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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
A supreme Court Jeat.

An eminent lawyer, one of the most
eminent in the United States, was In
the midst Of an argument in defense of
the patent rights of his client to a
newfangled collar button that was be-
ing unlawfully manufactured by the
people on the other side Of the case.
Tho distinguished counsel was describ-
Ing the patent referred to and its many
advantages when Justice Shiras inter-
rupted him and in most serious man.
ner observed:
"I should like to ask the learned coun-
sci IL his client manufactures a collar
button that won't roll under the bed"
8 OF course the court was shocked.
Some young people In the seats re-
served for spectators Uttered. and the
marshal. rapping on his desk with his
gavel. roared, "Silence in this honora-
BILE court" The eminent counsel main
tanned his gravity, although bis soul
must have been deeply stirred. and hud
presence of mind enough to turn the
incident TO his own advantage. saying
with emphasis:
II have the honor to inform the court
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
ORIGIN OF THE TERM "MoB"
Used In It's First Meaning In Time OF
CHANGER.

CHANGER.
AS indicating the populace, proven.
bially fickle and easy to be moved (mo.
bile, from Latin mobillis), the express
sion 1.-THE mobile people" is as old as
the time of Chaucer, but in its later
sense, that of the disorderly crowd,
and in Its contracted form, "mob," it is
not older than the pnstrestoration pc.
riod. In Roger North's Examen, 174O,
reference is made to the Green Ribbon
club, 1892, and the writer adds:
81 may note that the rabble first
changed their title and We're called the
mob in the assemblies of this club
first mobile vulgus, then contracted in
one syllable" 1t was used hesitating-
ly at first by Dryden ("Dop Sebastian"
1900, Durfy Commonwealth of Wo-
men," 1888 and Shadwell esquire Of
Alsatia," 1889, and Richardson points
out that Dryden uses both mobile"
and 'mob" 10 the sense Of rabble, the
former in the stage directions as the
common word, the latter. as II it had
not long been introduced.
In I'LL The Spectator Instances
''mob" as an example of the popular
tendency to curtail many of our words
In familiar writings and conversation.
The verb "to mob,' derived of course
as above, does not occur until. the pc
riod Of Horace Walpole, many years
later, and Shakespeare's expression,
"the mobled queen" ("Hamlet'), refers
not to the mob" (mobilo), but to the
headdress in disorder r.-Boston Tran
script
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
CLOSE FIGURING.
How q Woman Upheld Her Reputa
tion For Economy.

How q Woman Upheld Her Reputa-
tion For Economy.
She was the wife of an official of a
st. Paul street corporation. Her one
pet hobby was economy. Though her
husband made an excellent salary, she
was rigid in her rules pertaining to the
buying of the necessaries for the
household. She would haunt bargain
counters and market stalls for hours in
order to get the benefit of reduction
of a few cents on the article desired.
The corporation official, with much
laughter. used to tease his better half
about what he called her "stinginess."
So one Gay, feeling hurt at his ridicule,
she resolved to take him to market
with her and demonstrate beyond a
doubt that she was a most economical
buyer. He consented, stipulating that
lie was not to be asked to carry the
basket
Arriving at the market. she made
several purchases, and then at one
stall inquired the price of eggs.
what" she exclaimed, ''I6 cents a
dozen? No, indeed, that is too high"
She dragged her reluctant husband
after her from one stand to another,
still inquiring the price of eggs and al
ways receiving the same answer until
near the upper end of the market.
Here she found dealer who offered
to sell her eggs in any quantity for 15
cents. To her husband she said joy
ously:
"Tbere, told you so. Why, those
others were robbers"
Turning to the salesman, she ordered
half dozen eggs, gravely handed him
the 8 cents asked in payment and
went home, prattling away about the
worth of economy in marketing and
the alleged Willingness Of dealers to
gouge the unsuspecting customer.
And to this day she does not know
that her husband and his friends
laughed over il at the club.-Baltimore
Sun.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
wr,stI, win Th,. pros,.m

Here is littls genealogical problem
which perhaps some of our readers can
solve. A man writes to the Liverpool
Post, saying: II have, like the rest Of
human beings, two parents. They in
turn had each two. These four grand
parents had each two, and SO on. Now.
II we take on an average four genera
tlons to Q century 83 generations have
passed away since the time OF william
the Conqueror, and by the simple proc
ess Of multiplying two by itself 33
times find that at the date of the Nor
man conquest must have had $780,
034,5S2 ancestors of that generation.
But this is eight or ne times the to-
tai population of the globe at the pres
ent day and must be fully 30 or 40
times the total number Of human be-
ings living In the eleventh century, so
that there must be fallacy in my cal
culetion somewhere. Can anybody tell
me-" he asks, what the fallacy isr'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
Yieyyn Of an optimist.

In taking pains we capture enjoy
ment.
The best course will be found the
most practical.
Half loaf is sometimes better than
whole cake.
The smile that is captured in pho
tograph may brighten some life.
He was an optimist who said that
there is jewel in the head of every
toad.
The one gallused boy gets more pleas.
ure out Of his clothes than the wealthy
dude.
The most delightful thing in life
is to watch little child's joy in mere
action.
II you have worked hard, the more
you are fatigued the stronger your
character has grown.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
WEARING EYEGLASSES.

The knack of Balancing Them Prop
erly on the Nose.
A young man who had purchased a
pair Of eyeglasses at local opticians g
the other day was complaining to the
clerk that he couldn't keep them on.
"They ale continually falling off," he
said. "and are really getting to be a
first class nuisance. Don't you think 1t
would help things II you frightened up
the spring a littleT
"No. l wouldn't advise you to alter
the spring." replied the clerk. "It's SO
tight now chat 1t is soaring your nose.
If you'll only be patient for few
days, think you'll learn to wear these
glasses all right Come In at the end
of the week, and IL you are still having
trouble with them I'll fit you out with
pair Of spectacles."
What do you mean by learning to
wear those eyeglasses?" asked a man
who happened to be standing within
earshot after the customer had walked
out. "Is It trick that has to be ac-
quired by practiceY
Certainly 1t is," replied the clerk.
wearing eyeglasses Is something that
has to be learned, just like riding ti.
cycle-ln cact, the comparison is pretty
good. because both are simply feats OF
balancing. The shape Of the nose has
very little to do with it," continued TIE
clerk, land isn't worth taking into COIL
sideration In selecting pair of glass
es. But II man has nose like the
Prov Of or armored cruiser he couldn't
make eyeglasses stay there at first at
tempt. Until he acquired the knack of
keeping them in place by balance they
would be falling off every time he
made sudden movement, no matter
how tightly he screwed up the spring.
Once the trick is mastered, however,
there is no further trouble. People
who wear eyeglasses habitually and
who may be regarded as experts keep
the spring very loose. The glasses rest
on the bridge of the nose as, lightly as
feather, but they never come off. l
once saw nearsighted man fall down
two flights of stairs and get up with
his glasses still firmly In place. How
is 1t done? Dear me, don't know!
How do people learn to walk the tight
rope T-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
what i. sauce For t.e Goose.


The groom entered alone and said
eonfldentially, do you use the word
obey in your marriage service, Mr..
-T
mo-" said the minister; IT do not,
usually"
WELL" said the expectant Benedict,
II have come to ask you to marry me
now, and want it used"
Certainly" replied the other. at
shall be DONE" and presently the cou-
pie stood solemnly before him. James
T." said the Clergyman. "do you
Take this woman to be your welded
wife" ~ do" do you solemnly
promise to love, honor and obey her so
long as you both shall liver Horror
and rebellion struggled with the sane
titles of the occasion on the bride
groom's face. but he chokingly respond
ed, 81 do," and the meek bride deco
rously promised In her turn.
After the ceremony was over the
bridegroom said excitedly aside to the
grave minister: You misunderstood
me, sir; you misunderstood me! l re-
ferred to the womnn's promising to
obey" "Ah, did you, indeed" serene
ly answered his reverence. "But I
think what is good for one side Is good
for the other, don't you? And, my
friend, 1t is my advice to you to say
nothing more about 1t, for, as an old
married man. can tell you you'll have
to obey anyhow!"--Woman's Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
A smsaa, Lspgf..hs...;.-

"A btrDnne Skp1rfehcH.-
An Atlanta woman who IL deeply In
ferested In psychological research re
htes the following story aboutxn et.
perience her husband had in the realms
OF the occult:
1--WE were having new home built,
and my husband went to 1t every day
TO see what progress was being made.
One day as he stood In the front room
up stairs his attention was attracted
to the street. Looking out Of the win.
dow, he saw funeral procession pass
ing from the door and out through the
gate. The casket was small, white and
covered with flowers. He recognized
friends and neighbors In the crowd,
and through some indefinable impress
sion he understood that the corpse was
that Of bis son, though he had no son
at that time. Surprised and startled at
the thought, he saw the procession van
ish, and he was entirely at loss how
to account for the experience. The
hour was noon, and there was nothing
in his mood or environment apparently
that induced the subconsclous.
within few months a little son
was born to us, and at the age Of 3
years 1t was carried out of the gate in
q flower covered, white casket and fol
lowed by the same friends my husband
had seen that noontime long before.
What explanation can be given of this
circumstance and experiences like 1t
that are constantly being related in So
cieties of psychical culture r-Atlanta
Constitution.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29

A Main street secondhand book.
store was the scene of an amusing lit.
tie comedy the other day. A ragged
urchin, who had crept In unnoticed,
pulled dog cared book with gilded
title Of love and adventure from the
rack and, after. lingering it for a mo-
ment became Immediately absorbed in
the thrilling tale.
When the bookseller caught sight Of
his impecunious visitor, his first i'm
pulse was to chase the boy away. On
second thought, however, he left the
youthful reader to his pleasure. At
length the time. for closing came
around, and the old man set about
bolting the shutters.
The noise awoke the urchin from his
dream. He lingeringly closed the book
and, siding up to the proprietor, asked
with all the assurance Of his gutter
training, "Say, mister. what time dyer
open termorrerT- Hartford Telegram.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
Moon worship In China.

The fete of the moon is celebrated In
the eighth month of the year. and this
lasts six days. Presents are then made
on which the figure OF the moon is ap-
parent. and large pagoda is illuminat-
ed. Firecrsckers and music and fam
lily reunions prevail. A midnight BAN
quet on the last night terminates tho
feast, and then the descent OF the god
dess Of the moon. which we call the
man In the moon. is awaited. She is
supposed to visit the earth at this time
to grant the wishes Of mortals. The
moon with the Chinese is the patroness
Of poetry. and autumn is the poets IA
vorite season.-Leslie's Weekly.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
Knew They Were Americana.

4 compliment and a slur In the same
breath are in letter i received from
a Washington girl In Paris.
1--WE were dining Mt Joseph's the 9TH
er night" she writes, "when delight
fully dressed woman sitting at table
near with a party of three sent one of
the men with her to ask father If we
were not Americans. She seemed to
be saying I told you So to her friends,
and as we came out she stopped me in
the corridor to explain her odd pro-
ceeding. She was politeness itself.
'Mademoiselle will pardon me- she
said with the most charming accent,
but 1t was wager. have wagered
my husband that we shall see 30
Americans this evening. II is now SO
we have seen. and Nine. b., who is
with us, would not believe you were
Americans. Mais. was sure-surer
"'Why were you SO sure Of itT ask
ed.
MADAME flashed a dazzling smile at
me.
"'Ohr she said. the Americans have
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
would Come Anyhow.

The Rev. Father Staunton of the well
known Church Of ST. Alban, Holborn,
is humorist In his way and often tells
with inimitable effect droll story In
the course of his sermon which sends
through the congregation gentle rip
pie of merriment. On Sunday he sat
irized the ambition Of certain people
to use words of which they did not
know the meaning. Many of them
were fond of sticking the letters ID.
"" In all sorts of places instead Of
using the plain, homely English phrase
GOD willing" He knew one gentle
man. rather shaky In his Latin, who in
a letter to friend wrote II win be
with you ID. " on Monday, but any
way OIL Tuesday."--Lqndon Telegraph.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
PRETTY ROUGH SPORT.
Cruel Game Played In the Camps
of Canadian Lumbermeu

So full of peril Is the lumberman's
life that even his sports and games
must be spiced with danger or they
will pail upon his taste. On the long
winter nights a cruel game called
"Jack, where be ye?" is frequently
played.
The middle of the largest room in the
camp is cleared. Two men are secure
ly blindfolded and, having previously
drawn lots for the first whack, they
kneel on the floor. In his right hand
each man holds stout leather strap,
in his left another leather strap, or a
rope is held by the end, either close to
the floor or, in some camps, actually
on it. The latter strap, being kept
taut by the combatants, guarantees a
uniform distance between them. They
other severely, which not infrequently
happens.
Now, the man who has been lucky
enough to draw the first call shouts,
Jack, where be ye?" to which his op-
ponent must Immediately answer,
Here 1 be-" Then the first man
strikes at the place where he imagines
his adversary to be with the heavy
leather strap. If he hits his man, he
is entitled to another blow.-may call
out again, Jack, where be YEP and
the other must answer, Here l be-"
This is continued till the first man
misses, when he must take his turn
at heiup str1ck
The others form ring around the
two combatants, bets are made, and
each faction encourages and applauds
its chosen man. There are regular
rounds, and the game is usually kept
up until one or the other has had
enough or perhaps till one is carried
off the scene wounded. Hard heads
can stand hard knocks, and volunteers
for the sport are numerous. At the
beginning there is generally no malice.
A hard blow is struck-it is expected
it is the game. But it occasionally
happens that the game develops into
q fierce duel.-Pearson's.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
ONLY A CROOKED CENT.
When the Young Woman Thought II
Was Gold, She Got Nervous

When the Young Woman Thought II
Was Gold, She Got Nervous.
The car had just rounded decd
mans curve" at Fourteenth street,
when daintily clad young woman
swished something out of her hand
which as 1t struck the street was fol-
lowed by sharp metallic sound.
"What was that you threw away, my
dear" asked her companion, another
girl about the same age.
Money" laconically responded the
thrower.
Money" continued her companion
in Mortified tone of voice. "Why, it
sounded like gold"
"My gracious!" shrieked the throwcr.
'Have l thrown away one of those
goldpieces?"
BY this time several of the passen-
gers had arisen from their seats and
were looking in an indignant way at
the conductor for not stopping the car.
He, however, was one of those high
collared, stoical young men who boss
things on the Broadway cars. and the
excitement created by the money
thrower did not cause him to turn a
hair. All this time the car was bowl
ing as merrily along as Broadway cars
ever do bowl, and it was getting far
ther and farther away nrom the mon
ay. One or two of the passengers were
about to jump off the car, but then
they thought better of 1t and turned
their gaze anyiously on the young wo-
man, who was hunting frantically
through her purse. Just as it seemed
the strain would be too much for the
excited passengers to bear longer the
fair thrower looked up smilingly at her
companion and murmured sweetly:
"It's all right, my dear. 1t wasn't q
goldpiece after ALL"
"What was It, then?" asked the sec
ond young woman.
Only crooked penny" replied the
thrower. 'T always throw away crook
ed pennies for luck"
Then both girls softly giggled, while
the other passengers, looking both fool
ish and disgusted. resumed their seats.
New York Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
Largest of Ap,mays.

Mr.. Beddard in his book on whales
reminds readers that although imagi.
nation Is apt to picture the giant rep.
tiles OF the jurassic and cretaceous
periods as having exceeded in size all
medern animals yet in fact there is no
evidence that the earth has ever con.
tanned either on the land or in the sea
creatures exceeding the whale in bulk.
The mammoth was larger than the eie.
phant, but the ichthyosaurus could not
match the whale for size. although
with Its terrible jaws It would doubt
less have been the whales master.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
Tn. Muti,ated Bill sw.nd,..

The antiquity Of a swindle rarely
interferes with its success IL 1t be
skillfully managed. else one confidence
game that has recently been played
here proftably would never have been
revived. 1t depends on the practice of
the United States government in re-
deeming any part of torn bill for the
amount Of money 1t represents. The
value of part of bill is very exactly
determined by means of an apparatus
which measures the fragment of the
bill with the greatest accuracy. This
mechanism prevents anybody from get
ting in return for part of torn bill
any more than 1t is really worth.
That fact is not generally known,
and 1t is the ignorance Of the public
In tho matter that has lately made
possible the success of well dressed
swindler who has been operating down
town. He has with him parts of $40
bill bearing the bill number. He ex-
plains to walters, barkeepers, cashiers
and similar persons that he Is too busy
to go to the subtreasury and redeem
the bill for which he could secure the
full value. He offers for that reason
to dispose of the torn piece for small
sum and has succeeded in getting from
SIS to 81 for fragments of bill that
could never be redeemed for more than
half those sums.
The purchasers, of course, had conf
dence in the mistaken theory that the
full value OF bill would be paid at
the treasury for any part of 1t, how
ever small the section might be. By
dividing $40 bill into five or six pieces
and selling them OH such liberal terms
this form Of swindling may be made
very protitable.-New York Sun.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
A Funny Surprise.

This story is told by a man who dis
likes nothing SO much as to be asked
questions: "AIy little girl is very fond
of seashells." he said. "and, having
been called to Atlantic City on busi-
ness one day. took advantage of the
opportunity to run down to the beach
to see If could pick up a few. was
strolling along the sand. gathering a
few shells and pebbles, which placed
in my handkerchief, when along came
one Of those old idiots who ask ques-
tions with their mouths which their
eyes could answer.
'He smiled upon me and said: Fine
day, isn't 1t? Are you gathering shells 2
"'No,' snapped back, saying the
first thing that popped into my mind;
I'm looking for set Of false teeth l
lost while in bathing
"He expressed his sympathy, and
then his face lit up as his eye caught
sight of pink and white object on the
sand. We'll. ! declare! Here they are
now! he exclaimed, and, sure enough,
'he picked up set Of false teeth lying
right at his feet. I was too surprised
to do anything but grab them and put
them in my pocket The funny part of
1t is that never had a tooth pulled in
my life. wonder who that false set
belongs to."-Philadelphia Record.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
Exolution of Vanderbilt.

An old friend who keeps autographs
as fad pointed out to me recently the
evolution of the name of Vanderbilt as
we have 1t at the present time. The
original was Van der Bit The old
commodore signed 1t thus: ivan Der
bilt." William II. signed It "van der
bilt," leaving distinct space between
the IN" and the small 3D." as his IA
ther did between the "n" and the capt.
tai 3D." Most of the present genera
ton make one word of it.-New York
Press
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
A Misunderstsndipu.

Here! Where are you golngr' cried
the housekeeper.
why. lady" replied Harvard Has
ben. Il don't suppose you want me to
get my board here permanent"
None of your impertinencel Before
1 gave yon your dinner 1 asked you if
you were ready to go to work at once,
and you said yes'"
my goodnessl Did you say at onceY
1 understood you to say once
thought you were curious about nv
past. st."-Philadelphia Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
%.t ClfWiAiln.
7UxAWsS - AkRoh&
: - - CnluMsusRxl
North Bound.

North Bound.
Cin., Columbus and Clev.. s6:O5 am
Akron and Pittsburg. 80. 1920 am
COL, Millersburg & Cleve. III :jS an
Cin., Col. and Cleveland. %. '4:15 pm
Pitts, Bal. Wash. & N. Y. .s2:3O prn
South Bound.
Clevd., Coils. and Gin. go. .s9:46 am
New York, Pitts. and Akron. (runs
only to Barberton.). ..... s11:1O am
Clevd. Millersburg and Coils. "3:13 pm
Pittsburg and Akron, Cruns only
to Akron .............. 1910 pm
Clevd., Coils and Gin, -. 1901 pm
Daily. Daily except Sunday.
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Tho oIde,t cbri.tiar HYMN.

The oldest Christian hymn was COM
posed not only by a pagan. the Roman
Emperor Adrian, bnt by n prosecutor
OF Christians as we'll The hymn be-
gins with the line "vital spark OF
hea senly love" and was written be-
tween the years 70 and 1873 A. D., the
dates Of the einperor's birth and death.
The hymn was paraphrased by Alex
ander Pope In the early part of the
eighteenth century.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
OF Two Eytla.

"Ruggles. am sorry to hear you
were burned out the other day. Did
you lose all your household goodsp
Yes, but we don't feel SO awfully
bad over It, Lumpkin. We expected
to have to move next week anyway
Chicago Tribune. .4.l
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29
BALTIMORE & OHIO.
Union Depot, Market street.

Tiffin, Fostoria & Chicago. '10:10 aps
Tiftin, Fostoria & Chicago. $500 PM
Chicago vestibuled, limited "%11:00 Jm
Arrive from the West.
Chicago and New York vest-
buled, limited ........... al so ann
chicago and Pittsburg. s'6:35 am
Chicago. Akron and Clevc-
land ................... 'S:1O pm
Trains leave Chicago for Akron
$1,000 g. m. 1870 p. N. and $3.50 q.
M.