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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
The Sun Dnnca.

Dr. Dorsey. writing In the Los An
golos Herald of the native tribes OF
the West. remarks that what Is
known as the sun dance has no evil
dence OF the snn in It.
II is instead an ancient rite con
tinued TIL much OF the reason for Its
institution has been forgotten, but
what Is known is that It is regular In
recurring. that II is kept up eight
day and illustrates the creation or
rejuvenaticn OF the world. This
would seem to denote that Il is a
counterpart OF the Bacchic rites and
Adonis worship OF former periods In
which under the figure of the death
and resurrection Of the divine being
the withering and renewed growth OF
vegetation were implied.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
A Forest of Giants.

It 10 almost impossible for one who
has seen only the Eastern or Rocky
Mountain forests to imagine the
woods Of tho Pacific coast. Pictures
Of the big trees are as common as
'ostnge stamps. but the most won
derful thing about the big trees IL
that they are scarcely bigger than
no rest of the forest.
Tpe Pacific coast bears only q
teh,h OF our woodland. but nearly
half OF our timber. An average acre
In the Rocky Mountain forest yields
ono 20 two thousand hoard feet of
timber. In the Southern forest three
o ;oar thousand. in the Northern
forsst four to six thousand.
"A average acre on the Faciho
coast yields fifteen to twenty thou
,and. Telescope the Southern ana
Rocky Mountain forests. toss the
Northern on top OF thom. and stun
ia, central into the chinks. and. acre
'o- acre. tho Pacific fores. will out
watsh them all.-AmerIcan NAga-
iaA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
The Boniface Of Jerusalem.

The proprietor of the Jerusalem
hotel in jana is German named
Il. Hardegg, religious enthusiast.
Not only are all his rooms named for
characters In the Bible, but inside
every room there is a quotation from
the Bible. In my room, tho Benja-
min room. the quotation reads:
BENJAMIN, the beloved Of the Lord,
shall dwell in safety by Him, and the
Lord shall cover him all tho day
long" Mr.. Hardegg has written a
book entitled "Bible Pills." and q
copy is placed in every room. II is
composed OF extracts from the Bible,
and comments thereon. II Is dedi-
Gated to Thomas Cook, tho noted
tourist agent. who was formerly a
preacher. Mr.. Hardegg has ex-
tracts from the Bible. all over his ho-
tel. and one on the bill OF fare reads
Eat. o friends: drink. yea. drink
abundantly, o beloved" You would
imagine from the above that Mr..
Hardegs has bar In connection with
his hotel. and this 10 the oase.-
Atchison Globe.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
$1,000 shocks.

II has been very generally boz
lievcd that earthquakes and volca-
noes are In some way connected In
their origin: And II Is undoubtedly q
fact that earthquakes usually pre-
cede or accompany volcanic erup-
tions. All the great regions OF vol
canic activity. again. are also CEN
tres OF seismic disturbances. Al the
same time. there are great areas sub
joct to earthquake shocks. as In In
lila and many parts of Central Asia,
which are far removed from volcanic
centers. Those who argue for the in
Independence of the two phenomena
nay. however. maintain that the
'orces which produce the earth
quakes would. II more powerful. or II
the eArth's crust we're thinner, re-
suit In active volcanoes. Comte r.
lie Nontessus do Ballore maintains
thst earthquakes and volcanoes are
independent OF each other. This
conclusion Is the result OF the COM
paitson OF large number of records
Of earthquakes, the above work con-
airing references to 171.434 dis.
linet shocks. This is probably the
largest number which has ever been
rolleS.ed on this subject.-London
;i!obs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
Learned Professor,s nIIstaIre.

A famous German surgeon. a pom
pous man. who loved to Impress HIS
patients and students with his impor-
lance, was lecturing to the latter one
day when a worklngman entered the
room. The surgeon stopped him by
a gesture and ordered his class TO
look at him.
Now, Mr.. X.." he said TO one OF
his students. what Is the matter
with this man2 From here you
should be able to make a correct
diagnosis by looking at the mans
face. his bearing and the contour Of
his hoad."
Mr.. X. Mr.. Y. and Mr.. z. having
failed to make any diagnosis what
soever. the professor tripmphantly
declared: you ought to see ut the
first glance that the man Is deaf and
dumb"
He forgot to mention that ho him
self had frequently seen the patient.
Then the patient spoke up: mo.
your Excellency, It Is my brother who
is deaf and dumb. But he looks very
much like me-"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
MorayIsn MIssIo narls, In india.

A traveller In India encountered a
colony Of Moravian missionaries
among the aborlglnes OF Chota Nag.
pore. or these Ave worthy pastors
one was elderly. All being lonely,
they applied to the parent society In
Germany to send them out oonsign.
ment OF suitable German women as
wives. taking the precaution or men.
tioning their individual ages as
guide for the quality OF the goods
shipped. On these ladies' arrival at
The mission station three or four we're
seen to be fairly young and buxom.
but there was one elderly and III.
favored female. specially consigned
10 the head shepherd. After q care
ful inspection. he. with great want of
gailantry, repudistsd the arrangement
as made In Germany and claimed his
right as senior 10 have his oholce
Of the lot. very naturally selecting the
youngest and best looking. Seeing
that the seniors had the prior choice
the youngest missionary revoltsd.
comprshending that the plain old
frauleln would fall to him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
City Life 10 Longer.

II has been shown by statistics that
the average duration OF human life
has Increased In Chicago i29 per cent
In tho last 80 years. The health de.
partment OF that city took as the basis
of It's computation the mean ages OF
the clty's people at death. II divided
the aggregate OF the ages OF decedents
In 1855 by their number. giving the
mean age of those wha died there that
"ear. BY the same process the mean
age OF those who died last year was
found 10 be i2e per cent greater than
:hat OF those who died In 1856.
Hence the department concludes that
he average duration OF life in Chi
cago has increased to that extens,
II will readily be seer that this
method OF calculation is open TO som,
objections. II would not. OF course, be
iafe 10 aver that the averaie citizen
lives more than twice as 10 m as ne
lid In Chicago 80 yeara ago. II ~
true. however, that the average expec.
tatlon OF life has increased. not only
in Chicago, but In all parts OF the
civilized world. The tins has gone
by when a man was old at so, aged at
GO and deorepit, II he survived. at 10.
The women Of the rural districts al
least went into caps at 80 and were
thereafter considered old; now they
eschew caps at rs and 80 and are
spoken of as elderly"
The average length OF life OF the
people OF urban communities Is In.
creasing In all parts OF the civilized
world. and as by means of trolley cars,
telephone lines and rural free de.
livery the suburban reaches out into
The rural. the same increase In aver
age longevity is noted. People may
wear out In these days. but they no
longer rust out, and man being, as
william Allen White expresses II. a
tough beast" does not wear out
early when the pressure upon his
is eQualized. The man In the
'ut rusts out and no rut 10 deep
enough to keep modern energy In
'atal bounds.
Formerly large oities were not self
In Q vital sense. That Is
o say. their deaths outnumbsred their
births. Improved sanitation has
greatly reduced the percentages OF
and "race suicide" has not
Affected the birth rate adversely
liarmists to the contrary notwith.
The time 10 coming when
he city will be NO less healthy than
he country. The main difference now.
n fact, 10 that II 10 possible To be
'salthy In the country without Civ.
ne much thought 10 II. while the only
hanos for healthy conditions in the
ity II through the strict Observance
Z sanitary laws.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
oIsastrous RaIns contInue.

Madrid, Sept. 27.-Dispatches from
Malaga say that the rains that caused
the disastrous foods in that city and
nelshborlng towns continue. At 9
o'clock last night the river Guadnl.
horce had risen another metre. Had Il
risen only half a metre more there
would bo a terrible oatastrophs. It Is
now subsiding The flooded quarters
CT the city are in a bad condition.
fhey are in total darkness. and cries
for help are heard from the windows
on all sides. The governor telegraphs
that az la Cierya 72 persons have
been drowned aud 6s have been In.
iured. The vines In the surrounding
country, he says, are buried In mud.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
FLYING KITES UNDER WATER.
object to Warn ships When Ap-
preaching Dangerous Places.

The flying of kites was for many
years regarded as childish sport. but
those toys, as men were wont to re
gard them, have become In the pres
ent day most valuable aids to science
But the strangest of all kites yet
invented ID one constructed by tnc
famous Swedish engineer, Sjostrand
This kite is not to be flown In the
| air.
It Is to ny beneath the waters of the
sea.
This novel kite is made OF light
canvas adjusted to a light but strong
metal frame, and in shape is not dis.
similar to the aerial kite except that
II Is made In two sections. the lower
and smaller one depending from the
upper, with which 1t is connected by
sort of coupling.
The object sought by Mr.. Sjostrand
was to provide ships with an ever
ready automatical guard or watch that
would give instant alarm. II the ves-
sci enters shoal waters and Is ap-
preaching a spot where the depth Is
not sufficient for safety.
The under water kite is fastened to
thin wire cable attached to winch
on deck.
When the kite is thrown overheard
II sinks In consequence of the OBJ.
IIque pressure brought to bear upon
II by the water, Just as the land kite
is raised and maintained aloft by the
pressure OF the air.
With the winch the kite Is lowered
or raised at will. and forming a por.
tIon OF this winch Is a scale and reg.
lister that tells the depth In fathoms
or metres ut which It Is floating.
The curve OF the cable to which
the kite is attached never varies what.
ever the speed of the vessel or the
condition of the weather, 80 that the
kite always remains at the exact
depth hxed by the winch.
The purpose OF the water kite Is
to float beneath or beside the ship at
a depth that Is sufficient to ensure
safety.
II. at any time. day or night. the
lower section OF the kite strikes bot.
tom the signal pencil" as II is
called. instantly releases tho coup
ling with which II Is secured to the
upper section and an alarm bell IL
sounded on the deck Of the endan.
gered vessel
Precautions can at once be taken
10 secure It's safety.
The kite meanwhile is drawn up
and thrown overheard 10
It's faithful watch.
During recent experiments with
his submarine kite II was noticed
hat the vessel was followed by whole
schools OF fish. who seemed fasclnat.
ID by the queer. new inhabltant OF the
ocean. The nsh disappeared when
he vessel came to anchor and the
submerged kite lost It's motion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
MEN WHO LIVE ON srILTs.
TurpcntInc Gatherers and Sheep
Herders of Parts of France.

The people live on sixteen foot
stills In the remarkable turpentine
growing country of France. They
Ion these stilts after breakfast. They
do not remove them again till It In
time for bed
There are two reasons for the
wearing OF stilts In the turpentine
country. One is the turpentine
gathering. The other is the herdins
of great flocks.
The turpentine comes from the
maritime pine. The tree is tapped, n
shlngle Is inserted. and from the
shingle is hung a tiny bucket, Into
which the turpentine drips. The tap
ping process Is like that used on the
American sugar maple.
Young pine trees are tapped low,
but with each years passage the In
cision is made higher up, so that II II
not long before most OF the trees are
.apped twenty or thirty feet from the
ground.
Hence the huge stills OF the work.
men. On these stllts they traverse
eho tofVlihB NV W. Ola
Yards with each stride. and quickly
and easily collect the turpentine that
overfows the little buckets hanging
high up In the trees.
1t is for herding also that the stills
are useful. The country 10 very fiat,
and the herdsman. unless he continu-
ally climbed a tree. would be unable
20 keep all the members OF his huge
hock In sight. But, stridlns about
on his stilts, he commands a wide
he is always. as It were.
upon hill.
The stilt wearers carry a fifteen
foot stan with a round. fiat top like
a dinner plate. When It Is lunch
time or when they are tired they
plant upright under them the stan
and SIT down on It's round. fiat top.
Then In comfort seated so dizzily
high. they. eat and rest and chatter
"a strange sight to behold.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
WE Of KING Eaward,, Familx.

Queen Maud has the reputation Of
being the wit Of King Edwards fam
lily. On one occasion she was with
her sisters at public function and
noticed curious pressmaD gazing at
their every movement. Accordingly.
she wrote something on piece OF
paper, and. making q pretence OF
handing It TO one of her sisters, drop
ped It. The reporter. of course. In
great glee picked It up, expecting to
get great scoop for his paper. I'm
agine his chagrin when he found
written on II the commonplace re-
mark my new boots pinch me hor-
ribly."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

Found by Philadelphia Police in
Probing Chinese shooting.

Complete verincation OF the state
ment that members Of the warning
factions In Chinatown wear coats Of
mail. TO protect them from the bull
lets and knife thrusts OF their enc
mics was found when the police. In
Investigating the shooting OF Willie
Lee York, found an armorede coat
In the room of Lee Pock, his alleged
assallant. The coat is made after
the ordinary style OF a Chlnaman's
loose blouse and Is of blue jean or
heavy drilling. On the body It looks
like an ordinary laundryman's work
Ing blouse. but when the police
picked It up they found out differ
emily.
The garment from hem to neck
was padded with steel, In the shape
of pieces an inch and a half square
These do not lap like scales. but are
brought together, edge to edge and
held with loops of wire. That the
metal lined coat might conform to
the body the pieces of steel were
pounded and made slightly concave.
Across the body of the garment, back
and front, is apparently seam, but
examination showed that the coat
was made Of double thickness in the
lower portion, and underneath the
apronlike flap in front there was a
long pocket like holster. Tho gar
ment weighs all told about fifty
pounds, and is about three-fourths OF
an inch In thickness.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
RernarkabIe Printing Press.

The University Press at Oxford 10
the most remarkable printing estab-
llshment In the world. as we'll al the
one Of the Oldest II Ia what you
might call seif-contained, sand II
everything else pertaining to print
ing wore blotted on the face OF the
earth tomorrow the University
Press would go right ahead as ie
nothing had happened. II makes ~
own type and Its own ink; burns its
own charcoal for making the Ink.
makes its own paper. and SO on. The
workmen In the Press are a. inter-
esting as the establishment Itself.
In many instpp"es son has succeed
cd father dow a centuries In In
employ. az nat. Is as II the son
was his lordship and tho father a
earl and the position an entaiIsd e..
tats.--London Tit-Bits.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
M 'KINLEY'S STATUE
Modelled After Picture Made of Him
Willie Speaking at the Buffalo


Few of the thousands who will see
the heroic statue of Mckinley unveiled
at Monument Hill Monday know that
the statue was modelled after a photo.
graph made of him at Buffalo but a
day before he was shot and that the
photographer Frances r. Johnson, of
Washington, Is In the city to witness
the dedication day exercises. Miss
Johnson In speaking Of the matter last
night said that she had closely follow
ed Mckinley after he was first elected
president and had photographed him
on many different occasions. She con.
sidered II rather unusual that she
should have been In Buffalo at the
time of his visit there and that she
should have been able to furnish the
picture from which the statue was
modelled. The picture is said to have
been much In demand and has been
used on post cards and by many mag
azlnes and other publications. By
courtesy of Miss Johnston the News
will be enabled to publish a copy of
this picture in the souvenir edition to
be Issued Monday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
Feminine Facts.

Drunkenness is rare. smoking
common, among Japanese women.
A woman's brain declines In
weight after the age OF thirty.
Grecian women had very long feet
Hottentot women cut of a finger
Joint when they remarry.
Ellen Terry is passionately fond OF
cats.
Brides In Australia arc peited with
rose leaves.
In Africa wives arc sold for two
packets Of hair pins.
Patti sleeps with a silk scarf about
her neck.
In stature the Esquimaux women
are the shortest on earth.
No photographs are ever taken OF
women In China.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
MONARCH OF THE EAST"
A Peculiar Plant Which Flowers with
out Earth or Water.

The Sanmoratum Guttatum. or
Monarch OF the East" is a bulb.
which has the extraordinary power OF
being able to sit on table or mantel-
piece in mid-wintsd and. without
water, produce huge flower IS inches
high. Its only necessity 10 something
to sit on. II belongs to the same fam
lily as the white arm lily. and the
h0er IL like tall. narrow edition of
Its white cousin. but 10 Of Q splendid
yellow. richly spotted with velvety
crimson.
The bulb is not unlike huge half
penny bun. and must be placed. with
eRnt earth or water. on . mantslpiecs.
N an incredibly short time the flower
win appear; when Il has faded the
bulb should be plantel In the garden.
whele IN the spring II will throw up a
stou' stem two feet high, covsrsd with
dssk purple spots. an bsarlug Al ths
summit : nuge umbroll -shAped lssf,
De W The bulb IN the autumn. wash
y and make Il tidy and put Il on the
nsp(s;-piece. and u viii bloom lust
- beeore; y ~. the faeelnatinG fOr-
nnlA ~ ~ sapsss>d ~ ! efies ysas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
IN JUSTICE COURT

The case in replevin which was
brought by w. p. Knzer against Ocean
Guertal, which involved the ownership
OF a cupboard, was tried In Justice
BothwelPs court Friday afternoon.
After hearing the testimony OF all the
witnesses 1t was evident to the court
that the cupboard in question was the
property of the defendant and the case
was dismissed at the cost of the
plaintif.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
The Touch That Mania

Is the touch of Bucltlen's ArnIca Salve.
It's the happlest combination OF Arnlca
flowers and healing balsams ever com.
pounded. No matter how old the sore
or ulcer Is. this Salye will cure T..
For burns, scnlds, cuts. wounds or
piles. it's an absolute cure Guaran.
teed by the Durbln & Wright Co..
druggists. 25c.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
old Gun POWDER and DuIIsss.

In the roof of Durham Castle, Eng
land. there has bssn discovered .
bucket containing bullets and gun
powder. II b believed 10 have been
vailed up about the pear 1891. vthsn
The castle was being prepared TO VITA
stand q Scottish raid The bullets
are moldsd sphsrss Of two sizes and
consist OF little ever % pr csat
of lead. with iron and silver. Asd
traces Of bismuth. arssnie Aa< sati-
inony. The guppswlsr = ~ GTNnu-
.sss1 HE thaa q ~ pFu.ene ~ sn1
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

was evidently prepared by simpiy mix
ing the Ingredients. II contains about
ono per cent OF moisture and tho
proportion OF the constituents call
culated on the dry powder is practi-
cally identical with that OF tho black
gunpowder Of todayi that is. inter, rs
per cent; carbon, IL. per cent, and sui
phur, 10 psr cent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
Alliance Coming in Force Monday,
special 10 Morning News.


Alliance, Sept. 27.-The announce
ment that the Pennsylvania company
will run special trains between ALI.
nnce and Canton every IS minutes
Monday forenoon and every hour dur
ing the evening, means that thousands
OF the people will go to the Mckinley
monument dedication. This extra
train service together with the extra
service Of the Stark Electric line
guarantees easy transportation facil.
tiles which will result In a much larg
er crowd attending than would other
wise go.
Alliance will be represented by Co
X. Eighth infantry, o. n. g., Yellow
Cross Co. U. r. X. p, John Fremont
Post q. A. r., the Alliance Mckinley
club. the Alliance City band together
with a number Of other uniformed or.
ganlzatlons.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

Just think Of iti A tea nrm in Rus
sia has failed for s13.S0o.00o. They
will now be obliged to take Something
stronger for their nerves. boston
Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

Notwithstanding all the modern I'm
proysmsnts Of husbsndry. the mstri-
monial harvest IL still gathered with
The cradle and thrashsd by hand
Baltimore Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

Young waldorf Astor d. s."snsassd.-
Entire family seems 70 bs engaged
In oolisotinG rsass IL this country and
spending thea ip some other country.
--saoisonviiis cItisss.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

A.-rhss sswitohing sirsn has cost
me Al ny fortune.
D-An1 NJ ~ uaasptenHinS.
- elvsgs "a - ene'ly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

French ofhcials are considering q
scheme for providing . standiuo
army OF long-service men. one feat.
ure OF which is to be the compulsory
enlistment OF all French schoolboyo
In national rife corps. 20 that fron
their earliest yesTs thAv may ~ -.
eustsmsd ts habits sf disoipiins aAA
armn-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

The Pittssurs ~iliieaairs is sr.a
on versatility.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
URB SAYS

No use to believe a shoe dealer who
tells you that the shoe you pay $500
for is as good as the one which costs
$3.50. Such talk Is all nonsense.
The shoe knows II Is and after you
have worn 1t little while It gives the
whole thing away by falling TO pieces.
This is an age of cheap" things and
shoes are not exempt, but shoe that
has nothing to recommend It but low
price may be a very expensive thing
tO buy.
Quality 10 higher and price lower
here than elsewhere, but you are not
TO blame for that.
It's my business to please you.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01

Fspals asdysuard 20 . King
The. King OF elasa has bo6ys
suard oompossdi Of 900 female wass
riors. A. The ESQ q tAirtesn 40
enter 'ses royaa service sed TsmAin y
Il until ~ srs twenty-Ave. ~
2sas iate the reoorse. Theiv VeQDQ
u 10 lapoo. on1 1hoy aRe' opIoa(
t1ekue1 - NE We q e. s-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-10-01
Urb Schwertner,

'ust Around the Corner From
Tusearawss Street.
12t N. WALNUT ST.