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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11

Mrs. Bowser had not caught sight Of
them. Then he said:
Gentlemen rs I was given to under.
stand this thing this afternoon, the
idea is reform IN politicsp"
"Tbat's It," chorused the five.
eve propose to start n wave of re.
form which shall roll from Maine to
Texas2'
I'VE do"
81 am no politician. as | Informed
your delegate. have never held DO.
litical office in my life. There have
been years at n time when | have not
even gone to the polls to vote"
But you are an honest, respectable
man and desire honest methods" said
the ex-aldcrman.
"Ycs, can say that"
"Thcn you are the man for us. and
well figure bit. You don't happen
to have anything in the house to drink,
eh?"
II haven't"
"You ought to have prepared for the
wave of reform. but we can all 90 out
to saloon after the business is done.
I've got our ward ticket made out.
You see, the boys want me for alder.
man again. | don't think any of 'em
had reason to complain of me when
] was in"
"Not muchp answered one of the
group with great heariness. at was
always square divide"
"And what is my part in the cam
paign to be?' asked Mr.. Bowser as he
laid down the ticket.
Speaking. SIR" was the reply. "You
are to go about speaking and start the
wave
"And wave this crowd into Office.
supposc?"
That's it, and you'll find it a paying
Job too. Here are the figures"
"Jhe figures about what"
"The profits, sir. There are six of
us, and ] figure that there will be at
least $4,000 to divide among us per
year. You'll get your whack of that
as straight as string. Any campaign
funds you advance are to be paid back
out of the pot before it's divided. Is
that plain?"
IL don't think so. We start in to
reform?'
1--WE do"
"And we reform?"
eve do"
"And then--then what?"
1--WE divide the profits"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11

before the Saturday l.thicut club Of
New York. where his brilliant oratory
ana shabby attire made so striking u
contrast as to excite the sympathy Of
those present.
After he left the club appointed a
comrlttes 20 aid him I'm getting up n
public lecture. Among others. the com
mittce inclnded Seth Low, who was
then engaged in business. He was in
consultation at the time. and the com.
mittec were in Il hurry. so he told them
TO send him Il lot of tickets. They for
warded 2G TO him the same day aud
felt happy at having secured $50 for
she lecture fund The next morning
came n letter of thanks from MIR. Low
praising the lecturers intellectually
and nclosing n check for $3.50. The
affair was a success. netting about
$500, so that President Low may he
said to have been the first man to start
Mr. George Oh his eastern career.
Twenty years later, in 1897. Mr.. Low
was The citizens candidate and Mr..
George the labor candidate for mayor
of New York. The latter made Wig.
orous campaign and in all his speeches
advised the citizens. II they could not
vote for him, TO vote for his friend
Seth Low.land on one occasion he said
that If II had not been for the latter
he would, not be there as a candidate,
Few. understood his full meaning -
Saturday Evening Post.
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Mnu.er. and Lee-Enaeld..

The chief distinction between the
Mauser and the Lee Enfield is this
that while the Lee. Enfield has n maga-
zine which is inserted underneath the
body through the trigger guard and Sc
cured by catch and is provided with
what is called a 'cut OFF, to prevent
the cartridges from rising, so that 1t
can be used as u simple breechloader
for single firing ugtil the magazine,
which contains ten cartridges, is order
ed to be used, the Mauser has maga'
zine which, though not absolutely fix
ed, is only intended TO be taken off for
cleaning. 1t does not need "cut off"
to use as a single loader.
The magazine contains five car
tridges. but whereas the cartridges
for the Lee -Fnfeld have, when the
magazine is charged, 90 be each put in
separately, the magazine of the Mau'
ser is filled at once by placing against
the face of the magazine a set of five
cartridges held in clip which falls off
when the cartridges have been inserted
in the magazine.
Thus IL each weapon We're at the be-
ginning of a fight empty. the Mauser
would permit of more rapid fire be-
cause it could be loaded five cartridges
at time, while the Lee Enfield would
take, cartridge by cartridge. as long to
load as single breechloader. On the
other hand. the times when very
rapid discharge Of fire is desirable are
not numerous, and for these the Lee
Enfield has ren cartridges ready
against the Mausers flve.-Nineteenth
Century.
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in a lazy way and watched his move
ments. BY and by he turned and said:
Mrs. Bowser, you are no politician,
of course, but you may possibly under
stand that just at this moment the
politics of this country is corrupt be-
yond comparison" . t
81 think ! understand that" she re-
piled.
"Unless n change is made for the bet
ter we shall be dlsgraced before the
eyes of the world as nation. What
we want is wave of reform"
"And you are going to start the
wave?" she. sarcastically queried.
IL am-that is, probably am. The
gentlemen are coming here this even
ing to talk about it. If, in their judg
ment, / am the proper person, I shall
have the honor of setting the wave in
motion. I am for honest politics and a
pure administration"
II thought 1t was some such non
sense" she slowly replied. "On three
or four occasions you have mixed in
politics and made a, donkey OF your.
self. but it seems you haven't got
enough"
'There you go, That's YOU" he ex.
claimed in tones which jumped the
cat to the floor. "If had plan to
put Bible into the hands of every
heathen on earth. you'd oppose it. I
was an ass to say anything to you
about it,
"Mr. Bowser, you have been voting
for 80 years. Have you ever known
honest reform in politics?"
"Of course havew
Never! There Is no such thing.
It's the same thing over and over again
each year. If anybody has made you
believe that you can bring about any
change for the better, they have taken
you for fool. Why, when they want.
ed you to run for alderman in this
ward on n reform ticket, they wanted
a fund of $1,000 to buy up votes and
pay saloon bills!'
But this Is different" he protested.
What Is wanted is moral influence,
Let 20 good men band together to
purify politics, aud the movement Will
spread from state to state in q week.
1t isn't question of money, but of
character. am simply to lend my in.
fiuence--to be one of the stepping
stones, as 1t were"
well. you'll get stepped on fast
enough, Your committee Is ringing the
doorbell, and I'll so up stairs. Don't
get so excited over reform as to put a
mortgage ON the furniture"
MIR. Bowser received the committee
There were five of them. They were
headed by an cN'alderman who had de-
liberately sacrificed 81 ticket to o
boxing match In the interests of rolit
ical reform. Even before all the gen
tlemen had taken their seats he whis
pered in Mr.. Bowser's ear:
Say, old man, If you want thi
movement to be a success you want t.
bring up decanter and glasses. Th
boys are expecting something at leas
Z years old"
Mr.. Bowser turned pale, but salt
nothing n reply. Neither did he pro
duce the antidote for dry cotton. Whel
the committee We're seated, he looke'
hem over and mentally rejoiced tina
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11
"But how do we make any proft?"

"But how do we make any proft?"
"Why, we crowd the other fellers out
and get their places and their chances
don't we? A blind man can see that.
Got your first speech ready?"
Mr.. Bowser had about 90 words to
say in reply. They "Tere words that
lifted each member of the committee
out of his chair and opened his eyes
very wide. Then he headed the pro.
cession down the hall. and the cat
brought up in the rear. 1t was a sol
cmn procession. There was painful
silence as each caller put on his hat
All were ready to so out when the ex.
alderman said:
"Old man, you've t'rown dis crowd
down, but don't get giddy over 1t. We
know how to get even."
Good night, strand good night,
sir" stlffly replied Mr.. Bowser as he
bowed each one out and closed the door
with a bang.
He was standing in front of the man.
tel when Mrs. Bowser came down
stairs aud quietly asked:
81 thought ! heard roaring, boom.
ing sound down here, and came down
to see IL the wave of reform had been
set in notion" r.
Mr.. Bowser glared at her, but made
no reply.
"Or won't the wave start until you
get your wback of aldermanic steal
ings" she continued.
| Mr.. Bowser gasped and choked, but
he could not get out word. and as
Mrs. Bowser returned to her room the
cat followed her and left him to won.
der how the bottom had dropped out.
Nj. QUAD.
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Inculeating Pntr,otism.

"We're determined that Freddy shall
have thorough knowledge of politics
and history"
what course do you pursue"
"Oh, we place presidents portrait
at his plate every morning, ana he
doesn't get bite of breakfast until
he guesscs it."-Chlcago Record.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11
Jnst the Man.

Mrs. Belgrave (op the Bermuda boat
Are you one Of the stewards?
BIZ Roling-No, marin. I'm cap'n Of
tn top,
Mrs Belgfaye-How nice Bring II
and spin it for little Chnuncey, won't
you? He's almost bored to DEATH
Harlem Life
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Stamps taken. NERvITA MEDICAL, co.
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Akron,O.
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The Wisdom of Experience.

The Topper smiled sndIy.
"Yes; evidently Care killed the Cat
and of course has more lives than the
Cat. have drowned any number Of
cats, but ] find | cannot drown Care.
However, there's nothing like perse-
yerance."
Meekly he sldled up to the bar and
called for what Omar mlrthfully desig-
mated as ''the old familiar Juice. ~
Syracuse Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11

"On your promise of better behav-
ior," the magistrate said, II will mere
ly hold this fine over your head. If
you are not brought before me again
inside year. will let the fine drop"
"Then I'd leetle ruther you would
not hold 1t directly over my head, your
honor pleaded the prisoner.-Chlcago
Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11

ing may be considered an epoch in our
history"
"If there are any fepochs going on,
should like to know what they are.
Hadn't you better explain mattersT'
Mr.. Bowser walked up and down for
n few minutes with dignitied tread,
and the family cat, which had been
sleeping on the lounge, opened one eye
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11
Henry asorxe,s r,r.t r,,ene.

In the late seventies Henry George,
the single tax reformer, came east
from California. He was desperately
poor and had hut few acquaintances.
Shortly after his arrival lie lectllred
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11

A German tailor who died at Bres-
lau in 1887 had such keen sight that
he was able TO see two of Jupiters
four moons with the naked eye. 81
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BOWSER IN POLITICS.
HE JUMPS INTO A REFORM PARTY
AND OUT AGAIN.
Would Have fingered Longer ~ Tie
Had Not Discovered That II WINS
Not Exactly the Sort of Reform
Party He believed II to he.
Copyright 1900 by c. b. Lewis1

Party He Believed II TO Be.
Copyright 1900, bS c. Il. Lewis,l
That Mr. Bowser had something on
his mind was plain enough to Mrs.
Bowscr the moment lie entered the
house, and all through the dinner hour
she saw that he was anxious to com
municate it. but she expressed no curl
osity and held him off until they were
seated for tile evening. Then she care
lessly inquired IL he had discovered .
new spring and summer tonic.
IL shall have callers this evening" Z"
he said as he smiled nt her benignly
"nnd the result of the call may change
our whole life"
What sort of callers?"
Gentlemen, of course. There will
be from three to five. Yes, this even
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11
rur.uit Of Knn,rIear.

Pursuit of Knowledge.
The Wearisome Caller-Is that clock
going?
The Girl-Yes' Are you3-Syracuse
Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11

I4ailstones in India are said to be
from : to 20 tines larger than those IN
England or America,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11
Gardner and Simms Will
Soon Clash.
Fitzsimmons Paid Dearly For
His Folly.
North Ends Won Two Games-local
Sporting News.

Jack Palmer left for Chicago Monday
morning. He has an engagement with
Morris Rausch with whom he fought a
1O-round draw in this city.
They will meet in a preliminary to
the McGovern.Dixonc contest at latter
sails Saturday, June 23. Palmer will
be in the Housman string. lie will
complete his training with Art Simms
who made the match for him.
Palmer will need but little more
work to put him in the best of condi
ton. He weighs Id pounds now. He
will go into the ring weighing 112
He believes that he will get as good as
draw out of the go. He is in receipt
OF letter from Simms in which Art
says that he expects to get ON n
match with Santry. He will go against
Gardner at Bloomington, H., July I.
They will fight 20 rounds.
WON BOTH GAMES.
The North Ends won an exciting
game from the Wadsworth team at
Summit lake park Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd witnessed the contest.
Morgan. started in to pitch for the
Wadsworth team. He was n mark for
the North Ends and was taken out af
ter the first inning. Helmick, who
succeeded him was effective for six
innings. In the last two innings he
was pounded all over the lot. The
teams batted as follows.
WADsWORTH.
+. Hutchinson, on,...........!.. left field
Gaffney ,.................. first base
Jones ..,............. short stop
w. Hutchison ...,........ third base
Dunn observation-disclosures. second base
Helmick ..,ccnter fireld and pitcher
Brown ........,........ catcher
Morgan -. pitcher and center field
N ts NORTH ENDS.
Btdnhr -, .......... third base
c. Krohmcr t................. catcher
II. Krohmer ,.......... right field
Lowery -, .,.....,,...... second base
Mack Observation-Disclosures center field
McBurney ............... LEFT field
Grille short stop
Schultz ...... first base
Heisler .................. pitcher
Score by innings:
l23 SO 7S9 II. II. II
Wadsh ..2O21 81 ia IL
y. Ends .. 10000 : 5--l5 10 4
Earned uns--Wadsworth ., NORTH
Ends. A. Bases on bals-By Morgan
s, lfeisler ,. Struck out BY Hcislel
2, Morgan /. Umpire Frank Motz.
Saturday afternoon the North Ends
met and defeated the Sharons. The
game was not won until the last man
was out. Limric pitched a good game
for the North Ends. He was giver
good support. The teams batted as
follows;
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-11
FIRE ALARM CALLS. ;

3@%11@~~He>%H%~%S>&~&@~@VS
Central engine house.
Buckeye works.
Akron Iron works.
Diamond Rubber works.
Main and Market.
No. 2 engine house, Sixth ward.
NJ Broadway, near Market.
Buchtel ave. and Bowery.
Schumacher mill. Mill st.
IL Prospect. near Mill.
13 Furnace and Broadway.
IL Main and Keck.
Is Ash and Park place.
16 No. 3 engine house w. Hill.
II Carroll and Exchange.
IS Empire Mower & Reaper Wka
10 Akron Rubber works.
81 Prospect and Perkins.
% Forge and Market
"a Sherman, near Exchange.
20 Main and Exchange.
26 North Howard and Tallmadge.
81 W. Market and Greene.
2S Akron Knife works.
30 Washington and Hopp alley.
81 N. Howard and North.
80 Il. Market and Spruce.
"a w. Market and Valley.
35 Carroll and Spicer.
36 Carroll and Sumner.
81 North and Arlington.
3S Vine and Fountain.
80 Coburn and Campbell.
Al Wooster ave. and Locust
AZ Pearl, near cistern.
43 S. Main and Falor.
45 College and Mill.
46 Arlington and Hazel.
Al Howe and Bowery.
4S West South.
40 Merrill pottery, State st.
81 Howard and Cherry
81 No. engine house, Main & Fair
So Center st. railroad crossing.
"a Buchtel ave. and Union.
81 Akron Stonewarc Co.,6th ward.
81 Lods and Turner.
So Perkins and Adolph ave.
SO Main, near LOOT. Temple.
81 Case ave. and Kent.
62 Seberling mill, Sixth ward.
GS Johnston and Champlain.
"a Akron Sew. Pipe Co., Black min
65 Hill Sewer Pipe Co., e. Market
81 Carroll and Il. Market.
6S Second ave and Val'ay railroad.
60 Johnson and Wilson.
II Grant and Cross.
72 North and Maple.
70 Werner Printing Co.
"a North Union, near Bluff.
75 Robinson Bros, N. Forge st.
rs The Whitmore, Robinson Co.
81 Western Linoleum c..
So Summit Sewer Pipe Co.
SO Allyn and Cross.
"a Thornton ond Harvard.
SO The j. c. Mcneil Boiler works.
81 Cereal mills, s. Howard st.
OF Schumacher cooper shop, N.
broadway.
12l General alarm.
123 Silver and Hickory.
125 w. Market and Rhodes ave.
232 Renner's brewery, N. Forge st.
PAL Sherman and Norls.
PAL Cedar and Wabash ave.
253 w. Exchange and, near Willow.
312 Cascade mills. N Howard.
314 Fire chiefs residence.
321 Adams and Upson.
341 Balch and Market.
342 Maple, opposite Balch.
345 Bittman and Crosby.
351 Exchange and Spicer.
412 Wooster and st. Clair.
ALB st. Clair and Bartges.
415 Water works, Wo oster ava
d21 Iwart friIa xvnrka
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land. now playing at Cornell. will be
at second base. l.aub who is at Wcs-
tern Reserve university is a member
of the CLUB and will be OH the team.
There are large number of candi-
dates for the other positions. The
first practice game will be played
Tuesday afternoon. The members of
the club are asked to be at the grounds
at $50 o'clock for practice.
3s EXCITING GAME.
The Kirkwoods played their first
game Saturday afternoon, the Buch-
tells being the opposing team. Al
though there we're a great many mis-.
plays the game was full of interest.
The Buchtels won by a score of 10 to
II. Two pitchers were tried out by
the Buchtels and three by the Kirk
woods. Price started in TO pitch for
the collegians. He was given warm
reception. two singles and three bases
on balls netting the kirkwoods four
runs In the first inning He. was re-
placed by Washer in the second. The
Kirkwoods were unable to connect
with Washers curves to any great ex-
tent. Hull was in the box for the
Kirkwoods when the game opened.
He was relieved by Brewster who
pitched good ball. His support was
poor and he did not finish the game.
| Harpham pitched the last two innings
| Price made pretty catch of q hot line
hit at short making a double play pos
sible. John Chapman made q good
| showing at first. He cracked out a
hot ,hroo hoooor Il, tho p;,t, inning
The batting order was as follows:
Buchtel. Kirkwood.
Cushmar If Nrilcr sc
Reid ab I.,t. oh
prio, ss ~ r,.rar 81,
Mar. In Smith -
Dorranco q Rrewstor IF n
po,,o,, ,h ch.nr.n III
uerwig IF Ehranz If
Cool IF u,rnb,m n cf
Washer T. Sc Williams IF.
nan = re
scoro bv i,nir,s n II Il,
pucbte, oa,oo.4, 81, 10 q
Eirkw,d 41o1oopo ID 4 q
.rJrz,s suREwn MOVIE
Iitzs,,,nop,s .,,,or II, do.,ori,c off
bis hout with puh,,r sbroud followers
or ,bo nrivo ,pg ovopts s,v is . clovor
movc to rot Rub,in ou, of tho way and
cveptu.llv forco Jecries into anotbe,
6ybt with him rho.o WIN criov tbc
confidence of Titzsimmons say tha,
"I,ntv p,h" win sicr ,r,;c,o. Wit,
tbc cbamniop ns soon as his injured
bond. heals If This is 50. devotces q,
having may exnect IN 500 .t least tw,
good contests ns Rubin and Sbarke,
oro olrc,dv matched to 6cbt nm Inn,
DG
RIruIJN AND SuARKEy
Thc fact that Grs l,,,hlin nin toL.
McCoy's place with sborkcv and moe
Is n wc,como announcement 70 III,
spor,ipc fraternity in the facc of IN,
disappointmcnts II bas sucered In hay
ing 50 manv bip contosts do,.,.red, off
We'll postcd men sny n will bc n proo
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PRACTICE GAMES.

The Kirkwoods will practice on the
college grounds every Tuesday and
Thursday afternoon. Two teams will
be selected from the club members.
The men making the best fielding and
hating averages in these games will
be given places Oh the regular club.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20
THE BANQUET
AT THE HOME.

BY HOWARD FIELDING.

! Copyright 1900, by c. w. Hooke.]
Philosophers prove the infnity Of
space by asking you to think of the enc
Of it as wall with nothing upon the
other side. This Is declared to be un.
thinkable. There can be no final place
no wall with void beyond.
| know better, for | have seen that
wall. | came to 1t in October, 1899
There was nothing on the farther side
and very little on the nearer 1t was
not an end, but a continuance, that
was inconceivable to me.
My business had come to an end No
philosopher could deny that. My nerv-
GUS system was done for. | seemed to
see it taken out of my body and tackled
up on that final wall like the skin of a
squirrel on a barn door.
| was 80 years old, and l felt 100.
When my friends asked me what |
was going to do. simply yawned at
them.
1t was at this time that some one rec
commended me to Miss Glendon. Peo-
pie have absolutely no conscience in
such matters. The young lady was in
formed that ] was a trustworthy and
efficient man, victim of msfortunes
that would have been too much for
anybody, and she credited the tale.
Miss Glendon was an orphan "a years
old and very pretty. Her income is
somewhat more than a dollar per min
ute, and there are 525,6O0 minutes in
year. She is said to give about II
hours day to charity.
The gentleman who mentioned my
name to Miss Glendon persuaded me,
at her request, to go with him to call
upon her. | was too feebleminded to
resist. To the best of my recollection,
l did not clearly understand where |
was going until | found myself in the
lady's presence.
The sight Of Miss Glendon produced
a considerable effect upon me. She
magnificent health and re-
veals, even to such eyes as mine were
then, the energy Of noble and finely
balanced nature.
] forgot for a few minutes that the
unthinkabe wall stood in front of
me, and | was conscious, with a mild
surprise, of talking like a living and
rational human being.
After half an hour of generalifies
Miss Glendon asked me II would un-