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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-04
Pa1pi-
tation,

fluttering or irregular pulsa-
tons are an indication of weak
ness Of the nerves or muscles
of the heart. A weakness long
continued produces deformity
and organic disease. If your
heart action is weak, make it
strong. Build up the muscles
and strengthen the nerves with
the greatest Of all heart reme-
dies, DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
"My wife suffered greatly with
palpitation of the heart, smoth-
ering spells and loss Of sleep. She
found Immediate relief from DR..
Miles Heart Cure and after a
thorough course her trouble all
disappeared"
CAPT. THos. F. GEORGE,
Athens, Ala.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-04

Once tried, always used is Cordova
Coffee.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
woodcock Imported From Jansn.

Il dined not long since with friend
who is a great epicure, and who treated
me to n novel dish" said Mr.. II.
Humphrey Read, a gentleman who
stands high in the social and business
circles of Philadelphia. "The feature
Of this dinner was woodcocks that
came all the way from Japan, and 1
want to say that the long voyage and
necessary refrigeration in no wise de-
tracted from the toothsome qualities
Of the birds. In truth, they were deli
cious, and compared favorably with
our finest homegrown game.
"This friend gets them regularly
during the season, but at a cost thar
seems ruinously exravagant. He is
willing to pay the price, however, for
he maintains that there is nothing in
the way Of wild fowl on this cont.
nent comparable TO the woodcocE
from the land Of the AIlkado. Wash.
ington Post.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Facts About Tired Eyes.

DR. Lotion, a prominent English
physician says there is a popular 10.
tion that 1t is much more dangerous to
tire the eyes by use than it is to tire
any other organ Of the body. 1t is not
necessarily injurious to the legs or the
arms or the brain to become tired, for
proper rest may restore all these 10
their normal condition, The same is
true in regard to the eyes.
Proofreaders, sewing women and me-
chanics, who use their eyes for a long
time upon near objects, must Of ne
cessity weary the muscles that adjust
the eye to vision; but if the WEAKNESS
is compensated for by rest at proper
intervals there will be no harm done
TO the eyes, for they are so construct
ed that they can bear maximum fo'
tigue as well as other parts of the
body Education would cease all re
chanical work would soon have an end
if the eyes of our school children and Of
certain kinds Of wOrkmen were never
tired. Eyes are never overworked,
even If they feel very tired when the
task is done, II their natural power
and freshness return after the proper
intervals of rest during the day and
sleep ut night.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
FARM LAeoRER HoARDs A FORTUNE

Death Of a Man whose Only Interest IN
Life Was 20 Save MOney-Left $4,000.
BY the death Of Victor Williams at
the home Of his nephew in Depauville,
Northern New York has lost one of its
most eccentric characters. He never
received more than the wages of la
borer, and yet by boarding that which
he earned and investing it, he accumu.
lated a fortune variOusly estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000.
The only interest the man found in
life was saving money and this he
enjoyed as most men enjoy spending
money. He worked on farms as a Ia.
borer for his board and what money
he could get, and he saved every cent.
AS his little hoard accumulated he
would put it out at interest, loaning it
on farms where he had worked and
the value of which he knew to a Ger.
tainty. Few men ever saw him spend
a cent, and none ever saw him take a
chance. AS the years rolled by farm
titles came to him, and he boarded
land as he had boarded money. When
the income from his farms and mort.
cages would have given him living
much better than that enjoyed by his
neighbors, he still continued to work
and to save. Hundreds of acres Of
splendid farming land were his abso
lutely and he had mortgages on many
more.
In the latter years of his life this
strange man worked less, as he was
obliged TO devote more of his time to
the collection of rent and interest. At
least twice q year he would start on
his long trip collecting, always walk.
ing; despite the fact that he had long
outlived the allotted threescore years
and ten. Over one arm he carried a
pair Of cowbide boots and in these he
carried his money and securities. AT
the end of each trip he would come to
Watertown to deposit his money, for
he had none of the miser's distrust Of
banks.
In all these years 10 man has ever
been able TO say that Victor Williams
was not scrupulously ho- est, and there
was never a shadow on his integrity.
He would wrong no man and would
allow no man to wrong him, and above
all things despised a man who would
not keep q promise.
Victor Williams was born at Point
Peninsula New York, about eighty.
five years ago, He had some educa-
tional advantages, and was naturally
bright. At one time he taught school
in the town Of Lyme, and it was
thought that he contemplated a profess
sional career. Those few who remem-
Der him in those days say that he was
bright in conversation and well
dressed. There is a story, now almost
. legend, that he was disappointed in
love, and from that time his only inter-
est in life was the accumulation %
money.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
INSURANCE THAT DIDN'T INSURE.
A Policy which Resulted in tho Saving
of u Mans Life.

A Policy which Resulted in tho Saving
of Mans Life.
"The tendency Of the insurance busi
ness nowadays" said a veteran solici
tor Of this city, lis to make the poll
cies as simple and free from restric
tions as possible. Nearly all Of the
old reservations have been stricken
out, and even the famous Suicide
clause is absent from good many Of
the newes forms. That reminds me
by the way, of a remarkable case thai
occurred some years ago in neigh.
boring State, and was indirectly asso'
ciated with the very tendency to which
1 have Just referred. / will give YOU
the facts briefly, without mentioning
names. A young man, who was 4
member of a very excellent Southern
family, and whose future was regard.
ed at the time as exceptionally bright
and promising had his life insured
for S6500 on the day Of his marriage.
Soon after, for no apparent reason.
he began to dissipate heavily, and II
presently became apparent to every.
body that he was going to the dogs.
BY successive steps he lost his posi-
ton, his friends, his health, his self.
respect-lost everything, in fact, that
q man can lose in such a downward
career. His wife, after a heroic strug.
gle, was forced to obtain a divorce;
his family finally abandoned him to
his fate, and in that pltiful plight he
capped the climax by committing a
deliberate murder in a drunken brawL
1T seemed certain that he would be
convicted, and little or no effort hal
been made TO arrange for his defense,
when the agent who had insured his
life happened to remember that the
hanging clause was omitted in the
form of policy he had taken out. The
old forms contained a reservation void.
ing payment when death was inflicted
'as a punishment for crime, but IN the
process of simplifcation it had been
stricken out. In other words, it was
clear that the company would be stuck
for $4,000 in case the unhappy man
went to the gallows, and the agent,
who was an enterprising fellow, at
once bestirred himself to avert such
an expensive tragedy. He hired the
best lawyer in town to conduct the
defense, drummed up witnesses, Gid
missionary work with the press, and,
to make a long story short, the jury
brought in a verdict Of manslaughter,
The young man was sent to prison fos
a term of years, and, falling to pay his
next premium, the policy was can
celled. He was afterward pardoned,
and I believe he is still alive don't
know whether the company ever re-
warded its faithful representative, but
he certainly deserved a medal as big
around as a wagon wheel, New nv
| leans Times-Democrat
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Cabbares to Germany.

Think Of American cabbages being
transformed into sauerkraut in Ger
many But that is exactly what is
now being done.
The attention OF German manufac-
turers Of sauerkraut has been called
to the large, firm heads Of cabbages
raised in this country, particularly in
Michigan. There the heads are not
only large, but the crop Is usually a
big one-notably so this season-and
as there is more than enough for home
consumption the farmers are answer
ing the foreign demand and shipping
tens Of thousands of heads TO German
ports.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
sEcoNa reNrURs Qosprl,
German EgsH4ologists Examining "a q
ieresting Papyrus.


ieresting Papyrus.
An interesting papyrus is now being
examined at the Strasburg Library. Il
was purchased in n fragmentary cola
dition from Cairo merchants early ia
1899 and has already proved of the
trst Importance. According to Ger.
man Egyptologists and theological
sayants the fragments are pages Of n
missing Gospel which was rejected as
uncanonical in the third century but
was widely accepted in the second.
The papyrus dates from the fifth
century, but the character Of the Greek
words which are textuOlly reproduced
proves that the original manuscrlt
belongs to the second century. Ia
feature is the very close connection APP
parently existing between it and the
LOgia of Christ, the recovery of which
three years ago caused a sensation. 1t
is suggested that both are practically
pages Of the same manuscript namely,
"The Version If the Gospel According
to the Egyptians
AS to the result Of five years work,
another fine papyrus roll in the British
Museum has just been published. It
was written between 20 and so A. D.,
and is a collection of folk legends cur
rent in Egypt at that tim The hero
Of the stories is Slosiris, son of Khan.
tas, Priest of Memphis. Many Of the
passages suggest that it is an adap-
tion Of the story of Christ as told by
His disciples, and if so, 1t is certainly
the earliest record known, being less
than twenty years after the introduc.
tiOn of Christianity into Egypt by st.
Mark in 67 A. d.
Siosiris was a miraculous child. His
mothers name was revealed to his
father in q dream in which these
words were spoken to him. "His name
shall be Siosiris, for he shall do many
marvels in Egypt" He is described rs
being great, big and strong He went
10 school, rivalled the scribe who
taught and began to talk to the scribes
in the House OF Life.
All the land wondered at him, say
ing Behold the boy who reached
twelve years Of age and there was no
scribe in Memphis who could equal
him in reading, writing and magic"
Siosiris takes his father to Hades,
where the cycles of the Land Of Death
are described. Here, also, are many
stories Of Jewish-Christlan origin; for
example, the story of the rich man and
Lazarus. The doctrine Of future pun.
ishment, not found in Egyptian rituals,
is here clearly stated Later Is an
account OF a contest between Sioslris
and the magiclans Of Ethiopia, which
is strangely reminiscent of the story OF
Moses, One magician says; Cast my
spell upon Egypt and cause the people
to pass three days and nights without
seeing light" Even the story of Moses
and the bullrushes is given. One ma
gician rebukes the other as follows:
"Art thou not Hor, the son of Negress,
whom saved in the reeds Of Ra?"
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Conduct is three-fourths Of life.
1t takes only one to end a quarrel.
Every noble work is at first impossl.
Bile.
The best hearts are always the bray
est
1t matters not how a man dies, but
how he lives.
Wealth is not his that has it, but his
that enjoys ii.
Confidence IS a plant Of slow growth
in an aged bosom.
Increased means and increased leis.
ure are the two ciyilizers Of man.
Economy is half the battle of life;
it is not so hard to earn money as to
spend 1t well.
The reason most people are poor is
because they spend their money be.
fore they get it.
There is nothing settled in manners,
but the laws Of behavior yield to the
energy OF The individual.
It is not what he has, nor even
what he does, which expresses directly
the worth OF man, but what he is.
He who has a thousand friends has
not one to spare, and he who has one
enemy shall meet him everywhere.
A feverish ambition to accumulate
fortune, which may be called our
national distemper, is Incompatible
with peace of mind.
Deceit and falsehood, whatever con.
veniences they may for a time prom
ise or produce, are in the sum OF life,
obstacles to happiness.
A sentiment is a conviction which
has been worked over in the heat Of
emotion, and then laid away in the
mind to shape action when occasion
calls and there is no time to think.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Failure Of the display Of 1eonids

The display of Leonids has been very
disappointing, chly a few having been
seen. It is probable that their orbit
has become changed, taking them fur.
ther away from us. Assistant Profes.
sor Wendell, of Harvard University,
says that unless during the next thir.
ty-three years there shall be another
change in the orbit of the meteors
bringing them back near the earth,
we shall see no more Of the ancient
November shower Of Leonids. The
few which have been seen this year
were stray meteors which had wan.
dered out Of the regular path. The
principal cause Of the change in the
orbits Of the LeOnids is that there has
been some disturbance in space which
has brought a large body near the
path Of the Leonids, thus exerting an
attraction on them and causing them
to change their orbit.-Scentif Amer
lean.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Stole the ola Mans CONN Boords.

Joseph Sims, the old man of Cuckoo
Louisa County, who had prepared the
boards for his coffin in anticipation Of
approaching death, has much i'm
proved. About three weeks ago some
cruel thief stole these boards Mr..
Sims determined that his preparations
for burial should not be interfered
with He therefore prepared other
boards for his casker, and these he
had placed beneath the mattress Of
the bed ir which he sleeps. Mr.. Sims
Is believed to be 102 years old. He
was for n long time believed to be
only eighty-two, but records have re-
Gently been found which indicate that
he was born in 179S baltimore Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
The Mark of Genius.

A stagc-struck aspirant approached
an actor-manager lately.
"Well," asked the gent Of the fur
lined coat, what 'er your qualhca-
tionsW
"Oh," replied the youth meditative-
ly ~ don't know, quite; but" he add
ed quickly, IL can go long time
without food"
The manager saw that the youth
had the root of the matter in him, and
he was engaged. d.-Topical Times.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
rIrst whIte Woman In BOSTON

Anne Pollard was the first white
female that trod upon the soil Of Bos-
ton. Hudson's Point, now the head
Of Charlestown bridge, but formerly
the site Of the old ferry, was probably
the first place where Anne left the im-
press Of her foot. Her portrait at the
age Of 103 years, is in the possession
of the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety, and her deposition at the age Of
eighty.nine years was used to substan-
tiate the location Of Blackstone's
house.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

In the Chinese theatre at Shanghai
the allied Powers are symbolically rep
resented by a soldier with an enor-
nous mouth, who does nothing but
talk until bis career is cut short by
decapitation. Arlstophanic comedy
seems to flourish in China, and the
Chinese are evidently not devoid Of
'he sense Of humor.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Small Horses For the ARMY.

The experience Of the British in
South Africa is said to have demon
strated the superiority OF small horsea
to the larger as draft animals in the
field of hostilitlcs. They can go long
er without food. 1t is said, can do just
as much work and make q smaller tar
get for the enemy.--Chicago Chronicle.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

An end-of-the-century Ananias the
other day put in print a pleasing tale
TO the effect that he has been feeding
the hens in his New Jersey poultry
yard on sort Of asbestos diet and
that the faithful creatures are now
laying fireproof eggs. The author Of
this narrative will hereafter call in
vain upon his incombustlble fowls to
help him.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

The idea of a ship canal between
Southampton and London is a bold
one, from a financial as well as en-.
gineering standpoint. AS is the case
with most big things at the present
day, there is an American in it.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Civilization makes great progress.
Now the potato is being produced on a
stem, as though it were a fruit. This
would somewhat surprise the ancient
Inca Indians, from whom the first po-
tato plants were obtained by Raleigh
for cultivation on European soil.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Mr.. Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, Ohio
is a business man, and may succeed
in showing that while it is scarcely
possible to run a duke with profit, II
is possible to conduct one at mini
mum of loss.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

The Latin-American congress, which
recently met at Madrid, by a unani-
nous vote decided that all differences
should be peaceably settled, rather
than resort 10 arms. Probably Spain
gave them the benefit Of her expe.
rience.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Speaking Of agricultural values
there was time when oats We're sold
in Brazil for their weight in gold.
Even at that price the investment
proved to be a valuable one, for the
grain was bought for planting pur-
noses.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
No lIlstnkes ot the -.

After a recent election out in Colora
do, where they have woman suffrage
the tellers found a dozen cookery re
ceipts in a ballot box, voted by mis-
take.-Pittsburg News.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Nnnts Her Money Clenn.

A woman who lives on South Six
teenth street has a great horror Of
filthy lucre She is thoroughly imbued
with the idea that all sorts Of germs
and microbes lurk in dirty money, and
when she gets soiled bank notes she
washes and irons them, after which
process the greenbacks come out bright
and beautiful She also washes ali
silver and copper coins that fall in;o
her hands, after which she lays them
on the carpet to restore the lustre. OAe
afternoon recently, while 80 engaged
in her kitchen, with the door wide
open, a neigbbor's dog ran in, and,
picking up n half dollar in It's mouth
ran out again. All efforts TO locate the
animal failed until evening, when its
master returned home. Then the dog
suddenly appeared, and, rushing rp
to its master, laid the half dollar at
his feet. II had carried the coin in It's
mouth for nearly four hours. s.-Plila
delphla Record.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Professor Nathorst, of Stockholm
has offered a large reward for Andree
That appears to be an inexpensive way
to get ones name in the papers.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

The Anacostia Citizens Association
was a little late but they did well to fall
in line for improved fats and bond
issue.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
snnsoRrPT1oN RArReI

FuterOa al o. Eost 0flOe for iraARmisstoH
Are,,eA O. uAails al seoond-oaGsS rNees-
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
WASHINGTON. q, C.

A JburAal AsvOAsd 70 ~ IAiVresis Of ~
hssidsnts Of he ssburOS Of Wd,hingiOn-
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
PUBLIsHED wEEKLT By

PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
Eaa Suburban Citizen Newspaper Co.
n. M. WOOD, Business Manager.
No. Gil 10th Street II. E.,
WASHINGTON, D. q,
The sun., 1901-03-30
Music. MEN. TEA AND SANDWICHES.
Experiment Of the womans Lunch Club De-
Cided Success.

The managers OF tho Womans Lunch Club
tried an experiment yesterday afternoon.
The success Of the experiment guaranteed
that the Lunch clubs musical tea, Will be
ono of next seasons popular features Pink
light-, pink roses, pretty women and good
music we're In evidence Incidentally thore
wore tea and sandwiches ana cakes and
men--more Of the sandwiches and cakes
than Of the men The mon looked not only
resigned but almost happy md though
they didn't go in for tea 20 any startling
extent thcv consumed untold qUAutltlc, of
cLocolate cake and sandwiches
Miss Beatrice Herlord's monoloEu" was
nnssibIv tho most popular number on the
programme. but the music OF the afternoon
vas unCommOnlv good The management
had entered to feminine taste by providing
UmonR the artists two gOpd-Iuoklng young
mon. and had gone H. the trouble rather
unusual in such cases, OF selecting mon VINO
i'm addition To being ornamehlnl could un-
uuestionahlv sing Well
Mr. MHrtind"ll was down on the programme .
for schubert Death ana tho Maiden
Whsn ne saw the ru-r-. the women ami IA"
chocolate cake he tuned hi, harp ~ hgrt"r
strains, ana a. q reward "I wisdom scored u
M MIR Edward strong too, won decided
.lCccss with three charming littl" soug- ny
Dyorak Mrs RAYMOND Browns Last
Vpldc~rnuspAan ~tlllel the tcacnp C1't"r
n font witch speaks volumes for the gunllty
Of her PLAYING Mis- kathrluo 'mrk, Ike
tho tan6r and has~O. had chosen songs hght
enough for teacup time. ana a. whole the
progrnmme was distinctly Whlt prpHlt N
inr such nm occasion ,houli Doe
Tho rlubrppn~ wor" well filled, though
,ba nun nor or tickets issued had been limited d
To- avoid ull danger o' crnwding
The sun., 1901-03-30

Mrs Josephine A Gray. the wife Of the
Rev George IT Gray, the pastor OF he an
derveer Park VI T. Church In the Flatbush
district in BROOKLYN died on Thursday, AZ
her home, 4l3 Fast Twenty-eighth street, OF
tvnhoid pneumonia She was engaged in
evangpstiC work AT the time OF her marriage,
thirteen years ago, and she actively assisted
him in his various minst erial teIds The
gnnized about a year Mrs Gray was Presi-
dent of it's Ladies Aid Society, She was
President of the Maspcth Women's Christian
Tcmperance Union She had long assisted
et t' RAYMOND avn md street Jail The funeral services
will be held az the church tomorrow after
noon
Miss Francis NJ Street. granddaughter
Of Ma ior Andrew Billings Of Revolutionary
fame died yesterday Of advanced age ~ the
{ Berroll in New Haven, She was born In
Poughkeepse. y She had lived In Balti-
more for half a century. One OF her brothers,
William Street, was the father OF Mrs Lew
Morton. wife OF the formerN e-President
Another brother. Alfred B Street, wasa poet
Of national reputation and friend OF Long
fellow.
The Rev. James W Denton who died IN
the New Haven Hospital on Tuesday March
"a aged SO years, wrote his own OBITUARY
He was born in New Brunswick, \ j Re
SAYS that when he was ls years, old he was
inst r,lmental in forming the New York
Youths Temperance Society OF which Blshoh
COKE of western New York was member
at the time.
Charles F. Patrick. one Of the most widely
known sporting men in the South and Wcst
storfather Of william A Brady, the prize
fgit promoter. died in Nashville, Tenn. or
Thursday. He moved 60 the Pacinc .oast
from the south In his boyhood but in recent
years he made his home in Chicago and Other
Western cities.