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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
HOW THE REFORM WAVE
HAS AFFECTED BUSINESS.
(Sandusky Register)

To illustrate just what the local
option reform wave, which has
struck Ohio, is doing to the business
interests of the state, a representa-
tive of big mercantile syndicate,
which owns several stores in Ohio,
was in the city Friday and made a
proposition to lease a certain down
town store room, which is vacant,
and establish store here on terms
which are new in this city.
The party called upon the prophet
or of the building in which the va
cant room is located and told the
proprietor that he would take a long
lease on the room at a sum per year
which he named But" said the
man, "if the county goes dry as a
result of a local option election, the
rental will have to be reduced prac-
tically to one-half of the price we
will pay as long as the county is
wet"
why those are queer terms. Do
you think that Sandusky would go
dry at local option election?"
asked the man who owns the build
ing.
IL am not doing any prophesying," /"
was the answer, "but we cannot take
chances. We have stores in three
cities which have gone dry and we
are losing money. Therefore we
will have to take the room at those
terms or not at ALL"
The man left the matter in the
landlords hands and said he would
return IN a few days to close up
matters If they are satisfactory. The
company which seeks entrance here
sells articles for women only accord
ing to the man who represents it,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
M+tGe>A>o11,::,., L.,

requirements of his undertaking this
appears to be an enormous rate of
compensation, and perhaps it is for
words like ST." me-" 81" "is,"
was" has" "been," "and," sure"
But 1t has always been a popularity
of the distinguished Nimrod in ques-
ton that such insignificant, not to
say commonplace words as these
have been merely incidental to the
larger concepts of his mind, and that,
as a matter of fact, his literary lu-
cubrations have scintillated with
more intrinsieally valuable specimens
Of our English terminology.
No editor worthy of the title would
object to paying from 50 cents to 81
apiece for such ringing and unusual
words as meticulous, malevolent, ar
ticulate or invertebrate. This being
SO, why is it to be wondered at that
series of articles requiring the
abundant, not to say redundant, use
of such arduously spelled terms as
macropus ualabatus, mammalia afri-
cana, uptonia sinclairesis, simia saty-
rus, similia similibus, semnopithecus
larvatus or orycteropus cadensis
should be paid for at SO high q rate?
We could not ourselves afford the
time to write such words as cyno-
cephalus or megalomania .oysterbar-
iensis for less than $3.50 apiece, and
SO we do not think, after all, that,
considering an author has been Presi-
dent of the United tastes almost
twice. he is oYerpaid if he averages
81 a word for using language rang
ing all the way from hippottraginae
down to the frsS personal pronoun,
or vice Yersa.-Judge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Animals as ssIsmomstsrs.

Animals have again, in Sicily and
Calabria, shown that they know more
about coming earthquakes than men
know. An official at Messina was wor-
ried by his dog on the eve Of the dis
aster. The animal would not stay
quiet for moment, and his barking
was such nuisance that his master
beat the wise brute Their night was
so restless that the man gave up all
hope Of sleep. and he and the dog
left home soon after 4:3O a. m. AS
Coon as the dog was out OF doors he
ran away. and the master followed
him. Thus both we're well outside the
town when the crash came. and the
man acknowledged that he owes his
escape from (probable) death to his
good, unruly dog.--Dundoe Advertiser.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Lac woMEN oF sPAIN.
Fsttered by Both Custom and Law
They Lead Marrow lives.

The vast majority of Spanish wom-
en- still believe that 1t is degrading
for lady to take up any work for
which She Is paid. Therefore IL they
do not marry they either enter con-
vent or live with a member of the
fsmily, and they do not at all mind
being dependent on the charity of
friends or relatives.
Though marriages are often ar
ranged without the consent of the
bride elect, law or custom gives the
Spanish woman the power of appeal
ing to Magistrate if she wishes to
escape from a union which is dis
tasteful to her
According to the Queen, the Magis-
trate may take her from her fathers
home until she is of age, while if she
determines to marry man Of whom
her parents disapprove she may also
place herself under the protection Of
the law. and she cannot be deprived
of her share of the family estate.
On reaching her majority she en-
joys the same privileges as her broth
er with regard TO property, and may
inherit. will, buy and sell; but when
she marries she reverts to the position
of minor, and her husband has en-
tire control of all her possessions,
which he can squander without rem
dering any account to her, though
she cannot spend penny of her own
money without his consent. He may
desert her and her children without
incurrfng any punishment or much
public condemnation. A Spanish lady
confers on her husband the titles of
nobility and any privilege connected
Herewith she may possess at the
time of her marriage.
Public opinion is still so strongly
opposed to their education that it
will be a long time before they are
fitted to take their share in the coun-
trys work, and many women are 80
ignorant that they can hardly read
their missals or write their names.
This is especially the case IN small
country towns. At Madrid schools
have been opened for their instruction
and the classes have been conducted
by excellent professors, but compara-
lively few women have availed them
selves of the privileges
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
The Movable Larynx.

Not long since | attended a pupils
recital They sang very well but
one contralto in particular had such
funny movement in her throat
when she sang her Adams apple
Topped up and down until | almost
had Mysteries in watching it for it
looked SO queer that | lost all that
she was singing. is this habit
vocal defect or what? S. NJ. L.
The pupil who caused you so much
amusement sings with a very loose lar
ynx She was perhaps a very deep con-
tralto with long vocal chords There is
no way of curing this defect if we may
call it such, as the larynx moves up and
down as we ascend or descend the scale
and any stiffening is disastrous to exc
cution. If such people would wear col
lars when making a public appearance,
they would not distress their audiences
by gymnastics of the larynx.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
What the Government is Doing for


Birds.
Forty thousand American birds have
contributed their stomachs to the
cause of knowledge; the division of
economic Biology of the Federal
Agricultural Department having ex-
amined that many tiny internal econ
omy'' sacs in the effort to make the
model law of the National Associa-
ton of Audubon Societies, which is
on the books in thirty three States,
come within the scope of common
sense.
That statute, in a broad paternal
spirit, aims to protect all worthy
American birds from determination.
1t seeks to throw the guardianship of
those States over all birds, other than
game birds and "such as are noxious"
or detrimental to the public good"
Having gone that far the Audubon
ers and the savants of the Biological
Survey are forced to confess that they
do not know as Jet just what birds
are "noxious" and what are "bene-
fetal"
1t is in the endeayor to settle that
moot question that the slaughter of
the birds has been taking place, but
the numbers enumerated are as a
matter of fact scarce worthy of men
tion compared to the bird life of the
land.
From every section Of the land the
birds innards" are sent to the Sur
vey in the B Street building at Wash
ington, and corps of microscopists
bend daily over their instruments
and study the food of the deceased
feathered one. The work of these men
borders on the unbelievable. BY a
study of the most minute particles of
partially digested material they learn
the story of that birds late habits
and his characteristics. Through the
tooth Of spider; the knee cap of an
ant; the spicula Of the skin of an
earth worm; the joint of the leg of
grasshopper or the husk of a seed
they tell what the creature has eaten;
what percentage of his food takings
have been in the interests of the farm
er and what have been to the detri-
ment of that son of the soil. The
presence of parasites and pests in the
stomach give the bird certain white
marks; the presence there of grain or
fruit particles bring black marks. A.
it be finally proven that that species
of bird habatually eats more than
fifty per cent. of pests and parsites
and gTubs and borers and seeds of
weeds he is regarded as a public BEN
efactor and the law of the land will
be exerted to protect him from harm.
If ne eats forty per cent. of grain and
fruit he is still benefactor by the
narrow margin by ten per cent, but
II the balance of trade be against him
he will be classed with the English
sparrow and the hands of all men may
be turned against him.
The English sparrow today stands
as the best living biological example
of the one that would not be missed.
No real excuse has been scientifically
ascribed for his existence. National
Monthly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Hot onions and Pneumonia.

Hot onions, according to a French
physician. are said to be sure cure
for pneumonia. The remedy is as
follows; Take six or ten onions, ac-
cording to size, and chop fine; put in
a large pan over a fire, then adj the
same quantity Of rye meal and vine
gar enough to make thick paste
In the meantime stir 1t thoroughly,
letting 1t simmer for FIVE or ten min
utes. Then put In cotton bag large
enough to cover the lungs. and apply
to chest as hot as patient can bear.
In about ten minutes apply another,
and thus continue by reheating and
poultices, and in q few hours the pa
tient will be out of danger. This
simple remedy has never failed to
cure this often fatal malady. Usually
three or four applications will be
suffeSent. London Tit-Bits.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13

A citizen of Hubbard, Peter Loer.
has demonstrated the fact that the
finest quality Of Japan tea can be
successfully grown in Hubbard end
in all parts OF Oregon. He has large
patch OF land planted to tea. which
Is growing nicely and is very thrifty.
He raised a small quantity OF tea
last year, WHICH he readily disposed
OF to Portland merchants at "a a
pound. The merchants oifer 10 pay
that price for good tea raised in
Oregon News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13

Nine. Tetrazinni also speaks of
the exercises which should be used
to get the tongue down. Do you be-
lieve in mechanical means?
T. NJ. l..
I certainly do not believe in mechan-
ical means. The YAWN exercise is the
easiest and surest road to end this
difficulty. | try to have my pupils ac-
complish all that they can in exercise
and then forget the means to the end.
One cannot sing well if one is thinking
all the time of the exercise used to get
this or that tone. Practice with care,
thought and FAITHFULLY, and then
forget it as the phrase so tersely ex-
presses it, Nine. Tetrazinni is natur-
ally a great singer and it is not often
that a natural singer understands how
she produces tone. If we could all sing
as easily and naturally as does Nine.
Tetrazinni We vocal teachers would
have to go out of business.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Songs onOmatOpOeticaIIy Considered.

Songs OnomatopoeticaIIy Considered,
Some time ago l had the pleasure
of reading one of your essays and
would have you give me little hint
on the word onomatopoetic.
G. P! H.
Onomatopoetic is derived from two
Greek verbs and practically means suit
ing the action to the word In music,
ouomatopoetic' effects are produced by
various means, more or less effective.
The subject is too comprehensive to be
treated in this column. l append the
names of a few compositions onomatO-
poetic SCarlattfs cats Fugue.' The
song from Handers Israel In Egypt"
which describes the plague of locusts.
In the curious rhythm and beat of it's
measure we can easily distinguish the
jumping of these creatures. | may have
too fervent an Imagination, but in list
ening to that song l always imagined
the locusts to be at least four feet long
They take such mighty jumps and land
so heavily Of the humorous side of
.suomatopoetic music we have plenty of
examples, sneezug songs. laughing
songs. crying songs. Huntington Wood
mans open Secret" and april Rain"
are fine examples of Onomatopoetic
compositions. One hears the buzzing of
the bees, the call of the first spring
robin, the babbling brook and the south
wind; in the latter song you feel the pat
ter Of the spring rain on the fresh young
flowers. Dudley Bucks Creole Low
ers Song" is also fine example. When
we take up a song we should decide as
to it onomatOpOetically and never by /
any chance inadvertance lose sight of its
meaning and the suiting the action to
the veTd-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13

King Haakon was the first contribu-
tor to Captain Amundsen's polar ex-
pedition. He gave $4,000
The State of Washington recently
celebrated the nineteenth anniversary
of its admission to the Union.
New York has the greatest number
Of wage learners, of any State in the
Union. Pennsylvania is second.
New York City hotels are now en-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13

tertaining per cent more customers
than they were one year ago.
The streams of the Himalaya Noun
tains will soon be engaged in the
prosaic work of turning wheels.
The authorized capital OF Japanese
electric undertakings in 1908, $14,19S,-
600, rose to $6S,724,OOO in 1907. The
electrical works undertaken chiefly
represented lighting and railways.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Note Attacked BY the Breath.

Nine. Tetrazinni says that the
note should be attached by the
breath below the diaphragm or the
"apeggio" as she calls it. Please ex-
plain. 7. NJ. L.
The diaphragm is the point of first
attack, in that the flow of breath such
as comes and goes naturally is not suf-
ficient for singing, and without a pro-
peller of some strength we could ac-
complsh much. Fill the lungs and place
your hand on the diaphragm and sing
notes "staccato" and you will feel a
slight vibration for every note sung. As
more strength is required for greater
volume or higher tones, if you are sing
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Over Critical.

know a girl who never hears any
one sing well. Is she unusually
bright herself that she is so hard to
please, where l am delighted or is
she over critical. NJ. N. L.
As YOU suggest your friend is over
critical. If you take notice it is not the
over critical in any walk of life who
are the most intelligent or the most sue
Cessful. Usually the reverse. An in
teligent listener should realize her own
defects and the possible way to over
come them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13

ing with diaphrsgmatic breath control,
you will find the diaphragm lifting, or
in other words pulling in" mot ouD as
some teachers may tell you
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
@T FROM THE MUSIC STUDIO
CONDUCTED By ALBERT GERARD-l HERS.

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Cure for Hoarse, Hard Voices.

cure Tor 1oarSe, i1afG voices.
In my singing my voice sounds
hoarse and hard and there is feel
ing in my throat as though there
were something in it. Will you
kindly advise me how can cure
myself of this aftiiction, as l am
very fond of music and | think that
to be able to sing is one of the
greatest gifts that we can have. 1t
was caused | think, from the fact
that last fall | had a severe sore
throat, and in curing myself of it
brought on this difficulty. Thanking
you for any assistance.
M. F. c. Jr.
- Get your physical condition in good
order. You cannot separate yourself
from your body. Then practice YAWN-
ING 100 times in succession every four
hours. You will find that this exercise
will always relieve congested conditions
Do not force the voice. Use your head
tone quality and carry it down the
scale in daily practice. legato scale al
most slurring from the top note to the
one below, throughout the whole scale
Use the diaphragm as breath propeller
and l think that you will no longer be
troubled with hoarse voice.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13

A man Is praised too much when he
is dead, and abused too much when
he Is living.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13

A man laughs when he 10 amused;
q woman laughs when she thinks she
ought b.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
The National Fireless Cooker

National 2hole is long
wide IL inches
specially prepared wood dovaled all
with chemically
pressed steel perfectly sanitary
beit lining
be
hrelcss Of
porch example
the temperature
nue just perfectly and unnerrupedy
5urfSNg
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
WORTH IT.
ROosevsIt's DoiIar a Word Not Ex-
esssIve for. the Kind.

The remuneration which our distin-
Euished ex-R'irst Citizen is to receive
for his article on African conditions
a stated to bs al the rate OF 81 a
word. 10 those unfamillar with the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
RETAIL VALUE $1,000

Any person sending twenty yearly subscriptions at 30
cents each total $1,000, we will give
them of these Fireless Cookers Xeb &EUhG
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-13
Mission WALL Clock
Retail Value $500
Size Dial, 15x15 inches
Full Length of Clock, A inches

This fomthr
The clock is fitted with guaranteed
This Clock will be given to any person
sending E US twelve yearly subscriptions. 40 GurhS
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's sense OF
the ridiculous has always been a say
ing grace, leading: her to avoid grand1-
loouence. On one occasion lady al
Newport, trying to get a fine sentl-
ment out of her.said, one moonllt even
inc on a vine hung veranda: Mrs
Howe. do say something lovely about
nv piazza!' Whereupon every one
listened for the reply. In her delicate
" cultivated voice Mrs. Howe res
ponded: "I think it is bully plaz-
"a. New York Herald.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07

Farmers telephone lines rarely cost
more than $25 per mile. 50 that the
bonus of $40 per mile is an important
item. A prominent citizen in discuss
ing the matter declared that the ac-
tion Of the city marked an epoch IN
Georgia. and was one Of the most
progressive steps ever taken by a
southern city.
1.-The telephone is as essential to
the farmer as to the business man in
the city," he said. "The lines IN
rural districts are sign Of progress
and prosperity. The time when it
was necessary for the farmer TO waste
time driving to the city to attend to
trihing matters,an when the farmer 5
wife was isolated from her neighbors
and friends, is past. Modern science
has made 1t possible for the farmer
to have efficient telephone service in
his homo at such low cost that there
is no reason why every progressive
farmer should not have telephone
in his home"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07

The matter was taken up by the city
early last March, when a number OF
ente1prising citizens realized that if
the farmers homes were connected
with Sparta by telephone it would
result in centralizing their interests
in that city and would insure bnsl-
ness that might otherwise 60 else
where. It meant a great deal to the
business men in the city and to the
farmers. 4 mass meeting was called,
and a committee appointed to secure
subscriptions to the fund. In the
course of few hours $500 was raised.
IA second mass meeting was called,
and the following action was report
'ed:f
"The committee, consisting of
Mayor J. D. Bennett, ". II. Burwell,
NJ. L. Duggan, George White, Robert
Holmes and R. E. Wheeler, appointed
to solicit subscriptions from the bus
mess houses of Sparta, to be collect
ed as needed, having reported that
they had raised $500, it was ordered
that said sum be paid out on approval
of said committee to encourage and
aid in the construction Of farmers
telephone lines to be connected with
the Central Exchange at Sparta. and
leading along approved routes in the
county at the rate of $40 per mile. 1t
is understood that amounts so paid out
on lines approved by said committee,
are to be in the nature of bonus to
such lines for the purpose Of encour-
aging a systematic rural telephone
system oentering at Sparta. "
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-08-25
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. :.

Columbus II Macon 2 FIRST game)
Columbus 5; Macon 4 (second
game).
Columbia 8; Knoxville 2.
Savannah l Augusta 0.
Jacksonyille-Chatt rain.
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A. S. Nusbaum. Batesyille, Indiana
writes: Last year I suffered for three
months with summer cold so dis
tressing That it interfered with my
business. | had many Of the symp-
toms of hay fever, and Doctors pre-
scription did not reach my case, and
! took several medicines which seem
ed only 10 aggrayate it. Fortunately
/ insisted UPON having F'oley's Hoaey
and Tar. It quickly cured me. My
wife has since used Foley's Honey
and Tar with the same success. -
For sale by Atlanta Pharmacy.
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wA-ER Lor EoR sALE.

Tic Do~.d o. education OF Glynn
coU--,- al the regular meeting held
AZ re-: oS.oe or Wednesday July :.
authorize the finance committee &c
sell wator lot n %, for not less
than $5ooO.00. FMS lot is now oc-
cupied by Coney & Parker under an
annual lease. which lease expires On
Januar.- /. The chairman of the f.
nance committee will receive sealed
bids for this property, UP to and in
GLIDING Wednesday August rs, 1909.
No bid of less than 100000 will be
cons.dere>.. ana all bids must be ac-
ccNpauied by certified check for S50e
N. Emanuel, Chairman,
r. &. /. 5urforc,
W. ~. efostoo.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-08-25
Washinoton's p.aoue suots

lie in the low. marsny bottoms Of the
Potomac, the breeding ground Of ma
iaria germs. These germs cause
chtlls, fever and ague, billiousness
jaundice, lassitude, weakness and
general debility and bring suffering
or death to thousands yearly Pit
Electric Bitters' never fell to destroy
them and cure malaria troubles.
"1'bey are the best all-rouud tan'c
and care for malaria I ever used. .
whites r. N. James, Of LoueIlen, s. e.
Thsy cure stomach, liver. kidney and
sss~>A Av'-urIA~ s~~ Wv --~----e ~
nho'd TRY taom SOC. anara1+epq h.,
Rose's Drug Store.
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AMERICAN.
SOUTHERN.

New Orleans o. Atlanta 2.
Mobile 2; Birmingham l (hrst
game).
Mobile 1; Birmingham 0; (second
game).
Memphis / Nashville 3.
Little Rock 2; Montgomery 3.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-08-25
NOW FOR THE GATE CITY.
Annual Excursion to Atlanta, Ca, via
Atlanta, Birmingham g. Atlantic r. r.
August oath, 1909
$500 ROUND TRIP $500
FROM BRUNSWICK.

Tickets will be sold 70 train leay-
ing Brunswick evening Of August "a
and will be good leayins Atlanta ia
and including Sunday, August 20
Don't miss this opportunity to visit
Georgia's capital and see the new and
rapidly developing country opened up
by the Atlanta, Birmingham & At
lantic railroad
w. n. LEA1Y,
General Pass Agt., Atlanta, Ga.
j. r. NORRIS,
Ticket Agert, Brunswick, Ga.