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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

Rotary. Treasurer. Director Of Labor, Health
On1cer and a Board OF Management.
The colonists have q lumber mill where they
make the necessary lumber to build their
houses. factories. &c. Their printing. outfit Is
valued at $1,000. A cotton factory Is among
the contemplated enterprises OF the. near tu-
ture. The c~olonlsts nut nearly all ~ the, money
they get into tools, i'm Implements ana machinery.
Tho nursery consists of 10000 or BO,uOO trees
Of different variety. The colonists have the
nower uf starting branch colonies In this or any
other STATE In the Union. In the 90 ony every
Que works according 10 his ability under the
direction Of the head of the departments.
Mem bers receive for their labor clothing, food,
medicine. medical nttcnt ON and education.
There have been many criticisms OF tue
scheme. One rs that u will Kill ambition.
Another that " nuts n premium on laHiness.
Another rs that II il not Just to relulre people
who have property TO divide with others. An
other is TINT the tioycrnmcnt Is r%aternnl in IL
nature. The c%mIonists have answers for al
these points. They say that Christian social;
ism will solve tho problem Of the day. and Will
do away with ninc-tonths of tho crime.
Recently the Christian Commonwealth was
in sore financial straits. Ulooked as II II would
he utterly impossible for IL To meet its obliga-
tons. In this emergency two OF its members.
MesSrs. Albertson ana Gibson, went to chi
cago. where thCy were fortunate enough to IN
terest philanthrOpists in the movement. As q
result they came back with the REQUIRED
amount Of money, ana the colony has taken
IN its new years work with renewed energy
and determination,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
Az 1RC7YC R]IILRoAD.
sweden and Norway VIII Extend 1t over tho
Mountains to Garry Iron Ore.

Mountains to Garry Iron Ore.
There is q great deal Of iron in Sweden and
some OF the largest mines ARE north of tho
Arctic circle. This is why there Is a railroad
in the Arctic regions, the most northern rail-
road In the world. and also why the road
whose northern erminus is now forty.four
miles north of the Arctic circle is to be eX-
tended further north until IL penetrates the
Arctic region 100 miles.
The iron ore found along the Baltic coast OF
Sweden contains a little too much phosphorus
to be easily reduced. and 1t is going to Ger
many by the hundreds of thousands of tons to
be smclted. Sweden has no coal to smeit it
with, and so she sells most OF the ore rather
than import coal and make iron and its manu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

Again from $4,000 to 10000 is very nearly.

Again from 5000 to 10000 is very nearly.
though not quite. 100 per cent. in two years.
When this gain is considered in connection
with the fact that the election OF lS.ai
full vote was, polled. and that the cleo
ton OF 1919 was Il State contest, Mt
which Congressman were the only Federal
officers voted for. it will be seen that the Re-
publican vote was even more important than it
mination OF the Republican leaders in these
five States, whose forces suffered most severely
from the Silver craze" to put themselves in
line with their party associates before the next
national Presidential election. and in advance
OF the next Republican, National Convention:
great EtVla
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
WESTERN SILENT CITIES.
sTRINGE SIGHTS PRESENTED BIZ DE-
SERTED MINING CAMPS.

SI"f FAAAN"
WASTE in Buildings and improvements
POMONA. Cal. Jan. 1o.-The deserted MINING
towns OF the West are about the l%oneliesr
places one can hnd. There are several scores
OF such towns In California. a dozen in Idaho
and Montana. n half dozen In Colorado and ms
many in New Mexico and Arizona, Some oil
the abandoned towns have had populations oil
$4,000, while many had more than 4.oOO each.
A large proportion OF these communities once
had a full complement OF municipal officers
and municipal departments and assessed val
untions OF several millions Of dollars. To-day
they are as forlorn and deserted as Palmyra In
the desert. Some towns that had 5000 and
10000 people during the early seventies arc
occupied by a scant dozen people.
While the desolation OF an abandoned min
ing town impresses the stranger. 1t Affects an
old-tlme miner as nothing else can. The lore
OF camp1res and mining camps In every part
of tho mountainous West abounds in stories OF
how the life OF this miner or that prospector
was altered. how some one else committed sui
eide. and how another was overcome with
grief owing to q visit to one OF the crumbling.
forsaken mining towns. A few OF these relies
OF cities are along the routes OF travel. and
their struggling streets. now grown over with
sage brush and rank weeds and fanked by
cheap wooden buildings and cabins. may be
seen from the car windows. but nearly all the
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

a returned missionary, giving some
account of his experiences in Jamaica,
says that lie was once called upon to
act as arbitrator between a man and
his wife who had had violent quarrel.
The couple came to the missionary S
house a short time before the hour
appointed for prayer meeting to be
held in the chapel in the missionary s
dooryard.
The man and his wife both began to
talk at the same time, their tongues
going fast and furious and their
tempers rising until they finally came
to blows and fought until the mis-
sionary was forced to use all his
strength in separating them.
He succeeded in calming them and
induced them to remain to prayer
meeting. After hymn had been sung
the missionary requested each person
present to give a quotation from the
Scriptures, whereupon the man who
had the difficulty with his wife got
up and said briefly:
81 have fought good fight"
The missionary had hardly recovered
from the shock of this when an old
black woman got up and prayed that
''de ministah" might be given strength
for his weak body and his feeble
mind. detroit Free Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
A Chicago Joke.

When the customer came to pay his
check at the restaurant counter, he ex-
pressed himself as to his estimate of
the entertainment. The day had been
swelteringly hot, and even in the even
ing there was a breathless, gasping
sultriness on the street. The customer
had a right to think comfort could be
found in the big basement restaurant.
Everything all right, sir?" asked the
courteous cashier.
Everything hot but the coffee" said
the man.
''That's pretty good joke. Have a
cigar?"
"Will it go out?"
mo, it will not go out"
'Then | don't want it. I'm going
OUT
And he did.-Chicago Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
The Boy with the Hose.

The other evening as an open electric
car was going south on Center avenue
it passed a small youngster engaged in
sprinkling grass with hose.
Just as the car came opposite him
he whirled and innocently sent the
stream with full force into the crowd
Of passengers.
The instantaneous uproar which
arose caused the driver to shut off
power and put on brakes instantly,
while the child stood, open mouthed
and stupefied pouring the water into
the car. The passengers scrambled
over each other to get out the other
side, as he seemed unable to change
the direction until the conductor did
it for him.
At this point in the proceedings the
boy seemed TO recover his faculties
suddenly and bawled loudly, while the
car went on.-Chicago News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

that are marked II for % cents II sold
in dozen lots would be fairly cheap,
but one peach from the same pile al
ways costs cents, and as two for
8" is the popular sale i'll that class,
the lot which is advertised at % cents
usually brings more than 80. In the
orange season IS for % cents" is IA
vorite price placed on the fruit, which
is really sold for cents apiece.
\ bronzed Italian who has regular
route, over which he sells fruit at all
times of the years. was asked, why
don't you make prices for one or two
and not for eight or dozen:"
"Eightee for nine mackee We look
den We payee two fo' one," and he
winked the other eye in a way that
showed that his reputation for shrewd-
ness was well deseryed.-New York
Tribune
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
BILL AND ME.
There was brother Bill ,nd n,,, we vas both on

There was brother Bill and nle, vas both or
us A. y.
| In tho fine bark Obadiah ui nth Amerikcy.
We was known by all the crew 10 love each otheI
tTur,
And we never told stor, ny naughty lie,
rot we.
TO pick UP ccal,
Wbca Eli WAS took a-s,id,lcn with very bad
scUrvcy;
81 he - down on his side and very .rnctly
uiu''
said the captain, Let's eousiSn him to ths
bottom ci the sea.
fhen they scwed him in his BERTH and he said
coodby 10 earth
When they took and hove him oversize gal
LIANT little bark;
, While / stood ard piped my eye. the crew they
gave cry,
For we saw him sliding wholesale down the
mouth of big shark.
That was more nor could stand, so, a-waving OF
my hand,
l jumped and followed William into that hun
CRY shark,
But when got inside could ha' sat and cried,
For / hadn't got no matches, and the place
was awful dark.
So cuts into Bills bed and his pockets tries in
stead,
When he ups and gives a grumble and blesses
both my eyes;
When l told him he was dead, he said he'd
punch my Mead,
A-picking of his pockets and a-telling Of him
lies.
I soon found he wasn't dead, but only fruz in
stead,
And the shark it thawed him quickly, for soon
he quite we'll
Then a roaring fire we lit, and we roasted shark
bit,
And that shark he got quite hungry, so deli
cious was the smell
When we couldn't eat more, we thought we'd
so ashore,
So we goes and cuts hatchway in the middle
OF its back.
And bride then geared, and then the shark
steered
Down south for New York city in less nor half
crack:
Now, this may seem absurd. but, If you doubt my
word,
Why. go to New York city and ask Mr.. Bar
mum there,
For he bought that shark, did he. which an,' enc
may see,
And Bill and me is always known as such a
truthful pair.
Pick Ne Up.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Ont of the Wilderness.

Several -cargoes of lumber of con-
siderable interest from an historical
point of view have just been delivered
in Philadelphia. The lumber was OBJ
tanned on the Wilderness battlefield,
and the bills of lading show that the
trees were felled and the lumber
sawed on the field where Lee and
Grant fought so fiercely and stubborn
ly for supremacy. In some of the
planks the mimic balls can be plainly
seen, particularly where the bullets
have been cut through by the saw,
which seemed to go through the lead
as easily as through the pine. The
parts of the wood touching the spots
where the bullets were found are dis
colored and rotten, but not enough to
damage. the lumber.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

sight and impaired memory. had spells
that when would try to speak l couldn't
think of the words I wanted to say, but
would say something else. I have i'm
proved, oh, so much, and DR.. Pierce's med
icines have done the good work 1t has
been about year since I commenced to
use the medicines. Ny health has been
improving slowly but surely We cannot
expect disease that has been coming on
for years to be cured in a few days. If any
lady, suffering as l have. will write to DR..
r. V. Pierce, at Buffalo, n Y, and get his
advice and Use his medicines according to
directions, cure will surely result -
Most dealers in medicine sell DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. There is no other
medicine that is 'the same y or Just as
good" Don't accept substitute.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Foot washings Now Seldom Prac-
ticed.

Foot Washings Now Seldom Prac-
''Old time religion seems to be dying
out. even in the south,' said A. j.
Presley of Clayton, Ala. Il can re-
member the time when foot washings'
among the hard shell Baptists were
quite common, but it is rare that one
sees anything of the kind today. l
went out into the country from Clay
ton last spring and saw the first one
l. had seen since the war. The custom
is one of the most interesting and
unique that was ever observed by any
religious body would have thought
nothing about the matter 80 years ago,
but when | saw the observance few
months ago it struck me as belonging
to another generation. These people
are among the most deyout we have
in the south, yet they would be viewed
in the light of curiosities in many COM
munities. The ceremony was the eli
max of several days of revival meet
ings, and it was conducted with pray
ers and singing of hymns. Yet l sup
pose the time will come when it will
be nothing more than memory, even
in our extreme rural districts.-Wash-
ington Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Buckley Post Special to phiIapeIphia,

Sunday Sept Srd, via c., A. & c.
aud Pennsylvania lines. Train will
leave Union Depot 2:30 p. M, arrive
Philadelphia $50 q. III. No change
of cars. Rate $ll round trip. Limit
Sept II, subject to extension until
Sept. 80, upon payment of 90 cents.
Stopovers going and returning
allowed at Baltimore, Washing
ton and one other station
east of Pittshurg. Order sleep
ing car space early. For further
information see G. d. Honodle, Tkt,
Agt., Union Depot.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Low Rates to Philadelphia Account G. A. R.
Encampment

Via p. Il w. and b. & 0. r. ar.
through car line via Harper's Ferry,
Washington and Baltimore. Dates
of sale Sept. to 1 inclusive. Rate
$ll round trip, limit Sept. u, subject
to extension until Sept. 30 upon pay
ment of 90 cents extra. Stopovers at
at Cherry Run, Washington and
Baltimore allowed going, returning
Secure sleeper early. For further
information, time of trains, see
C. ID. Honodle, ticket agent,
Union depot.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
City Boys Idea.

A Gallatin county farmer hired a
boy from the city to assist him through
the summer The farmer told the kid
to go out to the barn lot and salt the
calf The kid took quart of salt and
industriously rubbed it into the calf's s
hide The colts got after the calf for
the salt and had about all the hair
licked off the animal before its condi-
tion was discovered = Montgomery
Ills News
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
PRICES TO CATCH THE EYE.
The Italian Fruit Sellers Shrewd-
ness In Marking His Wares.

The Italian fruit seller shows his
shrewdness as a business man In Il
small way by the prices which he puts
on his wares. The fruit is arranged in
tempting groups on his pushcart, and
each group is usually marked with a
ticket, SO that the pedestrian may
know the prices without asking. Over
a pile of plums may be seen the tiny
sign, 'S for cents.''
Now, the average customer does not
buy eight plums, and when he asks for
one it is cents, or two for cents,
and, as the vender sells more lots of
one than anything else, the eight for
cents becomes a myth, and his stock
averages nearly cents apiece. Peaches
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Low Rates to Philadelphia, Account OF
G. A.. a. Encampment.

Via paw. and B .&O.R.R. through
car line via Harper's Ferry Wash
ington and BaltRore. Dates'of sale
Sept. to 4, inclusive. Rate Sll.0O
round trip. Limit Sept. II, subject
to extension until Sept. 80 upon pay
.ment of 30 cents extra. Stop overs at
Cherry Run, Washington and Balti-
more allowed going and returning
Secure sleeper early. For
further information, time of
train, etc., see c. d. Honodle, ticket
agent, Union depot.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

In describing a death by lightning, a
Georgia editor says:
HE and his nephew were plowing in
the field when the flash came. He was
instantly killed. and his nephew would
have been but for the fact that he
saw the lightning coming and got out
Of the way in the nick of time."-At-
lanta Constitution.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
A COnceptiOu,

= IL think 1t would he n good plan to
send Willie up into the country for a
month";" suggested Willie's father.
He's never been OH farm, anG it
would be rather novel experience
for him.
mo, you don't" interrupted Willie.
1--we heard all about the country, and
I'm not going anywhere where they
have thrashinS machines. It's bad
enough when it's done by band."-
Chicago Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Summer Touris, Tickets

Via Great Lakes now on sale. For
tickets and full information see c.
ID. Honodle, Union depot, agent d.
&. G.. S. N. Co., G. d b. line, Anchor
line, Merchants line, Northern
Transit Co., Northern Steamship Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Southern Literature.

Interesting literature regarding
the south is now being distributed
by the Southern Railway-"Southern
Homes folders, large map folders,
ern Fields, Minerals and Mines"
books, ETC., mailed free TO any adj
dress. 1.-The Empire Of the South,
a very.handsome volume of about
200 pages. profnsely illustrated,
also issued by the Southern Railway
and sent to any address upon receipt
of % cents, which amount approxf-
mates cost of delivery. Address,
WIN. H. TAYLOE,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Southern Ry., Louisville, KY.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
A Good System.

Flower-How do you manage to win
at the races every day?
Block-A friend of mine who knows
all about the game picks winner for
me in each race.
Flower-And you bet on his choice,
Ell?
Block-No; ] bet against it.-Chicago
News
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
THE EMPIRE OF THE SOUTH.
Second Edition-A Beautifully illustrated Book
Full OF Important Information.

The First Edition of the Empire
of the South" having been exhausted,
a Second Edition is now ready for
distribution.
It is handsome volume of about
200 pages descriptive of the South and
its vast resources, beautifully illus
trated, and regarded by critics as the
most complete production of its kind
that has ever been published.
Persons wishing to secure this work
Will please enclose to the undersigned
25 cents per copy. which amount ap-
proximates the cost of delivery. Re-
mittances may be made in stamps or
otherwise.
Address all communications on this
subject to w. A. TURK, General
Passenger Agent, Southern Railway,
Washington, D. G.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
4 Useless Wish.

"Oh." sighed the poetic lady, ''had
l the wings of bird
Don 't!'' protested her husband
don wish for the wings of bird. If
you had them, some other woman
would probably be wearing them on her
hat before the season is over. Wash
ington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
SENSATIONAL BATTLE.

pilot-the train was going 45 miles an
hour-and grappled with the eagle.
After a fierce fight, during which the
fireman lost much of his clothing, the
eagle was secured. 1t measured seven
feet from tip to tip and stood four feet
high
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Buckley Post Special to Philadelphia,

Sunday, Sept 3rd, via c., A. & G..
and Pennyslvannia lines. Train will
leave Union Depot 2:30 p. m.,. arrive
Philadelphia $50 a. IN. No change
of cars. Rate Sill round trip, limit
Sept. II, subject to extension until
Sept 80, upon payment of 90 cents.
sStopovers Observation-Disclosures
at Baltimore, Washington and one
other station east of Pittsburg. Order
sleeping space early. For further
information see G.. d. Honodle, Tkt,
Agt., Union Depot.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Rival Menus.

"What is the matter with Bobby"
"Well, We had blackberry roll for
dinner, and he got along all right until
Dicky Smith came over and said they
had had watermelon. on."-Detroit Free
Press
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
Her Hint.

Hell am going to take little in
struction in boxing at the gymnasium.
She-I think it will do you n world Of
good. 1 suppose they show you how to
use your arms, don't they?-Cleveland
Leader.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
TITLES IN THE ARMY.
Officers Are Called "Mr." Until They
Reach the Rank of Captain.

Reach the Hank or Captain.
People who are not versed in matters
of army usage often ask why certain
army officers are addressed as mister"
and not by their titles. To the men
who, enter the service from West Point
the custom is well understood, because
they know that, no matter how much
authority they may have or how gay
their uniform may be, they are sim
ply "misters" until they wear two bars
on their shoulder straps. \ recent oc-
trated the matter. A man who had
been a field officer in the volunteer
service in the wal. with Spain had been
appointed to lieutenancy in the new
volunteer army and called at one of
the offices at the headquarters on a
matter of business. There the officer
in charge presented him to a United
States army officer.
Major Blank allow me to present
Mr. Smith-Mr Smith, Major Blank"
The volunteer officer limited in
modest way, when the major had with
to let the fact be known that he also
was an army officer. ''Oh. that's all
right" said the officer who had acted
as host, Everybody is mister until he
is captain
Even in service the first and second
lieutenants are addressed mister by
officers of higher rank. The custom is
so general that it is not unusual for
lieutenants in the regular service to
have their visiting cards engraved with
the "Mr" prefiXed, thus:
"Mr John Brown Smith, United
States Army"
The officer in the regular service also
shows preference for civilians dress,
which the volunteer officer does not
always share. When not on duty, at
home on leave or on his way to post
the regular officer usually wears no
part Of his uniform, and prefers to ap-
pear as an ordinary citizen.-New York
Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

Dr. Plerce con-
health. | was SO
weak I could only
write a few words
when I would have
to rest. | could
h ardly walk .
Words cannot ex-
press my suffer
iIigs. Now | can
10 my own wash
ing and cooking.
I can take a ten
quart pail in one
hand and a six
quart pail IN the
other full of water)
and carry both one
fourth of a mile
and never stop to
rest. l am as heavy
as I was at 10 years
,I25 lbs). I also
had diu,ueSS of
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

"Do yer behave there's luck in n
Horseshoe, Dennis"
mot a bit. Norah hung wan over
the childers cradle an it fell an bruk
his e."-Boston Commercial Bull
ietin,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26
FIGHT WITH AN EAGLE.
Strange Experience of a Locomotiv
Fireman In Pennsylvania.

The fireman of an Ontario and West
ern train had battle with bald eagle
near Susquehanna, Pa.
The eagle was on the track, and when
struck by the pilot climbed up the frame
and held fast by his great claw.
While the bird was still dazed by the
collision the fireman climbed out on the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

The heiress' eyes softened. though
liquid to begin with
Indeed | have said she warmly
~ went to bargain sale where no one
knew me and found had left my purse
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