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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-13

The AlIen-Clark drug stock to be
sold at once.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-13

Telephone the Climax Cabinet COM
pany for screen doors and windows,
No. $40.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-13

East Libcr,y~BIrths 2, boys ., girls
I, deaths 8.
Springfield Births ~, boys 6, girls 4,
deaths 40.
Rarbcrton Births T6, boys 20, girls
10, deaths 81.
AKRON.
Returns of statistics for the First
Second, Third and Sixth wards have
been sent in, and those Of the other
two wards will bc IN soon. Following
are the returns OF the Akron wards
mentioned above:
First wnrd--Blrths GO, boys. 81, girls
2S, deaths 81.
secoud--Births 80, boys 90, girls ~,
deaths 4s.
Third-Births II, boys 81, girls 10,
deaths 6i.
Sixth-Brths 93, boys %, girls 3s,
deaths Al.
Arc you taking advantage of our
great. Carpet Remnant Sale?
NJ. O'NEII, N co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-13

Toilet articles will 20 mt next to
nothing at Allen-Clark drug sale.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-13

Arc you taking advantage of our
great. Carpet Remnant Sale?
e4 NJ. O'NEIL Il co.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
Hoffman's Big Musical Festival.

s.The Patrol Of the Beers" and Sou.
sa's new march The Man behind the
Gan" are new and sensational. Hear
the famous band render both at Hon.
mans snd annual musical festival jane
8. The prices for reserved seats now
on sale at musical bure au, l1s0 16.h st,
n. W., are as follows: Orehsstra, 10 cents;
orchestra circle, 80 cents; dress circle,
35 cents gallery, - cents.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
REASON FOR ACTING.
News Notes and Nuggets From
Monticello.

SAnAAOssC0SAiCs ost OPCSA"ks &AS
cele bration of the fourth anniversary
of the Zion Union Baptist Sunday
School, Mr.. S. 81. White. superintend.
ent, was held at the above-named
church, Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Rev. o. n. Harris, pastor of the Eben'
ezer Baptist church. preached a very
appropriate sermon for the OCCASION,
his text being, "Reason for Acting"
The Y. III: u. A. mems meeting On
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock was
largely attended. Great interest was
taken IN the discussion of the topic,
Stand still and see the salvation Of
God"
A pink tea entertainment was given
Monday night at the First Baptist
church by Young Peoples Aid Club
of the church. The musical and liter
ary program was of very high order,
especially pleasing were the cernes
solos by Mr.. B. II. Baker of Wash
ington, D. @.
Mr.. Bernard Sammons, who had
been in bad health for some time, died
at his heme on 9th street, southeast.
last week. The funeral took place
from the home of the deceased, Thurs.
day the 18th inst. Rev. James 81. Fer
guson oficiated. Prof. D. N. Vassar,
D. d., of Richmond Theological Semi
nary, was in the city Sunday and
preached at the First Baptist church
Sunday night. Mr.. A. Scott Webb is
home from Butte, Montana, having
been called on account of the illness of
his mother who is much impaoved Mr..
Webb expects to remain here until
about the first of July when he will
return to Butte. Mr.. Adam Whips
went 10 White Sulphur Springs last
week. Mr.. Maury aad wife, of Hin.
ton. W. Va, were in the city last
week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Daniel. Rev. r. O. Quarles returned
home last week from DaAville, Va,
where he attended the General Baptist
Association; and Richmond, Va. to the
dedication of Virginia Union Univsr
sity. Miss Eva Coles has returned
from Richmond, Va, where she at.
tended the closing OF Hartshorn Memo
rial College of which she is graduate.
MIR. Llnwood Kelley of Washington,
d. o., was in the city last week. Rev.
Bernard w. Tyrrell, principal OF Val.
ley Institute. was i'll the city Saturday.
Mr. j. w: Whips attended the Car.
nIval in Richmond last week. Mrs. @.
e. Coles has returned home from Gum.
berland where she went on account of
the illness of her sister, who she reports
is esnvaleseent. Mr.. r. B. Barcus
and Miss Beatrice Terry are at hone
from the V. N. and q. Institute, Peters.
burg, Va. Misses Susie Buckner, Al.
berta Coles, Ssppie West, jamie Sohn.
son. Susie and Sadie Brown, and
Messrs. John 81. Lewis and Elijah Gil.
mer, jr., are at home from Jersey City,
N. j. Mr.. j. j. Potete of Danvills.
Va, is in the city as head waiter at she
Clermont Hotel. The "Life Of Booker
T. Washington" can be gotten from
Mr.. William Sheppard, agent, at Mr..
John Sellers shoe shop.
MONTICELLO.
The colored American., 1900-05-26
Judge Us by Our Best.

We must teach the white man to judge us
by our best and not by our worst. We
must judge the south by the best types o1
her white manhood, not by her worst.
This is not an age for pessimism, doubt
and halting and prediction of disaster. The
world is going forward, not backward. The
accumulated and accelerated momentum OF
the universe for 1900 years is in favor OF
giving men everywhere more liberty, more
opportunity, more intelligence; is in favor
of more sympathy and more brotherly
kindness, and the trend in this direction
can no more be resisted in any part OF the
country, than we can stay the life-giving
influence of the rays of the daily SUM-
1.-The stormy pillows are high; their
progress. What to US seems defeat Is with
God triumph. When the hour seems dark
est when help seems fartheSt, let us re-
peat often with the psalmist, though
1.-The stormy pillows are high; their fury Is
mighty but the Lord is above them and al
mighty and almighty"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
No Canal NeutraIIzntion.

The celebrity with which both houses Of
Congress have jumped the Nicaragua Ca
nal fence has not only caught the domes-
tic enemies of the project asleep, but has
nearly paralyzed the alert Corps Diplo-
matique here and and the chancelleries Of
Europe generally. Something like a gen
eral foreign protest against our assump-
tiOn OF national ownership and control Of
the waterway seems to be in process Of
incubation, and it is reported that the Ad-
ministration would be pleased if Congress
were to consent to a declaration OF its
neutrality.
Among other things. we may now ex-
pect that Great Britain will revive its
ancient and exploded claims and conteu-
tions in connection with the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. which the British Govern
ment abandoned and vacated by a fagrant
violation OF the agreement contained in
1t, within a few years Of its ratification.
Il is hardly probable that Congress or the
American people will permit the least hint
Of European dictatiOn in the matter Of
this national work. The Nicaragua Canal
must OF necessity be regarded as forming
part Of our coast line. To surrender or di-
vide control Of it in any sense or degree
would be military lunacy. In time OF
peace there is not the remotest reason why
the commerce Of all nations should not
resort to the ditch on equal and equitable
terms But in time Of war We would be
simply fools to place ourselves in a posi-
tion Of helplessness to exclude the war
/ vessels Of our enemies.
Hence. whatever the Administration may
/ wish in the interests Of peace, and what
/ ever political or trade jealousies may eat
/ the bosoms Of our English cousins and re-
moter relations and friends on the Euro
/ pean Continent, the probabilities and in
| dications are that Congress will insist
/ upon a strictly American canal cut
/ through American owned or leased land,
and fortified with American guns and
/ ships. Nothing short Of that will ever
/ satisfy the people Of this country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
Desncrntion in Chicnro.

The police Of that city being either in
capable or Indifferent in the matter of sup
pressing Chicago's thug epidemic, it is
proposed to adopt a desperate remedy for
the alienation OF a condition OF municipal
lawlessness not only astounding, but dis
grace to a civilized community. There has
been introduced In the Windy City coun-
Gil an ordinance which, IL adopted. will
make every hold-up man and house burg
lar worth two hundred dollars provided
that he is dead and that the claimant is
responsible for putting him into that in
nocuous condition.
The adoption Of this drastic measure by
the local legislative body promises to make
In Cook county Judging from recent re-
ports. there will be no lack OF material,
for il is authOritatively stated that since
cold weather began not a day has passed
without from one to ten highway robberies
and housebreakings. Chicago dispatches
declare that the proposed relief measure is
popularity endorsed, and that the terrified
citizens cling to the hopeful view that the
bounty offered for defunct thieves will
arouse tue ponce IuICt 10 an ACTIVITY COu-
ducive to reform as well as numerous
funerals
In their desperate straits. the citizens
of Chicago have apparently disregarded the
menacing possibilities OF the thief killing
ordinance. An unprejudiced view OF the
recommended measure, however. leads the
dispassionate observer TO the opinion that
by its enactment, the city will be Simply
substituting one reign Of terror for another
there being no denial Of the assertion that
the people are In a nervous state bordering
on panic at present because OF the whole
sale prevalence OF larceny and brutality
II IL has been hazardous to walk Chicago
streets after dark heretofore. what is to bt
said of the condition Of affairs when every
citizen and officer Of the law is looking fol
burglars to shoot at two hundred dollars
q head? Under this system any individual
who is on the public thOrOughfare late a.
night is also on the firing line ant
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
Army Cooks.

In view OF the trouble in South Africa
and the general unsettled state Of interna-
tional relations, a new interest ia military
affairs is felt by the people Of England and
Of this country. So long as the army was
a sort Of machine. useful, OF course and
thing to be proud Of but engaged in bust
ness Of an indefinite kind several hundred
or several thousand miles away, the aver
age citizen did not concern himself much
with its affairs. But when that army is
called on to fight for the honor of the cOun-
try. when soldiers are drawn from all
classes Of the people and sent on active
service, then matters OF eommissariat, dis
cipline, and generalship become desperately
interesting to the public.
a book which has recently been published
in England. under the title The Queens
Service" gives a graphic and complete pic
ture Of the life Of the common soldier in
barracks and in the field In connection
with the recent experience Of the Spanish
American war, il will probably be inter-
esting TO American as well as English
readers, for We are more and more rapidly
approaching the time when the same prin-
mics, and the generals Of one country can
not rely on some special advantage pos
sessed by their troops to make up for spe-
cial deficiencies. The deficiencies will have
to disappear.
particularly intere5ting point which
the author OF this book brings out is the
necessity OF enlisting trained cooks for the
army-men who have had experience in
! catering for large numbers Of people and
who can make the most OF plain, whole
some food. This idea was advanced by
some American officers during the late war
with Spain, but never received the atten-
ton it deserved. Feed an army well.
and It will do anything" has been a mill
tary axiom for some time, but curiously
| enough. few people seem to have realized
/ that it takes more than an abundance OF
/ plain, uncooked food to do this. OF course,
the most expert OF trained cooks cannot do
/ much for the men when the food itself is
/ not fit to eat But it is safe to say that
| every modern army loses some of its eff
/ cheney through the lack of skill in company
! cooks. 1t is absurd to suppose that man
/ who. in civilian life, would have made a
NAVY, a carpenter, or plasterer, will be-
come a good cook simply by inspiration
1 on entering the army. He may learn
something in that line from old soldiers,
/ but experience and intelligence rarely take
the place Of thorough training and natural
/ fitness. Even the women of the class
from which private soldiers are generally
recruited are not always good cooks,
though accustomed to tlis. work from child
hood. Why should an unframed. clumsy.
and more or less stupid man be entrusted
with the work Of preparing the food for his
comrades without the direction of a trained
superior?
II would not be necessary to enlist pro-
fessional cooks for every company, Of
course, especially in the American Army.
where third at least IF the men have had
some experience in household work at
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
BABIES HAVE TO BE TAGGED.
Identification Methods i'm Johns Hop
kins Hospital


There viii be no Pinafore business Of
mixing the babies up in the Obstetrical
ward OF the Johns Hopkins Hospital II
the physicians and attendants in charge
can prevent it. Usually there are from
one 10 TWO dozen newborn babies in the
ward and to the inexperienced eye they
all look much alike Even these accus-
toned 10 handle them sometimes have TO
look closely for distinguishing features NJ
marks on the mites Of humanity When
the nurses are being changed frequently
in the course Of their duties, the Difficult
ties are increased Of readily telling one
baby from another. The doctors say they
don't know what would happen if a mis-
take was made and Mrs. Smith should
leave for home taking Mrs. Jones baby
with her, or vice versa. So they have hit
upon a happy solution OF the difficulty.
Each baby is tagged and it is tagged in. a
unique way. On a small square Of adhe-
sive plaster is written the baby's name.
This plaster tag is then stuck tightly on
the baby's back. just between the shoulder
blades. The tag is waterproof. so il Is not
affected by the baths given the baby II
holds on tightly until the time comes for
the baby and its mother TO leave the hos
pital. when the tag may be readily pulled
off without causing the baby any pain.
ging was necessary to distinguish white
from the colOred babies, but the physicians
say that this is not the case. While all
new born babies are red, they say the ba-
bies Of white parents are a pinkinsh cO.Or,
while the slightest mixture Of negro blood
will give an unmistakable reddish tinge
to the baby's skin. in addition to the other
characteristics Of the race
1t is rot probable that Baltimore pa
rents will be advised by their physicians
TO try the early course Of physical train
ing for their babies which il is said the
Yale athlete. A. A. Stage has tried with
his eight-and- one half mOnths-Old son.
PHYSICIANS in Baltimore who were ques-
toned on the mode of training adopted by
Prof. Stage. according to a story about his
baby which appeared in print some days
ago say that the ordinary baby would not
be benefited by the vigorous course pre-
scribed by the athlete As a rule the
bones Of a baby are too soft to stand its
weight before it is a year old so that
standing the baby alone or allowing Il to
walk before that time is apt to result in
crooked lexis or bent spinal column
Seeing is believing with the doctors. and
they are inclined TO doubt the athletic
abilities Of baby less than a year old
unless they are well vouched for by the
facts in the case
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
THE TARIFF ON JEwELRY.
An Argument for the Retention of
High Duties.

IN arg AeAehAAbh OF
High Duties.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 1S.-The
members Of the jewellers tariff commit
tee to whom the work OF obtaining the
retention Of the tariff on iewelry has been
entrusted. have prepared an argument
against reduction Of the duties on jew
elry. copies OF which have been forwarded
TO Senators Aldrich. Hoar, Lodge, and Da-
Wis. Representatives Bull and Lowering
The argument states that in 1886 during
the agitation Of the Dingley Tariff law,
the people of AtJebOrO engaged IN the
jewelry industry, realizing from expert
ence the need OF a protective tariff, pre-
g nted a petition to Congress bearing the
signatures of sixty-seven manufacturers
from the AttleborOrs. and 134 from Provi-
dence 4O5 wage-earneTs from the Attle-
boros and 2,O3S from Providence, request
ing adequate protection from foreign made
goods.
The enactment of the Dingley bill in
1897 era nted the jewellers 60 per cent pro-
tec-.-n a. against 81 per cent under the
Wilson bin Under this bill the iewelry
industry has steadily improved. Today
there is no enforced idleness and labor is
in demand. The beneficial effect Of the
DinEley tariff is represented in the growth
of the town in the past year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
AN APPEAL TO THE COURTS.
A Mason sues for Acknowledgement in
His Order.

Mason sues for HeInstatement in
His Order.
NEW YORK. Jan. lS.-Robort KOpp. Of
IS Barclay Street, has an action pending
in the supreme court TO be reinstated as
a member Of the Masonic fraternity. from
which he was expelled last spring. The
action is an unusual one, as Masons gen
orally rely on the tribunals Of their So
ciety 10 redress their alleged grievances.
This action is brought by Attorneys Hill.
Sturcke. and Andrews, and George W
White as grand easurer Of the Grand
Lodge Of the State Of New York. is made
defendant. The grand lodge is unincor-
porated.
Kopp was grand master OF the Lodge Of
Strict Observance. No. "a. OF this city, and
was deposed owing to differences in the
lodge. He then wrote a letter TO Grand
Master sutherland. o. the Grand Lodge Of
the State. Charges based on this letter
were then made by Joseph F. MaCEntee,
Past Grand Master Of Pioneer Lodge. No.
80 and his suspension from the Order OF
Masonry was asked for. After a trial by
a commission last April he was suspended
He appealed TO the permanent commission
OF appeals. and the decision Of the lower
tribunal was upheld.
The contention in the present case IS
that he did not have a fair trial. He says
that he was compelled to give evidence
against himself: that hearsay evidence
was taken, and that even il the letter he
wrote were untrue his suspension, which
is in effect expulsion, was too severe a
sentence. The defence is general denial
OF the allegations that he did not have a
fair trial and il is contended that the ad-
Indication under the tribunals Of the So
ciety cannot be disturbed by the courts
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
LANDS FOR COAST DEFENCE.
A Bill to BE Introduced In the Mary
land Legislature.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. Ex-senator
Stevenson a Williams. OF Hartford. has a
bill giving the consent OF the State TO the
purchase by the United States Govern
ment of any tract Of land within the State
for the purpose of erecting thereupon
forts, magazines, aTsenals. coast defences,
or suitable quarters and buildings for
garrisons. The right to condemn property
by proceedings in the Federal or State
courts is also conferred.
The reason which makes the passage of
this bill necessary is a provision in the
Maryland code limiting purchases of land
by the UEited States to tracts Of not more
than ten acres. Under the old system of
constructing forts and Notifications. where
guns were mounted tier above tier. ten
acres we're deemed sufficient for the larg-
est fort. But under the modern system
Of building forts the guns are more scat
tered. and tracts Of considerable size are
needed. At the Hawkins Point fortifca-
ton on the Patapseo sixty or seventy
acres are needed. in addition to the land
which has already been acquired. and for
the North Point Battery over $50 acres
will be needed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
Rerritched Rnhhit snnres.

ELKINS. w. Va, Jan. 1s.-A report
from Corner, Grant county, this State,
shows that there still exist some people
who believe in witchcraft. Two families
on North Mill Creek have been prevented
from sending their children tc the pub
lie school on account, il is alleged, of their
League with the devil" The mischief
charged is the bewitching Of rabbit snares.
The parents appealed to the board of edu-
cation, without, so far, obtaining relief.
The matter has caused considerable ex-
element.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18

likely to be picked off by the avaricious
sharpshooter at any instant. when there
are two hundreds dollars to be earned for
each victim, it is obvious that, in Chi
eago at least, few questions are to be asked
by the man-hunter, and the innocent eiti-
zen is almost as likely to be made
the subject Of a coroners inquest as the
criminal In fact the sweeping privilege
TO use firearms in a metropolis and to use
them with deliberate intention 10 kill is
more than likely to prove boon to the
rascals who. when discovered in nefarious
occupation may turn upon the lawful cit
izen, shoot him dead, and afterward de-
clare with hypocritical earnestness that
the deceased was slain while seeking to
commit highway robbery. and that the
weapon was used according to law as well
as in self defence.
The possibilities OF this proposed Chi
cago ordinance are Of such a desperate
and vicious character that its adoption
will be generally regarded as a crime
against common sense. Under its cover
the murderOus elements of the population
would have almost carte blanche TO run
riot and il, as alleged. they are influen-
tial with political personages, they may
readily escape the penalty OF their crimes
through the elasticity Of this new law-if
they are unfortunate enough TO tumble
into the clutches of the police.
A sober second Thought may destroy
this thief-killing proposition in the Chi
cago council. though il now seems TO be
held in general favor. II it is put in Oper-
alton every citizen will doubtless procure
a frearm Immediately, and it is not i'm
possible that the establishment Of an am
bulance corps to gather up the dead each
morning will become necessary adjunct
TO the drastic reform measure. Indeed. il
may be expected that the daily list Of
casualties from Chicago will be next in
importance to those from the South Afrl-
can theatre OF war.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
A PuciIistic FemnIe.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jan. 1s.-Mrs. Al
bert Coru ight,p according to the story Of
JEFF Diehl, of Friendsville, has the pugi-
Iistic skill of Kid Mccoy and the hitting
power in her good right arm of a Shar-
KEY. Three or four witnesses swore in
Justice Cashiers Office yesterday that the
woman, with a straight punch on the
mouth, knocked Diehl clear over the coun-
ter Of his store, lOoSening a couple Of his
teeth and splitting his lip.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
ROOSEVELT TO SEE PLATT.
4 Conference to Decide on the New
Insmrnnce Commissioner.

ALBANY, y. Y, Jan. 1S.-It is expected
that Governor Roosevelt will go to New
York tomorrow afternoon and on Saturday
have a final talk with Senator Plat and
Chairman Oden with reference to his nam
ing successor to State Superintendent OF
Insurance Payn. The governor will not
send this nomination to the senate before
next Monday night or Tuesday at the ear
lest
The governor is now considering the
names OF Judge Charles T. SaxtOn. former
Senator Henry II. Persons. OF Buffalo;
former Senator Cuthbert w. Pound. who is
professor OF law at Cornell University. and
former Senator Charles Davis, Of King
stOn, as candidates for the position. The
governor has another candidate in mind
whose name has not been mentioned and
IL cannot be learned.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-18
NO FAITH IN DRUGS.
An AdveEtIst Minister Refuses Medi-
cine and Dies.

NEW BRITAIN Conn. Jan. 1S-'Tf the
Lord wants TO cure me He will. I don [
propose to take any medicine" said the
Rev. Heze'.iah H. Davis, founder Of the
Peoples Church, Mr.. Davis was taken i'll
three months ago, and when asked TO al
low physicians to examine him he refused.
He never took medicine in his life Two
months ago a doctor who knew him told
him he was suffering from heart disease,
and that he would die unless he resorted
to medical treatment. He died. He was
fifty-nine years old and was born in Dud-
ley. Mass He was an Adventist minister
and fougded the Peoples Church five years
ago ....s