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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-09
PERKINS,
Annex a Certainty.
Estimated Cost Will Ex-
ceed $4,000.
Clerk Will Advertise For
Bids at Once.
Board Turned Down Request
For Specialist.
High School Students Depend Upon
Own Resources.

Own Resources.
The proposed annex at the Perkins
building will be erected at an estimat-
ed cost Of $17,535.
| At the meeting of the school board
Tuesday night chairman Harpham OF
the new buildings committee reported
that a separate two-story structure
with basement would be built upon
the northwest corner Of the school
premises. The recommendation in
cludes an assembly room. Mr.. Harp
ham stated that this room could be
omitted at saving Of $500. Archi-
tect Charles Henry was present and
the board recessed until the members
examined the plans. The recommen-
dation of the committee was adopted,
and upon motion of Mr.. Frese, the
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids
TURNED DOWN.
Superintendent Thomas reported
that the senior class in the high school
had prepared their graduating essays,
and desired that specialist be en-
ployed by tho board to give them spe-
cial training in the delivery Of their
productions. The matter was referred
to the committee on schools and dis
cipline, whereupon Supt. Thomas said
that postponement Of two weeks
would result In the loss of valuable
time. DR.. Reed moved that it be refer
red to the committee with power to act.
Mr.. Gibbons stated that he was op-
posed to the measure. Il would rather
have the students come fresh from the
school and do as we'll as they can. 1
want them to show what the Akron
schools have done for them, rather
than have an outsider come in the
last few weeks and polish them up"
The vote was lost as follows:
Ayes-Kingsbury. Reed.
Nays-Slabaugh Otis, Kelley, Frese,
Hartzell, Endress, Talcott, Gibbons.
Harpham.
DIR. Millikin absent when vote was
taken but came in later.
ADVERSE REPORT.
Mr.. Slabaugh of the committee on
schools and discipline reported adverse
to the giving of any entertainments in
the school buildings where an admis-
sion fee is charged. "I believe the prin-
|
ciple is wrong" said Mr.. Slabaugh,
"as well as a contravention OF law"
Mr.. Gibbons took a shot at the re-
port by saying, "This is great him
drance to the promoters of the school
room decoration project. We ought
either to stop all work along that line
or encourage it." Mr.. Hartzell was of
the same opinion. Mr.. Kelley thought
the rule "just right" "It puts the
matter in the hands of the board" said
he, "and special privileges may be
granted" The report was adopted.
BAD EXAMPLE.
Mr.. Slabaugh called attention to the
matter of entertainments above the
first floor in the ward buildings. He
said at does not matter whether the
crowd assemblies under tine guise of a
Mothers meeting or spell down the
practice should be stopped. l want
also to say that the present method
something to prlibg. oLocdcmfwyppcm
of lighting is very unsafe. We should
do something to prevent the use Of
lamps resting on q window-sill, or
over door," The matter was refer
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-09

FOR SALE OF TRADE-Fine modern
room house, barn, well, cistern and
city water, on pavement, East End,
at a bargain. Enquire of G. w.
Gridley, 4S Central Bldg. Phone SIC.
300-tf
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You will soon want the flies shut out,
Call at our factory or use our tele-
phone, No. go, for screen doors and
windows. Climax Cabinet Company.
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FOR SALE Horse, surrey and har.
ness. Horse weighs 400, years
old; sound and gentle; not afraid
Of street cars. j. A. Moore, 629 w.
Cedar or Goa S. Main. 311-21s
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Grand opening of bowling alley and
pool and billiard parlor. 219 aud 22i
East Market.
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FOR SALE--Six room house and barn
in good repair, Sterling st; cheap IL
sold at once. Inquire at Geo. Doll,
cor. Thornton and Bowery SITS.
B-1S
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WANTED-Lady canvasser for article
of merit. Very liberal offer. viii
give exclusive territory. Call or ad-
dress Il. G. Witbeck, Hotel Pendleton.
16-1Ss
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wANTED--A competent girl for gen.
eral housework. Good wages paid.
Mrs.. Geo. l.. Harter, 10T Marshall
avenue. 1920
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PERSONALs--Tall. good looking wild
over, nice home, prosperous, has
$4,000, desires wife who would ap
preciatc generosity and kindness.
Address Mr.. Dadid, box 20, st. Louis,
No. 15-11t
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WANTED--A girl to do general house.
work; housecleaning all over. Apply
at once at No. SOB Il. Market st.
14-16
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-09

FOR SALE--Lot DOB, $. & s. 2nd allot.
and lots 5 and ., Lnmparter and
Motz allot, Are for sale cheap, on
easy terms. Apply personally, Emory
A. Prior, Atty, Cuyahoga Falls, o.
30S-331*
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CITY NOTICES.
AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing the mayor and city clerk
TO borrow money to replenish certain
funds.
Section BE it ordained by the city
council of the city of Akron, Ohio, two
thirds of all the members elected there
to concurrlng that to replenish certain
funds hereinafter named, that the fol-
lowing loans be made, towit:
General .........'..'''.' aoUo
Street .......-.-.. .....','.-. i5oGo
Fire Department ........ 2o0O0
Police ............ ..''.'...'. IVovo
-----
Total .............,... S4oOuu
Section 2.-That the mayor and clerk
of said city are hereby directed, au-
thorized and empowered for and in be-
half OF said city, TO execute It's prom
issory notes for four months in said
sum OF forty-eight thousand, dollars,
($4S, 600 at a rate not TO exceed six
per cent. per annum and said amount
SO borrowed shall be placed in the
hands OF the city treasurer to the cred
it Of the funds above named in the
proportion hereinbefore set forth.
Section 3.--This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
the earliest period allowed by law.
Passed May 7, 1900.
FRANK FIEBEGER,
Pres. City Council.
CHAS. II. ISBELL,
City Clerk.
Approved by the Board Of City Com
missioners.
CHAS, II. ISBELL. Clerk.
May 80
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

is your ABSTRACT any good2
WHO signed it?
WHO said 1t was CORRECT?
WHAT INTEREST did THEY have
in it?
WE have all the RECORDS of SUM
NIT COUNTY in our OFFICE. COME
and let us SHOW you.
ASK our COMPETITORS to SHOW
you their PLANT.
DON'T be FOOLED any LONGER.
GET your ABSTRAC~ from THE
ABSTRACT TITLE-GUARANTEE,
AND TRUST COMPANY.
TELEPHONE NO. g
226 South Main Street.
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AKRON MARKETS.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Grain.

Wheat, per bu. T9c.
Rye, per bu., SIC.
Oats, per bu., IS to 30c.
Corn, shelled, per bu., 45c.
Ear corn, per bu., 10 to 20c.
Corn, cracked, sl7.0O per ton.
Seeds.
Glover large), per bu, si.50 to $500
Clover (smaIl per bu, $3.50 to $3.50
Glover, crimson, per bu, 800
Glover, white, per bu, 81.
Clover, alsike, So to 80
Timothy, per bu, t1.O0 to s1.25
Mill Feed-chop.
Corn, oats and barley, per cwt., $50
Corn and oats, per cwt., 75c.
Middelings, per cwt., No. 1, sl.00
Bran, per cwt, CSC
Flour.
Spring wheat, per sack, $1.25
City brands, per sack, $l.00 to $l.l0
Rye -four, per sack, $l.00
Graham -four, per sack, 10-lb, 800
Hay.
Timothy, No. baled per ton, $500
Timothy, No. bulk per ton l2--i4
Glover and timothy, No. baled
per ton, III to $l2.
Clover and timothy No. bulk per
ton, sl1.00 to sI2
Glover, No. baled per ton, $500
Clover, No. bulk per ton, 50
Straw.
Wheat, baled per ton, $500
Wheat, bulk per ton, 20. 80
Oats, baled per ton, $500
Oats, bulk per ton, s5.50-t8
Rye, per toms lC--li
Rye, bundle, $ll Per ton
Meats.
Beef, live per lb,4l@ to $40
Beef. dressed per Id, 81 to 7,<c
Pork, live per lb 4%to DC
Pork, dressed per Id 8Ac
Mutton, live per lb 3]]k to 4Ixc
Mutton, dressed per lb S1sc
Lamb, dressed per lib lie
Lamb, live per lb to &c
Veal live per Id 4 to
Veal dressed per ID Sc
Han, cured per Id 10 to 1lxo
Shoulder. cured per lb 90
Bacon, cured per ID sx to 100
Beef, dried per lb IL 70 l5c
Lard, country kettle, 71sc.
Lard, simon pure, SIC.
Hides.
Cured, beef No l, per lib SIC
Cured, beef No 2, per 10 71zc
Green, beef No /, per lb 7c
Green, beef No 2, per lb &c
Cured, calf No |, per lb lie
CuraI nolf % 80 IN.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-09

FOR SALE-Cheap, secondhand fur
niture and stoves. Call at room
new Doyle block. Joseph Limric.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-09

TO LET--Elegantly furnished rooms,
in suite or single. Address N. j. Case,
Democrat office. 3O7 If
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-09

FOR SALE-By G. w. Gridley,4s Gen.
trail Building, Phone 516:
S32 S. Arlington st, bargain. .S25o0
215 Sumner St, new ......... 5000
529Ia H. Exchange st ......... 1000
300 Sumner st st............... $500
10 room house, large lot, Sumner ST.,
............. ...... ...... .S240O
Hazel st., rooms ............ 750
Money to loan ON real estate at low
est rates.
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READ! GREAT BARGAIN! READ!
Are you looking for the best real es-
tate bargain ever offered? Call at No.
357 s. Main ST., and get full particulars.
A good Z room house and barn, IA
acres of land with all kinds of fruit
trees. Property is located at No. 140
Dayton St, North Hill. II sold i'm
mediately, $1,000 will buy this prop
erty.
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FOR SALES room house and lot To-
Gated on Mills ave-, $1,000. 8 room
house, Coburn ST., S2,10O. Inquire Of
i. Il. Nell, insurance agent, III S.
Main st. See us for cyclone insur-
ance. Guard against damage by wind
and storm. 3-tf
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FOR SALE.

For sALE--43 acres OF land, second
bottom, two miles south Of Hudson;
new house, price $1,500; S200 down,
balance in ten years. Leroy Munson,
Akron 2S5-291t
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Eurnished rooms. Ap-
ply III North Prospect ST. 1918
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FOR SALE-Three nice fresh Jersey
cows. Inquire Of G. J. Renner, brew
er, N. Forge ST. 14-tf
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WANTED--To rent, room 1Sx12, suit
able for fruit stand to some one who
can take orders for Geo. G. Hugill
in stone and coal business, 625 East
Mill st. Tel. 3S7. 1918
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BANKS.
PACKING AND STORING.

WANTED-Packing and storing. Fur
niture specially. Kratz's Furni-
ture store, 140 IS. Howard.
Mch to Sep 8.
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FOR RENTS room house, 303 Spicer
st.; all the modern conveniences; 800
per month. Inquire l.. q. Miller, II
Arcade building. II tt
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
4 CrickS Of
! b0rSe Graders

There are many tricks that are dark
in horse trade. One of the smoothest
is "bishoping." in which an old horse
is made to pass off as young one.
The old animals tell-tale long teeth
are sawn or filed off. and then red
hot iron applied to the edges, to coun-
terfeit the indentations peculiar to the
teeth of young horses. This barbarous
practice, which is excruciatingly pain
full, had at one time become common
means Of fraud in England.
"Bishoping," though painful, is not
as cruel as some other practices in
vogue.
"Gingering," for instance, is much
more brutal At the horse fair or mar
kst sale the animal is given a piece of
ginger, which maddens it and makes it
dart and dance about like mettlesome
colt "Beaning" is another cruel fake
70 make q lame horse appear sound.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

which carries the fruit from Michigan
to chicago is made. The warehouse
is full of buyers or commission men.
They pay so much right at the DOCK oe
or the farmers can ship and run Ine
chances Of making little more IN chi
cago, or often less, than the buyers
give It costs the farmer II Genus q
Case c. to ship his berries; this includ
carriage from the boat to the comm, ,s!s
sion house, freight on the boat and tho
commission. If the farmer hires
pickers he has to pay 20 cents a case
for the work, this making 81 cents q
case. Suppose he sells them ior % 90
cents a case, then he is we'll PAID. But
when cases sell for As and 90 cents' as
they often do, it is enough to discour-
age the most ambitious strawberry
grower: go,
The strawberry season over, cur
rants and gooseberries will come next
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

expected turn Of fortune came. A
company of American soldiers arrived
in the city. Some of our men, firing
of the siege, had wandered off into the
city to seek diversion and refresh
ment.
when the new American soldiers
came they found some of our men in
the streets and chased them out of the
city. Then they came on to the con-
vent, and when we saw them we
jumped up and ran. Some of us
reached the beach and made our es-
cape back to Luzon, where we had
come from.
"That is all know about the fight at
the Catubig convent. but it will live in
the memory of every Filipino soldier
who was there as the most terrible
bloodshed and the bravest fighting
that ever took place in these blood
washed islands,"
The three days siege in and about
the old Catubig convent resulted in
the heaviest loss of life sustained by
the American army in any one en-
gagement since the war began. The
following men are known to have been
killed:
Sergeants Dustin L. George and Will
liam ]. Hall, Corporals Herbert H. Ed
wards and John F. ]. Hamilton, Cook
Burton E. Hess, Musician Burton r.
Wagner, Privates Trefflie Penslow, Of
to B. Loose, Stephen Aperti, Joseph
Noeil, John e. Kuhn, Ralph H. Zim,
Edward Braman, Chester A. Conklin,
w. e. Collins, ]. J. Kerins, Henry Du-
mas, Philip Sailing and George A.
Slack.
Others, whose names have not as
yet been given out, were wounded. The
entire detachment of thirty-one was
taken from Company H, Forty-third
Infantry. This company, with its reg
iment, was enlisted at Forth Ethan
Allen, Vermont, on the 18th of No
vember. 1899. It embarked on the
transport Meade on the 10th of the
same month (November) and reached
Manila on the 18th of December.
From Manila the Forty-third was
sent to the island of Samar, and
broken up in detachments to do gar
rison duty and form scouting parties.
quell disturbances here and there, and
otherwise preserve the peace. Major
Henry T. Allen, commanding, was
made military commander of the is
land.
Catubig is a port town. Major AL
len considered it safe enough and left
only a small force there to give mil
itary color to the place and remind the
inhabitants that Uncle Sam was afoot
In the land. The invasion Of tho reb-
els from Luzon was a complete sur
prise. Lieutenant Sweeney, who
headed the party which came to the
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

xon, whence most of the attacking
party had come in the first place. He
was captured in skirmish not far
from Manila:
MANY of our men came from Lu-
zon. We were thinking it would be
better fighting on one Of the smaller
islands, where your people were not so
strong. So we went to Samar, and
got together large company. I think
there were 900 men or more. We also
had cannon, which the Filipinos on
the island furnished us. About 200 of
our men had rifles, good ones, and
plenty Of bullets; and the rest were
armed with knives and pistols and
swords and clubs-anything they could
find. We made strong company al
together.
1--WE knew there was only small
company of American soldiers sta
toned in Catubig, which is a town
containing about 10000 people.
''They were quartered in convent.
It was good place to defend them
selves in, being heavy building and
having plenty of windows for port
holes. There was wall around it, too,
and next to it was church. The
Americans were we'll armed. They
were not expecting to be attacked,
though, and our first rush into the city
was a surprise. We should have killed
all right away, while they were disor-
ganized and not ready for us, but
somehow they succeeded in driving US
back from the doors and in organizing
against us, even while we were charg-
ing upon them.
"Then followed a fight so terrible
that cannot think of it now without
shuddering. Men fell around me so
thick that could not walk without
stumbling over them. There seemed
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
DECEITFUL
PRACTICES
RESORTED TO
BY DEALERS

The shoe is taken off the sound foot
and small nail driven into the quick.
The shoe is put on again, and only an
expert veterinary surgeon would know
what had been done. AS consequence
the animal limps on both feet, with the
result that the lameness is impercep-
tible to thf unskilled buyer.
Then the low morse dealers have a
method of filling up the holes which
age produces in the eyes of the horses.
This is done by continuous pricking,
which sets up Inflammation, and the
holes are temporarily concealed. There
is a barbarous practice of taking" a
broken-winded horse by giving it
three to five ounces of shot in order to
weigh down the stomach, and thus pre-
vent the expanding and lifting Of the
abdomen when the horse labors in
breathing. The shot causes inflamma-
ton. and presently the horse dies.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03

continue the fight, as we had begun it,
and try to drive the enemy out of the
convent or kill them inside Of it by a
united raid on the place. We sur
rounded it and plunged in from every
side, hurling ourselves blindly into
the very muzzles of their guns and
getting torn down in rows for our
pains.
might came while we were still
vainly rushing against the building,
only to fall back each time behind a
cloud of smoke, leaving wriggling of
legs and arms, struggling of torn
bodies and groaning of dying men on
the ground. With the coming of the
dark, we retired behind the walls
again to rest and see what was left of
our 600 men.
"In the morning we thought Of a
new plan, and this was the only thing
we could have done to get the enemy
out of the convent.
1--WE got into the church, which
stood only little way-a few feet
from the other building, and here we
lighted big punches of hemp and flung
them from the windows on the con-
vent roof. Soon they set fire to the
place and then our men ran out to
shoot the Americans down when they
should leave the doomed building.
"Out they came from a door on the
side of the convent that was next to
the river, and made a run for the
water, where there were some boats.
They faced us as they fell away, run
ming backwards, and kept up biting
fire from their sure-killing guns all the
while. They killed three men to our
one and wounded dozen more; but
we shot down almost half of their
number before they could reach any
shelter. Three men who reached a
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
STRAWBERRY CULT.
GREAT CARE BESTOWED ON
THE BERRY PATCH.
Setting the Plants, wedding and Hoeing-
Berry Pickers Work Early and Late
Low Prices Discourage the Farmer
However Ambitious.

How many persons who have fond
ness for strawberry shortcake know
where the best berries come from or
the care that is bestowed upon straw
berry patch? In Michigan during June
every one is picking the delicious red
fruit. The beginning of strawberry
patch is made in April, says the Chi
cago News.
First, the ground is put In good
shape, then about April "a the plants
are received from the nurseries, COM
ing in punches of twenty-five, each
bunch tied and labeled. Some are fer
tilted, others unfertilized, each kind
planted in long rows. Some growers
plant two rows of unfertilized to one
of fertilized, but others prefer the ra-
ito of three to one. The plants have
long, fine roots and the work of setting
them is tedious. One person takes
spade and makes a hole while a sec
ond person sets plant in the ground
and presses the soil around it tightly.
1t will keep two men busy two days to
set one-half an acre of strawberries.
Every four or five weeks they must
be cultivated to prevent weeds from
killing out the crop. Although there
will be a few berries on the plants no
crop is expected the first year. In May
the growers begin to estimate the COM
ing yield. Some patches are loaded
with blossoms, while others will have
only a few flowers. When the first
berries begin to turn red the farmer
proudly purchases his first load Of
crates, costing II cents for dry and 8
cents for green crates. The first days
picking will yield maybe two crates,
the second days ten, or perhaps eigh-
teen crates.
Every one on the farm big enough to
pick must turn out by $3.50 and work
all day, stopping long enough to eat
a hasty meal at noon. About or Z
O'Clock the crates are loaded into the
wagon and the trip to the big steamer
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Chinese as Jokers.

Chinese rs Jokers.
A writer in the London Sketch, who
speaks of having spent several years
in China, writes of Chinese servants
and their ideas of honesty and prac.
tical jokes.
"The most ominous sign preceding
the present outbreak says the writer,
"was that the boys in Tien Tsin left
their masters, as they are also doing
now in the south of China. A Chinese
boy is faithful servant, and when
he leaves his master for no cause there
is sure to be mischief abroad, general
ly with a secret society at the bottom
of it. If master in China trusts his
boy implicitly, the servant generally
responds by being absolutely honest;
but If the master thinks he can take
care of his own valuables he finds that
he is mistaken. I had at Hongkong a
first-class boy whom generations Of
subalterns had nicknamed Scamp the
only name I ever knew him by.
Scamp If trusted with money, would
always account for it to the uttermost
farthing. One day-it was just before
the Chinese New Year, the only time
at which the Cinnamon make holiday
and spend their savings-1 brought
home some bank notes and put them
in a drawer. The next afternoon
looked in the drawer for the notes,
but they had vanished. l called
Scamp who appeared with an abso-
lutely impassive face. He knew moth
ing about the notes, and, instead Of
allowing me to lecture him, read me a
lesson. Master he said, go this side,
go that side; he no savvy what he do
with his money. More better next
time, give Scamp take care Of Itook
his advice and never lost any more
money"
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Heroic flight IN Filipino @ar
G&1l@m0 Defense of Bamd of ThrQy-@m@ Am@ri&am@.
Who For Three Days Successfully Resisted
600 Natives @mdo Driv@m Fr@m Sm@G@fs
F@w@Ed Their Way Back to Fr@@d@m

to be thousand rifles shooting out of
those windows and all Of them were
hitting us. 1 could hear the bullets
slapping into the bodies near me, and
could see the bodies whirling around
and falling. Men rushing up the con-
vent stairs were shot as they ran, and
they kept right on going until their
faces bumped on the steps and they
turned over on their sides and rolled
down in heap at the bottom-dead.
1--WE had lost nearly hundred of
our bravest men, the leaders in the
attack, and a hundred more were
bleeding from wounds, limping, hold
ing their hands to their sides and
heads, clutching their broken arms or
writhing, all doubled up, with the pain
of the dying.
There was nothing for us to do but