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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29
Canton Lawyer Drowned.

Canton. June 29.-.Iohn NJ. Myers. n
prominent attorney AMI Democratic
politician, was drowned In Meyers
lake, last night.
His body was recovered early this
morning. He had been fishing aud
while sitting in the boat. was whiting
when he cut his finger. The sight of
blood made him faint and he fell
into the water. Myers came here from
Lcetonin many years ago. lie was %
years of age.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29
FIVE PER CENT
Decrease In Valuation Of County Real
Estate.

There will be . decrease of five per
cent in the valuation of Summit coun-
ty real estate, This is the opinion of
those connected will, iiie Auditors Of
flee
The returns of the real estate as
SCISSORS must he in by Monday. Up to
the present time but one assessor has
reported He was from Stow town
ship. There was n marked decrease
there II is believed that il, will be
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29
DISR0BED
In Presence Of Passengers-Iumped
Into Lake.

Passengers on the Silver lake steam
or were alarmed Thursday afternoon
when young man, who had been
standing on deck, began to disrobc.
He did not stop with his coat and vest
but removed every garment that he
had been wearing. The young ladies
got very busy looking over the scenery
on shore. AS he removed his shirt
those who looked in his direction no.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29
Valuation Reduced.

\ dispatch from Portage county an
nounces that the farm lands of That
county will show II Decreased valuation
of 10 per ccnt this wear hs compared
with the dccennlul appraisemenl ten
wears ago,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29

FIRE WORKSHOP the 4th-FLAGS.
Get your order in early for fireworks
and flags. Remember we are whole
salers and our assortment is the lar
gest and our prices at retail the low
est. J. j. Brasaemle's, nc and 10c
store, No. Is :. Howard st.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29

iiced that he had a bathing suit He
had worn it on board the boat under
his clothing. After he had removed
his regular wearing apparel he plung-
cd into the lake. lie stirred up Il very
decided sensation for few moments.
People's voice., 1900-06-28

The fact cannot be too often or too
forcibly placed before the public that
the Standard Oil company, the West
ern Union Telegraph company, each of
of the great express companies, The
Federal Steel company and many other
large concerns are making this year, 100
per cent. upon their investments besides
great increase in the value of their
capital stock due to this tremendous earn
ing power. 1t is only question of few
years until these enormous concerns al
ready overgrown, will be able at this rate
to gather into their insatiate nav the
whole of the country's product. They
can now regulate prices Of all ordinary
products, prices of transportation, and
communication, bring on panics, in
crease or decrease the volume OF
money, make labor plenty or scarce,
in fact, be the masters of the destiny of
the industries, the wealth and the welfare
of the people. Every year the possibility
of more complete control of every de-
partment of government and every av-
enue of preferment and every shadow
of power or influence by these few enor-
nous concerns grows greater and the
power of the individual voter grows less,
and thi, must continue so long as pres
ent tendencies continue. What shall
the end be?
People's voice., 1900-06-28

So far as we can see with "our dim,
earthly vision" the man who labors for
others and to try to make conditions
better for those who are to come after
him, is having his labor for his pains.
Individuals are sometimes grateful for
benefits; the community never is. He
who works for the emancipation Of labor
is bound to abandon his tnankless task
in disgust, if he expects either reward
or appreciation from those he is striving
to benefit. But if he labors in the hope
or expectation of such recompense, he
is unworthy to be teacle; OF a leader.
His work is on the spiritual plane, and
work on that plane cannot be paid for
with material things. The promise is
not that he that soweth to the spirit shall
reap houses or lands, gold or gems, but
'life everlasting" The greatest teacher
who ever lived had not where to lay his
head. The more man amaSses Of the
things that canker and corrode and per-
ish with the using, the less fit is he
to lead the poor out Of the wilderness.
The possession OF great wealth IS not
People's voice., 1900-06-28

Should the Republican party control
the next legislature J. R. Burton will go
to the senate. A man whose unpaid
notes are not worth ten cents on the
dollar, a man without convictions or
character or visible means of support,
who once was repudiated by his own
party because he was a moral leper,
pushed to the front by the millionaires
because they hope to get back money
loaned him and BY the fxers of the
party because he has no conscience, and
VIII do the bidding of the bosses. Such
is the Republican choice for the senate
of the United States to represent the
state of Kansas. We wish to ask
of honest, conscientious Republicans,
what do you think of this dose the
bosses have fixed up for your
People's voice., 1900-06-28
A Paving Business and Why II Paws

Reports of the state banks of the
state for the past year show that twenty
FIVE per cent Of them made thirty to
thirty-four per cent; forty per cent made
twenty to thirty per cent; twenty-five
per cent made ten to twenty per cent.
This is above all expense and upon the
paid up capital. With a sound, sensible
financial system three-fourths of the
banks would 60 out of the business and
the remaining ones would not make any
such enormous profits. Nearly all Of
the many hundreds of thousands of dol
lars OF their profit is useless tax upon
the productive industries OF the state
and the worst feature of the whole. mat
ter, is the fact that they are placed in
position not only to levy tribute upon all
branches of industry, but to dictate po-
litically and otherwise what those who
are under their control must do. Ex-
amihe any bank and it will be found
that the loans and discounts are several
times as great as the capital or in other
words, that the banks are loaning from
four to forty times their capital, usually
froin four to ten times their capital.
Their loans are their deposits on their
debts. A larger volume of government
money, metal or greenbacks, would obvi-
ate the need of so much borrowing and
make thesetremendous profits impossible
Were it not that the bankers control the
government, such condition would not
exist. No other business in the state
the past year or ever, made one-half the
profits made by the banks, and no bank
and carefully managed ever
failed. 1t was mismanagement of such
a character as should have sent some of
those connected with the failed Yelling
ton banks to the penitentiary, that caused
the failures.
People's voice., 1900-06-28
Rotten at the Start.

1t is entirely logical that continued
probing of the Havana postal scandal
should develop an additional indication
OF corruption, pointing to a system by
means of which certain persons on the
pay roll of tie postofice in Washington
also drew salaries in the Porto Rican
service.
The carpetbag place-Seekers, who are
the loudest howlers for imperialism and
the most vigorous wavers of O,d Glory
when imperialism is assailed by consist
ent Americans, seem to have gone into
the imperialist business exclusively "for
the stuff" The methods in vogue in the
Havana postal service are now shown to
have been the methods Of spoilsmen
pure and simple. The later develop
ments OF similar methods having pre-
vailed in Porto Rico shows that the car
petbag spirit has Obtained there to an
equal extent. General Otis himself is
on record as charging widespread cor
ruption among American civil officials in
the Philippines.
These recent developments will 90 far
to convince the American people Of the
basic rottenness OF the new American
doctrine of conquest, loot and b. oty.
Ghe holding Of the Philippines is die
tated by the syndicates. Tie infamous
tariff taxation of Porto Rico was die
tated by the syndicates. The breaking
of our solemn pledge for the independ-
ence of Cuba is dictated by the syndi-
Gates. The organization of our "colo-
NAL" service is dictated by the syndi--
Gates and controlled by the carpetbag-
gers.
1t will be we'll for the American peo-
pie to think soberly about these develop
ments. They are contrary to anything
heretofore known in our national his
tory, and infinitely humiliating to our
national pride. Are we willing that they
should continue? If we are not, we
should remove from power the political
party which is owned body and soul by
syndicates and carpetbaggers, and CON-
mitted irrevocably to imperialism and
tie corruption inevitable to imperialism.
People's voice., 1900-06-28

The plans so carefully laid to boom
and nominate Teddie have all worked out
as planned by Hanna and the other man
ayers. The show of opposition was
simply for effect; but it will avail
nothing 1t has become an unwritten
law to renominate president, but none
except Jackson, Lincoln and Grant war
heroes have ever been reelected since
the days of the revolutionary heroes.
The effort to re-elect Mckinley on the
strength of canned beef, Cuban frauds
and murdered Filipinos will not win
even with the Rough Riders to help to
herd the voters.
People's voice., 1900-06-28

now a crime, nor is it disreputable; nor
is the possessor Of it usually the best sort
OF missionary to send out to convince
men that there are higher kinds of sue
cess than money-making. 1t has never
yet been deemed wise to utilize Satan in
casting out devils. The only way man
of wealth can qualify himself for the
service Of mankind is by obeying the
injunction "sell that thou hast and give
to the poor. kansas Populist.
People's voice., 1900-06-28
OUR TICKET.
The Supreme Court and the Proposed Con-
stituiionsl Amendment.


An examination of the decisions o.
the supreme court of Kansas shows one
astonishing fact. The large number o.
cases in which judgment has been giver
by a jury in the district court against
railroad companies for damage, either
loss of life or limb or property, and how
regularly those decisions are overruled
and sent back for a new trial. In al
most every instance the court nullifes
the work of the lower court AID of the
ury, and decides in favor OF the cor
poration, usually on some technicality,
and apparently for no other reason
than because it can. After case has
gone back and forth several times be-
tween the district and the supreme court,
a process which costs the corporation
very little and the plaintiff very mu'h,
a compromise for a small sum Of what
is Justly due, is accepted, and in this
this way the supreme court has served
the main purpose for which it seems t.
have been created. The people support
the court by taxation and the court saves
to the corporations annually many hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars justly due
to persons whom they have wronged.
The farther removed a judge is from the
people whose case he tries, the more
liable he is to be Influenced by the
Establishments and many subtle agencies
brought to bear upon him by wealth
and position, and the less by the rights
of the people-by simple justice and hui
manity. In the minds Of some there is
feeling that the supreme court is in
fallible, or nearly so, feeling closely
akin to that of the unthinking citizen Of
a monarchy, that the king can do no
wrong. 1t is today the most powerful
agency by which the strong oppress the
weak. 1t seeks to perpetuate ancient
custom aud observe technicalities rather
han deal oat simple justice. ti'the rich
mans court, rarely hearing a case
in which a corporation is not party
and usually to the detriment Of the poor
man so unfortunate as to have his case
taken before it. 1t is one Of the things
that have been inherited fran absolutism
andmDn rchical ideas of government only
rec>n Is universal and has been changed
leas. o; all. 1t must be very materially
modified and shorn of some of its power
before government of and for and by the
people in fact, is possible 1t is organ
lied and its work assigned by our con-
stitutiOn on the supposition that the edu-
catiol, the prejudice, the passions of the
people of any locality are such that
justice cannot be done without the far
removal in time and place of cases in
volving large sums of money. Instead
of increasing their number from three
to seven as proposed in the constitu-
tional amendment to be voted upon this
fall better make it impossible to appeal
the class of cases mentioned in the first of
this article and some other classes. The
work would then be reduced by more
than one-half. No increase would be
necessary and justice would be more
speedily rendered and the work of the
lower courts would be decreased rather
than increased.
People's voice., 1900-06-28

The charitably disposed of this Coun-
try who wish to relieve famine victims
III India are authoritatively advised not
to send foodstuffs, but to send bankers
drafts, There is plenty Of native grain
in India, they are told; the real trouble
being that the suffering people are too
poor to buy. So it seems that it is not
famine at all 1t is manifestation OF
poverty. There is no dearth, but indi-
gence. The masses get so small share
of what they produce that they suffer
from want in the midst OF plenty of their
own making.-The Public.
People's voice., 1900-06-28
Hi. FIRST Ree-sting.

David Henry, aged three, not being
acquainted with the peculiarities of the
insect took a half-frozen bee into his
hand one day recently, and soon there
after was wailing vigorously. His
mother rushed to the door.
"0h, the poor child has been stung
BY bee!" she exclaimed.
T-t-tain't b-b-bee-e-e," )" sobbed the
victim; it's b -bear-r-r-rl"-Judge.
People's voice., 1900-06-28
A Congress OF False Pretences.

The most characteristic feature Of
the Congress that has just adjourned
was its insincerity. The session Of
Congress that Immediately succeeds a
presidential campaign is always
marked by more or less hypocrisy, but
it is seldom made so manifest.
1t is nearly thirty years since the
party in control of the executive at
such time has also controlled both
branches of the national legislature.
Ordinarily a party that wants to
make a record without having any
thing accomplished can do so easily
and agreeably by passing a popular
measure and letting the other party in
control OF another branch take the re-
sponsibility of beating it. But this
time the Republican party, controlling
both houses and the president, has had
to bear the whole responsibility for
everything done and left undone, and
it has not found the situation pleasant.
For instance, the party professed 10 be
il favor of the Nicaragua canal bill.
The house passed the bill by an enor-
nous majority. That would have been
useful thing to refer to on the stump
if the senate had been Democratic.
Unfortunately the senate was Repub-
lican, and as the party managers did
not intend to allow the canal to be
built, they had to let one of their
hou es destroy all the political capital
the other had amassed.
Again, the Republican party nego-
tiated treaty the country would not
tolerate, turning the canal, when
completed, over to the British fleet.
The Republican senate was afraid to
ratify it, and unwilling to vote it
down; so it was simply tucked away in
corner in the hope that the people
would forget it until after election,
when it could be brought up and put
into effect.
The Republican house professed to
be opposed to trusts, and passed a bill
for their repression. But as the party
did not want any antitrust legisla-
ton, it had to resort again to the
humiliating device of having the sen.
ate undo what the house had done.
On the other hand, the senate pro-
fessed to be the ferocious enemy OF one
particular trust, the armor plate com.
bination, of which the house was the
defender. The senate kept up its
professions of virtue until the end oi
the session, and then surrendered
everything the trust wanted.
Of course it was impossible to keeE
the mask of hypocrisy always in place
in matter so deeply affecting Repub
lican interests as the trust question
When Congress adjourned Senator De
pew said to the Journal:
"ln my opinion there have been nj
failures scored by this Congress; it hai
achieved nothing but the highest re
suits for the best good of the Who'll,
people,"
In failing to pass the bill to prohibi
trusts, it saved employment to tn,
million people who would by its oper
alton have been thrown out of work
and it saved to American commerce al
almost ineStimable amount upon ou
annual expectations to Europe.
That was candid-as much so as tn
remark of Senator Hanna during tn
debate on the armor plate question:
at is complained that upon applica
ton the manu- acturers of armor plat
refused to show their books and paper
aud to give the cost, and they did per
fectly right in not disclosing thos
People's voice., 1900-06-28
Very Thick

They were talking about the New
York fogs, and some one stated that his
ferry boat had stopped every few yards
on its way 10 the city, the fog being so
thick that it was impossible TO sec
ahead.
"0h, that's nothing!" said another
man who was of the company. Com
ing down from New Dorp the fog Is
sometimes SO thick that the engineer
has to get out and lead the engine
Cincinnati Enquirer
People's voice., 1900-06-28
Cudsr Two Flanu.

Us wss . soldier Of fortune and q
prisoner Of war.
Come" they said, Sign the parole!"
But be only shook his head.
"Nsverl" be said. proudly, "but I've
no objection, TO signing the pay roll" +"
No, be wasn't in the war business for
sanitary reasoss.-N. Y. Journal.
People's voice., 1900-06-28
A Yankee PIG,

First Spanish Cttizen-CarrambaI
These Yankee pigs are insufferable.
Second Spanish Citizen-0f course
But what "a your complaint?
81 offered to let one kick me for
peso, and no kicked me and refused Il
pay.--Omaha World-Herald.
People's voice., 1900-06-28
A Hal CaAe.

alternating Hswkins-What's der
matter, Bill? Yer restless!
Wobbling William-Yes; don't
sleep goodl / must have insomnia; ]
wake up every two or tree daysl-
People's voice., 1900-06-28
Hafefs aAd After.
fs~.g Mrs. 6tyles--Aen are so di

fe~AE Nrt. btyIes--Nen are SO dif'
fsreat after msrriagsl
Mss Singleton-So I've heard; but
why do you say It now?
"Why. at my request Charles willing
iy gave cp going TO the war; but, II
you'll believe It, be shows no inclina'
isu to give up his club for my sake
Rostea Transcript.
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
For the Care of Paup.rs.

An opinion of Importance TO all the
counties in the state was handed down
by the supreme court on the ed In the
case of the superintendent of the poor
of Jackson county VS.. the superinten-
dents of the Hillsdale county. The
facts were that James Jeffrey came TO
this country from England in 1885 and
lived in Hillsdale county until 1895,
when he removed to Jackson county.
He was unmarried and was never aided
as a pauper by either county until COM
mitted TO the asylum from JACKSON
county in September, 1896. At thaG
time his property consisted of horse,
harness, wagon and a small sum o.
money saved from his wages as farm
laborer. jackson county has paid S4l9
for his care at the asylum. The circuit
court of jackson county found, upon
proper application, that Jeffrey's legal
settlement was in Hillsdale county, and
ordered that county to refund the sum
named to jackson. Hillsdale appealed
to the supreme court. The supreme
court affirms the Jackson judges de-
cision
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
A Third Eye.

In ancient times a short-sighted SOL
der or hunter was almost an impos-
sibillty; today a whole nation is af-
fiicted with defective vision. 1t is al
most certain that man once possessed
third eye, by means of which he was
enabled to see above his head. The
human eyes formerly regarded the
world from the two sides of the head.
They are even now gradually shifting
to more forward position. In the
dim past the ear flap was of great
service in ascertaining the direction of
sounds, and operated largely in the
play of the features. But the muscles
of. the ear have fallen into disuse. for
the fear of surprise by enemies no
longer exists. Again, our sense of
smell is markedly inferior to that of
savages. That it is still decreasing
is evidenced by observations of the
olfactory organs. But the nose still
indicates a tendency to become more
prominent.
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
All n Mistake.

Prisoner" said a Maryland justice,
you have been found guilty of steal
ing pig belonging to Col. Childers.
Have you anything to say before
pass sentence?" IL has, sah," answer
ed the prisoner, as he rose up. Its
all mistake, jedge-all a mistake.
didn't dun reckon to steal from Kur-
mel Childers. What l was arter was
a hawg belongin' to Majah Dawson,
an how dem two animals got mixed
UP and de constable found de meat in
my cabin am gwine to bodder me till
/ come out O. jail an lick de ole wo-
man fer not keepin' better watch at
de doah!"-New York Tribune.
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
FREE GOVERNMENT LANDS.

There are still thousands Of acres of
government lands In the states Of
Washington and Oregon, also prairie
and timber lands near railroad or wat
er communication. that can be bought
for So per acre and upwards. Finest
climate in the United States. No fail
ure of crops. If you wish to raise
grain or the finest stock on earth, you
will find locations in these two states
where you can do this to perfection.
Take your choice. have no lands for
sale, but If you want information where
1t is best to locate, call on me when in
st. Paul or write me at corner Third
and Rosabel streets, st. Paul, Mimi.
r. Il. workman
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
Pineapples Grown Under Cover,

Pineapple orchards in Florida are
under coves. Ten or fifteen acres are
planted an. a covering about seven
feet above me ground is spread over
the orchard. This covering, of course,
is arranged 10 that there are openings
at certain distances, giving plenty Of
light and air for the better cultivation
of the trees. The covering is to pre-
vent the frosg from affecting the or
chards. This is but an experiment,
but is meeti.g with great deal of
success.
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
Great Gathering of Democrats.

William jennings Bryan was the
feature of the Mohawk clubs 4th an
nual banquet, given at the Auditorium,
Detroit, on the evening of the I'd, with
about l, 200 persons in attendance. II
was the most largely attended political
banquet in the history of the state.
There were delegations of Democrats
from several outside cities. The speak
ers, besides Bryan, who delivered adj
dresses of length, were James Hamil.
ton Lewis and Congressman William
Sulzer. Mr.. Bryan sounded the key
note thus: THE Democratic party
will take nothing from its platform,
but will add new planks to it"
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
ONE NIGHT TO DENVER

Via Chicago, Union Pacific &c North
western line. Colorado special" leaves
Chicago 10 every morning, arriving
Denver 1920 the next afternoon, Col
orado Springs and Manitou same ev-
ening. No change of cars. All meals
in dining cars. Another fast train at
1920 p. IN. daily. New book, Color
ado" illustrated, mailed on receipt Of
four cents postage. Ticket offices,
Chicago G. Northwestern railway, 1913
Clark street, and Wells street station.
The Yale expositor., 1900-05-11
Granted First Grade Certificates.

First grade certificates from the
March examination have been Endorsed
by the superintendent of public instruc-
ton for the following persons: Walter
M. Bishop, Big Rapids; Gurdon I.
Chapel, Grand Rapids; r. n. Culver
North Bradley; p. o. Decker, Eagle
River; Willard Frappler, Pinconning;
Ralph Hawley; Grattan; c. E. Kellogg
Elm Hall; Earnest Il. knight, ST. Johns;
Paul l.. Laing, Otisville; Jemima Nc
Arthur, Cass City; Bel Plummer, Man
celona; Chas. G. Putney, Sanilac Cen
ter; Harry f. Rice, Elsie; John $. Rob-
ertson, Waldron; II. s. Roberts, Cen
trail Lake; A. NJ. Sackett, Freeport;
Geo. Stuart, Lincoln; Orrin L. Wylie,
Shelby.