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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02

If your pump needs repairing call
up Cahow Pump Co. Phone 495.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
Probate Court.

+. p. Otis has been appointed eX-
ccutor of the will of Alice Jane Reed.
The will of COrdelia Wunderlich
has been admitted to probate.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
Marriage Licenses

jerome ID. Keck. Smithville %
Anna Germ, Clinton ............ -
David l.. Jones. Akron ~ 26
Alice +. Shoemaker. Akron -, -
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02

If in need of a pump of any kind
see Cahow Pump Co.. l4S \. Howard
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
HOUSE CLEANING.

Nearly every good housekeeper in the city in the
midst of that ordeal which appears to her AT this lime
wear mfailingly.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
Grand Jury.

The grand jury took up the Powell
murder case Monday. Various wit
nesses We're examined. The Buel J.
Fish case was considered Tuesday.
Harvey Spangler, whose arm was
blown off by Il charge of buck shot
from Fish's shot gun, was one of the
witnesses.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
Adjudqed Insane.

Mary \. Gregg of Cuyahoga Falls
was adjudged insane Monday by
Judge Anderson She is II years of
aye.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
Itimized Account.

The creditors of the Akron Silver
Plate company have filed motion
asking that the receivers of that con-
Germ file an itemized account of all
their transactions since their ap-
pointlnent.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
ANNUAL HOUSE CLEANING

When going through the china closet she will discover
MANY pieces the china dinner cracked chpped or
missing and to great distress the stock of crockery
and glassware badly depleted In this disconsolaon
she sigls and asks s life worth living. say en-
phatcaly yes-for you buy good set of crockery
now so cheap that it does pay to waste nerve force
and vitality ever these trifes in such Come to
us and see of dinner from $500 TO $1,000
Fine china $500 to 5000 set Tublers from &c
to lOc each cooking utensils for less than half what
you used to pay for same
Come to Herrick * Sons and talk it over. We can
furnish ANYTHING you may want in brica-bracs or III
housekeeping line at satisfactory and comforting prices
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
Injunction Case.

Robert Adams has commenced an
action against Sam Luke. He asks
that the defendant be enjoined from
closing an air shaft running into the
plaintiff coal mine in. Tallmadge.
The injunction was allowed. 1t re-
mains in force until June !.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02
$3.50, $3.50
and $500

We guarantee satisfaction
with every pair.
We have | lot men : mar
row toe shoes, worth 81 to IS
which we offer at ! price.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-02

The street committee was granted
further time in the Perkins street eX-
tension QUESTION.
Chief H. H. Harrison reported HI
arrests in April.
j. II. Mutt and Will Christy fled Il
letter accepting the telephone
franchise.
An ordinance TO license. bill post
ing, was referred to the ordinance
committee.
The pay roll was allow ed.
An ordinance was introduced stat
Ing that no wires shall be put in any
building until permit has been is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21
DR.. BONANZA B. PRATT.

DR. BONANZA n PRATT born Warrington
county Indiana.
principles OF Mormonm she accompanied them the gathering place OF the
Church at Nauvoo When the
with her
threaten
place where therefore
Newmarket until
June 1855 when the
plains
tho Public by tho
University Oldest
Apostle
the study medicine where
spent arduou application her ensuing
womens Medical which
college
Utah Or Pratt
Utah medicine and
very proficient
physician Of
the Institution established continuing
In retired to
which she continues m the
stantn OF he
years. present active member
club holding the OF
brshp
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BATHSHEBA W. SMITH.

nATHsHEuA Of and suanuah ogden
BE shinston.
Her
holders but
Mornonlm to
whore the Saints then gathered
To
for their home being
whc In is the subject OF this
ufteward became Of the leaders of the Church
Relief
Smith the wife OF the Prophet Joseph Smith president
meeting haheba
exodus from Nauyoo and In February Mrs smith with her husband chill
dren crossed the Mississippi and
the palna Writing
10 be
animals had diag with food
sickness death'' D.
company n Valley In
Of In
oil n the
comfortable
ear
Her husband In his
the Mrs Smith
raised quantity naS and she and tabecoh
ledtks She dod
made
OF at the
National
onatcd
Salt Lake Temples and has hled many high Offices with honor
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and ascend to the top OF the wall OF the
great telescope, from whence a clear
View Of the whole hemisphere OF the
heavens could be obtained There Tor
the next two or three hours We witness
ed spectacle which can never fade
from my memory The shooting stars
gradually Increased In numbers until
sometimes several We're seen at once.
Sometimes they swept over the heads,
sometimes To the right. sometimes 10
the left, but they all diverged from the
east A. the night wore on the con-
Htcllatlon Of Leo assembled above tho
horizon. and then tho remarkable
character NJ the shower was disclosed.
All the tracts Of the meteora radirted
from Loo, Occasionally luminous trains
would linger on for many minutes after
the meteor had flashed across. but the
great majority of the trains In this
shower were evancacent. II would be
impossible 10 say how many thousands
u meteorH were seen, each one ~ which
was bright enough to have elected
note Of admiration on any ordinary
night"
THE SHOWERS a3i-i YEARS APART
This shower was the best seen In
Europe In 1866 hut In 1867 Il was re-
peated and the observers In the United
states were treated 10 magnificent
NkNNihtles TIE tffFHAltNfN OF iNultrNli
Newton OF New Haven and % Professor
Adams OF Cambridge, England. and
others, have demonstrated that there
Ia moving about the sun, as a center Of
attraction, great bunch or group OF
meteors. This group takes thirty-three
and one-quartor years TO make "A CONF
plete circuit. tta orbit plane Is in
olined to the carth'a orbit and 30 related
TO II that the meteor group crosses the
oarth's orbit at that place where the
earth comes about November 1915. The
enormous stream has q small breadth
In comparison with It's length. Dr.
Storey has calculated that, II we rep
resent the orbit OF the meteors by an
elllpse whose length IL seven feet. then
the meteor stream VIII DO represented
by a thread of the finest sewing elk
about u foot and half or two feet long
creeping along the orbit
In the heavens thia eclipse has an
axis over /. 500 900. 900 OF miles In length.
at aphellon the meteor sgroup goes out
beyond tho orbit u the planet Uranus.
The real breadth Of the stream cannot
be lees than 10000 miles. ana II prob
ably 100000 miles In 1890 the earth
at the rate OF about eighteen miles a
second. In 1867. when the earth re-
turned 60 the cross roada. the meteor
stream was stlll going by. and Ameri-
ca, especially, had a splendid Wow,
Even In 1865 the stream had not gOno
by completely, There are mcteors
scattered all along the orbit path OF
the group. but there appears 20 be only
one group or bunch. We therefore see
mcteors every year about November
is-ib. but the grand shower comes only
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MRS. ELMlNA SHEPARD TAYLOR.

SHEPARD TAYLOR Preside Of the
Natouai hay
made Utah she born in Md
dlened N old Puritan and sturdy
Dutch
In 1869 the plains
Utah
reaching from
the hard
ships developed
freedom mother children
indulge jealous de-
has been fore
especially In those
o he
Mutual
which that
associations
r
n
fomtm to
standards
y l. l. a O
represented the
andt Of
Washington.
to
he hosto OF prcfdal
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that nothing gave the boy Csori .
much pleasure az 10 have hs iis
take him on his knee and sing 20 h.1l
certain fnvorlte song called THE ~
Little child Of a Tar"
In a little blue garment all raE'l 81
torn,
with scarce any shoes 20 his let
His head all uncovered. aiook qal'st'
lorn,
And a cold, stony step Tor a seat
a boy cherries sat. and as if'a''
with a look that might avariee W
Have Pity he cried, 'let your p'--'
be cast
on a poor little child OF a tar
mo mother have !. and no ffI'nd' a
I claim.
Deserted ana frlcndless roam, l.,
My father has fought for bis e''''
and fame,
but. alas, he may never come hone
by cruelty driven from neat ~
cot, 49,
Where once In contontment she n! ~ y,
No friend 10 protect her my n'''
poor lot,
Alas. too severely she feli.
Bowed down by misfortune an'
called her his own, .,
And snatched her 60 regions - y, 3
Deserted and frlendleas u lei' ~
roam,
The poor little child OF a tar
Thus plaintive he cried, when q "''
who passed, .,., ~
Stopped a moment 60 give hll IA
He stretched forth his hand anu
on him east,
A look fun OF pity and grief
what, my While" he cried. my p
little boy. a.. VA
Al last I've returned from lhsssu "a
Thy sorTows shall cease, nor ''
more annoy, -
The poor little child OF o TAR
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will trace. on prepared maps 81 the
stars, the track OF any WELL observed
meteor. Many OF these tracks
being obtained, the radiant point can
be determined. This Il essential for a
calculation OF the orbit
Dr. Elkina OF Yale University has
with the financial aid OF the National
Academy OF Sciences. placed several
cameras on an axis parallel to the
cnrth'a axis. ilo viii aim the various
cameras al different points % the sky
near the constellation OF Leo. on the
night the shower Is expected. and By
the aid OF clock work the cameras Will
be- kept pointed 10 the same places
when the shower begins exposures will
be made. giving II IL hoped, developed
plates which VIII show numerous stars
crossed by meteor trails. A second
observing station, several miles away
VIII also take photographs u " eX-
pected that both ohsrrvntories will get
pictures Of the same meteor trail. The
measurements N the plates. referring
the trails TO the known stars on the
plates, viii determine the elevations OF
the mcteurs as seen from two places
a known distance apart. This win pro-
vide the dat. Tor calculating the height
in miles Measurements " the plates
win also furnish the most accurate de-
termination of the radiant point.
Al who wish 90 see a wonderful sight
should be on the watch. II might be
well for those desiring TO zee the dis
play 20 arrange with the telegraph or
telephone companies, or with night
Waterman. 10 waken them In case the
shower appears,
A. has been indicated, there are sew
ernl elements Of uncertainty about the
time Of the coming Of the shower IL
may come little earlier, or later than
November ii-l5. and some unknown ef-
feet ~ the planetary pulls may 10 dis
turb the motion Of the swarm that Il
may decline 10 put IN an appearance
at an this year. n so the astronomer
n quite certain that he viii see the dis
play IN the last year OF the present cen-
tury- November 1900
When one sees the grand shower the
words OF the Psalmist viii come to
mind.
"1he heavens declare tho glory Of
God and the armament ahowoth His
hlndlwork"
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when they dash into the oarth's atmos-
pherc the friction Of tho air produces
temperature OF many thousand de-
greva The result IL that as these bod
les are usually very small they are
completely evaporated and dlsalpnted.
SumrtlmoH quite lnrgu bodies are able
to roHist this tremendous fricuonal
heating. ana then the rcaidues reach
tho earth. such bodies when found
are called mcteoritca. mcteorls stones,
acrolltca tair-atonea) or urnnolths
thoaven-Htonesl.
WHAT METEoRIrEs ARE MADE
OF.
Some consist OF nearly pure iron with
nickel. others are stony. aud Hull others
globulcs u iron. Comparatively very
few metcura have been seen 10 fall
Their chemical and meteorological
character II such that they can be
Identified as metoors u Il supposed.
without anyone seeing them fan The
number 81 shooting stars visible to the
naked eye ~ far greater than one
would imuglue who only glancea ~ the
sky now and then A single observer
can see ON the average about i've an
hour. But such group. Of watchers
can observe, ordinarily, only those stars
which shoot" within 200 or 800 miles
OF their observation, u therefore, the
whole earth were covered with obscrv-
prs enough 20 see an tho heavens, u
has been calculated by the late Prufes-
sor Newton OF Yale university that tho
number visible would be between 49,
/ 100 900 and 20.000000. When TO this
number we add those which are too
/ faint TO be seen by the naked eye, we
reach total which may run up TO
/ lOO.O0O 600. We are, therefore. forced TO
: the conclusion that lntcr-plunetary
spaces are quite rich IN such bodies. In
/ vestlgnuonH show that these shooting
l stars are of gregariuua temperament
| Millions travel together ln the same
swarm or group, They have plenty Of
] quently miles apart
IN a SHOWER OF SHOOTING
STARS.
Tbs terrestrial Inhabitants 10 hence
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when We strike into tho punched
stream.
THE SCIENCE or THE SHOWERS.
The calculations Of the great French
astronomer l.o Nerrler appear TO lndl-
cate that. In l2G a D., the Leonlds las
the swarm Ia called. because the me-
teofH seem To rndlate from Leol We're
moving In an orderly manner around
great orbit which would take them past
the earth'a orbit out almost 10 Jupiter,
IN their nearest approach 20 the sun.
and then they would reoede never 10
be seen again In the solar system. But
Ia that year ti2G A. ID the planet
Uranus was near the swarm as they
passed his orbit. ana he, By the power
of his perturbing attraction pulled thcm
back and caused them 10 pursue
smaller orbit the present path. Uranus
captured Tor the solar system this In
terestinR group Of meteOra. The group
III subject now, In IL motion around the
sun. 10 disturbing effects OF pulls from
tho other planets, Jupiter. Saturn and
the earth. These pulls make the aecu-
rate calculations dimcult, and produce
"a little uncertainty na TO the time OF tho
showers. A few weeks after the 1896
shower OF LeonldH Astronomer Schia-
parclli OF Milan published a paper on
the August metcors Cor Perseida, be-
cause their radiant spot ~ Ia Perseal.
lie NNNMfl Inv MhNANlAAA AANA hNAN
bright comet was moving In the same
path AZ the August meteora. little
later Professor Oppolzer Of Germany
published his orbit OF Temples comet ~
1890. Then u was seen that a romark-
able coincidence existed between
the orbits OF the November
meteorers and Temples 1850 comet-the
orbits were practically IDENTICAL
Several years lator the meteorlc shower
radlated from Andromeda was shown 10
be following IN the path Of Biela'h
comet Later yet the April meteora
were found 10 be associated with
comet -Four such remarkable cases
seem TO prove physical connection
between comets and metpora Many
astronomers hold that these meteor
swurms are simply the result OF comets
going TO pieces under the action OF the
sun, during their successive returns 10,
perlhelion. The earth's atmosphere,
ban remarks. acts, IN burning up the
cumctary pieces, like screen IN pro-
tocting us from bombardment II the
air we're less dense and thinner many
more meteora might get through TO the
earth No metoOra have come TO us
from any Of the great showers.
PREPARATIONS by ASTRONOMERS
Preparations are being made In many
Of the observatorles OF the world 10 OBJ
serve the expected grand display, Some
astronomers VIII Try 10 photograph the
group before we reach the crossroads
The sunlight striking the group may
illuminate the bunch sufficiently 10 be
seen by the Photographic eye before the
earth's atmosphere converts tho group
into myriads OF veritable akyrockets.
Observers will watch the heavens and
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DEwEY's FAyORITE song.

From his earliest childhood Admiral
Dewey eyinced an interest In matters
pertaining to war, and especially to war
ON the sea. lie had two brothers, quite
a little older than himself. and one Sis
ter, two years younger. Their mother
died when the admiral was only Ave
years old.
Dr. j. Y. Dewey. the admirars father.
secma 60 have been very tender and
thoughtful In his care OF his motherlesa
family. especial Of the two young
est children. He was fine singer. and
II IL told Of him In the family even now
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II the predictions OF astronomers
prove TO be- corrcct the heavens on the
evenings Of the 1tth and 18TH of Nov
ember win present. an inspiring and
dazzling display Of meteors Astron-
omers are looking forward to the event
with great interest and many prepur-
ations are being made In the obaorya-
tories Of the world with a view TO sv-
curing more complete knowledge of this
periodical phenomena. By means NJ
careful telescope observations ana cl-
ahorato Photographic observations 60
be made IN various locations, u Ia hop-
ed that We may learn many now things
about these strange celestial visitors
from the unknown realms OF space into
the atmosphere OF the planet on which
We live, No such display as Ia expected
IN November has been seen since 1866
In Wow Of this amazing natural phen-
omenon the following article will prove
particularly Interesting, IL was pre-
pared especially for this paper by J, Is.
Reea, professor OF astronomy IN cornell
university, New York
A SHOWER OF SHOOTING STARS.
All persons who watch the heavBns
and gaze IN admitting wonder ON The
glittorlng stars see frequently uppar-
ent runaway stars dashlns among
their fixed fellows. leaving trails VI
Hight behind ana then, usually, In a
second or two disappearing completely.
These stars seem To have been shot out
from previous fixed position by some
tremendous force, which makes the
watcher think OF the action Of great
cannon. and hence the name OF shoot
Ing stars" n given.
The astronomer knows that these
shooting stars are not really stars.
Real stars are giant ana distant suns,
shining by their own light They are
cold, dark bodief, which become hot
and visible when they strike the air
surrounding the earth. The velocity Of
their motion u, ON the average, about
twenty-five miles = second, and ~
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treated to a most awe-lnsplrlng and
dazzling display when the earth en-
counters such a group.
Astronomers expect to see such an
encounter next November, about the
18th or 18Th. II their calculations be
correct. watchers all over the earth
may at the time named sec q splendid
display Of the heavens fireworks,
Clouded skies can cut out any view
and as the moon viii be very nearly
full on November 10 0uli moon occurs
on November 10 her Hight will certainly
obscure the faint trails Of many shoot
ing stars.
The best to observe Is between mid
night and the sunrise twilight We
are then on the advancing front ~ the
earth and will see those metcors We
catch no with or meet During tho
hours previous TO midnight We see
only those shooting stars which over
take uH ON the earth. Riding on the
cowcatcher ~ locomotive engine In
tho midst NJ downnour OF rain We
are certain to get wettcr than u We
sat ON the platform of the rear car.
The illustration H. only suggestive.
The story OF the November metcors"
In most Interesting and Instructive. The
astronomers have been able 20 work out
/ the lne history OF these meteors from
the observations made In 1899 S. Hum
/ boldt saw from the Andes mountains a
grand star shower. and inis31 there was
another gr,Rt meteorlc display Many
/ thousands fell In the course Of a few
hours Professor Newton Of New
| Haven investigated the matter. looked
up old records Of star showers, and
showed that there had been great
number OF star showers occurring
/ about thirty three years apart and
/ coming In the fail of the year, lie
prophosled that the next return would
| be seen November la-li 1866, The
I shower came as predicted
a Description OF a SHOWER.
Sir Robert $. Bell Of England has
/ described his view az follows;
"'rhe night was nne the moon was
| absent The moteors were distinguish
/ ed not only by their enormous multi
/ tude but by their intrinsic magnin-
| ccnce ! shall never forget that night
] on the memorable evening l was en-
gagged IN my usual duty. at that time.
| OF observing nebuln with Lord Rosses
/ great rejecting telescope cat Paraon-
/ town, Ireland. l was Of course aware
/ that shower of meteors had been pre-.
! dieted. but nothing that ! had heard
/ prepared me for the splendid spectacles
l so soon TO be unfolded IL was about
] 10 o'clock at night when an eNclama-
/ tlOn from an attendant, By my side
made me look up from the telescope,
| Just In time to see a hne meteor dash
| across the sky. IL was presently fol-
| lowed by another. and then again by
| others In two and threes, which showed
| was likely to be verified At this time
| the earl OF Rose then Lord OMAN
| town Joined me at the telescope. and,
after a brief interval, We decided TO
cease our observations OF the nobuia
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THE LARGEST BELL

The largest bell in the world W.. y
Buddhist monastery, near .. 80
China. II Is rs feet high ana -
circumference and Is Of sona n
It is one OF the eight great w msri
were cast by command OF lhe IA =
Yungl0 about A. u. li0o, anu ,nsn, W
have cost the lives OF olghl ~ M ~
were killed during the process
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SENSIBLE LEGISLATION

Western Australia has an ae' an, "
prohibiting the landing Of Az s,agi ,
cannot write out a gwen
English.
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A SHOWER OF METEORS TO
FALL ON NOVEMBER I4-l5.

Marvellous Display Described by Prot Rees OF Column
bia--It Comes Once Ia Every 39H Years-Wanderers
in Space Travel In Groups.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-01
A BARGAIN In LAND.
Two Good Missouri Farms For Sale
Cheap.

Here is bargaiH in land for the
lucky purchaser, situated just ad
joining the town of Dixon, Pulaski
county, Mo-, on Frisco railway, q
splendid town of 800 inhabitants, sur.
rounded by beautiful and productive
country. Following is description OF
the land-320 acres-viz:
NEl, Nj, SEA, 24O acres; NEl,
SW} NW4, so acres, sec. %, twp. 3S,
north of Range IL, west of the 9Th p. M.
This farm will be sold, If taken at once,
at SIG 90 per acre, one-third cash, and
balance on easy time with low rate OF
interest.
The other farm contains 100 acres,
viz: NJ, Sci, and 81, NE3, sec. 8, twp.
81, north of Range 10, west. There il
no waste land, all level, VITA good
timber, and all can be cultivated.
Terms, $1,000 per acre, two-thirds cash,
balance on easy time with low rate OF
interest. For further particulars in.
quire of H. F. BARTHEIL.