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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

for him and it was about time for him
to put his theory in practice by taking
his own medicine, etc. We all had
our misgivings, but were also secretly
delighted when ne proved, in spite of
his 70 years, to be game.
By means of a long pole the poor
skunk was dragged about and roughly
treated 10 make him good and mad.
Then my father liberated him, bare
handed from the trap seized him by
his waving plume-like tail, and jerked
him quickly into the air. There was
nothing doing, Prof. Bailey to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Whether or
not the skunk could have discharged
his MISUNDERSTANDING essence
cannot be said; certainly he did not.
After exhibiting and being cheered by
the spectators (who all stood out of
range) my father dropped the skunk
in barrel.
Having often watched skunks dis
charge their perfumery | am firmly
convinced that no skunk, held in mid
air by the tail, could shoot. This is
affirmed by a good skunk story that
the hired man tells, he being an eye
witness:
"One night when we were out coon
huntin' the dogs ran a skunk in the
wall. So and so pulled him out by
the tail, holding him up with one
hand, while he threw rocks at him
with the other. Unluckily while feel,
ing for a stone he lowered Mr. Skunk
so that he got his front feet on the
wall. Quicker'n lightning before he
thought, he got soaked fair right in
his eye. He just rolled on the ground
it near blinded him."
The nature fakirs often misuse the
skunk, speaking of him as though his
terrible odor were always present, il
being one of his external fixtures. In
truth there is no neater or cleaner
animal than a skunk or one with less
odor. Those who have very often dug
cut skunks in the winter time say
that their dens even when occupied
all winter by five or six skunks, is
odorless, dry and clean.-Forest and
Stream.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
3. & o. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

To Chicago, one and one-haIf fare
round trip July 25th and Goth, limit
31st.
To Atlantic City and other seashore
points special excursion August 9Th.
To Niagara Falls August 18th. Par.
ticulars later.
To all Homeseekers and Tourists
points special round trip rates.
To Cleveland and return Saturdays
and Sundays $l00.
QUICKEST SERVICE TO CLEVE-
LAND.
Leave Canton $50 a. m. Arrive
Cleveland 1850 a. m.
Leave Canton sos a. m. Arrive
Cleveland 9:45 a. m.
Leave Canton 11:45 a. m. Arrive
Cleveland 200 p. m.
Leave Canton 4:22 a. m. Arrive
Cleveland Gas p. m.
Phone Il.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
CAN'T FOOL 'EM ALWAYS.

Just before the election we are dead
sure to read about the roseate pros
poets for restoration of confidence
and resumption of prosperity. 1t is
consummation devoutly to be
wished, but the people are going to be
from Missouri"
High prices and high wages are bad
enough when the former increase at a
proportiorately greater rate than the
latter, but high prices and no wages
is infinitely worse. The Republican
managers are going to have a hard
time explaining the hard times to the
working man.-Ironton Irontonian,
July 2.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

The commission which will have
charge of the proposed repairs to the
Stark county court house has issued
a statement outlining the repairs that
are to be made. Without any inten-
ton of impugning the motives of some
OF the gentlemen on the commission,
who are no doubt honest and worthy
citizens, there is one point in their
recommendations that is not made
clear to the tax payers, namely; there
is no provision or definite statement
as to the probable cost Of the work
when completed. The tax payers of
Stark county have been duped so often
in affairs of this kind that they justly
have right to be suspicious and the
work done and the money expended
by the commission will no doubt be
watched with more than usual in.
terest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
LEGAL Notice.
liam Zinsmaster, Plaintiff,


William Zinsmaster, Plaintiff,
vs..
John MOhr, ct al, Defendants.
Court of Common Pleas, Stark County,
Ohio.
Jacob Mohr who is supposed TO reside
in the State Of Kansas, Caroline Erwin
and Daniel MOhr whose residence is un-
known, and the unknown heirs of Jacob
Muhr, deceased, will take notice that on
the 24th day of June, 1908 said plaintiff,
William ZinsmasteT filed his petition in
the Court Of Common Pleas of Stark
County, Ohio, praying for the fore
closure of a certain mortgage executed
by Jacob MOhr. now deceased. in case
No 1910 and praying for the sale of the
following described property, to pay for
said mortgage Indebtedness.
Being situate in the Township Of
Sugar Creek Stark County, Ohio. and
being a part of the northwest quarter of
section 35, township No. II, and range
No. 10, and being all that part of said
quarter section lying and being situated
on the east side of Sugar Creek. and
bounded on the west by Sugar Creek, on
the north by lands owned by Benjamin
Fetrow, and on the east by lands for
merly owned by George Shott and sup
posed to contain acres be the same
more or less.
Said defendants are required to answer
on or before the 18th day OF August A.
d. 1908.
WILLIAM ZINSMASTER.
Published in the Stark County Demo-
cTat July 2, 8, l6, %, 80, and August 6,
1905
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

It will be interesting to those who
were busy last year in keeping the
wolf from the door to know that the
figures on wholesale prices of 25S
representative staple articles reached
the apex of their soaring last Octo-
Der. These statistics are for eighteen
years, between 1890 and 1907.
The annual report on this subject Of
the Commerce and Labor department
shows that the average for the year
1907 was 5,8 per cent higher than for
1906; 44.4 per cent higher than for
1897, the year of lowest prices during
the eighteen.year period, and 29.5 per
cent higher than the average for the
ten years from 1890 to 1899. Prices
reached their highest point during the
eighteen-year period in October, 1907,
the average for that month being IL
per cent higher than the average for
the year 1907, and 2.S per cent higher
than the average for December, 1905,
the month of highest prices in 1906.
When the commodities are divided
into nine groups every group shows
an increase in price in 1907 as com
pared with 1906. For farm products
taken as a whole this increase was
greatest, namely, 10.9 per cent; for
food 46 per cent; for clothes and
clothing, Sc per cent; for fuel and
lighting, "a per cent; for metals and
implements, 61 per cent; for lumber
and building materials, 40 per cent;
for drugs and chemicals, S.3 per cent;
for house furnishing goods, 6.S per
cent, and for miscellaneous group, 5
per cent.
The effect of the money stringency
in the latter part of the last year is
reflected in the decrease recorded in
all commodities during November and
December, the average price showing
a decrease of 3.5 per cent below Octo.
ber OF the 25S articles of which
wholesale prices were recorded 172
showed an increase in the. average
prices for 1907 and compared with
1906; thirty-five showed no change
and fifty-one showed a decrease.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

The fight for the Republican county
craftsmanship is becoming more com
plicated because of the fact that many
new candidates are being suggested
for the position. The latest avowed
candidate is ex-Mayor Robertson 1t
is claimed that the ex-gazaboo has
his eye on the prosecutorship at the
Republican primaries which will be
held in two years. The chairman Of
the newly elected committee will hold
over until that time and in case Rob
ertson is successful he will have the
party machinery at his back. Clark
Metzgar, who is one of the aspirants,
would like to have the position which
will help him secure the Republican
nomination for county treasurer to
succeed the present incumbent, Harry
Knobloch, who will have served his
second term, provided he is elected,
this fall. Knobloch, however, is said
TO be grooming his deputy, Ross AXE,
as his successor. AXE belongs to the
fraternal order of deputies, an organ
ization of deputies and employees
about the court house, and as these
fellows have been successful in get
s4k u, H.,
that he will win out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

The razing of the old market house
will be completed today, according to
the contractor who has the job. Yes
terday the site was visited by the
members OF the board of public safety
who, with the contractor it is said,
actually shed tears when they bade
goodbye to the old structure. 1t is not
learned, however, that these gentle.
meE shed any tears when they secured
the $4,000 appropriation to build the
new structure which in reality, it is
said, will cost almost double that
amount in spite of the assertions made
to the contrary by the members of the
board.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
NOTICE.

The Stark County Board OF School Ex.
arniners will hold meetings for exami-
nation of Applicants for teacher5'
certificates on the first Saturday of each
month. High school lists will be given at
each examination, Applicants for special
certificates should notify the clerk at least
ten days befoTe the examination.
Examinations Of pupils under section
s029, r. s., will be held on the third
Saturday OF April and the second Satur-
day of May.
than Sis in the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
pens. The Board will furnish ina and
paper.
All examinations will be held IL he
Canton high school building.
T. ]. TEEPLE, Clerk, Massillon.
CARL H. MEYER Canton,
JNO. H. FOCHT, Canal Fulton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

Bids for the repairs to the Auditor
FUN roof we're opened yesterday by
the board Of public service. AS the
recent repair job proved to be very
costly affair to the tax payers of the
city the board should see that the
work is done properly this time SO
that the transaction will have no
scent of jobbery as was charged by
some of the tax payers when the
other repairs were made.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
Carried a Live skunk by the Tan.

Both of our hired men have often
insisted that live skunk could be
safely carried by the tail, insisting
that they had often seen it done,
Since the veracity of both men hap
pens to be absolutely unQuestiOnable,
my father did not hesitate to mention
this fact in his writing He was once
called down by several naturslists,
one of them being Prot, Bailey, So it
happened the other morning, when
caught skunk in trap set for rats
in front of my hen house, at once
informed father that ! had a skunk
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
(From the Commoner.)

heaven-one straight line-and start
ed the figure of a man on it. Gradu-
ally the man became larger and larg-
er, and finally when he arrived at the
gate of heaven he could not get in.
The superintendent, turned to his
small audience and in a tragical and
sorrowful tone, said: You see he is
so puffed up with sin that he can not
enter in"
"Try him sideways, mister, try him
sideways" came the small, shrill
voice from the infants department.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
OR AT AKRON.

An effort is being made to have the
Republican national campaign open
ing at Youngstown. Why not have it
in the home town of Boss Cox and
ker?-Mansfleld Shield, July 2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

fit. 1t is reported that he is now pre-
pairing his opening speech for the big
Republican blowout that will be held
in Youngstown, at which time he will
dwell on the beauties of full dinner
pail and his love and efforts in behalf
Of the labor unions as shown by his
past record in congress.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
A Practical Suggestion.

1t was his first Sunday school, and
he sat in the infants department
eagerly watching the superintendent
illustrate the lesson on the board. The
superintendent drew the path to
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

BellefOntaine-John A. Hannah, Re-
publican nominee for infirmary direc-
tor, enjOins elections board from re-
count asked by R. S. Kerr, opponent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

Observation-Disclosures with X-rsy
located pin swallowed by Miss Lena
Miller 10 days ago; operated to re-
move IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

Youngstown-Mrs, Philena A. Rob
inson, II, wife of ]. f. Robinson,
died; well known in this section.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

Farmer HayTick-How in the name
of sense will keep the crows outen
my corn6eld next spring7 They've
just doubled this season.
Agricultural Editor - That's easy
enough, my rural friend, You put
crow bars up all around your field.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

Sleepy Eye Flour is what you want.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

Mary had little pug, -.. p.
And everywhere would trot him;
But she failed to pay his tax one day
And the dog catcher got him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09

Excited Passenger-Do these cars
run on time?
Phelgmatic COnductor-No; they
run on rails.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
BITS OF HUMoR.
tip-top resort-the supOla.

A tip-top Tesort-the supOla.
A man of fiighty disposition should
never be made the cashier of bank.
When ship takes her trial" trip,
is it necessary to rig her with Jury
masts?
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-07

W OO n IL oS 1n0lkCAt 000 al
lowed the usual pension of $3.50 per
annum was read and approved:
BY report of Mr.. Connolly the Jury
agrees to approve the account of Rev.
Grimaud for expenses incurred in
bringing INDECENT Alexandra Credeur
to the Charity Hospital in New Or
leans.
Mr.. Billeaud stated that by reason
of the existance OF . case of small
pox, reported to him by DR.. r. o.
Young, and at the request of DR..
Young, he had placed q temporary
guard at the house Of the small pox
patient, pending the meeting Of the
Police Jury.
In view Of the above report the Po-
lice Jury at its January, 1908, meeting.
having received notice from Mr.. A.
L. Dyer to the effect that the town OF
Youngsville would be incorporated
during the year 1908. and If incorpor-
ated, the Police Jury could not be ex-
pected to maintain such q guard Con-
sidering the foregoing, Sheriff La
coste stated that he had unable as yet
to collect licenses in the town oil
Youngsville for the reason that the
town authorities had also made de-
mand for same, claiming the right to
collect its licenses as all incorporated
towns do.
The action of MI. Billeaud in plac-
ing q temporary guard was approved
and the secretary instructed to ascer.
tain as to whether or not Youngsville
is duly Incorporated, and il not to
notify Sheriff Lacoste to proceed with
the collection of the licenses Of said
town.
The following notice was ordered
published for Q term of ten days il
the oflcial journal OF the parish.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-07

Mrs. Kate Hamblet and daugh-
ter, Miss Laura Nurse, returned
to their home in Perry Sunday,
after spending several days with
Mrs. J. I. Putnam.
We have received our spring
line of suits. and in style, pat
tern and piece they will interest
you nightly. -Schmulen's
F. E. Darby made a business
trip to New iberia Saturday.
G.. Bunt has a fresh lot of
vegetables constantly on hand.
ring him up when you want
something good to eat.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-07

men, even though they were
beating their way upon the train,
bore.nice appearance and wore
fine Clothes in addition to which
they had not taken any valuables
from the man, although he had a
fine railroad watch and about SIC
in money. going to show that
they had not killed him for any
malice, while the bullet which
caused death was found to be a
41-caliber, the same as his revOl
yer. and it is supposed that in
STOPPING down to look at the men
in the ice box it slipped from the
holster and struck the edge of
the hatch and went off, as Wag-
ner's face was badly powder
burne ed and his mustache singed.
The bullet which caused death
entered the upper section of the
mouth and penetrated the outer
tissues of the brain.
After the Coroner's Jury had
completed it's session the body
was placed aboard the Southern
Pacific train and brought to the
city. where Undertaken Emile ].
Mothe took charge of the re-
mains and prepared them for
burial. They were then remov-
ed to the family residence, No.
81 Pacific Avenue, from whence
the funeral will be held at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon.
Wagner was SO years of age,
and a native of Saxony, Germany,
but had resided in Algiers for
the past twenty years, and was
very popular with the railroad
men and others over the river
with whom he has been associ-
ated for a number of years, hav-
ing worked for the Southern
Pacific several years,
He was married to Miss Bern.
adetta Landry some years ago
and besides his wife, is survived
by four children and many rela-
tives.
He was a member of the Order
of Railroad Conductors, of Or.
ange Camp No. 8, Woodmen of
the World. of the Young Mems
Social and Benevolent Associa.
ton and the German Benevolent
Association, delegations from
which will attend the obsequies.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-07
Tuesday, April Z. 1908.
Personals.

Mr.. Alcide JUDGE was unable
to attend the School Board meet
ing Thursday on account of ILL.,
ness. His many friends trust
to see him soon restored to
health.
When you want any kind OF
feed stuff, just ring up P. Guidry
& Co.
M. A. Hargroder's barber
shop in the new Levy Bros
building is modern in all partic-
ulars. Call and see him.
Orders for feed of all kinds
filled promptly-D. P. Upton.
phone 1872.
Mrs. Eugene Olivier visited st.
Martnville Sunday.
Levy Bros. are now ready for
business in their new white
front building. Call and see
their handsome store and large
assortment Of spring goods.
Mrs. Alfred VOORHEES,, ST., and
Miss Mabel Moss went to Hous-
ton Saturday TO- pay a visit to her
daughter. Mrs. Dave Fitzgerald.
Bernard 4 Meaux will fill
your orders for groceries
promptly. Phone 1873.
Messrs. p. A. Duplex and L.
Dyer. Of YounRsville, were in
town yesterday on business.
Ring mp "a when you want
groceries,. Prompt delivery to
all parts of TOWN.. H. Nc.
Faddin.
Miss Lucille Perez, of Rayne is
the guest of Miss Louise Nollive.
FOR R~ENT.-Cottage with
four rooms and hall near Water
Pierce Oil Co. oil house. Phone
365.
Fred VOORHEES,, Of Eunice, Is
in town.
Take your prescriptions to the
Lafayette Drug Store and they
viii be filed correctly and with
pure medicine.
Mrs. A. Goulas. of st. Martin.
vile, Is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. ]. L. Lemons. at Mrs. G.
L. Bottorn's residence, will do
fashionable dress making at
reasonable prices. All work
guaranteed.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to B. of
r. T. wilI9ive . dance on Easter
Monday, April 20. at Tanner q
LAndry's rink.
Mrs. E L. Stephens and her
two little daughters have gone
% New Orleans to visit her sis
Ter; Mrs.. NJ. B. Tresevant. dur
in9 the eweek Of the Teachers
Convention.
one 8 horde power gasoline
Iancine and . corn mill, cost $3.50
sor 1915. Apply to Octave Ber-
trand.
Mrs. A. T. Comeaux and chill
zaren wore il from near YounRs'
eatnrday.
kln1ite yon 70 call and see
1Gome line Of spring and
Suits. The 81, style
nnd price viii piease
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-07
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the pc
lice jury of the parish of Lafayette,
Louisiana, shall let out the funds Of
the parish of Lafayette, according tc
the requirements of Act No. % of the
Extra Session of the year 1907, on the
It'll day OF May, 1908. at II o'clock, a,
m, in the police jury room of the
court house at Lafayette; that the
amount of security required shall be
in the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollars, under the terms kxd condi-
tions of the said law: and all banks
doing business in the parish of La
fayette, La, whether chartered under
the laws of the State of Louisiana or
the United States are invited to bid
for the letting ont these funds: all as
required by the terms of the said law.
M. BnLLEAUD,
President of the Police Jury,
Lafayette Parish, La.
Parish Treasurer j. Edward Martin
Vl1C lOAlOWlAS ICpOI WlllCII
was accepted and ordered filed:
To the President and Members of Po-
lice Jury, Parish of Lafayette, La.
Following is a statement of receipts
and disbursements of the Parish funds
since my last report:
Debit:
To bal. on hand last report s 1895 %
First Nat. Blk. amt. bor... 1000 90
J.E. Martin, treas. amt. Dor $500 90
overdraft 1881 Is
Total receipts. ...... $l2476 Al
Credit:
By approved Orders....... 3 2512 95
q" +" Dis. Judge 30 90
" Public Schools. $685. Is
" First Nat. Blk. note 1866 10
Total disbursements. Sl2476 IL
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-07
MET TRAGIC DEATH.
Edward Wagner, Algiers Switch.
Man, Killed On His Train.

Ave W ACoy OuO.
Edward Wagner, a we'll known
Southern Pacific Railroad EN-.
ploye, was killed in a tragic man
ner near Rousseau Switch, near
Schriever. shortly before l
o'clock yesterday morning, by
his own pistol.
Mr.. Wagner left the city
Thursday evening on the second
section of freight train No. 243,
on which William Lehman was
engineer and Carl Cearns brake.
man, as a switchman, and moth.
ing was known of the accident
which befell aud cost him his
life. until the train stopped at a
water tank, about a mile from
Schriever. when one of the ho-
boes whom he had stopped to
talk to in the ice box on the end
of the freight car where he met
his death, came running up and
told the other members of the
crew that Wagner had been shot
and was lying on top of the
freight car.
Lehman, Cearns and the other
members of the crew rushed to
the car. which was midway in
the train. and found Wagner ly-
ing near the hatch which opened
into the ice box, with blood gush.
ing from his nose and mouth,
He was tenderly, lowered, but
died while being carried to the
caboose at the rear of the train.
Cearns, who had left Wagner a
short time before the train reach.
ed Rosseau Station, in good
health. stated that he had heard
a shot just as the switch was
reached, but, with the rumbling
of the train, paid no attention
to it.
From the two young men with
whom Wagner stopped to talk
just before STOPPING down to look
at them with his light which he
carried in his hand, it was learn
ed that they got into the ice box
near the city and were half way
asleep when Wagner flashed his
light into the hole in which they
were riding. and shouted:
Hello! How are you down
there?"
According to them they ans
wered "All right" but almost
simultaneously with this a shot
rang out and they heard the dull
thud Of q body on the car above
them.
They crawled out Of the ice
box and found the switchman
bleeding to death on top of the
car, but as it was midway in the
train. and neither Of them were
experienced in walking along the
cars, they were forced to wait
until the train slowed down at
the water tank. when they Motif
ed the other members of the
crew Immediately,
The body Of Wagner was
placed in the caboose and taken
TO Schriever. where the coroner
Iimpaneled 3 jury yesterday and
rendered ! verdict Of accidental
Ede6ah. he hot that the young