...... Haldfan Kjerul
Seventh Grade Pupils.
The Line of, Science That Can Be
Done in the Smaller Schools.
Principal l.. s. Hopkins, Massillon.
Drawing In the Rural Schools
w. F. Gilmore, Canton.
(a) Slumber Boat ........... .Gaynol
(b) II | Were Rose ..... Bullart
Second Grade Pupils.
How Can the Efficiency Of the Gram
mar Schools Be Improved?
Miss Emma s. Kratsch, Massillon..
Manual Training
F. A. Smell, Canton.
Election OF Officers.
NThe music will be under the direc
ton Of Miss Kathleen Brosnan, super
visor of music, Massillon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
BETTER SERVICE
ON THE WHEELING

Beginning next Sunday morning a
new early train service will be estab.
lished on the Wheeling, train for the
south will leave Canton at 7:15. Many
intermediate points. are TO be made
more accessible to Canton by this
new service.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-23
At the Nlckel.Odeon.

them over to first with unerring pre-
cislon and swiftness."