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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-03-20

Crubaugh camp. NO. 10, United
Spanish War Veterans, at the regular
meeting Wednesday evening mustered
In two recruits. Arrangements are
being made for An open meeting to be
held Wednesday evening. April I, to
which all Spanish American war vet
Grams in the city are invited. A short
program Win be given. followed by q
smoker apd lunch. Colonel C. G. wey-
brecht. the commander OF the camp,
IL taking an active work in the or
der and much interest ls being shown
by the local members.
The work Of removing the bodies
buried In the old Mt Union cemetery
is going on and many of the relatives
Of the persons buried there have mov-
ed the remains OF their relatives TO
either the new cemetery south OF the
city OF the regular Alliance city eem-
etery. The board OF public service
has given 10 Lawrence Grimes the
contract 10 remove such bodies a. now
remain In the old buryins ground.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-03-20
DISEASES OF NJ EN-

Special attention is given TO all diseases peeul-
lar 10 men, especially those suffering from over
work or other excesses. Cures Effected by harm
less home treatment without detention from
business. Consultation free and confidential.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-03-20
CHRONIC DISEASES

OF the Stomach Liver, Bowels, Reetum, Lungs,
Spine. Heart, Blood Skin, Kidneys, Bladder,
Prostate, etc. cured In the shortest possible
time without the use OF dangerous appliances or
injurious drues.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Where Trails Are Left.

The claim adjuster Of one of the big
life insurance companies opened a
drawer of his office desk to look for a
memorandum. His caller, glancing
into the drawer, saw bunch of wom-
ems wells, small kid gloves, minute
lace-trImmed handkerchiefs and other
feminine accessories. The claim ad-
juster was bachelor.
"Well, George" said his friend, with
a discreet elevation of his brows, you
certainly have variety. had not
suspected you of being a Lothario."
Neither am l." said the claim ad-
juster. laughing. "The evidence is
against me, admit, but those ripper
les are merely being held for their
owners-if they ever return to claim
their goods. always have drawer
full of them, and sometimes even an
overflow. Women leave them here
when they come to have claims adjust
ed. They get so excited that they
nearly always leave some little arti-
Gle. 1t gets showed under the papers
on the desk and do not discover it
until they are gone. always look to
see that they have their purses safe,
but cannot bother with hunting up
all their accessories for them, so they
accumulate"
What becomes of them eventually"
81 give them to the girls in the office
after they have remained unclaimed
for thirty days. If didn't I'd be bur-
led out of sight under the accumula-
tion." New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Race of AmazOns.

The manufacturers of ready-made
clothing for women are responsible
for the statement that the women are
growing bigger and that we are threat
ened with a race of Ama2ons In the
opinion of scientists who have studied
the matter. the average increase OF
height during the past fifty years is no
less than three and one-half inches,
and may be as much as four inches.
Weight is more difficult to judge,
owing to the great individual diner
ences, but the increase is generally
considered TO be on an average or
twenty-five pounds, though some doc
tors say it is more.
That this average increase is a mat
ter of fact, all women's outfitters will
testify. To take the example of boots.
Inquiries among several Of the leading
bootmakers have ELECTED the surpris'
ing fact that the average woman's foot
has increased by about two "sizes'
during the last quarter Of century
The average size of boot supplied
was a four, now II is a five or six.
Glove manufacturers affirm the
question by declaring that the sizes
demanded by lady customers during
recent years have increased 60 per-
cent
One of the chief causes contributing
to this is the circumstance that the
past few years have seen such large
increase in the popularity of athletics
among women. 1t is not many years
since it was considered quite bad
form" to ride a bicycle. Golf and
basket ball are favorite games with
the fair sex, while even women's foot
ball clubs have been founded. The
games played at girls schools now ap-.
proach much more nearly to violent
exercise than they used. and all this
tends to strengthen and develop the
frame.-Chicago Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Fashion Notes.

Browns and green's seem the most
preferred shades.
The correct hat for the formal func.
tion Is the small hat.
Plated chiffon makes youthful and
dressy evening bodices.
Never was caracul used as much az
it is being used this season.
The long jacket or coat is quite as
stylish as the three-quarter one.
In automobile hats and hoods the
styles have never before been so VRri-
Gus.
Cloth is shimmery and supple, while
velvet and velveteen were never more
lovely.
Fabrics are soft, and all rich enough
to show all these exquisite tones to
perfection.
Polka dotted silk and velvet are
used with good effect for belts to &C.
company colored shirt waists.
Cleaning gold or silver tassels
weigh down the ends Of the scarfs
that fall from the edge or hats.
An all black hat is the last perfect
ing touch upon costume Of green
cloth having black and green braid.
ings.
Dainty French hand-embroldered
medallions in various sizes, to set in-
to waists or lingeries, are among the
novelties.
Very shapely yokes are those that
have somewhat the appearance of
tiny boleros open slightly at the neck
and rounding to a point little below
the arms eye. .s--.
Tunic skirts cut to point in the front
and back are supposed not to detract
from ones height. but unless they are
perfectly shaped, they are likely to
swing about the feet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
THURSDAY,
January 9, 1908.

Fred W. Elliott of Auburndale, Mass,
held by Boston police on charge of
being accessory after the fact of mur-
der of Mrs. Theodore S. Whltmore of
New York.
Six of the necessary Thaw jurors
sworn in and three more provisional
members In the box; Littleton shows
purpose to lay broad foundation for
defence of insanity.
Miss Mary McCarty murdered in YES
tibule of her home in Roxbury, Mass. !;
Michael H. Norton, a tenant, arrested.
Unable to meet his notes. F. Au-
gustus Heinze loses control of the
Mercantile National bank of New
York, his stock passing back to Ed
win Could when arraigned Heinze
pleads not guilty of over-certification
of checks.
Fowler currency bill adopted by sub
committee of house committee on
banking.
North German Lloyd steamship COM
pany sends passenger manager to Bos-
ton to look over the field.
Bishop George Worthington dies in
France.
Ex-President Cleveland's letter fur
nishes keynote of anti-Bryan dinner
of National Democratic club in New
York.
Ex-Insurance Commissioner Freder-
ick l.. Cutting dead at Wellesley,
Mass.
George Baker Glover files a petit
ton in South Dakota asking that his
mother, Mary Baker G. Eddy be ex-
amined as to her sanity.
Trial of Thomas David of Lowell,
Mass, charged with wife murder,
opened in Fredericton, N. B.
Receivers appointed in st. Paul for
the Chicago Great Western road.
Striking teamsters in Brockton,
Mass, reject two offers submitted by
the employers
Fish and game association of Massa-
chusetts to ask Legislature for close
season for one year on upland game
birds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
The Modern country Store.

"The country storekeeper hes fewer
bad accounts on his books than he
carried some years ago" said James
A. Chambers of Coffey, Mo. This is
because he sells at smaller profit
and ON cash basis. 1t was not so
many years ago that we had to carry
accounts for some pretty we'll to do
farmers for six months at time.
"The reason for this changed con-
dition is largely due to the high pric-
es and large demand for poultry and
eggs. pay out to one farmer for
poultry and eggs enough money every
month to pay all his grocery bills and
many other current expenses. An
other farmer receives as much as $50
a month from me for chickens and
eggs. The farmers are raising more
chickens now than ever before, aud
they are getting the highest prices
for them. The poultry products OF
the ordinary farm now amount to
about as much In value as the live
stock or any other kind of farm prod
uct."-Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Be Happy Though Married.

SO many women find matrlmony a
little disappointing. and though many
confess the fact they rarely see that
they may themselves be to blame.
When a girl is engaged she is always
careful to look her best, that her low
er may admire her. She often fails to
do the same for her husband. This Is
a mistake; men like to always admire
their wives, and they will do so all the
more when they see that other people
admire them, too. The untidy, dowdy
woman may have solid virtues, but one
has to remember the fact as an excuse
for her appearance, and the man who
is mentally apologlzing for his wife's
shortcomings Is in danger of finding
some one else more attractive than
she ls
Then 1t is a mistake OF young wives
to drop their old friends and expect
their husbands to do the same. The
married lovers may for a short time
be intensely happy in each others So
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
safe Roads Annual Meeting.

Boston, Mass.-According to the re-
port Of the executive committee of the
Safe Roads automobile association, at
its first annual meeting Wednesday, at
the Exchange club, there have been
in Massachusetts, since last June about
500 automobile accidents, in which 49
persons were killed and 461 serious
ly injured.
The committee has held weekly
meetings and the board OF directors
monthly meetings to consider measures
for the improvement OF conditions.
Through the associations efforts 80
cases have been prosecuted. During the
year more Than 1000 persons have been
convicted in the lower courts of Vari-
GUS violations of the automobile laws
In all, Sc licenses have been suspended
or revoked by the Massachusetts high
way commission. A large number OF
the convictions were for oVerspeedlng
while next In number were the failures
of operators to have licenses and reg
istratlon certificates on their persons
AABhNo OA hlGll CeA0s mOlO NlioA
$1,000 has been paid in fines
OF the accidents reported it is re-
corded that more than two-thirds oc-
CURED in broad daylight There were
about as many accidents on country
roads as in thickly settled districts. OF
the 29O collisions, SO were between
automobiles, 95 with other vehicles, 81
with street cars and so with trains
trees, posts, walls, etc. OF the 464
people seriously injured, 1873 were occu-
pants of cars, while 276 were not
About the same proportion held in the
number of fatalities.
1t was declared that law should be
passed requiring the state highway
commission, on its own initiative, to
investigate and prosecute all cases, and
when such investigation disclosed
reckless driving that the license OF
the operator should be revoked
A point raised by Gov Guild that a
grading and license tax according to
the size and expense of the car, and
its proportional damage to. highways
was favorably noted in the report, and
it was suggested that the fund be ex'
pended in the improvement of high.
ways.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Esar. of Elrearms plsappearlna.

Women are rapidly learning to use
revolvers," says the secretary OF GER
tain womans club. It is curious how
we accept statement like this at the
present day without tremoT of alarm
or thrill of excitement.
Twenty years ago we should have
read threat into such an announce.
ment, and the pages of the comic
weeklies would have teemed with sat.
ire. Now the idea of woman driving
up to her club for half a dozen bulls.
eyes before luncheon, or having a pis.
toll pocket in her shooting suit, has
neither a humorous nor a fatal sugges-
tion In 1t. OF course, the next step
will be the statement that women
shoot better than men, or that dueling
among ladies is coming into fashion.
And what godsend to those who
preserve a store of experimental sub,
jects for conversation! Are you
armed?" would survive at least three
courses.
But what strikes one most about the
outbreak in favor OF firearms for wom-
en- is the light it throws on the femin.
ine toward such possessions. Some
Is years ago pistols for ladies were
made In this country. They were con.
stituted of mother of pearl and gilded
steel, weighed less than a pencil case,
and fired cartridges which could cas-
lily be concealed behind a thumb nail.
A few daring women carried these
trinkets on these bangle chains. Now
1t is authoritatively stated that there
are "30 kinds of automatic and repeat.
ing rifles and pistols" And girls and
women face a battery like that with
perfect equanimity.-New Haven Reg.
lister.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Would Tax Race Suicide.

Paris-MM. Plot and Bertillon, TIVE
of the most conspicuous champions
of the cause Of the repopulation o.
France, have again come forward ant
urged that attention be given to the
matter before the French nation dis
appears. NJ. Plot demands that the
council take up the subject.
NJ. Bertillon advances a plan OF op
GRAFTON. He sees only one way tC
solve the problem. He has no sym
pathy with people who say that small
families produce better individuals.
He proposes to cure the evi
through inheritance taxes. He sug
gests that the state take half the for
tune left by decedent leaving one
child, a third from a decedent leaving
two children and nothing from those
leaving above three.
He says that when parents under
stand that they cannot leave a .grea
fortune to one child, but that the state
will take half, they will no longer
hesitate to give not only to the child
but to the brothers and sisters. HI
believes that sooner or later all pat
riots will come to his standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
} CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK

George Dixon, the hero OF many bat
ties in the prize ring, dies in New
York hospital.
George H. Hlbbard takes oath OF
ofice as mayor of Boston.
Fred w. Elliott, railroad fireman,
corroborates story of Whitmore that
ne was with him day after Christ
mas; denies he was in New 'TS2I!S s
Christmas day, as alleged by New
York police.
Admiral Brownson's letter of resig.
nation made public by president, with
explanation Inadvertently omitted"
Calvin Austin declares circular rec
ommendlng new freight steamship
line to New York unauthorized by
Merchants association; E. f. Atkins,
committee chairman, quotes action OF
directors ordering such notification.
Socialists hold mass meeting at
Faneuil hall, Boston.
London Times passes to direction
of C. Arthur Pearson
U. S. supreme court holds national
employers liability act unconstltution-
al by to decision.
7. F. Lonergan, ex-supervisor con-
cerned in San Francisco graft cases,
dead.
Secretary Taft in annual report
urges increased pay for army officers.
Steamer reported off Fasthet, Ire,
believed to be long over due liner
Mount Royal.
Fishing, schooner Fame, Boston
bound and manned by Harvard men,
towed into New York with sails swept
away and provisions gone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
President Much surprlsed.

Washington-Pres Roosevelt
was asked the other day to defend
an executive order which requires
that postal employees shall be at least
5 feet inches tall. The request was
made by Representative Diversified
OF Indiana, chairman of the house COM
mittee on postoffices and post roads
The president was surprised to learn
of the existence of such an order,
and laughingly remarked that he would
not undertake to defend it until he
acquired information from the post
master general. Representative Over
street believes he will have little diff
fculty in having the order revoked;
otherwise, he said, he would make
an effort to have it applied to all gep
ernment employees.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Governor Denounoes LawIessnsss.


Frankfort, Ky-The first message oi
Gov. A. E. Wilson to the general as
sembly was read Wednesday. The
message is devoted chiefly to the law
lessness which has developed in the
tobacco war and is accompanied by
a vigorous denunciation of the male
factors and by recommendations for
ending the trouble.
After recounting the various acts oi
violence and intimidation, the govern
or sums up as follows:
Our tobacco market is nearly de-
stroyed and every one can see that
our markets not only for tobacco, but
for other products, are paralyZed and
in many cases ruined; that in large
districts the law has been wholly
overthrown and the poor people, de
prived of the protection of the law
are helpless; that the price OF near
ly very acre of good land in Kentucky
has gone down, that thousands of peo
pie wish to move out of Kentucky to
states where they hope that it is SAT
er to live; that 1t has been necessary
in order to allay the fears of fright
ened people, even in large city like
Hopkinsville, to keep a company OF
military on duty at great expense;
that lawless and unprincipled men
have been constantly ready to break
out in several counties.
There can be no doubt Of the final
result Our people desire the full
protection of the law and love their
liberty. The only question left is
whether this shall come soon or be
long delayed. "..
THE executive will faithfully up
hold the law, but it is the peoples
law and their strength is in support
of their own law"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

FRIDAY, January 8, 1908
Dream OF nelghbor's leads to find
Ing of diamond ring in Ashley shoot
ing case at Arlington. Mass.
Chicago express on the B. g. A. oe
rallied at Westboro, Mass; severa
persons injured, but none OF the pass
sngers seriously 49,. 4.
Capt. John e. Plllsbury OF Massachu
sets named to succeed Rear Admira
Brownson as chief,rsf l3Ne bureau d
navigation.
Rockefeller gives $2,191,OOO to uni
versity OF Chicago.
Freight war between metropolitan
line and New England steamship com
pany's service to New York believed
to be fight to finish.
Receiver of the jewelers. Bank oi
North Attleboro, Mass, objects to the
appointment of Edward E. Morgan oi
AubuTndale as administrator of the
estate of the late cashier, f. E. Sar
geant.
F. e. McMillin, lately president post
master at Boston, again promoted tC
be chief of inspectors of the depart
ment.
Bangor police believe man wanted
there on worthless check charges is
also wanted at Charlestown, Mass.
Gov. Guilds suggestion regarding
corporation and direct tax means re-
lief to small towns and manufactur
ing cities Of Massachusetts,.
Carrier pigeons bring New Years
greeting from mayor of Minneapolis
to Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston.
Gov. Guild of Massachusetts inaug
urated for third time before distin,
guished gathering in house of repre-
sentatives.
Sullivan Machinery company re-
sumes at Claremont, N. H.
Conference of Thaw counsel said to
have resulted in agreement on straight
insanity defence; new witnesses oil
shooting relied on to help establish
1t.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Wins Suit Against Royal Areanum.

Syracuse, N. Y.-The appellate d.
vision Of the supreme court at Roches-
ter decided that Frank o. Wilcox of
this city should be reinstated as a
member OF the Royal Arcanum.
Wilcox was expelled for criticising
officers of the organization during the
controversy over the increase in rates
He applied for writ of mandamus to
compel his reinstatement, and the writ
was denied by the trial justice on the
ground that such proceedings could
not be maintained against a foreign
corporation.
The appellate court is unanimous in
its reversal of this decision. The out
come of the fight has been watched by
members of fraternal organizations
throughout the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
FROM A WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT

ciety, but sooner or later outside IN
terests will be missed, and II happt
ness Is to continue, they must botn
mix with their fellows and take tne'r
share in the pleasures and the work OF
the world, Wider interests will not
make either less fond of the other ana
the woman who wants to keep her
husbands love will never do so by ty'
ing him to her apron strings and e1'
pectlng him to spend all the time ne
can spare from his business WITHIN
the four walls of home.
A wife shovld not merge her tndt'
viduality In her husband. A. .ehss
.Ag@XSS WRNAo Ia ee.-o
may be sweet, but It is always monot-
onous, so she should have her own
ideas and opinions. She need not ar
que, that's fatal, but little tact pre-
vents the necessity. New York Tele'
gram.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
MRS. Eddx,s Son ElIes petition

Sioux City, IA sensation was
created at Lead, s. D., recently by the
filing of a petition in the district
court by George Baker Glover, who
short time ago filed next friends
suit for portion of the Eddy millions,
asking that his mother, Mary Baker
G. Eddy, be examined as to her sanity.
This action was taken following the
refusal of Mrs. Eddy to effect recon
ciliation with her son, which was
planned to take place Christmas day in
Boston. Mr.. Glover had expected to
go east for the holidays, but the day
before he was to start. telegram
notified him that he would not be re-
ceived. This was followed by a let
ter in which his next friends ac-
tion was bitterly scored and in which
Mrs. Eddy is said to have stated that
under no circumstances would she sec
or have anything whatever to do with
her Western relative.
All Christian Scientists were look.
ing for a reconciliation of the mother
and son.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
AS Seen by Noted Frenchman.

aPris.-Yves Guyot, the noted polit-
ical economist and former minister
Of public works, recently made an ad-
dress at a banquet of the association
of merchants and manufacturers, TAX
ing as his subject the gold market
and the American crisis. He review.
ed the history of currency, quoting
statistics at length. He considered
the great fault in America is not the
lack of gold but the badly organized
system of circulation. Fiduciary cir
culation, he declared. should be guar
anteed not only by a gold reserve but
also by readily realizable securities,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Phone Etiquette.

Though one wouldn't think 1t from
the conversations which are occasion
ally heard ION the line" the etiquette
OF calls holds good in the matter OF
telephone calls between men and wom'
On. 1t is not good form for a young
woman to call up a man, either at his
home or at his office. OF course, in
the business world, no such rule can
be observed, and even in the social
world matron can do the convention
al thing without loss Of dignity. The
rule is a flexible one, and must be
modified by common sense.-New
Haven Register
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Rumor Denied Abruptlx.

Washington.--J. Pierpont Morgan
was here Wednesday morning, saw
Sec. Cortelyou and went away short
ly after noon. A rumor was started
that he offered Mr.. Cortelyou bank
or trust company presidency, but this
was abruptly denied.
Mr.. Morgan also called upon Sec
Taft, This is described as a socia
call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Steamer Creole Ashore.

New Orleans.-The Southern Paci
fic passenger steamer Creole, for New
York, went aground Wednesday nigh
in the gulf of Mexico, just outside the
mouth of the Mississippi river. She
is on a soft bank and is In practically
no danger. Tugs have been called fol-
to pull her of.
Rear Admiral Coghlan is one of the
passengers.