Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-30

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become so thoroughly established that
the prisoner accused of intoxicatiOn,
knows Just what his sentence will be
when he stands up for official reproof.
He knows that IL 1t is his first appear
ance he will be fined 81 and costs. OF
course, if he has been before His Hon-
or more than once, he cannot even
guess with any degree of certainty
what his sentence will be, but the
class of offenders who appear before
the Mayor frequently, accused always
of the same offense, is small. Conse-
quently, the ordinary prisoner accused
of intoxication has come to be desig-
mated as a "Two-and-C Costs" ''There
sits a row of two-and-costs,' says
one of the men in the audience, who
appears to be informed on the subject.
And so, "two-and-costs" he shall be.
Well, In many instances, the "two-and-
costs cannot pay his fine, and Is
obliged to work 1t out among the
sylvan shades of the new Perkins
park. But, meanwhile, Il group of
1.-TWO. and-costs" must be sobered up.
After night of Incorporate 'debauch-
cry, the "two-and-costs" does not hail
with hilarious exuberance the an
nouncement that he must WELD
nick and shovel for the good of the
cause in an uncultivated park. In
stead. the "two-and-costs" feigns an
attack of the delirium tremens, and
the casual observer would. imagine
that he (the "two-and-costs'D would
be unable to work for a week. Occa-
sionally, such persons are given some
stimulant to sober up on, and the
odor of the liquor pervading through
out the underground precincts of the
City building, causes the other two
and d.costs" TO he afflicted at once with
the j. J.s, and they shake aud trem-
BILE and yell, sometimes, like demons.
Very seldom, however, are the ofhcials
fooled. They have seen too many pris-
pners overpowered with the real
thing" and they forthwith tell the
bogus interpreters to cease playing
horse" Shortly afterward, group
Of forlorn-looking men may be seen
walking from The prison TO the auto
mobile patrol, standing Oh the street,
in front of the City building, and soon
the 'two-and-costs" are engaged in
coaxing culture aud refinement into
the wild acreage, over which Park
Policeman. Mason presides.
Inventive genius is by no means
dead in Akron. At least that was the
conclusion of hundreds of people Sat
urday night. While the street was
crowded with pedestrians and carri-
pres. an unusual vehicle made its ap-
pcarance among them. In the first
days OF the automobile, the horseless
carriage never attracted SO much at
.tention. The cause of the excitement
was simple one. A. happy father
of a bright, laughing boy of four. had
hit upon a novel idea to take the Joy
of his life" for ride. He had ingeh-
iously attached the baby cab to his
bicycle and father and son were hav-
ing a spin together. In and out among
the crowd they went, the noise OF the
trundling cab occasionally drowned
by the happy chuckle that bespoke con-
tentment in the childish heart. Now
and then the father glanced over his
shoulder TO see if his precious load
was safe and each time would he re-
ceive a little wave of darling's tiny
hand that ilore than repaid him for
the extra exertion. The crowd said
sob" and "Ah" and "Isn't that cute"'
until the happy pair were out of sight
"I've lived in Akron all my life" re
marked prominent citizen to Demo
crat reporter the other day, 'and I've
never been in Barbcrton." The story
is told The shingle of an ocullst
reads. "Defective Eyesight Restored,