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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
AMONG THE CLUBS

Monday-Sorosis club meeting; Leap
Fear club meeting at the home Of Mrs.
". d. Black, Hartford street; Merry
Widow club meeting at the home OF
Miss Sheatley, of Waco; Senior High
school dance at Houser, hall; Up-To-
Date club meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Mansfield, Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Tuesday-Aprupos cIup meeting at
the home OF Miss Estella Harper, West
Lake street; +. o. II. club meeting at
the home of Miss Esther Piero, West
North street; Tuesday Buchre club
meeting at the home of MRS. Whitmlre,
Garfield avenue; Swastika club meet
ing at the home of Miss Anna Sey-
more, South Mckinley avenue; Trout
man Bible class meeting at the home
Of Mrs. Dunlay, Dueber avenue; Tues
day Afternoon club meeting at the
home of Mrs. A. U. Essner, Pennsyl-
vania ayenue.
Wednesday Blue club meeting
nj the home of Mrs. +. G. Romy,
South Market street; Kaffee Klatch
club meeting at the home OF Mrs
Albert Wherry, on East WherIy
street; Arrawanna Linen club meeting
Mt the home OF Mrs. Hoffman, Linden
avenue; Wednesday Night Euchre
club banquet at Greentown.
Thursday-Poinsetti club meeting
at the home of Mrs. Lottie Zimmer-
man, Washington avenue; Irdepend-
ent Card club meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Deierling, North Cherry street;
Graugusta club meeting at the home
Of Mrs Peter Ehret, Prospect ave-
nue.; Jolly Afternoon club meeting at
the home OF Mrs. Charles Dodson,
Pennsylvania avenue; Lotlee club
meeting at the home OF Mrs. Frank
Frantz, Spring street; Crescent club
meeting at the home of Miss Estella
Rombach, North Mckinley avenue.
Frlday-Four Hundred Euchre club
meeting at the Mckinley hotel. where
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
WHO'S TO MAKE THE spsEcHEsa
CFrom washington, D. c. starr

(From washington, d. G. starr
Who are to set of the fireworks
at the conventions? The texts at both
Chicago and Denver will be inspiring.
There is not candidate on the Re
publican list whose name and achieve
ments should not carry a fine pane
gyric. Taft, Fairbanks, Cannon,
Hughes, Knox, are somebody, and have
done things; and as for Mr.. Bryan,
he calls for bhe best dominating
speech his party has in the shop. What
Ingersoll did for Mr.. Blaine thirty-two
years ago somebody should do for Mr..
Bryan now. The peerless leader is en-
titled to the peerless nominator. so
far, Mr.. Beveridge is the only orator
of national reputation scheduled for
this exceptionally interesting service
He is one "of Indlana's big four. and
may be expected to rise to the occas-
ion when the booms at Chicago are
required TO show Gown.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
LARGE RANGE OF DEAD STUDIES.

An editorial In The Independent dis
cusses the subject OF useless learn
ing" and shows that all advanced
learning may be considered useless on
a strict test except for specialists. A
student forgets his mathematics, his
chemistry and his physics as he for
gots his Latin and Greek. The value
to him of any OF these studies is oc-
casional and indirect. What he gets
from them Is simply a wider out
look and larger breadth of life." II
one Of them is dead so are the others.
"The defenders OF Latin and Greek
have no business to admit that they
are at all more dead for practical pur-
poses than the advanced study OF bio
logy or chemistry or astronomy"
At least one well-known teacher or
modern languages has argued that lit
II we consider that term In connection
with the ordinary demands OF life. An
American traveller would find French
useful In France, but most Americans
never see France, and those who have
studied French in books are unable to
make their reading knowledge count
for much in conversation. on the 9TH
er hand, French waiter who comes
to this country to live soon picks up
enough English for his purposes. He
Ia a specialist to that extent, but not
an exemplar OF the needs of an educa-
tional system.
The truth is. The Independent points
out, that no scheme for general
education will stand the test of utility.
When we turn to the special we pass
from the general, and II we do not all
want to become professors OF Greek
neither do we want to become engin-
GERS. Hence the exclusion OF the clas-
sics does not solve the puzzle, but
leaves II to be considered In another
form. This is not TO say, however,
that modern educational tendencies
have not been productive OF good.
There have been some substantial
gains, but by this time various ex-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21

Thousands OF yards Of new
spring Dimities, all dainty
patterns, the kind that sells
everywhere at 10c yd.. Co
our price, yd. ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
FLEA A DANGEROUS ENEMY.
frrom New yorh Tr,bnne


The principal indictment against
thu, flea is that II Is the partner of the
rat in the propagation OF the bubonic
plague, and Is, indeed, the more gull
ty Of the two. II is perfectly well es-
tablished that the, bacillus OF the
plague exists in rats OF certain breed.
These rats are infested with fleas
which by their biting transfer the dis
ease germs to other rats. When the
rats die the fleas desert their bodies
for other rats or for human beings.
SO the fleas are the essential factors
in conveying the plague virus to men,
and 1t is possible that they convey 1t
from one man TO another, from a
plague patient to a healthy man, with
out the cooperation OF rats at all.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
ROUGH RIDING TACTICS IN OHIO.

NNeW 1OTk Evening IOSll
When an Ohio Republican congress
man, friendly to Mr.. Taft, refuses a
denomination on the ground that the
tactics of the Taft managers threaten
TO make Ohio Democratic, and to lose
the presidency, and the next house,
the secretary's friends certainly have
reason to pause and consider their
ways. II Is undeniabls that the Re
publican presidential canvass, thus
far, has left an amount of personal
quite unexampled. This Is true in
more states than Ohio, or in the
South. The methods followed have
been rough riding. Perhaps nothing
else could have been expected when
the administration set out to force a
nomination. Not only has the federal
machine been put to work extensively,
which always causes resentment, but
there have been intolerance and an
ger with all who refuse to obey or.
ders, This may be a fine way to
make a nomination, but a deal OF ex.
planning and conclliating will have to
be done afterward IL, there is TO be
any hope OF an election. Congress
man Mouser's blunt statement that
me TAFT managers are throwing Ohio
into the arms OF the Democrats is
followed up by dispatches intimating
that the secretary and the president,
too, are disposed to call a halt in the
policy Of prescription. It seems high
time II we're done.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
He Got what he Neeaed.

Mine years ago II looked as II my
ime had come" says Mr.. G. Farthing,
)f Mill Creek, Ind, Ted. Il was SO
run down that life hung on very
slender thread. Il was then my drug.
gist recommended Electric Bltters.
bought bottle and got what need.
ed-strength. l had one foot In the
grave. but Electric Bitters put It back
on the turf again, and I've been well
ever since" Sold under guarantee al
The Durbin & Wright Co. 6rug store.
5Oc.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21

a banquet will be held; smarty club
meeting at the home Of Misses Mable
and Florence Welch, East Third
street; Octo Decimo club meeting at
the home of Mrs. John stevens, West
Lake street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
stonewaIis Victorious.

The Stonewal!s defeated the Inds-
pendents Sunday afternoon by the
score OF II to 10. The game was won
by Neuman in the ninth inning. The
Independents had IL strike-outs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are being
made by @. A. r. and afillated or
ganizations to celebrate Memorial
day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21

II you need buggy and miss our
carriage sale then you miss bargain.
J. o. Lash & Co., Bolivar, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
Shake of the grip OF your old enem,

Shake of the grip OF your old enemy,
Nasal Catarrh, by using Ely's Cream
Balm. Then will all the swelling and
soreness be driven out OF the tender,
infiamed membranes. The FITS Of sneez-
ing win cease and the discharge, rs Of
fensive to others as TO yourself, will be
IL Sgp' ere removed. Cleanliness, comfort and
renewed health by the use of Cream
Balm. Sold by all druggists for 80
cents, or mailed by Ely Bros, Sc War
rem Street, New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21

travagant claims that have been made
should be pretty thoroughly discredit-
ed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
You Can't Afford to Miss the pillow

Grand opening Of Pillow Show in
basement OF 81. Joseph's church.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
eyes,. April 21-22-s3 Prizes for the
best pillow will be awarded on Tues
day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21

crpheum Theatre. Matinee daily a,
2:30. 10 cents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21

Stark County Man wants Pardon.
An application has been made to the
board of pardons for the pardon Of
William Smith, sent to the peniten.
tiary from this county in 1907 for
three years for grand larceny. The
case will come up before the board
at its next meeting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-21
You Can't Afford to Miss the Pillow
Show.

Grand opening OF Pillow Show in
basement of st. Joseph's church,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
eyes,, April 21.22-23 Prizes for the
best pillow will be awarded on Tues.
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19

tional grandeur and all that capital
city should be.
Makes No Election Prophecy.
"My friend Davis has an unhappy
task in prophesying as democrat that
a republican would be president. But
he is the leading lawyer of the district,
and know he always makes the best
of a bad case. but in this welcome of
my fellow club members tonight it is
not for me to predict who will be the
next occupant when the really great
occupant of the White house shall have
left it on the 4th of March.
Il thank you, gentlemen, for your
good fellowship; l thank you on behalf
of the real ruler of the family, the lady
who, hope, is nearby looking on ant
listening. For those who conduct them
selves properly in their family life nc
greater need of approval could be de
sired"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
BleAmY CRIME IN ANY CASE
Supreme Court Holds Unintentional
Offender Must Suffer.

Springfield, m, June 19,-The SUI
preme court yesterday passed upon the
question whether. I'm bigamy case, 1t
is necessary to show criminal intent in
order to obtain conviction.
The court held that such intent may
be implied and William c. Spoor OF
Sangamon county, an unintentional OF
fender, must go to the penitentiary.
Spoor was married to Sarah stanton
The couple separated. Spoor received
from his wife letters stating she had
been divorced and had remarked.
1t developed these letters were writ.
ten to pique him. but he relied upon
them Two years ago Spoor married
Grace Watts and was arrested fol
bigamy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19

success of the ticket, Taft and Sher.
man.
Washington, June 19-Secretary Taft
sent a telegram of congratulations to
Representative Sherman upon hearing
of his nomination, as did Secretary
Cortelyou
Taft Is Coy.
Chicago. June 19.-Six hours dis,
cussion of the claims of the various
vice presidential candidates which was
had last night. developed beyond any
question that Sherman was far in the
lead of the other aspirants. 1t had
been expected by The Taft forces some
expression of preference would be sent
here from Washington.
West Urges Choice.
Many interests, particularly from
the Mississippi valley and the far
west. urged in telephone and tele
graph messages Secretary Taft tc
make choice They We're informed
his personal friends in Chicago were
in better position to judge what would
be best for the party and declined tC
express himself in a way that would
look like desire 10 dictate the nom
nation for vice president Opponents
of Sherman, failing to get the admin
istration to declare against the New
York candidate, abandoned hope of de
feating him.
| Cot INIT
+ AT hastily called conference JUS
before the convention met today TAT
men declared in favor of Sherman
! There was some opposition to this
but a sufficient number lined up il
support of the plan to insure his nom
| ination on the first ballot.
| Decides to Name Cummins.
The Iowa delegation last night final
lily went on record for Cummins a
their candidate for Taft's runnin!
mate The vote was unanimous.
firm stand was taken by the majorit.
or the delegates against Dolliver be
cause of the political situation II
Iowa. Delivers own announcement
4 that he did not desire the nomination
lnecessitated the meeting in order tina
a candidate might be decided upor
Having in mind the understood prefer
cree of the administration for Gun
Imins, his name was fully discussed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
TAFT IN SPEECH
Addresses Members of Univer
sity Club Who Call Upon
Him at Home.
AVOIDS DISCUSSING POLITICS
Declines Also to Make Prediction as to
Who Will Be the Next Occupant
of the White House.

Washington, D. c.. June 19.-Secre-
tary Taft, in speech TO a large repre-
sentation of the membership of the
University club, who made a congratu-
latory visit to the Taft home, last
night said:
"You don't expect me to make a
speech tonight-much less political
speech. A great honor has fallen upon
me today-to lead a great political par
ty in the contest that is to come. This
expression of good fellowship | value
greatly, as deem it the expression OF
good will from my fellow club mem
bers.
mot Politicians, but NeighbOrs."
Il don't regard it as political dem
onstration at all, but merely as the
good wishes of my neighbors. 1t is
one of your number upon whom grea
honor has been conferred, and to whom
you are here to extend congratulations
my home is in Ohio, but circum
stances have prevented me being il
Ohio for number of years. Durin:
those years of absence half of my tim,
has been spent in Washington. Look
ing at the present mayor of Washing
ton. Commissioner Mcfarland, here
you would not think he could go bacl
in memory 20 years to the first tim
that | came to Washington. AS ia
back as 1890 our acquaintance began
and even then | realized how fin,
Washington is as a residence city
From that time | have realized its M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
A CHICAGO RECRUIT is
"A BATTLEsHIP vlCTIk
Peter G. Hagen Dies After Boxing on
the Mississippi, Succumbing
to Heart Failure.

Philadelphia, June 19.-It is learned
that Peter G. Hagen, the marine on
the battleship Mississippi now station,
ed at the League Island navy yard,
who died Wednesday night as the re-
suit of a boxing bout aboard the ship
with Johnny Hogan of this city, was
a member of a Chicago family. Ply
sicians say the marine died from
heart failure due to exhaustion. Hogan
will appear before the coroner if an
inquest is held.
The death of the marine was an
nounced to the crew by Rev. Father
Roaney, chaplain of the batteship.
The chaplain had presided during the
entertainment, and when informed OF
the death of the sailor the priest or
dered all in attendance to stand and
uncover. He then said:
Men. in the midst of life we are in
death. We have witnessed one of the
best and cleanest of manly sports.
While you were cheering here on this
deck a young life passed out below.
Our comrade received blow from
which he did not recover. The young
man who delivered it was here to
fight, and to fight hard, but do not
hold it against him."
Nearly every one on the deck was
in tears when the priest concluded by
leading all those present in prayer
The navy yard officials commune
Gated with the United States district
attorneys Office, and said that no OF
] tense had been committed, as the
death of the marine was due to nat
turoJ ranges
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
POWELL CLAYTON
HEADS COMMITTEE
Chosen Temporarily by Republican
National Body-Taft Will
Be Consulted.

Chicago, June 19.-The new republi-
can national committee organized to-
day by the election of Powell Clayton
of Arkansas, veteran member of the
committee, as temporary chairman. to
serve until the permanent chairman is
selected. Elmer Dover was reelected
secretary, and w. S. Stone sergeant-at
arms. A committee was named to con
slider the appointment of sub-commit
tee to go to Cincinnati to confer with
Taft regarding the selection of a per
manent chairman to manage his cam
paign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
JAMES S. SHERMAN PUT ON
TICKET AS TAFT RUNNING
MATE ON FIRST BAllOl

CONTINUED from Page one.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19

The secretary was powerless to make
his call of states heard above the
deafening clamor. Selling a mega
phone he shouted the roll of states
Ala bama, Arkansas-but his voice was
swallowed up in the mad uproar Grad
ually. however, the curiosity of the
multitude conquered their enthusiasm,
and they lapsed into silence to hear
the result of the roll CALL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
Columbia Excursion.

To Muscatine and return every Sat.
urday at 4 p. m. returning at 1890 p.
n. Good orchestra, regular supper
and light refreshments. Fifty cents
for the round trip. c. ]. Mangan agent.
Telephone West 1873.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
.FlLlPIN0S READY
FOR INDEPENDENCE
Assembly Adopts Resolution That
Presages Trouble for United
States Government.

Manila, June 19;-The Philippine
assembly today declared by a vote of
81 to Is that indie pendence was the
aspiration of the Filipino people and
that they were ready for immediate
independence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
Dies on 4 . Train.

New York. June 19.-State Senator
James w. Milliken of Traverse City.
Mich, was stricken with apoplexy
and died on a New York Central train
while enroute to the city today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
OWN STATE DECIDED 1T.

Ohio's AZ Votes Cinched Matters for Taft
and Then II Was Mnde Unanimous.
Chicago, June 19.-William Howard
Taft. favorite son of Ohio. was nom
mated for president of the United
States by the republican national con.
vention at 5:15 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon.
The secretary of war received 702
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-11
THE AMERICAN NAVY.

A recent number of Golfers Week
~ contains a most lugubrious article
from a Mr.. Connolly on the degenera-
ton of our navy If Mr. Connolly is
correct the United States is spend
ing $130,000,000 a year for naval
purposes without getting any results,
our ships are poor. our officers
worse, our dockyards miserable, the
fighting strength of our navy much
over estimated, and in fact. while We
won the war with Spain by lucky
chance, we are hardly in position
now to talk in a belligerent manner
TO suSh a feeble power as Greece.
1t will be difficult to arouse the
country by such an article as that of
Mr.. Connolly. Ia the first place,
with but few exceptions, 1t lacks
proof The writer states his opinion
but he offers n &c to show that his
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-11
WATERWAYS NECESSARY
Continued from Page one.)

and consumer, he said, was to put
the navigable waterways of the coun-
try in shape in which they could
do their share of the work. He
pointed out why the manufacturers
had large stake in the work when
the congress aims to promote. THE
country's mills and factories" he
said, represent capital of $751;
600, 100000. They employ $780,
600 persons, give them $500, 000,-
900 in wages annually, and fashion
$40, 900, 100000 of materials yearly
into. products worth SIT 900, 900, 900.
The exports of manufacturers in 1908
reached $3.50, 100000. In the amount
of money invested in it and in the
number of persons which it employs,
manufacturing is the second great
est of the country's interests, agri-
culture being first. In the volume
and the value of its manufactures
the United States nearly equals its
three nearest competitors combined
Great Britain, Germany and
France"
Speaking from the national side
of the question Mr.. Van Cleave said
that the organization of which he
was president was in hearty SYM
pathy with the aim of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress to OBJ
tain an annual governmental appro-
priation of $50,00O,0O0 for river and
harbor improvement throughout the
country.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-11

up Greek spite. Many of the lower
class Greeks are inclined to be ex-
ceeding malicious and will stop at
nothing if they once establish an en-
nifty They are exceedingly plausi-
BILE, too, in their presentation of al
legged grievances, but when it comes
to show down you can seldom put
your hands on them"
The man who had the communica-
ton and said that his name was Pa
pas declared that he did not work
at Smelter but that he lived in Ely.
Greeks who were asked about him al
Shelter yesterday said they did not
know him. A number were ques-
toned about Bolos and said they
knew him and had heard that he ex-
tracted tribute from Greek laborers
whenever he could get 1t, but none
of them would say that they knew
this to be the truth. The fact, how
ever, that a number were seen and
that all denied that Bolos had ever
collected money from them makes II
certain that the wholesale grating
charged to him in the communication
is untrue.