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THEODORE ROOSEVELT. OF New York
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
aOutck Luuches.o

II is the habit OF the modern time
saving young man, says Eliot Gregory
In The Atlantic. upon entering a quick
lunch establishment to dash for the
bill of fare and give an order Qf he Ia
adroit enough TO catch one OF the maids
on the fy) before removing either coat
or hat. At least 10 seconds may be
economized in this way. Once seated,
the luncher falls to on anything at
hand - bread, cold slaw. crackers or
catchup. When the dish ordered ar
rives, he gets his fork into 1t as It ap-
pears over his shoulder and cleans the
plate before the sauce makes its ap'
pearance, 20 that is eaten by Itself or
with bread.
Cups of coffee or tea go down In two
swallows. Little piles OF cake are cut
IN quarters and disappear In four
mouthfuls, much after the fashion Of
children down the oEre's throat In the
mechanical toy, mastication being ell
tber a lost art or considered foolish
waste of energy.
A really accomplished luhcher can
assimilate his last quarter" OF cakes
wigg!e into his coat and pay his check
at the desk mt the same moment The
next he is down the Block In pGTsui. Of
a receding trolley.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
ne was vcry charitnble.

An amusing story is told in conpec,
tion with a swell bazaar held q short
time ago. Among the features OF the
entertainment was rcfreshment stall,
to which charitable donors contributed
supplies. thus enabling all the takings
to represent clear profits,
The lady in charge requested gift
for this purpose from a well known
and wealthy gentleman in the city, but
one not famous for parting" TO her
surprise she received next day note
to the effect that he was sending her q
sirloin of beef and two" OK tongues,
The same morning the lady happened
to go to her butcher twho was also the
butcher Of Mr.. NJ. and, after giving
him large order for her stall, asked
him If he would like himself to give
anything.
II should very much, ma'nm," replied
the worthy tradesman, but yester,
day gave to Mr.. ", at his request for
this purpose. a srloin of beef and three
OK tongues"
Net gain 10 Mr.. X: One OK tongue
and cheap reputation for charity!-
London Standard.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Won on a BiuH.

at does me good TO meet up with
one of that class Of people who think
they know it all" said the old man
with the ancient hat. IL was coming
over from Baltimore on train the
other dag, and a man who was writing
in book asked me how 10 spell
proper Il told him. but know 1t all
who sat near disputed me. | bet bin
$40 even up that was right and prov
ed was by four disipterested men.
l gave the $40 to charity"
'How did the man contend tine word
should be spelled" was asked.
"Why. he said there was only OF:
'p' in it"
And you stuck for two, eh?'
II did. i insisted that 1t was spelled
'propper,' and he finally owned up like
a little man and handed me over the
money"
"And would yDil like to make the
same wager again and leave it TO the
dictionaries
Not much. | consulted 'em all next
day and discovered that / had bluffsd
that poor chap out Of his wealth.
Washington Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
A FInrnI Nnscblced.

Why speak of the lovely painted tril-
lluns. With their three daintlly crin-
klcd petals, strcaked with rose purple
SAYS Bradford Torrey in The Atlantic.
One after another | gathered them
pulled them. to speak with poetic lit-
eralncssl, each freshcr and hapdsomer
than the one before 1t till the white
stems made II handful.
"Oh." said man on hotel piazza
as l returned, Il see YOU have nose
bleed" was putting my hand TO my
pocket, wondering why should have
been taken so chldishly, when it can,e
over me what he meant. He was look
Ing at the .trillums. and explained, lp
answer to question. that lie had al
ways heard them called nosebleed.
Somewhere. thcn--I omitted to inquire
where-this is their vulgar name. In
Francona the people call them Benja-
Minis, which has pleasant Biblical
sound--better than nosebleed. at all
events though, to my thinking, tril-
lium is preferable to either of them
both for sound and for serse.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Vanity and Curiosity.

Vanity seems to spring eternal in the
masculine breast, and the less 1t has to
feed upon the more 1t thriyes ap-
pnrently.
The other day tramp Of high degree
in vagrancy stopped before the win
dow of house at which two young
women were standing. He was tat
tered and torn aud melancholy looking
to such an extent that he aroused a
feeling Of deep sympathy In the hearts
of the maidens, who looked down upon
him as he stood gazing intently at some
object he held in his hand.
II wonder what he has" said the
sentimental one of the two as she peer
ed down on him. "a lock of some wo-
mans hair. | shouldn't wonder"
More likely coin he's found; he
looks pleased rejoined the practical
one scoffingly as she maneuyered for
a position that would reveal the object
to her.
But it was neither, they discovered
1t was just a bit of looking glass, in
which the man was surveying his fea.
lures with satisfied air, that told Of
his entire contentment with his very
rugged physiognomy.
Which shows. as was said at the be-
ginning of this story, that vanity
springs eternal in the masculine breast
just as curiosity does in the feminine. =
Baltimore News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Einbarrnssing.

When the new minister, handsome
and unmarried man. made his first pas
toral call at the Tosdicks', he took lit
lie Anna UP in his Srms aud tried TO
kiss her. But the child refused to be
kissed. She struggled loose and ran
OF into the next room, where her moth
or was putting n few finishing touches
10 her adornment before going into the
parlor to greet the clergyman.
Mamma" the little girl whispered,
"the man In the parlor wanted me to
kiss him.
"Well," replied mamma, "why didn't
you let him? would II were you"
Thereupon little Anna ran back into
the paplor, and the minister asked:
"Well, little lady, won't you kiss me
now%'
mo. won't" replied Anna prompt.
~, "but mamma says she wlll!"--Har-
per's gazar.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
A very Re.tfuI Rest.

Adolf MenzeI, the German artist.
was at one time engaged on mural
decoration. He had rigged up see f.
folding IN his studio, on which his
model was requested to stand. For
two. long hours the poor '.poseur" stood
up aloft in a most fatiguing posture.
Menzel in the meantime worked at
his sketch, Needless Of the fact that
his model was growing tired.
At length the model found 1t uecessa.
ry to speak. Herr professor" said
ne, "how about reccssw
MeDzel apologized profusely for his
forgetfulness. Certainly, certainly,
my dear SIR" said he. "Come down
and rest yourself BIT"
The model had clambered from the
scafFolding to the ladder, which led
down from it to the studio floor.
"stopG' cried the artist suddenly
'"That pose is fine! Don't move a
muscle"'
And once more the model was forced
into strained rigidity, while the en-
thusiastic craftsman set about sketch.
ing him.
At the end Of half an hour Menzel
looked up from his work. "There. u
said he, that will do nicely! Get back
on the scaffold. We have had our rest
Let us get back to work again."
What the model said is left to the
readers Imagination.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21

1t happened in the early days Of Aus.
tralian history when bushranging was
common.
A gentleman was riding along loue'
ly track through the bush when he
heard loud cries for help proceeding
from n neighboring grove. Arriving a:
the spot whence proceeded the cries
he was surprised and shocked 10 tlnd =
man securely lied to tree.
what is the matter here?" he asked.
"Oh. si-," replied The poor fellow,
I'm so glad You have come. 4 few
hours ago was stuck up by bushran'
gers, who rifed my pockets, and, after
stealing everything had except bun
die OF notes III my inside breast pocket
which they fortunately overlooked
bound me to this tree ana decamped,"
"The scoundrels" ejaculated the
newcomer. Took everything you had
except 4 bundle of notes in POUR inside
pocket. eh?"
'Yes, SIR"
"The villains! And then they tied you
so tightly that you cannot escape7'
"Yec, sir"
"Then I'll take the notes the other
fellows lcftw And he cid.-I.osdon
Answers.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Trapped the Trapper.

In Sketches OF Life In the Golden
State" Colonel Albert s.. Evans mar
rates the rash exploit Of an over
sanguine bear hunter:
A vepturesome Yankee came to San
ia Barbara some years ago and soon
became an adept at throwing the lasso.
Hearing the Mexican cowboys talk OF
lassoing the grizzly hear, he decided
20 show. them what lie could do In that
line If he ever got u chance,
One day he came upoE grizzly i'll
a favorable locality. He threw the
,lasso with slillful aim ard reined back
his trembling horse 10 give the bear
an astonishcr, when the which
= Is always attached to the pommel OF
the saddle--caIne up aut.
Judge Of tho mans estonishment
when that benr quietly assumed sit
ting posture, took hold OF the lasso
and began to draw 1t in hanG over
hand.
The hapless descendant of the phi
grim fathers stuck to the horse and
saddle until he saw tic slack all drawn
in and the bear and the horse coming
rapidly together. Then. in Il panic
lie descended and ran for tree, aban'
doniIg the horse to its fate.
Two skiliful men, operating from op
pos:,e sides, cnn master bear and
choke him between them, but with
only ono mau, one horse and one bear
it is another story,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21

dawns upon him that he is on losing
venture. 1t Is then too late to go back
on the job, and the result Is that the
party who Is doing the building and
the contractors also are losers, and this
because of the natural inclination Of
the contractor to shirk in order not to
lose any more than he ig absolutely
obliged to in order to get out on the
bad deal.
These mistakes are not only disas-
trous TO the parties immediately CON
cerncd, but to the trade in general, as
by the error of the unlucky bidder an
other worthy contractor is unable to
get the work at reasonable figures
Give the work to the next to the low,
est bidder, ]. believe to be II good gen
eral rule. e.'-Omaha World-Hcrald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Next to the Lo,yesr bidder.

"Said contrac, TO go to the next to
the lowest bidder Is the way that a
local building contractor would have
the closing sentence read In advertise
ments for bids on any particular job.
While speaking Of the matter recently
this same contractor said that If the
truth We're known nine out of ten OF
the lowest bids made are made through
a mistake in the calculations of the
lidder. 1' M
IF the contractor who gets the job
was aware that his bid IL oftentimes
$1,000 below that Of the ono next above
him, and this on comparatively small
Job, he would Immediately institute a
search and flnd whore he had made
the mistake, thus having an opportu-
nifty Of falling TO qualify 10 complete
tie job. This privilege II often denied
the bidder. however and he gets well
along with bis work before the fact
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
How Mayne reid won Hi. bride.


1t was through his novel, 'The Scalp
Hunters" that Captain Mayne Reid
won bride. He was 30 years old
when he met damsel of Is. with
whom he at once fell In love. The
child took no notice of him, but he
gave her the story to read, as effective
a manner of counting In this nineteenth
century. as ever was Othello's in an
earlier one. Two years later the young
lady was at public meeting where
Captain Reid spoke on behalf Of the
Polish refugees. "An electric thrill
seemed to pass through me as he en-
tered the room" she said afterward,
and when the meeting was over she
went up to him. ~ leave for London
on the next train" he said hurriedly.
please send me your address"
Il do not know where" she replied
with some embarrassment. He in
stantly handed out his card and was
gone. A formal little note followed:
Dear Captain Reid-As you asked me
to send you my address, ! do so." By
return of post came the answer: "Only
say that you love me and will be
with you at once" aud then the reply,
II think do love YOU"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
sly joking In the Pulpit.

"Before wont to college" said n
minister Of this city, u did supply
work op certain charge one summer.
In the Methodist church We had sery-
ice morning and evening. There was
a Presbyterian church In the village,
aud the pastor from another village
supplied 1t, preaching there once a
Sunday In the afternoon. l went to
hear him one afternoon. He was a col
lege bred man and was supposed to be
away up. When he spied me in the
congregation, he came down and asked
me to assist In the opening exercises.
When we were seated. he asked me to
read the first lesson and at the same
time announced that ii was a certain
chapter In the book of Numbers. Just
before ] was 10 read reached up to
the desk and took down the Bible and
opened at the place. ! glanced down
over the chapter and saw that it was
mass Of unpronoupceable names l
knew that he was working joke on
me. He knew that ! could not get
away with those names. said moth
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
His Only Cnnundrnm.

The old pilot of the little steamer
Maid of the Mist, which used to carry
passengers quite up to the foot Of tho
falls of Niagara until the mist from the
falling waters tlrencled the clothing of
every one on board, used to pcrpetuate
one solitary conundrum each trip. 1t
always commenced and ended the
same.
Moving his hand along the sides Of
the pilothouse and examining the wood
work minutely, he would look up mys-
terlously and remark
81 say. stranger, do you know what
this boat is made off,
made of? Why, pine and oak, isn't
she?''
"No, SIR
''Hemlock?"
"No" j
"'Tisn't cedar. is it?"
"Oh, moi"
And then the old pilots eyes twin
kled and his mouth whistled crazy
tune.
"well. iron perhaps?"
NO"
"What in thunder is she made Of,
then?" - ''
Il "She's Maid. of. the. Mist. stranger;
Maid of the Mist"
Then the pilot hccepted his morning
/ cigar. ar ,3:,t,E y:..,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
rurned the JOKE tn Aoeoun..

Homc friends once invited the late
Tiny Waterman TO their shooting club
ut Kings Lake, near ~. Louis, and tho
first afternoon they stationed Tiny in
O. ducking tank, or sink box, where they
well knew ducks had never been seen.
He took the Joke good naturcdly, and
that night AT dinner he pulled shell
out of his pocket and tossed 1t on the
table with the remark that he Thought
Most naturally one of the diners cut
the shell open with his pocketknife,
disclosing the contents. Tiny seemed
astounded at the number Of bullets" !"
as he called them. and asked how
many were In a shell. OF course nc
one could enlighten him, so he said,
IF you fellows who are hunters really
don't know, 1t seems to me that 1t is a
good betting proposition"
Good scheme" exclaimed one of his
hosts. Lets make IL dollar each as
to who guesses nearest to the actual
number in the she'll"
"As there Is only one bet in this
proposition" Tiny suggested, "lets
make 1t 50 corner" which was agreed
to-
Each one wrote on the tablecloth his
guess as to the number contained In
the shell, and when the pellets were
counted 1t was found that Tiny had
guessed the exact number. He ac-
cordngly gathered in the $50. and
when he had 1t safely bestowed he
casually inquired, "Whnt do you fel
lows think ] was doing In that blamed
tank all afternoon ;"-san francisco
.Argonaut.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21

"Well sth," saidthe, old time colorcd
voter, de ways er dc canderdate is
past findln out. All dc year been lal.
one cryin in dc wilderness. en- no man
'spon ter my cry. hollcr fer bread.
en- dey give me Belgian block en- 80
days. En- now look at en-! 'Leckshun
time come on, en- bless God ef dey amt
pay my house rent, took de mortgage
off my mule, settle my street tax en-
gimme enough ole cloze ter go ter
praachin. En- all got ter my name Is
one vote en- der Observation-Disclosures
Constitution.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
DOWN WITH A PARACHUTE
Circus balloon Man Says It's Gem
tie nnd Not Hazardous,

Coming down frorl the clouds III n
parachute Is like n dream" said n cir
Gus balloon artist. Ever dream Of
falling from high place? You comc
down. alight quietly and awake, and
you're not hurt. Well, that's the para
chute drop over again. No; there Is no
Gunger. A para chute can be guided
readily on the down trip. but you can't
steer balloon. TO guide parachute
out of harms way practiced hand
80 1t 1t one way or the other, spill
II air and thus work IT to where you
want to land or to avoid water, trees,
chimneys or church spires. Circus as
tensions are generally made in the
evening. When the sun goes down, the
wind goes down. The balloon then
shoots into the air, and the parachute
drops back OF the circus lot or not far
away. a balloon Is made of per cent
muslin and weighs about 500 pounds.
A parachute IL made of cent muslin.
There is much more danger is COM
ing down in balloon When it strikes
the earth, it's like big ball and
bounds up agnin, taking you with Il.
Not long ago In McKeesport, Pa,
came down In balloon because the
parachute would not let go. nearly
came down In big stack of blast
furnace, but the hot air drove the bal
loon away. After that never intrust-
! ed the parachute arrangement to any
one, but attended to 1t myself.
THE rope that secures the parachute
is cut with a knife The aeronaut
drops fully 100 feet before the para
chute begins to I'LL 1t must ill IL
you're up high enough. There are sew
eral hundred parachute men In the
business, and the accidents are less in
ratio than railroad casualties. A man
can't shake out al parachute If it don't
open. A man In the air is simply pow
erless. Invariably tho fall Is head first.
When the parachute begins to fill, the
descent Is less rapid, and finally when
the parachute has gradually filed 1t
bulges out with pop. Then the aero
naut climbs on to his trapeze and
guides the parachute to safe landing.
In seven cases out of ten you can land
back on the lot where you started from.
The first performers must have had
nerve to make the drop. Now it is a
regular business. not considered haz-
ardous at all. The hardest work is to
bring back the balloon with a wagon,
Sometimes It tears in the trees or
wherever it may land when not in the
open." New York Sun.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
The Magical Mirror.

An ordinary mirror of any size or
shape, a piece Of French chalk. pointed
So that ii can lie used TO write. and a
silk handkerchief are the requisites.
Draw upon the mirror with the chalk,
any design or words you choose. With
the handkerchief wipe the glass light
ly until 1t Is perfectly clear and
no writing or design is apparent Hav-
ing all this prepared beforehand, show
TO some one and request that he
breathe gently on tile face Of the glass,
when. he will see-a picture of his fu-
ture wife. for the design drawn will
show very distinctly. This can again
be wiped off. and II brcathcd upon the
design will be again visible.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
COLTS INVENTION.
The First Great Improvement Made
In Repeating Pistols.

In Repeating Pistols.
In this day of Improved firearms the
fact that the first great improvement
made in repeating pistols by Colonel
Samuel Colt was patented In the day
of our grandfathers is seldom recalled.
1t was Colouel Colt, then of New York,
to whom was granted the patent, Feb.
25. 1886. The original petition in the
case was destroyed by the fire in De-
cember following. The letters patent
were returned when application was
made for the reissue, Sept. l.. lS4S. The
original letters are signed by Andrew
Jackson, president; John Forsyth. sec.
rotary of state. and Benjamin f. But
Ter. attorney general,
& After describing his invention Colo
mel Colt claims as new ''the application
of caps at the end of the cylinder, the
application of partition between the
caps. the application of shoulder over
the caps as n security against moisture
and the action of smoke upon the
works of the locks, the principle of the
connecting rod between the hammer
and the trigger, the application of the
shackle to connect the cylinder with
the ratchet" etc.
There had been revolver patented
about 20 years before by one Collin,
but until Colts invention little head
way was made. Indeed 1t was not un-
til Colts invention had been given a
trial by Major Sam Walker and his
Texas rangers that It gained popular
ity and was regarded as o success.
About the time Colonel Colt was ap-
plying for reissue. In 1S4S, Mr. Yves.
son had filed an application for a re-
peating flrearm, by which the Smith &
Wesson pistol of today Is represented.
Washington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Pearls and Tearx.

"Whs, splendid pearls the bride hasl
How can man give his bride pearlsi
They mean tears"
"Oh. that's superstittonl Besides,
they are Imitation pearls
"Well II she Knows thRt the tcars
will be genuine, AZ any rate. 'B'lia
gende Blatter.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21

ing. but when the time came stood up
and announced the chapter following
and read II.
when sat down, he gave me n
look. and he got one back. whispered
hoarseiy. Il guess not Those were the
only words spoken on this subject
Utica Observer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Ann. AIMS philosnnhr.

"Aunt Ann. am surprised to hear
you say you are In favor of second
marriages. How can you justify
themY'
"Why. my dear young widow, II
your first marriage was happy one
you will never be happy until You are
married again. II II was a failure. you
are entitled TO another .trial," Chicago
Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
Automatic nenonn.

''Kirby could become famous IL he
weren't so lazy"
"Oh, he will get famous YET"
what do you mennv'
"Why. lie takes such good care OF
himself that lie will llYc 10 he 100 and
be famed for that" Detroit Free
Press. - 70
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
A Lai,ored Enort.

"What do you think Of my playa"
asked the author.
f"Play" grunted the. leading man,
"Play nothing! It's hard worl."-Phil.
adelphia North American,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
5 4 G'S ssES!Ass 81 E ES;As %Ass

Saturday, May 20, 1900 !
8 lbs of good California Pruncs,
for zoe, (regular &c goods.)
N fresh cocoanut, 13c; lbs for
Poe. (Fresh goods free from acids.)
fb Of good japan tea this week
bnly Zoe, equal to many 5Oc
grades.) ll
3la lbs of evaporatcd apples for
45c.
Special values in all kinds OF
Eiried fruit and pie timber.
ID Star baking powder, 45c. and
10x12 in. glass front medallion or
4 quart granite dish pan free.
To all purchasers of / ID of S. d
G's Zoe, SOC, 32c, or 3Sc Java and
Mocha blend coffees, we present
beautiful Dolly Dear Mother
Goose story book. They delight the
children, the coffee will delight
YOU Fresh from our roastery.
New Arrivals
150 new 1900 style lamps in all
! decorations from S1.25 to $6 so.
Our own importation of Maddox
Royal Nitreous. white, porcelain
Peerless Shape 100 piece sets,
$50 open stock in proportion.
Call, send, telephone or mail your
order. Our wagons pass your door
intthe city. Addressed postal cards
free.
China 4 Japan Tea Store
(. Schumacher & Gammeter
Tel. 52e. 1e4 S. Howard st.