Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-10

gold, III which 10 SET Instead Of
Jewel, fat cube Of gold, on the sur
face Of which the initials OF the re-
cipient and tho donor ara intertwlnsd.
Thus it may be used as seal, The
Idea Ia that when lirtation Is Oh be-
tween a summer girl and young man,
they exchange these rings. which are
by no means binding in the sense that
an engagement ring is. Apropos Of
this, there is said to be quite code
of etiquette involved In the sealing
heart rings Red is never proper at
this stage, because it meaus ardent
love. Blue Is favorite color, signify
ing truth. Green means that the af-
fection is fresh and tender, while yel-
low indicates jealousy. The saving
grace of the sweetheart ring lies in the
fact that either the youth or the maid
en- may return bis or her ring with
out offense, as did one young man,
who wrote: "Dear Alice-Here is
your ring. Please send back mine.
] have told you all the pretty things
l know. Perhaps after Il while will
learn more, and then we can exchange
rings again" TO this Alice replied,
as she returned his ring: II thought
it was about time"
o.
Bot Yet Sup ing, which in the Chin
ese language means substantially the
"Middle August Moon Worship" was
celebrated in all of the large cities of
the world, Saturday, but as there are
only about three Cinnamon in this city
and they have no josshouse, the cele-
bration was dispensed with here.
According to the Chinese calendar,
Saturday was August IS, which is the
anniversary OF the night when, some
800 years ago, the sudden appearance
of the moon upon the battle field. when
the reyolutionists had surrounded the
Emperor's army, who were half
starved in the wilderness. having SUBJ
sisted for days upon the elephant ear
plant, or Chinese potato, turned into
a glorious victory what seemed newt
able defeat for the loyalists. This was
during the eleventh century, and since
then the anniversary of that date has
been cherished by all loyal Cinnamon,
who celebrate the day in feasting and
prayer.
A local Chinaman told Democrat
reporter of the feast and celebration
last night. He said that where there
are many Cinnamon in this country
the day is always celebrated by burn
ing incense and in eating Yet Brung,
or moon cake, which is made from
fruits and meats of every description
encased in crust of sweetened cake.
The ingredients of this cake are call
ed Tai Tong, and only Chinese baker
can make It, The evenings are spent
upon the housetops or in the streets
in front of the josshouses, where all
loyal Celestials give thanks to fair
Luna for her share in the deliverance
of their empire so many centuries ago.
There being no Chinese baker in this
city and no way to get the moon cakes
precluded all possibility of the celebra
fion here. The cakes are cut into small
pieces in the josshouses and sold to the
Celestials, who eat it and are thereby
given renewed strength in the battle
of life according to the Chinese faith.
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There were some ludicrous features
of Akrons tragedy of few weeks
ago, While the rioters were storming
the City hall the prisoners confined i'll
the City prison were released, Among
them was a man whose first name was
Pat, who had been held prisoner
upon a minor charge. Pat started
down South Main st. at quite lively
rate, but had not gone far before he
slackened his pace.
Hurry UP, Pat shouted one of the
bystanders,
Itak uts.t n.I IL al Eah