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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

every man and woman who was not as
busy md as energetic as himself His
tongue was like n goad. lie was a
man, too, who never praised or encour.
aged anybody His wife and children
probably never heard n word OF com
mcndatlon from him In their lives,
strive os they might.
"Then he complained necessarily Of
the weather. OF his food, OF the state
Of the church and the country, OF
all that his family did or did not do.
When he came into the room. you felt
that chilly fog had closed upon you.
"And yet in spite Of these faults the
squire was faithful In his heart to his
friends and to God. He probably never
was conscious Of these dlsagreeable
traits, but they were SO noticeable that
his neighbors and even his children
and his wife could not help u certain
feeling of relief when he was gone"
81 wonder" said Jack, "if he knew.
when he wakened In that other life,
how depressed and unpleasant a Chris
tian he had been In thlsT
And 1 wonder" said the doctor, "if
there Is no way for you and me to find
out our petty faults-our disagreeable
personal traits--ln time to mend them
here In this llfeT'-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
THE THIEF.

At that time was engaged, and very
pleased to be, to u most enigmatica!
young person. She spoke rarely and in
way always little mysterious, max
ing voluntarily secrets Of a hundred lit
tie actions Of life and loving solitude in
an alarming manner.
l did not know, in the first place,
whether she loved me or not. She al
ways refused to answer that question,
referring to the wishes of her parents
and her confidence in their wisdom. II
l insisted, she generally ended by saying
that she knew nothing nbout it, but
that she felt no antipathy toward me,
and that, according to her ideas, was
enough to decide young girl on mar
riage. In vain / supplcated; in vain /
tried to animate this enigmatical being.
She remained as distant as the manner
in which she loved, us unknown as she
was dominating.
One evening as was dreaming lit
tie sadly Of these things alone on the
terrace Of the Syrtes commotion was
heard In the house. returned to tha
salon, where everything was in disorder.
My hosts were distressed, their friends
embarrassed and troubled, and old
Nine. Despares was horribly pale and
trembling. 7.Sf'
What in the world has happened?" /
asked. They explained incohereptly that
Nine. Despares' diamonds were stolen
old family diamonds of great value. All
the servants had been summoned into an
adjoining room-in short, formal search
was to be instituted. An old gentleman,
NJ. de 10 Hestre, had been unanimously
selected to direct this investigation just
as was entering, and his first PROPOSE
tion was that every one submit, or, rath-
er, offer himself to be searched. AL
though the thing was rather offensive, no
one protested, and it was decided that,
after the servants, each one present
should bo examined.
To tell the truth, all this seemed of
small Importance beside my personal
cares, and, with several others, waited
the end of the adventure, while NJ. de la
Hestre, his two witnesses nnd our host
began the inspection OF the domestics.
Very soon l fell again into my med
itation, my eyes liked on the fireplace, as
though there was n fire, when suddenly
l felt a touch on my elbow. l raised my
head with start to see my fiancee look
ing at me Taost beseechingly. We We're
alone near the fireplace and could talk
in low tones without being overheard.
She murmured very low:
"If you love me. arrange that they
search you hrst; then try to be near me.
and, without being seen. try to conceal
the object that shall pass you from
behind"
My blood ran cold This annoying in
cident became terrible, filling me with
the most passionate trouble. looked at
the girl In agony, but forced myself to
smile, and whispered:
at shall be done as you wish"
My knees tren bled; my mouth was
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

perhaps the most effectual system
with the mutlneers In the church."
writes Ian Maclaren In The Ladies'
Home Journal. as not scolding and
storming, but policy Of isolation. AS
nature makes a cyst and lncloses any
strange material so that It be kept sep
arate from the body, let this man be
imprisoned In place by himself. II
he should offer any remark upon
church affairs, let the other person
answer on the state of the weather,
and II lie criticise sermon say that
you are sorry to hear Of his dyspepsia.
IL he rises to speak at church meet
ing. let the silence be such as may be
felt, and after he has spoken let the
chairman call for the next business
as IL he had never existed. If he has
ever to be spoken to, the best plan is
to treat him as an absurdity ana play
around him with ridlcule, for this will
give much innocent amusement to 9TH
er people. and 1t Is the particular at.
tack which he cannot stand. Between
loneliness and laughter he will depart
to another church"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
SAVAGE WEAPONS.
Wherein the FiIipinos Are Strong In
Hand to Hand Fighting.

Wherein the FilipfuOs Arc strong In
Hand to Hand Fighting.
The campaign in the Philippines has
been a hand to hand combat, and one
reason of the difficulty which the Ameri-
can soldier has experienced in his strug-
gle'with the Filipino has been his lack of
ability with the sword.
But this will soon be remedied.
Swordsmauship is being constantly prac-
ticed, and the American soldier, always
quick to learn, will soon become more ex-
pert with the saber, the bayonet, the
sword, the rapier and the machete than
the Filipino with his weapons.
The weapons used by savages in the
interior of Luson, Mindanao and the
smaller Philippine islands are perhaps
more deadly than those of any other race.
The quaint and curious shapes Of their
daggers and creeses lend to them a dis
tinct popularity not found In the weap-
ons of other races. Small In size, skill
fully carved and pointed, they can be
handled with great effect, and in most
instances a single thrust Is sufficient to
do the work. Like the Indian arrow
heads, some of them are poisoned at the
point, which means sure death once a
wound is inflicted.
Perhaps the most deadly Of all the
Philippine weapons are the daggers car
ried by the chiefs. These are made of
iron, mostly Of poor quality, and are
nbout 1S inches long. They are crooked
or waving in shape, with n rough, un-
even surface. The edges are as sharp as
a razor, the point almost like that of a
needle, and they are carried in case
which fits the blade to perfection. The
cases are made Of hard wood, the handles
bearing beautifully carved inscriptions,
representing the name Of the chief and
tribe. These crooked daggers are car
ried exclusively by the chiefs, the right
to possess them being considered a great
honor In the native country.
The creese, though, Is the most impor.
tant of all Filipino weapons. The more
savage tribes lasso the foe and cut of
his head with the creese. Others steal
up behind the foe and, aiming q little be.
low the base of the brain, decapitate him
with n single blow.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
SALTY WHITE MEN.
They Are Not Relished by Cannibais
as Well ns the Native Product.


as Well as the Native Product.
Cannibalism is not 80 prevalent today
as 1t was quarter of century ago,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. 1t is
necessary to penetrate to very remote
parts OF the world, where the explorer
and the missionary have not carried
civilizing influences. There are many
tribes of savages, however, now in a
semicvilzed state who, not so many
years ago, were the worst kind of canni-
balls. All the present generation, says a
returned missionary, are converted to
civilized practices, in large part, and only
the old folks retain memories Of the bar
barous orgies the tribe used to indulge in.
"Once, when new young man came
out to Join me, one of the first things he
confided to me was that hS- was very
anxious to see and talk to Hal live can
nibal. Accordingly sent for one Of the
old, gray headed men Of the tribe, who
had been fierce warrior In days gone
by. He was tall and stately fellow,
and he saluted US profoundly as he en-
tered As he could speak only his native
language, had to interpret for the Curl
Gus young man.
"'Have you really eaten human flesh ?
he asked.
II interpreted this, and the tame old
savage grinned and nodded his head.
"'Yes, frequently when was young
man., was the reply, with grin.
"'Did you ever eat white menT
""..?es, whenever they could be caught
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

An order for a general hair cut has
fallen upon the Mescalero tribe of
Apache Indians in New Mexico, says the
San Francisco Examiner. 1t has been
acted on, too, and every Indian on the
reservation has been deprived OF his hair.
The order came from n white man and 1t
established this individuals record as
having scalpsd more Indians than any
Indian ever scalped white men.
Lieutenant V. Il. Stottler is the man
who has shorn the heads of the Mesca-
bro Apaches. He did 1t to civilixe them.
Before Lieutenant Stottler got hold of
them these particular savages were the
most lawiess and depraved In the whole
country. In three years the lieutenant,
maintaining strictly a one man law, has
caused a startling metamorphoss in the
tribe, and today the Indians are trans
formed from naked, drunken, idle saw
ages Into well dressed, sober and indus
rious builders of the commonwealth.
Stottler has a great and cheerful faith
In the hair cut as n civilizer. There is q
natural impulse In the modern mind
anyhow, to associate masculine long hail
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
ITS TRUE CHARACTER
Catarrh Is Not a Local Disease.

Although physi clans have known
for years that catarrh was not u local
disease but "a constitutional or blood
disorder, yet the mass OF the people
still continue to believe 1t is simply a
local trouble and try TO cure 1t with
purely local remedies, like powders,
snuffs, ointments and inhalers.
These local remedies IL they ac-
complish anything at all, simply
give very temporary relief and 1t is
doubtful II a permanent cure of ca
tarrh has ever been accomplished by
local sprays. washes and inhalers.
They may clear the mucous mem
brane from the excessive secretion
but it returns In u few hours as bad
as ever, and the result can hardly be
otherwise because the blood is load
ed with catarrhal poison and 1t re-
quires no argument to convince any
one that local washes and sprays
have absolutely no effect on the
blood.
DR.. AinswOrth says: ~ have long
since discontinued the use of sprays
and washes for catarrh of head and
throat, because they simply relieve
and do not cure.
For some time past 1 have used
only one treatment for all forms Of
catarrh and the results have been
uniformly good, the remedy 1 use
and recommend is Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets, a pleasant and harmless
preparation sold by druggists at 50c.,
but my experience has proven one
package OF Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
to be worth adozen local treatments.
The tablets are composed of Hy-
drastin, Sanguinaria, Red Gum,
Guaiacol and other safe antiseptics
and any catarrh sufferer can use
them with full assurance that they
contain no poisonous opiates and
that they are the most reasonable
and successful treatment for radical
cure of catarrh at present known to
the profession"
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large
pleasant tasting 20 grain lozenges, to
be dissolved in the mouth and reach
the delicate membranes of throat
and trachea, and Immediately re-
lieve any irritation, while their final
action on the blood removes the ca
tarrhal poison from the whole sys-
tenn. All druggists sell them at 80
cts. for complete treatment.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

becoming respectable citizens of the
country, educated and civilized. with
never trace left of the shocking do
pravity which the whole tribe was in no
later than 1894.
The hair cut order was introduced first
with bribe. Five dollars was given to
the brave who started the shearing. He
went home shearsd, and his squaw
laughed at him. Mortified beyond words,
the brave stalked forth In silent misery
that yearned for company. He coaxed
another to follow his example, and the
two coaxed two more. Finally all the
policemen were shingled and uniformed.
Then came the task Of rounding up the
others. They were run down one by
one, thrown to the ground and feeced,
their hair coming off In notches and
slashes as though 1t were cut with a
scythe. Today there isn't long haired
buck In the tribe. nor 10 there an un-
civilized one.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

decorated in early days that pioneers
who have been shown the picture are not
able to correctly catalogue the object.
One well known lady, who has vivid
recollection of similar scenes In Denver's
infancy, remembers when person could
hardly take stroll in the settlement
without meeting some such CHASTITY oh.
ject lesson of swift and sure justice.
On one occasion the lady and her hus-
band paused on bridge to enjoy the
reflection of the moonlight on the water.
As they peered over the edge OF the
bridge they were confronted by three
ghastly faces, the vigllants having but a
short time before strung up trio of evil.
doers to the rafters Of the structure.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
NONE 50 POPULAR.
1t Is Daily Gaining Favor
In Akron.
Results Reported From People Who Have
Given a Fair Trial to the Remedy.

Results Reported FROM feOple VINO have
Given Fair Trial to the Remedy.
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids, the scienti-
flc kidney remedy and backache
cure, Is daily gaining favor in Akron.
No medicine has ever been sold in
this city for kidney ailments, back
ache, nervousness, sleeplessness and
general debility that has gained
such popular favor as Morrow's
Kid-ne-ofds.
J. F. Bruot, l49 North Summit st.,
Akron Ohio, says: II have been
afflicted with kidney and liver
trouble for number of years, also
backache, biliousness, had malaria
In my system and was subject to
spells of dizziness, and was greatly
troubled with constipation. L en-
deavored to get relief by using kid
ney pills :and cures, but my endeav-
ors were all in vain, until j COM
menced to take Morrows Kid-ne-
oids and Morrow's Liver-lax, and l
felt better from the start. / am en-
tirely relieved of headache, dizzy
spells and biliousness. Malaria Is
leaving and am greatly relieved of
constipation. Morrow's Kid-ne-oids
and Morrow's Liver-lax cannot be
recommended too highly"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills
but Yellow Tablets and sell at 80
cents box. Morrow's Liver-lax
are small red granules and sell at 25c
box. Roth can be procured
at all drug stores and
at John Lanparter q Co.'s drug
store.
Mailed on receipt Of price. Manu-
factured by Johl Morrow d Co.,
Chemists, Springfield, Ohio.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
TRUTH IN AN OBITUARY.
Seasons a Really Good Man Made So
Many People uncomfortable.

Seasons a Really Good Man Made So
Many People Uncomfortnbie.
Squire CRANKY was dead. The VII
Iage people had gathered in the church
to hear his funeral sermon. The old
doctor, with his nephew, John, who
wns down from the city, sat in back
pew.
The minister told what every one
there knew to be the truth of the dead
MANA faithful believer In Christ, a
man Of high integrity, in whose justice
and honesty the whole community
trusted. liberal to the poor, walking
blameless under every moral law.
"Was nll that true?" said John as
he and the doctor walked home.
every word of It,"
"And yet" said the young man, Il
got the impression the other day at
the funeral that neither his neighbors
nor his family felt his death very deep
ly. Indeed l fancied saw look OF
relief on their faces"
The doctor was silent for moment,
"You are too shrewd an observer,
Jack" he said. "The squire loved to
manage. He was busy, energetic
man, and he thought 1t his duty to lash
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
BIBLE TEXTS ON ELEVATOR.

Grain Merchant In Kansas Has the
Structure Decorated.
At Lebanon. Kan, sign writer re-
Gently decorated q. ID. Heyde's big
grain elevator with these Bible texts:
"Eternity.-In hell he lifted up his
eyes, being in torment"
"Be not deceived. God is not mock.
ed"
"Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not pass away"
"Fear God and keep his command.
ments."
For the Son Of Man is come to seek
and save that which Is lost"
Mr.. Heyde directed that the letters
be made large and bright, so that they
might be read for a great distance
across the plains, says Topeka dis.
patch to the New York Times. He says
he believes in positive gospel and In
disseminating the word in every way
possible. People of the little town and
passengers on the railroad trains view.
ed his remarkable collection Of Bible
texts the other day WITH wonder.
Mr.. Heyde is prominent citizen, a
member of the city council and has
just won great victory by driving out
the last saloon in the town. He works
as hard at promulgating his religious
BELIEFS as he does in his buslness, and
one of the chief objects Of his painting
his elevator is to give the people of the
community clear view of Bible texts
that he thinks they should read wheth.
er they want to or not. He will in Il
few months put an entirely new read
ing Oh the sides Of the building and so
keep 1t interesting as a feature Of the
landscape and preacher of the word.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

"'And people of your own colorT
"'Always when we made war we ate
our captives, If we were victorious. II
not, they ate u.s.
(which tasted the best-white man
or blackT
"'Black man best; nice and Juicy.
White man tough and too salty
at Is more than likely that the white
mon who fell into their hands were old
sailors. who had lived for months and
years on sailed meats. and what, with
the salt air, they were no doubt so i'm
pregnated that it would be very notice
able"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
Too busy.

"You said you had no opinions abou.
the guilt or innocence of the prisoner"
said the friend.
II know It," said the man who had
been to court.
"But you had already expressed opin-
ions to me-"
81 had, but the opinion was form.
ing of the lawyer who asked me all
those hard questions was getting to be
SO enormous and intense that there
was no room for any others Just then"
-Washington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
Easily Amused.

Young Mani have been-er-very
attentive 70 your daughter for some
time, and she-er-has listened favora-
bly, to my suit If you will give your
consent, will do my best to make her
happy.
SIR. olddad-oh, that's easy enough.
my dear young friend, easy enough.
Just give her blank check book to
fill out as she pieases.-New York
Weekly.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

A young lady full of good deeds no.
ticed the tongue Of horse bleeding
and with use Of technical terms too
little appreciated said to the cabby,
"Cabby, your horse has hemorrhage."
"It's lis tongues too large for his
mouth" said the cahby and added SEN
tentiously, "Like some young ladies'"
London Globe.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
Leveling,

"Pugilism," said the solemn man,
"brings man to the level OF the brute"
Worse than that" said the man
with the red nose. at often brings
him to the level of the floor."-Indian-
apolis News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

A writer in the London Lancet
demonstrates that sausages are made
nowadays which do not contain meat
at all. but only bread tinged with red
oxide of iron mixed with fat.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12

The Denver Republican reproduces a
photograph taken when Denver was lit
tie more than village. The identity of
the swinging object is somewhat of a
mystery, as SO many trees were similarly
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-12
How 10 Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass wit tn
your water and let II stand ~ hours;
a sediment or settling indicates an
unhealthy condition OF the kidneys;
II it stains the linen IL is evidence of
kidney trouble; too frequent desire
to pass II or pain in the back Is also
convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out Of order.
WHAT TO 90.
There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
swamp Root the great kidney
remedy fulflls every wish in curing
rheumatism. pain in the back, kid
neys, liver bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. 1t coTrects
inability 70 hold water and Hcalding
pain in passing it, or bad effects fol-
lowing the use of liquor, wine or
beer and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 90
often during the day and to get up
many times during tho night. The
mild and the extraordinary effect Of
Swan p-ROot Is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures VI the most distressing cases.
If you need medicine you should
have the best. Sold by druggists in
flfty-cent and one dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle of
this wonderful discovery and book
that tells more about It, both sent
absolutely free by mail, address DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
When writing mention that you read
this offer in AKRON DEMOCRAT.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-05-31

Some of the results of neglected dys-
peptic conditions of the stomach are
cancer, consumption, heart disease and
epilepsy. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure pre-
vents all this by effecting quick cure
all cases of dyspepsia.
SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-05-31
CIGARETTES AND CRIME,

ReformatOrY Superintendent Saws Thex
Make More Criminals Than the saloon.
The national convention of charities
and correction. which was in session a,
Chicago last week, was addressed bv
George Terrence, superintendent of the
Illinois state refo1matory, on the "Rela.
ton OF the Cigarette to CIime.n
After reciting his experience with bows
coming to his institution, Mr.. Terrence
said:
81 am sure that cigarettes are DESTROY
ing and making criminals of more of
item than the salOons.'
In his reformatory now there are 27S
boys Of SO, averaging II years of ag, :,
% were cigarette smokers. Of 1873,
averaging IA years of age, 125 were ci-
garette srn kers. Of 81, averaging Is
years, 70 We're cigarette smokers. This
demonstrates that 81 per cent. of the
whole numbtr were cigarette tiends at
the time of committing crimes for which
they were committed to the reformatory.
The general discussion developed a
similar experience with others connected
with retOrmatorieS for bows,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-05-31

g a s. T1 ~ TX r -.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature os NxXHgzzm
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-05-31
COTTON RATES TO COME Up,
ALL THE RAILROADS HAVE BEEN
ORDERED TO APPEAR
Before the State Commission. An
Old Question to Be mYeSti-
gated Again.

The Georgia railroad commission
has notified the roads to appear at it's
next regular meeting and show cause,
if any they have, why cotton rates
should not be reduced.
The action was not taken on the com.
plant or at the suggestion of anyone.
The reduction of cotton rates has been
agitated for long time. At the last
investigation, held two years ago, the
roads Contended that their cotton rates
were lower in Georgia than in most
states. They showed that the trans.
pOrtation companies were not making
anything more than a bare existence,
and that reduction of the cotton
rates would make a serious inroad
upon their revenues. The investiga-
tion was made upon the complaints
from the boards of trade of Savannah
and Griffin.
Now the inquiry will be made by the
commissioners purely on their own
motion.
1t is understood that one point
which the roads will be asked to ex-
plain is the low rates which they gave
last winter from Atlanta and Athens
the seapOrts.
The notice is rather short, and it is
very doubtful if the roads will be nra-
pared to make their showing so soon,
but they will ali be represented when
the case comes up.