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Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

East African Uganda or around Lake
Victoria. Some OF the native women
are fine looking, but they all mytilate their
ears and many scar their bodies so that
the flesh stands up In great wslts. The
women comb their hay In such a wa that
they seem to wear hoods. They shave
partings At intervals Of about one inch all
around the head, blowing burrows as It were
over their scalps. Many wear enormous
ear plugs, which distend the lobes Of the
ear so that a silver dollar can be easily
slipped in and out through them, and 3
few have nose rings. Their clothes are Of
bright ooiored prints made in India and
shipped here from Bombay,
KaiseF's Black Soldiers,
Among the most striking Of the natives
are the soldiers. The kaiser has an army
OF $500 blacks to keep his millions of East
Africa subjects in order, and so far they
have done very well, These negroes have
been selected for their size, and they re-
mind one OF the famed guard of Frederick
the Great, none Of whom was under six
feet, They are big-fnamed and broad
shouldered, and their faces seem to me the
pe~rsonificatien OF uglinsss and brutality.
They are dressed in khaki, with khaki
caps with aprons at the back to protect
the neck, and their uniforms are much
like those Of the German army, a. that
they sTe barsfoOted. These soldiers are
armed with the best Of modern guns and
they know how to use them. During my
stay here ! ave seen them at drill. They
so through all the eyolutions common to
the German army, including the famous
goose step and other military gymnastics.
! I'M told they are proud of their profess
sion, and that they are loyal to the Ger,
man, even when warning against their OWL
people.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
Quaint Features of Life


Perils of the Merry widow.
.u-aS4.ak ECAUSE the mirror In ner room
va was too small TO permit . full
kB view of her large Merry
- Widow hat, Annie Saberholt
EEIl3fS aged %, of Manayunk. Pa, was
&SIz&58D forced to twist her neck into
Nal: sorts or coniortions to see the fun
reflection Of the hat. and the result was
that she strained a muscle and could not
get her neck into its original position.
With her head and hat at an angle OF
.orty-five degrees to her body, Miss Sa-
berholt ran to the members of her family,
who. approaching the tragedy" tele~
lhoned for a doctor. lie ma isaged anu
treated the disarranged muscles and
finally was rewarded by seeing Miss
S1heIholfs neck assume its proper posi-
zion.
Tho doctor said the complaint Is beccm-
ing ommon, and mostly from the merry
Go-round' size Of hats that women are
wearing. The twisting OF the neck causes
the blood to stop ami tho glands to swell,
Swing a Leaning Tower Of Pisa effect.
Dog CHING 10 the Rear.
Charles Bills, a shepherd OF Keremeos,
d. c., While herding sheep on a mountain
slope a few days ago. encountered a big
bear, which Immediately made for the
woods on seeing the man, who was accom-.
panied by a dog, belonging to Joseph Arm
strong.
The dog gave chase, catching up with
bruln Just as she was beginning 10 climb
a tree. Gripping the bear firmly by tina
hsuneh. the dog was carried foot by foot
up the tree untl he hYns dangling seventy
five feet aboye the grouEd. Anxious 10
save the dogs life, which he valued highly,
nfffu HegFaaE b, talr. -. 49,
Taking careful aim he placed a bullet where
It would injure without killing the bear.
After repeating the experiment a few
times bruin commenced to descend from
the elevated perch. As the big ANNA!
reach the grOund a ysli-piseed shot dis
patched II, whereupon the dog released
his hold and commenced 70 pick bear out
OF his teeth.
Catching TFsut In Peas Orchard.
Came Warden Thomas Mullen OF va
kima county, state Of Washington, has
called the sportsmen OF the district to-
gether 10 devise some ways OF protecting
the game fish which are now being
slaughtered in thousands BY being dumped
on the orchards and alfalfa fields from
the irrigation bitches.
There is now no protection at the intakes
OF the various bitches. The trout and sal
mon enter the bitches ana then turn off
Into the ~lateFais, finely ending their NE
IN the grass where the water has played
out and left them. Attorney I'd Parker a
few days ago caught q slx-p0und rainbow
trout In his pear orchard. Clinton shannon
found several trout IN bis 0Tehsrd aud
numerous others have reported similar
finds.
Small boys eateh long strings o. small
trout by s~eooplng them from the pools
with their hands. Game Warden Mullen
says that In some sections OF the valley
The RANGERS who want nsh angle fOF them
IN the Irrigation bitches In preference 20
ths streams, tbs aitchsg being mors aeoes-
Sible aud the water slower and therefore
better.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

kaisers colonial empire. Germany has
five times as much territory on this CONT
nent as In Europe, and German East At
RIGA Is the best OF the whole. II Is twice
as large as Germany itself and Oar es
salaam is its capital. The town is by far
the most beautiful OF All those 1 have yet
visited on the shores Of the Indian ocean.
1t Is as bright as a new pin and 1t has
every sign OF prosperity and trade. There
are great warehouses along the wharves. a
German man-of-war lies in the harbor and
a huge dry dock sufficiently large TO hold
any ship Of this part of the world Is on
the edge of the shore. There are craft Of
many kinds in the bay and one Of the lag
steamers OF the German East Africa line
has just come in on its way down the
coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Is of the Merry Widow.
the mirror in ner room
was too small TO permit . full
view of her large Merry
Widow" hat, Annie Saberholt,
aged %, Of Manayunk. Pa, was
forced to twist her neck into
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
FAIRBANKS WILL
ACCEPT SECOND
PLACE ON TICKET

indianapolis, May 21-The Fair
banks managers throughout the state
are busily engaged in preparing the
public mind for his withdrawal from
the presidential race and his announc-
ed purpose not 10 stand out against
nomination for second place, If 1t Is
the will of the convention. Republi-
can papers In all sections of Indiana
are now urging the propriety of such a
course, and regular campaign has
been inaugurated to demonstrate to
the vice president that there is pop
ular demand for his denomination as
vice president. Interviews with sena-
tors, extolling Mr.. Fairbanks as a pre-.
siding officer and expressing the wish
for his denomination, are being sent
here from Washington and are being
distributed to party papers and given
space eagerly.
Mr.. Fairbanks has never made any
formal statement of his candidacy
and no formal withdrawal from the
| race is expected, but it Is known here
that Taft men have been advised that
| ne will not ask the support of the In.
diana delegation further than the for.
NAL ballot of the convention, even il
he goes so far as to permit himself
to be placed In nomination which Ia
now regarded as very doubtful.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
Letter to J. D. LAWRENCE,
Canton Ohio.

Dear Sir: Have you found-out you
can paint job with fewer gallons De-
voc than Of anything else, lead-and-
oil or anything else?
Mr. Floyd Almy, House and Sign
Painter, Greenwich, N Y, found it out
three years ago; he writes: 81 have
used Devoe lead-and-zinc for the past
three years and I cannot say toe
much In its favor. I am using 1t now
on big job that took by contract,
and 1t has saved me at least S25 in
the cost of material"
DeVoe is the strongest paint we
know of; goes furtnest; takes less OF
II to do your job.
Lead-and-oil Is pure; lead-and-zinc
Is stronger; covers more; goes further
Have you found-out you cam paint a
gallon DeVoe in less time than a gal
lon of anything elss2 That means
less time for the job. Less time; less
money. .E sW
Less paint; less money for that: less
time, less money for that,t Deyoe
lasts longer; do you nina the less
money for that7 You are slfer Of 1t
Yours truly M e"'
70 Fw DEy9E 4 co !
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
NEW FRANKLIN.

New Franklin, o., May 20.-The
storm on Saturday did considerable
damage through here.
Quill Johnson and family, of Can
ton, were visiting Catherine Lownes
over Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Holwick and Mrs.
Nora Unkefer paid visit to the fam
lily of John Hahn, at Bayard, last
Sunday.
Mr.. Barnhart and family, of Alli-
ance, were the guests of Mary Nc
Daniel. Sunday.
Rev. Cooper, of RObertsville, was
in town Saturday and Sunday.
Finley Mcdaniel has gone to JEFF
ferson county to work for the sum-
mer.
Arthur Crowl is somewhat i'm
proved.
Our board of education met Monday
evening and ]. w. Martin was hired to
teach the New Franklin school the
coming year.
Squire King, of West township,
Columbiana county, was buried at the
chapel last Sunday.
Roy Walker, of Sebring, was selling
pottery ware through here Monday.
Charles Essick's barn will be raised
Thursday.
The Show Mes, of New Franklin,
agreed to play the Startle the
Worlds, of Freeburg, a game of ball
last Sunday upon the latter's dia-
mond. The Show-Mes were on deck
at the appointed hour but the bonn
bastic sphere shower of the Startle the
Worlds neglected to appear.
Miss Bell has returned to her home
at Bloomdale, Jefferson county, after
a weeks visit with friends here.
William Fearn is once more with us
after an absence Of several weeks.
Louis Glass acted as supply man in
carrying the mail last Saturday.
]. W. Martin, Nina Cassidy, Ray
mond Haynam and Mrs. ]. W. Martin
have been chosen delegates from this
place to the District Epworth League
convention, to be held at Greentown,
/ Jane 10 and IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
SUPPOSEDLY
DROWNED BOY
SAFE AT HOME

Both banks of the west Nimishillen
creek, between the West South and
Cedar street bridges, were lined by
400 or 500 excited people Thursday
evening about o'clock, when the re-
port quickly spread through the west
end of the city that small boy had
been drowned in the stream, while he
was accompanying some older boys
who we're fishing there. The little
boy who was supposed to be drowned
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ricn-
ardt, living at 129 Smith avenue, so
some Of those at the creek told Patrol
man Lindesmith, who was called to
the place from the headquarters.
1t appears that half dozen little
boys went to the shallow stream to
fish and while they were busy watch
ing their corks for a nibble one of
their number discovered that the Rich.
ardt boy was no longer with them.
Their first thought was that he had
fallen into the creek and they gave
the alarm, which quickly brought
men, women and children to the brink
Of the stream The men were search.
ing under the roots of trees and brush
in An endeavor to discover the re.
mains Of the lifeless child, when a
messenger returned from the home of
the child's parents saying that the
E,tle fellow was at home safe and
sound and that he had tired of the
sport at the creek and went home.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
PARIS.

Paris, May 2O.-Mr. and Mrs H. H.
Sponseller and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Farmer were the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Farmer, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waltz and
Miss Mary Waltz spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Matz.
Harley FOltz has moved his family
into the A. J. Bair house, north OF
Robertsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lautzenheiser
and Fred Maurer and sister, Carrie,
visited friends at this place Sunday.
Miss Mildred Sponseller is spending
| several days at the home of her uncle,
Joseph Farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Foltz, Mrs. ].
Lutz and Miss Della Lentz spent Sum-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. William Motifs.
Preparations are being made to cele-
brate Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheus Waltz Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. James Speakman,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Simmer aud daugh-
ter, Helen, of Canton, and Mrs. J. Per-
key, of Alliance, were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Seifert, Sun
day.
The triplet baby girls of Mr.. and
! Mrs. Carlen, west of town, are all do
| ing we'll.
Mr.. Lang, Of Canton, erected a mon
ument for the late Lewis Conrad,
Monday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
Of New Baltimore, Sunday.

OF New Baltimore, sunday.
Miss Daisy Bowers, Messrs. Jesse,
William and Dennis Bowers and Miss
Bessie Dulabahn, who is employed by
Mrs. Samuel Brumbaugh, called on
Miss Lucy Miller, Sunday
William Bowers is working a week
or two for Floyd Diemer.
Adam Steffy and son, Ivan, were to
New Baltimore, Saturday.
Frank Dulabahn and Henry Bair
were to Marlboro on business Satur-
day.
Charles Knisley and family spent
Sunday with Peter Ribaldt and family.
Miss Dorsey Bowers was in Hart
vile Saturday.
Miss Mary Hill, Of Greentown, is
visiting with Eli Brumbaugh and Miss
Mary Miller for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wymer and
children. Ethel, Maggie and DUey
Frank Knisely and Clarence Roger
were to New Baltimore Saturday.
Harrison Fetters visited his friends
in this vicinity Sunday.
Samuel Brumbaugh is on the sick
lIsk
Frank Dulabahn~and daughters, Es-
tella and Rosella, were evening call
ers of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brum-
baugh, Sunday.
Miss Bertha Robertson, of Marlboro
was a caller of Mrs. G. F. Dulabahn
Wednesday.
Henry A. Bair and Harley Smith
were to Canton on business Thursday
Mrs. Harry DiCkerhoof, who is i'll, is
reported better.
O. F. Dulabahn purchased a new
Cultivator of Samuel Brumbaugh.
Tommy and Pierce Breckenridge
were to New Baltimore Saturday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
CANTON 0. j. A. NJ.
MEN HONORED

Dayton, o., May 21.--The Order
of United American Mechanics elected
officers as follows in the Miamisburg
convention:
State councillor, G. B. Hoover, of
Middletown; state vice councillor,
Frank Earl, of East Liverpool; state
secretary, w. r. Kanub, of Dayton;
state treasurer, T. H. Arbuckle, Of
East Liverpool; state examiner w. c..
Ambaugh, of Mansfield; state induc-
tor, w. w. Ellis of Lockland; in
side protector, 9. G. Long, Of Cam
bridge: outside protector, ]. o. Cum
Minis, of Harshman; state chaplain,
George P. Craig, of Canton; junior
ex-councilor, w. J. Wulf, of Canton;
national representative, H. G. Gala
han, of Cambridge, which meets in
Atlantic City, N. j., in June.
The next state convention will be
held at East Liverpool, Tuesday, May
18, 1909.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
CHESTNUT RIDGE.

Chestnut Ridge, May 2O.--Miss Anna
Brumbaugh and Preston Ribaldt have
the mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Shrop, of East
Akron, spent a few days with Mrs.
Shrop's parents, Mr., and Mrs. Peter
Wilson, of this place.
Charles Honeywell, of Cleveland, is
visiting with relatives and friends.
Adam Snyder, who had been stay
ing with his son-in-law at Alliance, is
Visiting a few weeks with his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Ribaldt, of this place.
Enos Hurshburger made a business
trip to New Baltimore Saturday.
Peter Wymer was at HartVille Sat.
yrday.
=, Ralph Young made business trip
to New Baltimore Saturday.
|, Harry Dickerhoof plowed and
planted Philip Woolf's lot Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stratton were
guests of their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ginther, south
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
MYSTERY
6hrouds Cause of Sui
eide of fEx-AIliance Man
in Cleveland Hotel
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM

Cleveland, May 21.-Mystery sur
Usher, of Chardon, O., who was found
dead with bullet through his heart
in the Gillsy hotel on East Ninth
street, Thursday. A revolver was
found by his side when the maid dis
covered the body in the morning and
note to his wife showed he had un-
doubtedly committed suicide.
Why he took his life the man did
not say and there was no apparent
reason. Though in his letter to his
wife he mentioned his health, he ap-
peared to be in the best of spirits and
condition when he registered at the
Gillsy hotel late Wednesday afternoon.
A strange coincidence was the sui
eide of young girl in Alliance, o., a
few weeks ago The girl has been In
Smiths employ for years. Early this
spring she was married to a man
named Benjamin r. Holdren. She
went to live with her husband in AL
lance. Three weeks afterward she
drank carbolic acid. She had seemed
to be in good spirits in the morning
when her husband left for his work
at the Pennsylvania railroad station.
When he returned she was dead, ly.
ing on her bed.
Smith is said to have brooded ever
since the girl left his employ to get
married, and after her death he was
extremely despondent.
In the note to his wife which was
found in his pocket he told her that
he loved her and her only and said
that she, knew the. cause of his sui.
eide. The note is as follows:
"My Dear Wife: This is to say
goodby as lovingly, as truly as if we
? were heart to heart and lip to lip
Not because love you less, but be
cause love you more. You know me
you know why do what I will do. II
is nobody's business but ours. With
Goodby. Goodby, 1 love you: Don't
wear black for me. Be as happy as
you can. Goodby. WALLACE
Mrs. Smith was at once notified
She said that her husband had got
up early Wednesday morning and
left the house without a word to her
as to where he was going. She heard
nothing from him until Hogan & Co
telephoned to her at Chardon that
the body of her husband was at their
morgue. She at once started for
Cleveland to take the body homo
with her.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
NEW BALTIMORE.

New Baltimore, O., May 20.-The
commencement exercises of the New
Baltimore high school were a success
in every particular. The class was
composed of two members, Miss Ruth
Shock and Miss Blanche Stevens.
Miss Shrock took as her subject "Wo-
mans Progress" Miss Stevens spoke
on the subject, American Contribu-
tions to Cililization," both of which
were delivered in a very pleasing
manner. The Imperial Quartet, of AL
lance, furnished the music. Prof
Graham, of Columbus, gave the class
address. Much praise is due to Prof
Williams for faithful work for the
past year in the school,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hamilton and
family, of Atwater, spent Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Hamilton
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Swartz were AL
lance visitors, Wednesday.
Mrs. Eek, OF Cleveland, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Baum,
of this place.
Flag day will be observed with ap-
propriate exercises in the Christian
church June 7, at II m.
Mr.. and Mrs, Floyd Chain and fam
lily were Alliance visitors last Thurs
day.
George Swift receieved news of the
death of his father, Riley Swift, who
died in the Soldiers Home in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Three of the pupils from the New
Baltimore high school attended the
Patterson examination, Fern, Gladys
and Clarence Cole.
Charles Honeywell, of Cleveland
! spent Sunday here with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. o. o. Honeywell.
DR.. Falor and daughter, Gladys
spent Saturday in Cleveland
Mrs. Alva Sickle and Miss Lucy
Sickle, Of Alliance, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Cole.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keifer and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Holebaugh, of Marl
boro, and Mr.. and Mrs. Napp of Ra
VIENNA, were Sunday visitors at Jacol
| Kiefer's.
Rev. Jenkins and A. R. Damon haC
telephones placed in their residences
the past week.
Mrs. A. NJ. Cole, of Alliance, is Wis
lting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Nash.
Mrs. Elliott, of Alliance, has beer
taking care of her mother, Mrs. Kie
fer, who has been sick for the pas
week.
George Swift, who has been il
Cleveland for the past week, returned
home Sunday, accompanied by hi
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Weaver, wh'
expects to spend the summer her,
with her parents,
The Stark County w. G. T. U. insti
tute was held in the Christian churcl
here May 10 and 20. Mrs. Slater ant
Miss Simon were the state speakers
There was one evening session hell
May 10.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22
GR0CERS-B BUTCHERS
ANNUAL EXCURSION

The Canton Grocers and Butchers
will go to Cleveland on their second
annual excursion Thursday, June 4.
This will give the proprietors and
clerks holiday, taking the place OF
Decoration day, which comes on Sat-
urday, making it impossible to close
UP on that day.
The excursion to Cleveland last year
being a success, a canvass was taken
and the vote was unanimous for an ex-
cursion to Cleveland this year. Ar
rangements have been made with the
w. G. L. p. R. r. to furnish the special
train which will leave Canton at Z
a. M, and returning will leave Cleve-
land at $50 p. m. This will give am
pie time for the baseball fans to see a
game between New York and Cleve-
land on that day. The fare will be
$100. The committee In charge is F..
L. Palm, j. H. Stokey and c. G. Rice.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22

Observation-Disclosures of Locomo-
tive Engineers consider plan to per-
NIT INDECENT members to draw from
insurance fund during their lives In
stead of leaving it to be drawn by
families after their death
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22

Akron-Charles e. Perkins reap
pointed chief engineer of state board
of public works.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-22

Sleepy Eye Flour makes the best
of all bread.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-01-22
A Reminis cence.

Saturday, the 18th, was day long
to be remembe red, We're it not for
the absence Of song birds and flowers
one would have felt they had been
transported to southern cline; the
day as balmy as one in October was
one of intsrest and surprise to the
American History club, which met at
the residence of Mrs. Eva Godfrey.
In the absence of the president Mrs.
Frances Carthew took charge and the
usual routine of business was inter
spersed with music and song, enliven-
ing the occasion, when the hoste SIS
and her little assistants served re-
freshments. The remark was smil-
ingly made, You have violated the
rule of the club in having more than
the usual three articles" Mrs. God
frey replied: "Oh, we'll, am celebrat,
ing the 9th anniversary of my we'd
ding day." An exclamation following:
"Oh why did you not let us know
was an evidence of what might have
been, and a souvenir of the occasion
would have expressed the esteem for
our momO0r ana nOSGoSS.
Less than a week before occurred
the anniversary of the wedding day
of another member Of the club. Mem
cries carried the writer back to the
winter of 1862, not more than 30 or 4O
miles distant from Lancaster. At
that time, Clayton county, across the
fast frozen Mississippi, was envelop9d
in snow. The rolling prairles were
pillows Of spotless white, except where
the fields were outlined ny black dots
of the take and rider fences. Lanes
were so filled that traffic was out of
the question, and roads we're made
through fields and over fences, which
caused no impeachment to travel. The
sun shone in dazzling splendor over
the vast expanse of snow, sparkling on
the crust, which made hard roadbed
for miles and miles, with the Their
mometer registering 20 below. Such
winters were typical of the times in
the experience of the early settlers.
Note the contrast of the present
time. This winter the thermometer
has not as yet been down to zero.
Fog has often settled over us like a
pail to remind our English neighbors
of their London home. Sunshine soon
displaces this obnoxious feature, and
we fairly revel in the delights of the
season, although sickness has been
quite prevalent on account of the open
winter.
At the present time lilac bush on
Jefferson street has thrown out green
leaves, a blush rose on the same street
shows very plainly a growth of red
and the buds are swelling Surely
the gulf stream by some CONFUSION
has shifted it's current toward our
American shores, and leaves its i'm
press of vernal spring even in far. off
Wisconsin.