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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24

need be no limit. They had followed
the fry for miles maybe. merely swal-
lowing one here and one there to keep
their appetites whetted. Now they had
cornered them where there was no es'
cape for their victims. No alert fisher.
man on the lookout for just such an
opportunity was at hand TO convert
their triumph and feasting into captivi.
ty and lamentation. They might feast
ut will
And, ye gods, feast they did! No
one who has not seen 1t would believe
that the cubic capacity of u mackerel
could possibly deal successfully with
the number of small fish he actually
swallows. The way he conducts the
operation of fcasting is unique. Open
ing his mouth wide. the mackerel darts
in among the small fry, some of which
are perhaps one-thlrd of his own
length. In an instant one of these Is
TO be seen sticking tiSlf in and half out
of his mouth. Then the macierel gives
one gulp. and the victim has disappear
cd Without moments delay the
process is repeated and repeated so
many times that the spectator cannot
fail to be concerned for the immediate
future of the particular mackerel he
has watched. Yet nothing happens.
AS for the fry, their helpless anguish
is somewhat heartrendlng. The whole
shoal of them boils and churns the wa.
ter in an agony of fear. High into the
air they leap IN order to avoid their
voracious enemies. landing themselves
often enough upon the weed covered
rocks which skirt the pool and painting
their lives out there rather than leap
back into the seetEing mass of their
harassed companions beneath.-Long-
mans Magd"ine.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
WILD ANIMALS HE KNOWS.
An Elderly Man Who Feeds the squir-
rcIs and birds In Prospect
Park. N. Y.

! An old man who makes a visit tc
Prospect park every fine morning dur.
ing the summer spends an hour or two
on the hill back of the common feeding
birds and squirrels with bread crumbs
which he brings in his pockets. He is
patriarchial looking aud he has man.
aged to make large number of friends
among the birds and squirrels. park
policeman who was talking to New
I York Sun reporter about the old man
said:
81 first noticed hini'two years ago,
! 7 saw him going across the common
at daybreak and. wondering what he
was doing in this lonely place at such
an hour in the morning, ! followed
him. He went up the hill south OF the
commop and then over toward the old
Indian burying ground. where he sat
down on the ground and began to chirp
! Pretty soon noticed that squirrels
were coming toward him. and that a
lot OF birds were lowering around. [
saw him take lot of crumbs out Of
his pocket and scatter them around,
aud then the birds and squirrels had a
feast. This thing has been going on
ever since.
"When ! first saw him he had only
been feeding the residents Of The park
for little while and hadn't become
acquainted with them. But my, he
knows them all now. and they know
him. Nowadays they come right up 10
him and take the crumbs from his
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
M AdycrfiHeI.
Last year tl

Last year there came, as usual, the sultry summer
season,
That my family seek The country there was surely
every reason.
A beautiful advertisement was in a morning pa
per,
And when read its promises cut happy capcr.
l saw the agent, with my wife; in language warm
and glowing
lie told us Of the handsome house round which
bright flowers were growing,
The woods behind. the before, the fishing, sail.
ing, rowing.
The balmy air salubrious, the breezes gently
blowing,
The drives, the schools. the churches and the
neighborEood so nice;
No bugs and no mcsquitoes-why. 1t seemed a
paradise.
had no time to visit it; you'll think l was a
Ounce;
] took the agents words for truth and signed the
lease at oaec.
] told my busincss partner, end he laughed with
soornful glee
And said it was an easy thing to get ahead OF r'a
lie knew the place, aud all the agents statemcn
were but lies
That II my wife would stay a week 'twould cau'
him some surrrise.
lie offered then to bet with mel took. alwa,
do
A thousand dollars that We would not stay Il
season through.
We went. Would you believe itl Az were hap
and conteniod;
The place and al about It ware lust as were sc
resented
How strange, raeh word the agent said
truthful 10 the letter;
In fact, this year I've bought the place rcy lool
to end a'Gciter
Ny partner paid the thousand. thrugh be did U
speak SO funny
When told him twas an item put toward II
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
CHICAGoEsE GOOD ENOUGH.
Residents of the Gnrden City Are SAT-
isicd with Their own
Dialect.

When tenchers or principals OF the
Chicago schools misuse the English
idiom, twist up their grammatical con-
struction and slide into bad colloquial-
isms, 1t is simply lapse into Chi
cagocse," says the Chicago Tribune.
The district superintendents of schools
came to this. opinion a few days ago at
their cabinet meeting, after they had
considered the charges OF school trust
ecs that the teachers do not under
stand the language and cannot use or
teach IL correctly.
Whatever faults there might be in
The schoo! English the superintend-
ents decided to be the result of local
dialect. When teacher says that
amt" or ''it don't splits her infni-
tives. uses ndiectiyes where adverbs
should be used. ends sentence with II
proposition, hsks whers something SIS
at" places modifying clauses out Of
order. torgcts the coriugation OF her
verbs. or does any of the other things
of which trustees complain il is sim
ply lapse into local dialect, according
TO the supcrintendents
Such usages are permissible in "Chi-
cagoese," and lapses into dialect do not
constitute offenses which would make
Lindley Murray weep, according to the
superintendents. 1t was decided that
the charges of the trustees had been
overdraun and were not based upon q
sufficient investigation.
Spelling is not taught in the pri-
mary grades from text books" said
Superintendent Sabin. "but it is in the
elementary grades. When the teachers
use bad English they simply lapse into
Chicago dialect, in which they were
brought up. They are nearly all Chi
cago born"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
INLAND.
Especial Correspondence3

Especial Correspondence3
Inland, May 22.-The township Sun
day school union will hold its quarter
ly institute in United Evangelical
church at this place Sunday. A good
program is prepared.
The arrangements for Memorial Day
exercises Mt this place have not been
announced.
Geo. Motz of Canton spent Sunday
here with his father.
Emanuel Kontz of Akron spent
Sunday with his parents.
The only cases of small pox develop
ed were at New Berlin and McDonalds-
vile. There are no cases at Aultman
or Greentowp, but the men working
in the II. B. Camp shops were vacci-
mated because they We're exposed to
cases at other places. The scare has
about died out. No new cases report
ed.
Corn In this locality is about all
planted. Farmers are praying for rain
The ground Is unusually dry for this
time of the year. Grass crop will be
short IL it doesn't rain soon. Wheat
will be fair crop. Fruit promises to
he good crop except strawberries which
were injured by frosts.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
FEET WASHING
Special Serves at Comet. MRS
Treesh's Death.
Especial correspondence

Comet, May "a A. A. Buchtel ana
wife, Mrs. Sevilla, A. Daily nnd son,
visited at East Liberty and Spring
field recently.
Mrs. Lizzie Treesh, wife OF John
Treesh, departed this life Monday
evening, May 14th, at the age of 80
years, six months and IA days. The
funeral services were held in the
church Mt this place, ana were con-
Quoted by Rev. e. r. Willard of Canal
Fulton. The sermon was taken from
the text, Let not your heart ne
troubled; We believe in God, believe
also in me-" Rev. Willard was as
sisted by Rev. s. Sprankle and Rev.
J. Reed of this place. Interment was
made in the Murdock cemetery, Thurs
day. Diseased leaves a husband and
four children TO mourn their loss.
The Trisch Workinger reunion will
be held June o, instead of the 14th,
as stated two weeks ago.
Miss Hattie Kleckner, who has been
staying in Akron, is at home with
her father and sister for a few
weeks.
Two young people were immersed
at this place last Sunday by Rev.
Young.
Abraham Steese of Barberton, is
visiting with his son Alexander at
this village.
There will be communion and wash
ing of feet two weeks from last Sun
day, June 3, at the church here.
Preaching in the school house sun
day, May 2T.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
IS NAIL CUTTING SURGERY?
"A Fine Technical Point TO be Decided
by German Law
Court.

A short time ago German court was
called upon to decide the question
whether corns on the feet were dis
ease. The court at Vienna, says the
European edition of the New Y 1ork Her
aid, was lately called upon to give its
decision on much more difficult ques-
ton. A doctor in that city, having to
perform an operation, began by cutting
his nails quite close, and slightly cul his
finger. He nevertheless performed sew
eral operations during the day.
The wound festered; the doctor was
compelled, in his turn, to undergo an
operation. and for % days he was un-
able to perform his professional Gu-
ties. He therefore claimed as lorins
from a company in which he was in
sured against accidents. The company
refused to pay. on the ground that no
claim could be made in respect to an
operation performed by surgeon upon
himself The question therefore re-
solves itself into this: Is cutting ones
nails n surgical operation? The ques-
tion was so embarrassing to the court
that, after having heard both sides and
deliberated for considerable time, it
reserved it's decision.
Without protesting 10 he able to
settle this difficult question, I would
merely observe that if to cut ones nails
is surgical operation, to shave ones
self is also one, fortiori, as it was
formerly part of the professional
duty of the surgeon. Indeed, during the
nineteenth century several English SUR
geons employed in the Danish fleeu
were discharged for refusing to shave
the crews
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
CLINTON
Schools VIII Close For Long Vacation
---Peasona s.

Especial Correspondence.)
Clinton, May 22,--F. Deutsch and p.
NJ. Erase were In Akron last week.
Alex Kidd was home Wednesday.
Misses Ella Smith, Mary Rhodes,
Lizzie Casenhiser and Myrtle Eber-
hart. and Messrs, Earl Erase, Oscar
Evans nnd Howard Sprangler spent
Friday evening at the home Of Mr..
Dan Thursby of Sandyville.
About twelve of the l.. o. 7. MS
drove to Wadsworth, Friday evening
TO attend the review ut that place.
C. s. Spangler and family and Miss
Parsia Whitmyer, visited the Iatter's
mother, Mrs. Geo. whitmyer, near
Manchester, Sunday.
Frank Ries and family and Christ
Ries spent Sunday with their parents
@. p. Ries and wife.
Mrs. John Welsh and daughter are
visiting near silver Creek.
Mr.. Carpenter, ticket agent at War
wick, win 60 TO New Philadelphia, and
Mr. VIII Ruch will return to War
wick,
Isreal Harter Of Canal Fulton, was
the guest at the 2. W. Rhodes home,
Sunday.
The Clinton schools will close FRI
day for three months vacation.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
STILL UNDECIDED.
tie Was "sot" on One Thing and Un.
Gle Sam ON Another.

tie Was "sot" on One Th,ns and Un-
Gle sam ON Another.
/ asked a moonshine dlstlller on the
Cumberland mountains If 1t was the
profit in whisky which induced him to
take such risks of arrest and imprison-
ment.
Reckon not" he replied after
awhile.
perhaps you like the excitement
and adventureW
"No, can't say does"
"You don't drink 1t yourself, I be.
lieye%
mot drop"
"And you could make more money
getting out barrel stuff or railroad
ties?"
'I'm suah | could"
"Then will you tell me why you went
into dlstilllng?"
"Well. sub, II was Just sotness, !
reckon. | never thought to go into 1t
till Bill comes home and says the Unit.
ed States was sot that shouldn't,
Then got sot that would. The old
woman was sot that they'd ketch me.
and was sot that they shouldn't. Bill
was sot fur bar'l stuff. and that made
me sot fur whisky, Yes, reckon It's
all sotness."
"But what will the end BET" asked
"That's 10 be found out" he replied
'If the United States has got mo- sot'
ness than ! hev. then I'll bring up In
the Albany penltentary. II I've got
mo- sotness than the United States
then old Jim Renfew will come out on
top, and the United States won't be
nowhar." NJ. QUAD.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
cOPLEY.
Especial Correspondence.)

Coplcy, May 23.-The High school
Commencement exercises will he held
at the NJ. e. church, Friday evening.
There are nine members in the class:
Howard c. Benner, winona Hemp.
hill, Mabelle Hawkins, Pearl Smith,
Clyde Yoey, Mamie Frederick, Bessie
Prentiss, Kittio Smith and Nellie
Prentiss. The class address will be
given by Prof. o. e. OIln of Buchtel
College.
Copley will soon have a new tele-
phone line. Poles are being erected
and the work Is progressing rapidly
under the management of MIR. Arnold.
Decoration day will be properly OBJ.
served by Copley members of the G.
A. r. and X. o. Il. M.
There is movement on foot to or.
ganize ball team for the season.
Frank Bramley has so far /. re
covered from the effects Of the blow
received during the Carr-Hull fight tc
be able to walk about with the as
sistance of Il cane.
Guy l.. Weeks and wife have re
turned home after a short wedding
tour.
Aw ell is being dug at the cemetery
Harvey o. Bolicb will attend schoo
mt the Ohio Normal University durin,
the summer.
Thornton Null is spending his vaca
tion in town.
Mrs. r. Ringler is on the sick list.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
THE TOUCAN AT ROOST.
Curious and Amusing Performance
of the Queer Bird when Pre-
'phrtng for Sleep.

The toucan was an amiable, and, at
first, silent bird. He lived in very
large cage, chiefly m fruit, and tubbed
constantly, says Cornhill. But the GU
rious and amusing thing was to see
him preparing to roost and he began
quite early, while other birds were still
quite wide awake. The first thing was to
carefully cock up-for il was q slow and
cautious proceeding-his absurd little
scut Of tail, which was only about
three or four inches long. This must
in some way have affected his balance,
for he never moved on the perch after
the tail had been laid carefully back.
Then, later in the evening, he gently
turned the huge unwieldy bill around
by degrees, until ii too was laid along
his back and buried in feathers in the
usual bird fashion. BY the way,
have always wondered how and why
The myth arose that birds sleep with
their heads under their wings? A
moments thought or observation
would show thai it Is quite as impos-
sihle feat for bird as for human
being. However, the toucan's sleep
ing arrangements resulted in produce
Ing an oval mass OF feathers supported
on one leg, looking as unlike IL bird as
It is possible to imagine. When he
was ruthlessly awakened by sudden
poke or noise, which grieve to state
was often done-in my absence, need
less to sny-l heard that he invariably
tumbled down in sprawlipg heap,
being unable TO adjust the balance re-
quired by the ponderous bill all in q
moment.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
CHILDREN
viii Picnic at Silver lake-.-St0W
News.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Stow, May 23.--Clem Schnader of
Cleveland, spent Sunday with his
mother.
The school at this place will picnic
mt Silver lake Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Society furnished n
chicken supper for a class from the
High Street Church of Christ of Ak
ron, Saturday night.
John Ripley and daughter Jennie
went to Cleveland Saturday. Mr. Rip
ley returned Monday, while his
daughter will make two weeks visit.
Rev. w. ]. Crum was In town over
Sunday, returning to his home in
Mineral Ridge, Monday. He reports
his mothers condition improved,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
SETTING TIRES.
The Old Way Of Shrinking Them on
aud the Giodepn Way.


The old way of putting a tire on a
wheel was to shrink it on, The tire
was made just tritle smaller than the
wheel and then heated, with the result
of expanding it slightly. When thus
heated 1t was crowded down over the
rim of the wheel and then cooled with
water to keep it from burning the
wheel and also to contract it. Cool
ing, it was shrunk on to bind the wheel
tightly. The modern way of putting a
tire on wheel is with hydraulic
tire setting press,
BY this method the tire Is made just
a trife larger than the wheel so that
it will go over the rim freely. The
bed of this press, upon which the
wheel lies horizoutall,, with an open
ing ut the center for the hub, is COM
posed Of IS sections, radiating from
the center and IN shape like the spaces
between the spokes of wheel. The
outer end of cacl, section Is turned up
ward. the turned up ends making a
continuous t!angc, or collar, all around
the bed of the press. Each one of the
sections has under II n hydraulic cylin-
der, and the sections are all arranged
to work to a common center. In use
the wheel Is laid on tie press with the
cold tire around it within that turned
up collar, or lange, around the edge
When the Dress Is set In operation, the
collar, or flange, Is irresistibly contract.
ed. When ii comes in contact with the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
A Modest Constituent.

Here is letter recently received in
Washington by a western member Of
congress: ITO the Very Honorable
Mr.. Blank-Kind sir and esteemed
friend: have the seeds. They came
this morning and suit very well, spe-
cially the cabbage seed which grows
well in this soil. pleas send me loads
Of fertiliser and new barrer (mine is
broke so il amt no good) and II you
could send me man for a couple OF
days / would be obliged. With this
help know the garden stuff will turn
out al rite and ! will send some to you
and the president. Your grateful well
wisher and Supporter"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
SOWING WITH ARTILLERY.
How the Duke of Athol Redeemed a
barren CrnE from insight
1y SteriIity.

In the grounds OF the duke of Athol
and near B,air castle, England stands
a high, rocky crag named Craigiebarns.
IT looked grim and bare in the midst
of beauty and its owner thought how
much prettier it would look if only
trees, shrubs, etc, could be planted
in its hooks and crannies. 1t was con
sidered impossible for anyone TO scale
its steep and dangerous activities and
no other way was thought of to get
seed sown. One day, says the New
York Press, Alexander Nasmyth, IA
ther of the celebrated engineer, paid
visit to the dukes grounds. The crag
was pointed out to him and he was
told Of the desire of the duke regard
ing it. ..a
After some thought he conceived
how it could be accomplished. In pass
ing the castle he noticed two old can
non. He got few small tin canisters,
made to'fit the bore ofsthecannon, ,and
filed them with variety Of tree, shrub
and grass seeds. The cennons were
loaded in the usual way and fired at the
rocks from all sides. The little can
listers on striking the rock burst, scat
tering the seeds in all directions.
Many seeds We're lost, but many more
fell into the Lodges or cracks where
there was little moss or earth. These
soon showed signs of life and in a few
years graceful trees and pretty climb
ing plants, all sown bT sgunpowder,
were growing and 6ourishing in near
ly every recess of theFformerly bare,
gray crag, clothing it with verdant
beauty.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
A Novel Entertainment,

In Vienna, recently, prize was Of
fered for the most original suggestion
was won by young countess, who sug-
gested "composite at home" a large
hall was engaged, and the hostesses at
separate booths, arranged according
to individual taste, but with reference
to a general color scheme. Admission
was charged, and fruits, bonbons and
artistic trifes were sold, The guests
were all invited, and every hostess re-
ceived in her own booth, afterward TAX
ing her friends to the other booths
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
GREEDY MACkEREL.
A GorgiRg Feast and the Way II
Was Managed.

once enjoyed the privilege Of seeing
an army of mackercl successfully cor
ncr shoal OF small fry in u rocky
shallow pool which was u cul de SIC.
The mackerel swan behind their vic
tins in serried ranks, company ol
hungry, determined creatures, intent
upons n gorglng feast to which there
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24

have had draw with Jcffries the last
time they met, and they still have
great faith In the sailors prowess. IN
a betting way the fight will probably
be one of the greatest ever held in
this country, as each man mas an i'm
mense following among sporting men.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
Disabled bx pi.trnction.

"Is your husband good whist play
er, Mrs. ChatterT
mo; he can't play at oil II anybody
at the table alks."--Indlanapolis Jour-
nal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24

Nine chances in ten it's your kid
neys that need attention If you don't
feel well. Boleys Kidney Cure make $
healthy kidneys and will make you
WELL Nothing else "just as good"
J. Nj. Latter, ]. Lamparter & Co., a.
Warner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24
Unable TO Work.

Chas. Ruployle Of Atwater, o.. was
unable to work on account of kidney
trouble. After using Foley's Kidney
Cure four days he was cured.
j. NJ. LATER, j. Lamparter & Co., A.
Warner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-24

1t never ofiends a woman when her
doctor or preacher scolds her; she con-
slders that is his way OF taking an in.
terest" in her.-AtohisoD Globe.