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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
RATTLESNAKES VS.. GRIZZLIES
The Little Four-Year-Old Admitted
That He Had Lied to His
Father.

When a man with warm blood in
his veins becomes father he takes
delight in the mischief Of his Off
spring, even though he be called upon
to discipline them under the Scrip
tural recipe that spares not the rod
This one is from staid exemplar of
good morals and good citizenship in
Detroit, and a man whose check is
always cashed without the formality
of looking up his account, says the
Detroit Free Press.
"The little rascal is only four" he
chuckled, "built like n prize fighter,
tCo, but he has one of these three
story heads and an imagination that
just gers to going and puts him in a
world OF his own.
"We took him along on an outing
of six weeks this summer, and the lit
tie shaver reported more railroad
wrecks and more disasters by water
than have actually occurred in the
last ten years. He'd come running to
me, all excitement, and turn pale
while he was relating these awful
cdluluitlts' ne spuHu Ol luCoulo-
tive whistle or the sight of another
boat was enough to set him going
md it did not take that imagination
of his more than three minutes to kill
of few scores of his fellow beings.
81 concluded that should check
this inclination. This conviction
seized me just as we had settled down
In a quiet little resort where chick
en- was the most ferocious thing in
sight. The first day in the forenoon
he came running in, out of breath, but
full of talk.
"'Papa, he shouted, "a wattlesnake
chased me for 20 miles
Here was opportunity for the first
lesson, / told him there were no rat.
tlesnakes anywhere near us, and i'm
pressed upon him the wickedness OF
lying. When ! saw tears In his eyes
] flattered myself upon the impress
sion l had made. I felt prouder still
when he squared his little shoulders
and looked to me as / thought Wash
ington looked in the cherry tree epi
sode.
"'Now, George I asked, sternly
did a rattlesnake chase you?'
"'No, papa, 1t was a gwizly BEAR
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
cRAzED BY SIGHT OF BLOOD
There Is sometimesi an Excuse for
Ruthless Slaughter on the
Field of Battle.


"a good deal is being said about
the cruelty of the Russian soldiers in
China remarked a former American
army officer "but when one is fight
ing barbarians it's pretty hard to
keep the. rank and file of the troops
from making reprisals in kind. We
had that experience over and over
again in the Indian campaigns. our
boys would become infuriated at the
sight of the mutilated dead and there
was simply no holding them. Short
ly after the great Fort Kearney mas
sacre a company of soldiers scouting
on the upper Platte ran unexpectedly
into pace where a party of settlers,
is in all, had been overtaken and
murdered. / don't care to be too spe.
cific about this incident, because some
of the men who we're there are still
in the service. But what they saw
struck every soul in that group weh
a blind, bloody frenzy. People who
have lived all their lives in the east
can't understand such a feeling, be-
cause they have never looked at the
corpse of one of their own race after
Sioux or Apache with talent for
mutilation had done a really consci.
entious job. Five of the settlers par
ty were women.
"The soldiers buried the dead and
rode away, saying nothing. Next day
they rounded up the bunch of Indi-
ans who had done the work. There
were good many squaws and
pappooses and old men in the crowd,
and after the bucks were killed the
others were exterminated, mostly
with rifle butts, as one might ex.
terminate lot of rattlesnakes. No
body escaped. The soldiers in that
troop were humane men and thor
oughly civilized fighters, but there
is limit to human endurance--a
point where something snaps and
after whicn we can't answer for con.
sequences. Some time ago / had a
talk with a lieutenant who had been
In the Chino-Japanese war as a mill.
tary observer. He praised the Japs
for their courage and discipline, but
admitted at they had killed every
body in sight on several occasions,
after the surrender of fortified towns.
However, he excused them. Each
time such thing happened, he said,
the common soldiers had been infuri.
ated to the pitch of madness by the
sight of dead comrades. taken prison
ers in earlier engagements and butch
cred in the usual Chinese fashion.
The good old Mosaic law has some
very attractive features for men in
| that frame Of mind"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
Some Killed and Others
Taken Prisoners.
Uprising Reported In Leyte
Island.
Bodies of Americ IN Soldiers Badly
Muiiiated.

Manila, Oct. 16.-(Spl) 1.-THE Filipino
nsurrestlonistsare again displaying ac-
tivity. Two hundred Of them attacked
twenty men of the Oath infantry near
San Jose, Nuevo Ecija province, Luzon,
on the tenth, and Of the American de-
tachment but seven reached San Jose.
1t is probable that the remainder We're
captured. The Americans were repair.
ing telegraph wires.
A report comes from Takloban, Leyte
island, of the killing Of three Ameri-
can soldiers Of the 43rd infantry who
were surprised by the enemy. The
bodies of the dead were badly mutt
lated when rescuing party arrived up
on the scene.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16

only drinks and spends much less for
drink than most people, but his taste
demands the milder and less powerful
stimulants, says the New York World.
The greatest drinkers in the word
are the French. They drink far more
and naturally spend more money for
drink than any other civilized people.
The English rank next in the guam
tity they drink, but their taste is for
very much less expensive liquors. Ger.
many ranks third in the list. 1t is some.
what surprising to find that Italy,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Switz-
erland come next in the scale before
the United States. The average con-
sumption in the United States is less
than half that of France and consid-
erably lower than the general average
of Europe. n @
The figures themselves are surpris-
ingly large, In France every man,
woman and child consumes on an av-
erage 32 gallons of alcoholic stimu-
lants every year. or this 10 gallons are
of wine, II of beer and two of spirits.
The average Englishman drinks 2s gal
y
and but half gallon each of wine and
spirits. The Germans do not sustain
their regulations for beer drinking ac.
cording to the statistics. Each drinks
81 gallons in all, 1S of which consists
of beer two of wine and the rest
spirits.
The average American drinks but
12 gallons in all. OF this four-tenths
of gallon is of wine, 101s gallons of
beer and the rest spirits. The tenn
perance of the American is best shown
by comparing the equivalent in alcohol
contained in the liquors he drinks with
that consumed by his cousins. The
Frenchman drinks in year 3h gall
Ions of alcohol, the German 2 2-10 gall
Ions, the Englishman 19-10; the av.
erage for al Europe is 6-10 and in the
United States 2-10 gallons. The av-
erage consumption varies widely from
year to year. During the last go years
in the United States it appears that in
1880 the smallest amount of liquor was
consumed and the largest quantity in
1S6O
A slight increase has been recorded
in the past few years. In England
there has been a steady decline in the
quantity consumed for more than a
century. Great as is the drinking in
England at present, the tables show
that it is but one-third of what it was
at the beginning of the century. In
France the quantity of liquor used per
inhabitant has been gradually increas-
ing for nearly century. The statis-
tics covering the expenditure of va
rious nations for liquor Of all forms
are also significant. AS might be ex-
pected, the French are the most ex-
travagant in this respect.
Here again the temperance Of the
United States appears favorab,y by
comparison. Everyone in France
would have to spend about $14 year
to pay the nations liquor score. The
next people in point of extravaganza
are the English. The amount per in
habitant is $11. The average German
spends only about seven dollars in the
year. Practically every other country
in Europe spends more in proportion
to its population than the United
States. Italy, Spain, Norway and Swe-
den average nearly $40 per capita. The
average expenditure for the American
is trife over five dollars a year, all
though the cost of liquors here is en-
HANGED by taxation.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
TALKED TO HER PEOPLE.
Company the servant Had In the
Kitchen Didn't Annoy Her
Mattress.

A Baltimore housekeeper engaged n
young colored woman from Virginia as
kitchen maid and was much pleased
with her evident desire to be useful and
master the details of her duties, says
the New York Tribune. The girl was
quiet and respectful, cared little to go
out, had no visitors and had come to
be regarded as that long looked-for
treasure, good servant, when one day
her mistress was startled by hearing
the girl cry in sharp, hysterical tone
OF voice:
"How de do, Aunt Lie? Well!
Gran'pop, declare! Uncle Joab, Use
glad TO see you, deed isl Well, we'll,
de baby, too? wy you deah lille Gully
head pickanniny, kiss me dis mint!
To think Aunt Sallie's along wild you
all. / neyah was so glad to see you be-
TO-, nevah! How's motha? wy tor
didn' she KUN along? She jus might IS
wenas not. Mary, you JUS tell her how
I hoilered bout hcr!"
The mistress, after moments
astonished pause, wended her way
downstairs with the intention of curb
ing the noisy demonstration and sug-
gesting that the size of the kitchen
scarcely warranted all the darkies from
Virginia calling at the same time. She
made considerable noise in the hallway
to warn them that she was coming, and
moment later opened the kitchen
door. There sat the girl entirely alone
and busy shining her tins.
why, Kate" said the mistress, 81
thought the kitchen was full of com
pany--that all your relatives except
your mother had called to see you-who
was it?"
The girl looked bewildered for mo-
ment, and then said
"'Deed, miss, Use JUS homesick, so
had to prittond like was talkin' to de
folks, else I'd got to set right down and
cry. hope amt done nuthin' wrong
didn't think you'd hear mel"
"No," said her mistress, kindly, you
have done nothing wrong. You are q
good girl, Kate, and talk to your people
whenever it will make you feel better
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
HAVANA HARBOR DEFENSES.
Guns in Position Are All Old-Fash.
ioned and Relics of Spanish
Occupation.

Much has been written on the SUBJ
ject of changes in Cuba since it ceased
to be Spanish possession, and while
these changes have wrought great inn
provement in the sanitary condition of
the island, in the streets of the cities,
the roads and the railways, little or
nothing has been done toward
strengthening the Havana harbor for
tifications. These are practically now
as they were when the United States
took possession of them, except that
some of the wooden block houses have
been torn down, says the New York
Tribune. 81 do not know" said an
army officer who returned from Cuba
recently, whether the owners of the
Land upon which the blockhouses
stood quietly appropriated and carried
off the material of which they were
built, but ! believe that to be the case.
Havana Is defended on the sea side
by Santa Clara battery, Velasco bat
terry, La Punta and battries No. 1, 2, 3,
4 and 5. The Santa Clara, Velasco and
La Punta batteries are old construc-
tions which the Spanish rebuilt within
lHe ldSt three oT IouT years, ana tney
ALSO built the numbered batteries with
in that period. The eight batteries are
armed with half dozen 11-inch Krupp
guns of the model of 1876 and about 80
Spanish breechloaders of the Ordonez
system, of callbers ranging from 6 to
l2 inches. They are all good guns, but
do not compare favorably with modern
high-power ordnance. Their pro-
jectiles and powder charges have to be
much lighter than we use with oorre-
spending calibers, for the Ordonez guns
are built of iron hooped with steel, and
are not strong enough for those we
use. They are good guns, however, are
in good order and are capable of maxi
ing very effective defense of the port.
The batteries are placed at intervals
along the shore line from No. /, which
is about two miles to the eastward. to
No. 5, which is about three miles to the
westward of the entrance OF the har-
bor."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16

Indian was living at last accounts,
but the bear was dead, says the Chi
cago Chronicle.
Mustang is the Indians name. He
and another Piute were out in a tre-
mendously wild region of the Hetch-
Hetchy valley, and when descending
the bed of gorge they almost ran
into the jaws of the largest grizzly
they had ever seen. Mustang and his
companion fired their rifles at the
brute, but the two shots produced no
more effect In arresting the bears
charge than would the throwing Of
q pebble against the wind stop a
cyclone. Mustang was step in ad-
vance of his companion, and bruin
reached him first, knocking his gun
one way and him the other. The COM
panion climbed n tree Mustang
plunged his knife to the handle into
the shaggy monster, slashed it again
and again across his rough hide,
ripped and cut until blood poured
from dozen gashes in the herculean
carcass; then he fell under a crush
ing blow from one of the spiked paws
and lay quivering on the rocks with
the bear tearing strips of hide from
his back and chewing his arms and
shoulders to pulp.
Meantime Mustangs friend was
vainly trying to get his rife into
working order. 1t had been injured
when he climbed the tree. From
morning till night this condition last
ed. The bear soon left the mangled
remains of Mustang and numbered in
red vengeance over to the tree where
perched the other Indian. After try
ing in vain to climb lie limped back
to Mustang, but before he could tear
the man to pieces the Indian, who
was by no means dead yet. drove the
knife into his enemy's vitals. The
bear staggered off few yards and
then, overcome by the fear of death
which comes instinctiveiy to all ami
mails. staggered down the gorge, but
fell for good in a few minutes. AS
sistance soon reached Mustang, who
was cared for by cunning medicine
men of his own race.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
oLEsoN WON.

Oscar Gardner was defeated In a
six round contest last night with Ole
Oleson, of Chicago, in the Chicago
Athletic club. Oleson had the better
of it all the way through and in the
fourth round scored a clean knock
down. Oleson was given the decision
on points. Oleson was defeated sew
eral months ago by Simms.
EXCHANGE OF COURTESIEs.
For the purpose of becoming ac-
quainted and each testing the alleys Of
the other, Kirkwood and South End
bowlers have arranged an exchange of
courtesies. Tonight team from Kirk
wood consisting of Snyder, Carter, Will
lams Frain, Tirestone, Smith, Chap
man, Votaw, Good and Wolf, will meet
and bowl team selected from the
members of the S. e. A. O. upon the
S. e. A. G. alleys. At an early date
the s. E. A. club bowlers will return
the compliment at Klrkwood. The
game is to commence note later than
eight o'clock as the teams are unusual
ly large, five man teams having been
the role for the past seasona
Il WON BOTH GAMES.
At Kirkwood last night the A and
Il teams bowled with the following
scores:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
MUDDLED.
Game Laws Are Beyond the Inter-
pretatiOn of SpOrtsmen.

The game laws of OHIO are In such
n mess that even game warden or
two are of the opinion that 1t would
be impossible to punish supposed
offender in the courts. Several news
papers have attempted to give the
sportsmen In their vicinities some In
formation regarding them, but many
blunders are made in this, and per-
son knows nothing to a certainty after
reading one of these supposed dgests.
The true sportsmen are inclined TO
obey the spirit Of the new law and
have not done any shooting as yet,
but the pot hunter is getting in his
work as usual, The open season on
quail, pheasant, rabbit and squirrel
begins November 10, and lasts until
December l.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16

to dread challenge from Dunkhorst,
and has time and again ducked
match with him. This man Is no blun-
er. He is a fighter. He is willing to
take on any of the heavyweights, and
will let them name the losers end. He
will post forfeit of $3.50 as soon as
Gus Rubin, Peter Maher or any one Of
the top notchers open their mouth
about a match. We will guarantee a
good fight or don't want cent for our
trouble"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
IT Was JustinabIe.

"Yes," said the prisoner, II hit him" :"
"You admit ?" asked the justice, in.
quiringly.
II do; and I'd do it again in the same
circumstances. | hit him with brick
and knocked him senseless."
"What were the circumstances
"He playfully pointed a gun at me-
a gun that wasn't loaded, you know.
You've heard of such things, of course" ("
"officer!" exclaimed the justice, an
grily, why did you bring this man
here? Can't you see that he is public
Ssnefactor ?"-Chicago Post. ~
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
FOUGHT A FIERCE GRIZZLY.
Piute Indian Killed the Huge Brute
with No Other Weapon Than
Knife.

The California grizzly bear has been
one of the most powerful and uncon-
querable beasts ever known to the
western pioneer. A meeting with him
has usually brought death to the
hardy adventurer who dared enter
the encounter, or even stand in ms
way when bruin came crashing
through the underbrush. Other bears
are met with confidence and dis
patel with steady aim, but when
grizzly comes laundering down the
powders tearing off trees in his SUI
perbly undertaking course, shaking
the mountain side with his half ton
of savage bulk, the nerves OF man
have TO be strong indeed to Withstand
the spectacle. There Is death in the
red jaws, ripping and tearing in the
powerful claws, strength to dash a
mans head from his body at a blow
from one of the huge forelegs. Conn
ing hcad-on, he is like all savage cre-
alton turned loose He is usually
more than woftHl can faces o2iy TIE
preyernaturM.y bleye and wekess
court death aud defy the tates by dar-
ing TO stand and fight when he comes
Yet few days ago Piute Indian
armed with only a knife, met and
overcome one of these monsters. The
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
bengal Drinking Contests.

Among the miners in the Sonthal
Purgunnahs---a district in Bengal
drinking is ranked as a high accom-.
plishment, and the man who can drink
the most in the shortest time Is looked
upon with great admiration. But the
matter does not end with the mere
drinking; the would-be champion must
be a juggler TO a certain extent. The
natives drink in this manner at all
times, but on festive occasions they
split up into parties and compete one
against the other, The reason the
liquor is served through hole in this
manner is because the hard and fast
law OF caste does not allow a man OF
one caste to touch anything that a
man Of a different caste has handled
The pot, which contains about three
quarts. Is Grai held quite close to the
mouth. though not coming into nctual
ccctact Ni,h Z, nnG then. taEipe h'.
Anger ay the server allows III,
liquor 20 Cow into the mans mouth
raising the pot higher aud higher il
order to put head on it. Often the
distance between the jar and tn,
drinkers mouth is three or four feet
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
Proof Positive.

"That man." remarked the great
detective, sis undoubtedly vegetari-
an of the emost pronounced type"
"How do you make that out?"
queried his friend.
"Oh, that's dead easy" replied tho
e. d. "He has carroty hair, reddish
cheeks, turn-up nose and o sage
look. Chicago Daily News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
A Happy old Age in Burmah.

When burman parents are past theiI
prime their children pray them tc
"nobosat," which means that they
should be at the children's charge foi
the remainder of their lives, as the
children had first been at their pa
rents. The turning point is not
marked by any formality, but child
approaching parents on a solemn oc'
casioh, adopts the gesture of venera'
ton. The aged are not idle; they
preserve a great elasticity of mind
ands dsinterest in things; they study
their religious book and occupy them
selves with their grandchildren. Wher
they are too old 10 go on pilgrim
ages with the others they keep the
house and tell their beads alone. The
old people wear palmer c.otnes thar
the young, and, according to old Bur
mese fashion, less of it. The human
dignity Of the aged is of kind that
apparel cannot add to. STEPPED in
the'spirit of Buddhism the aged never
yield to anger. Wanting neither fol-
peetssaries nor honor, the pathos oi
their serene old age is purely that OF
years. A peaceful end is their lot
"Ferrier's Book on the A,urmese,'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
MOST SOBER OF NATIONS.
According TO This Account Less Al
cohoi Used Here Than In Any
other Great Country.

Americans are more temperate in
the use % Aco.fslt iiuks than any
other ~ the great civilized peoples Of
non-Mohammedan lands. The statis-
tics of drinking in various countries are
significant Of the conditions of the
people. The average American not
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
A Card.

The manufacturers of Banner Salve
have authorized the undersigned to
guarantee II for burns, cuts, sores,
ulcers, letter, eczema and all skin dis.
eases. You have your money back
II IL doesn't do all It claims.
j. NJ Laher, j, Lamparter Il Co.,
A. Warner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16

Totals .....,..... 1408 1926 1882
The II team won the first game by
one pin and the second by 81 pins,
with n total to the good OF 50 pins in
the two games Teams B and @ will
bowl Tuesday evening.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
shc In Tnking Ri.k..

Towson-ls your daughter a fin
ished musician?
Yorkrode--Not yet; but the neigh
bors are making eats.--Baltimors
American.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16

Good Man-Do you know where lit
tie boys go that throw stones at
birds?
The Bad Boy-Cert! Dey go where
dere is birds. Didn't think dey went
down in well, did yer?-Boston
Traveller
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-16
$ArnuSe I& A5
#@ ls3 rnentc

Talk about full houses! Those who
attended the play at the Grand surely
saw one as every seat was taken, The
play was Rentfrow's jolly Pathfnd-
crs.
The company is good one, the
piece pleased immensely, and the spec
laties were all now, bright and en-.
tcrtaining WIN. a. Peters as Nicholas
Krats aud Grace Rentfrow as Kitty
Masters were prime favorltes and car
rlod OFF the honors of the evening,
while the other members of the cast
did well and showed to good advan-
tago In their respective parts. To
night the company plays "rhe Devils
Gold Mine" four-act drama full OF
refined comedy aud startling situations
specIaities will be introduced In and
between the acts and first-class en-
tcrnlnmopi can be locked for It is
unJ tHit one Of tie best
nEs re rad