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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
Taking 1t East Where They
Don't Clean Streets.
General Raid will be Ordered by
Chief Harrison.

At present the supply of good, able
bodied tramps is inadequate to the
demand.
Among the many predominant quail
tiles of an up-to-date bum" is his ag-
gravating subt]ety. When there is
zero weather he is ever present-some-
times in fair-sized crowds. But when
the ground is bereft of the beautiful
snow" when the suns warmth is gen.
erously bestowed, and you are inspir-
ed to write poem on spring-or,a above
all, when tramp could be used to
good advantage in cleaning the streets
is that same article around? Invar-
iably, he is not. His memory is pune
tuated by his extreme absence.
Just now AkrOn's annual street
cleaning festival is about to be cele-
brated. Today the preliminary move
ments began, and the out-of-town
guests, who arrived early and have
been entertained at the city bastile
in waiting for the inatiatlve procedure
of the joyous occasion, were armed
with package of Mail Pouch tobac-
co, and such other implements neces-
sary to equip him for effective street
cleaning-and he was admonished to
make himself perfectly at home"
But the characteristic cunning of
these knights errant has led them to
be conspicuously absent from Akron.
They are now in the unhalowed pre-
cincts where they don't clean streets
1t is said that there are many of them
in camp ut Youngstown, Canton, and
such places. Consequently, the num-
ber of hobOes who have been corralled
in the prison for this occasion Is small.
Few vagrants have been caught, and
a grand 'bum" hunting tournament
is soon to be declared, Officers are
instructed to arrest them on sight,nnd
1t is hoped that by earnest vigilance
the supply may be improved. He is
indeed n lucky "vag" who escapes
with less than 40 days and costs"
"I'll not put Red Winger on the
street, no matter how short the sup
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
WHITE
WiIINot FightSimms.
He Has Decided to Retire
From the Ring.
His Last Match Is With
Joe Cain.
Brady Says Jeffries Can Defeat
Rubin,
Or Any Other Heavyweight-Local
Sporting News.

Tommy White, Of Chicago, will moi
meet Art Simms again. He has de
cided to retire from the ring.
His last fight will be with Joe Cain
before the Hercules Athletic club al
Baltimore next Monday night He has
been fighting since 1888.
The North End Athletic club will
make arrangements to get another 12C
pound man to go against Simms in
this city. The club is prepared to Of
fer good purse for the event.
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
An attempt to arrange bowling
tournament to include all teams in
the city, proved futile Wednesday
night. A meeting, held at the How
ard st. alleys, was attended by Cap
tains Grille of the Peerless team;
Brownell of the Crown; Bullock OF
the Eureka; Wright of the Summit
and Carter of the KirkwOod. The OBJ.
ject of the meeting was to arrange a
tournament in which the teams were
to contest for the championship of
the city. Capt. Carter refused to do
this, unless one-half of the games are
rolled on the Kirkwood alleys.
The down town teams maintain that
as the Kirkwood alleys are private
alleys, that such an arrangement
would be illegal. The secretary of the
American Bowling League has been
asked for an opinion on this point
The Kirkwoods claim the champion.
ship of the city and it has been sug
i gested that down town tournament
be held, and the winner play the
Kirkwoods for til coveted honor
This suggestion comes from the
KirkwOod side of the argument. The
down town teams believe that the
question Of championship should be
settled in an open tournament in
which every team can "go after" the
trophy. Unless this is done, 1t is moi
improbable that every team in the
city will issue u separate challenge to
the Kirkwood players, giving them q
chance to defend the title against all
comers.
Monday night, the down town
teams will arrange tournament
for the championship of the city. Be-
sides the Peerless, Crown, SUBMITS,
Eureka and Cereal teams, the
Buchtels and Police will enter.
COLLEGE LEAGUE.
A college base ball league will be
formed by the colleges Of Ohio. It
will include Case, Western Reserve,
Ohio State, Kenyon, Oberlin, Baldwin,
Hiram and one other college.
CAN BEAT ANY OF THEM.
II never saw JEFF look better in his
life,' said Manager Brady, than he
does right now. He is large, looks
strong and has clear look In his
eye. In our conversation Monday,the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18


o"'''.' VI "' '''' 'p"' III
the ring came up told him II he
following my advice he would take on
nil tho beavvwciphts. one after Tho
o,hor .ht,, ho ,.r ,o,. ,,u..
'"''"'
'n"'Nes' 'icoos "n' an Vi 'heh one
after the other, especially now that he
Is In the full enjoyment Of his youth
mud s.ron,,h tra .oo,nad q, ,u,a
Iden. and II 10 nor imnoss,h,o ,h,. :,
will be mt into effcct. II bas hoon
,,, ,.. :,
~ o ~ ""'e all US
p,.ins heavyweights issue challenge
ai.er cnaiienge 10 the champion and
.s " create .ne impression mat he
mua ni,niu OF theih. "ouidht 1t be
luhhy II things We're Just reversed,
sr,as = rra,''u ,,,, ~ D',ns ,.,t 'n. enaseu' 'eI-
other words keen ofter nj, ,ho hoav,os
and ma soon as n now ono bobbod m
challenge him and keen on bis t,oi,
until he fought or come out n,oIn,,
and said he did not care to I. wnuId
be aulte n novelty I'm tbe nug,,is,io
line. and would make hit with tho
public. When Won come 70 f;yure oII
the fllst-class men Jeffries has mot
and defeated. and consider tbot none
OF thom knocked him down fo,rIy
Won can SEQ whether I nm ovor ro,,na
him or not when I say he is the great
est Queensberry boxer who ever
lived"
OF INTEREST TO HUNTERS.
Senator Williams. of Morrow county,
bo, irtrod,,ooa , lii, A.. iii, -,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
KNOCKOUT
Drops Were Given to
Edward Hart.
Had $3.50 When He Went to Sleep
Expensive Drink.

Not long since Edward Hart sold his
farm near Akron, and Tuesday he
came to Cleveland with $3.50, says the
Cleveland Leader. Wednesday morn.
ing Hart was lined up with the prison,
ers in Police Court, charged with In
toxication. He said that he entered a
River street saloon. drank a glass Of
beer and then became unconscious.
When the farmer came to his senses
he was in the Central Police Station.
Hart says that he must have been
drugged, for his money was gone The
court discharged the prisoner. This is
the second time that a prisoner hail
ing from the rural districts has appear
ed in court recently as a victim of
knockout drops said to have been ad-
ministered In a River street saloon.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
N. Anna Wolf, John Wolf
and Gussie Rowe Sayre,
Defendants.

BY virtue of the command of Pluries or.
der OF sale duly issued out of the office OF the
Clerk OF the circuit Of the United States for
the eastern division of the Northern Dis.
trict of Ohio, and to me directed and deliv-
cred, Will offer for sale at public auction
at the front door of the court house In the
City of Akron, county OF Summit and State
of Ohio, at O'Clock PM, on
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18

One of the features at the Pure
Food show tonight will be wedding.
The principals are colored-Arthur
Hawley and Gladys Pickett. The
ceremony will be performed by Rev.
II. A. Jones. Arrangements are be-
ing made for an elaborate ceremony.
All the exhibitors and the Union
Charity association will give presents
to the young people.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
'.sBARBERTON. *es

Scnaefer, the O. A. e. O. ticket agent,
was damaged S25 by fire Mt O'clock
this morning. The loss is fully covered
by Insurance. The blaze was started
by defective fiue and had it not been
for the timely work of two school
teachers. boarders, the house would
have burned 10 the ground. AS 1t
was, the young lndics smelled smoke
and awakened Mr.. schaefer. They put
out the blaze with buckets of water.
PAVING WANTED. "
Within the last week streets have
been very muddy. This has revived
the agitation for the pavement of Tus-
carawas ave. Last spring almost
enough consents were obtained from
property owners to pave this street.
Merchants universally are in favor
OF paving the street this summer. 1t
is probable the matter will be taken
before the Council within few weeks.
TEN NEW HOUSES.
The Stirling Boiler Co. has practical
ly closed a contract for the building of
ten now houses, to be begun shortly.
OTHER NOTES.
The closing hour schedule agreed
upon by the clerks and merchants will
not affect the meat markets, drug
stores, tobacco or news stands.
The funeral Of Gustav X. Carlow
will be held Friday morning at 10 o.
clock at his late residence. Rev. Gil
ling will deliver the sermon.
H.. A. Fritz, manager Of the Straw
board mill at Plqua, has moved his
family back here. He has been pro-
NOTED to the general management of
four mills, of which the mill here Is
one. Years ago Mr.. Fritz was en-
ployed by Ii. e. Loomis, of Akron.
Il. NJ. Buel was in Cleveland We'd
nesday on business.
Henry Herman has secured apart
ments at the Barberton Inn.
ii. NJ. Fuch and John Schaffer of Ak
ron registered at the Inn Wednesday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
The War.graph a Great Success.

The exhibitions Of the Edison War
graphs Mt the Grand Opera house, un-
der the management of ]. p. Dibble,
drew two large and enthusiastic au-
-diences yesterday afternoon and even
ing, who applauded from commence
ment to finish the many magnificent
moving pictures, and other attractive
novelties shown. This fine entertain
ment is easily all that is claimed for
1t, the best Of the kind, and well de-
serves the liberal patronage 1t re-
ceives. The closing exhibition will be
given at the Grand tonight.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
MRS. CARR
Was Given a Good, Stiff
Sentence.
Notes Relative to Routine Matters In
Mayors Court.

Mrs. Jane Carr was arraigned in
Mayors court Thursday morning on
a charge of conducting a disorderly
house. The result of hearing was
the defendants being fined S25 and
costs and sentenced 80 days to the
works.
George Roadway, accused Of failing
to provide for his wife and child, was
sentenced 80 days and costs. The
time part is suspended, pending
Georges behavior in the future.
Lawrence Miller, accused of lettering
about the Grand Opera house was
sentenced 10 days and costs.
Jack Egan, intoxicatlon, So and
costs.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18

hausted, so he called n policeman and
had Mcgowan arrested.
was away and the bartenders did not
know Mcgowan.
Kelly's patience had become ex-
discharged. -
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
MAYOR YOUNG
0fficiates at a Marriage Ceremony
Thursday Morning.

VIM. Boyd and Mary Davis were
married Thursday morning in City
Prosecutor Benner's office by Mayor
Young. This was happy settlement
of paternity case that was entered
ON the calendar in Mayors court.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
ORATORS
Will Make Debut.
The High School Gradu-
ates Are Preparing
For Most Important
Event Of Lifetime.
Subjects Of Eighteen 0rations
to be Given.
Public Class Day Exercises win be
Held Tuesday.

On Friday evening, Jan. &c, the JAN
uary division of the High school, class
Of 1900, will leave behind them the
school days of youth, and enter upon
n broader course, which will bring them
face to face with life's stern realities.
The graduating exercises will be held
in the Assembly room and will begin
promptly at 7:3O o'clock. A quartette
composed Of Prof. N. L. Glover, w.
c. Findley, Mrs. Henry Perkins and
Mrs. S. s. Haynes will sing
CLASS HONORs.
The class honors have been awarded
to Miss Laura X. Berg and Irving F.
Laucks. The latter will give the salu-
tatory and the former the valedictory.
Each member of the class Will de-
liver an Grafton. The names and SUBJ
jects follow:
American Womanhood," Frances G.
Alexander.
"Amor Patriae Feminarum Ameri-
canarum," Margaret P. Allen.
1.-THE Coming International Crisis"
Arthur G. Cass.
"The Influence Of Art on Life" Carol
NJ. Cassidy.
"a Message from the Poets" Grace
Dodge.
Saxon or Slav." William G. Herrold.
sin the Path of Discoveries" Ora s.
Manley.
"a Century of Invention" Eugene A.
Miller.
Historical Novels of America" NJ.
Amy Motz.
"The Buckeye State" Florence h.
Phelps.
"Naval Warfare" Daniel Siegfried.
'"The Spirit of the Age" b. Maude
Stewart.
"Three Great Teutons," l.. Gertrude
Stone.
1.-THE Volunteer Army Of America"
Harry J. Wade.
"Individualism," Harry S. Rhodes.
Living and Dying Nations" Nor
vydd Williams.
GLASS DAY.
Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, class
day exercises will be held, to which all
friends are cordially invited. The pro-
gram will be given in the assembly
hall as follows:
Music. by High school orchestra.
Presidents address, William G. Her.
rold.
Glass poem, M. Amy Mots.
Glass history, Irving F. Laucks.
Glass prophecy, b. Maude Stewart.
Class legacy, Florence Phelps.
Music.
Address to the under graduates. Ar
thur Il. Cass.
Response, by VIII Huber of the June
division, ella Brown Of the junior
class, Elizabeth Voris, of the Sopho-
more and John Fudge from the fresh
man class.
The response for the Alumni Asso-
citation will be made by Attorney Z.
II. Voris.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
GAS
Struck at Oil Well.
Matter Being Kept Quiet
as Possible.
Early Morning Fire at
Barberton.
Two Young Ladies' Saved House
From Burning.
Merchants Want Tuscarawas Avueue
t Paved.
Especial Correspondence.)

VpUcCIdI CVTTespOHUeHCe'J
BerbertOn, Jan. 1S.-Gas has been
found in the wells Of H. d. Van Cam
pen, but the new find is being kept
quiet ns possible. Just when the well
will be shot has not yet been decided.
AS Mr.. Van Campen is Ill at the Inn,
it is possible that no meeting of the
stockholders will be held for several
days to decide the matter The stock
holders are happy over the find and
the news is being heralded with joy.
MORNING FIRE.
A. r. Henry's house at Baird ave-,
and Seventh ST., occupied by b. ID.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
Wednesday, January 81,
A. D. 1900.

The following described premises, towit:
Situated in the City of Akron, in the
county of Summit and the state of Ohio,
and being lots one hundred and hfty-four
(l5il and one hundred and fifty-five 1851 in
the original town plat as surveyed and re-
corded In the records OF Portage county,
and reserying from lot one hundred and
fiftyfiye [l55l the west fifty-five [55l feet In.
width heretofore conveyed by the heirs OF
Lucretia Hitchcock.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
x. Q. r. NJ.

New term for beginners class will
open Monday, Jan. s, 1900. Special
inducements for beginners, For fur
ther information, call at sos 8. High
ST., near Court House, = '''''
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
UNITED
STATE
MARSHAL'S
SA E

The United States of America,
Northern District of Ohio, IS.
u. S. Circuit Court, Northern
District of Ohio, Eastern
Division. No. 5000.
The Michigan Mutual Life In
surance Company of De-
trOit, Michigan, a Corpora
ton Organized Under the
Laws of the State of Mich
igan.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11

birthstone ana nitrs-the nilic supply
ing the oxygen. These thee things
made up the powder Of the ancient
Chinese, as well as that used In the
rude cannon Of the battle OF Greasy.
In 1846. But during the last few years
artillery has been so developed that
%gunpowder could not properly Ere the
huge shot fired by the t1O-ton gun.
What vas wanted was something that
would burn slowly at first. apply it's
power as the shot moved up the gun,
and have expended itself by the time
the muzzle was reached. So that we
got gun-cotton, and later cordite. The
making Of cordite was explained fully.
It's constituents are nitro-glycerine
and g%un-cotton dissolved In a mutual
solvent. and vaseline added as a lubri-
cant.
Lyddite, he explained, was carbolic
acid in combination with sulphurio
and nitric acids, forming picric acid.
The only way Of exploding It was by
means Of a powerful %detonator. When
the shell has been filled with the melt
ed yellow lyddite, a "picric detona-
tor" is placed at the top; and above
this a illuminate OF mercury detonator.
When the shell strikes an object the
illuminate explodes, flashing the second
detonator, which In it's turn explodes
the lyddite. The only disadvantage
Of lyddite was that there was less GER
tainty of decorating picric acid than
Of firing powder. Melinite was sup
posed to be a gelatinised compound OF
picric acid. Among several interesting
experiments was one in which a little
white flag was treated with nitric acid,
and thereby converted into %gun-cotton
At a touch Of the gas flame it vanished
In an instant.
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COL. B%ADEN-POWELL.
DEFENSE OF MAFEKINo HAS
GAINED HIM DISTINCTION.
His Long Resistance OF = Superior
Force Has Made Him a Hero IN Brit
ish Eyes-Type Of the Army Made
Man-A Fighter BY Trade.

Col. r. S. S. Baden-Powell, defender
OF Mafeking. is a seasoned frontiers
man. At the beginning Of the Trans
vaal war Col. Baden-Powell undertook
the defense with a force consisting Of
a part Of the First Battalion OF the
Lancashire (Royal NORTH Regiment,
the First Battalion Munster Fusiliers,
and 1000 colonials. with one battery Of
artillery-in all probably 1900 men.
The siege began on October Is, 1899,
and was led by Gen. Cronje in person
until he went to Kimberley to oppose
Methuen. Baden-Powell was bonn
barded almost daily. He made occa-
sional s%orties, but his force was too
small and HIS weapons too ineffective
to make Roadway against the besieg-
ing force.
Col. Baden-Powell Is a cavalry Of
fcer. who Joined the Hussars when he
was nineteen, and Is now a lieutenant
colonel in a regiment Of Dragon
Guards. His life has been spent in
the army and in special service and
travel, and he is an authority on cav
airy tactics, having written manuals
on reconnaissance work and scouting.
Like Cecil Rhodes. Col. Baden-Pow-
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LAST OF THE LONG HORNS"
Texas stookman's Unique Contribution
TO the Paris Exposition.

Texas stOokman's Unique Contribution
TO the Paris Exposition.
Unique among the exhibits at the
Paris exposition will be the contribu-
ton of a Texas stockman, j. M. Dobie,
Of Ramires, Live Oak county. His
curiosity is the celebrated Dobie steer,
than which there will be no exhibit
remarkable and yet so character
istic of the Lone Star state. The Dobie
steer is known throughout south and
west Texas. He is the rough and
graphic standard of measurement OF
the west Texas stOckman. Big as the
Dobie steer" is the hyperbole they use
when describing a pair of horns. 1t
is a %hyperbole, for travel the wide
plains over and another steer with a
pair Of horns such as has the Dobie
steer cannot be found. He is the last
of the old tribe of monster horned cat
tie of the plains that gave to Texas it's
additional nickname of The Long
Horn state" The steer measures ff-
teen hands and weighs between 1000
and LOO pounds. His enormous horns
from point to point measure nine feet
seven inches. The horns could easily
be made to measure owe ten feet If
taken of the steer. steamed and
Strengthened. When the steer is stand
ing in a natural position on level
ground the tip ends of his horns are
fully six feet above the ground. Time
was, fifteen or less years ago, when the
long horns were no curiosity in Texas,
but today there are few reminders of
the grand old herds that have been so
closely interviewer with the history of
the state. The steer has already start
ed OF his long trip to Paris and will
arrive in ample time to excite the won
der and command the admiration Of all
visitors to the worlds great show.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11
TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Modern shoe Poilsher - Novel candle
Hoider-rhe Moon and The weather
-Popuihr Beliefs rs 20 Their Con-
nectIon Are Altogether Unfoundod
aIsasrn shoe PolI.h.r.

With the popularity Of the up-to-
date enamel, patent and russell leather
and kid shoes, the use Of patented
preparations for cleaning and polish
ing them, the function OF the old time
backing brush is becoming less Inn
p%ortant in the boot polishing outfit,
It's place being largely usurped by a
piece Of cloth. Lambs wool polishers
are excellent for this purpose, but un-
fortunately they are rather expensive,
and when a man has 70 do his own
polishing It requires considerable dex-
terity on his part to manipulate a long
strip Of cloth in the artistic manner
OF the professional. The shOe-pOlish-
ing device here shown, the invention
Of an inventor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
is offered as an aid to this mighty
army Of un%fortunates. Perhaps its
most essential feature is the cheapness
and simplicity Of it's construction, be-
ing made out Of a single piece Of wire
bent and looped as shown, with pro-
vision at one end to take a fold in the
polishing cloth, and at the other with
two "tangs" that hold the other end.
This arrangement forms a convenient
and easily manipulated holder for the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11
Magnetl,m in Islands.

The Danish island Of Bornholm, in
the Baltic sea, is so magnetic as to be
a danger to navigation. The island,
which measures about twenty miles in
length by fourteen in breadth, and is
distant about twenty-four miles east
by south from the nearest point of
Sweden, is famous for its geological
peculiarities. 1t consists almost n
tirely Of magnetic. Bornholm's mag
netic influence is not only known to
the navigators on those waters, but is
much feared by them on account of it's
influence on the magnetic needle, which
makes the correct steering of a ship a
matter of much difficulty. This infiu-
ence is felt at a distance of ten miles,
and so palpably that, on the island
being sighted, mariners on the Baltic
at once discontinue steering their
course by the needle and turn instead
to the well-known lighthouses and
other signs by which to direct their
craft. There are several magnetic is
lands and points along the Atlantic
coast of South America. Near the
mouth of the Rio de la Plata is a ia
nous magnetic point-the western
side of the headland known as the
Punta Negra-and navigators of YES
sells bound for Buenos Ayres of Monte
video have to be very careful not to go
too near it. Trinidad is another place
of the same description. and one rea-
son for its abandonment to Brazil was
It's utter unitness for a t%elegraphic
station, owing to it's strong magnetic
character.-Memphis Scimetar.