Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-01


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Occasionally, people are thoughtless;
at least, this young lady was. Write"
she said to the reporter, for your to.
morrow's issue, "that we are going to
give delightful surprise party to
Fanny Jones, next week" Maybe,
after all, the youny lady wasn't
thoughtless, as the remark was made
to a reporter for local paper. not the
Democrat, and she may rightly have
believed that no one would ever see
the item.
Two prominent Republicans were
standing in front of the Empire hotel,
Thursday evening, when one, with n
broad grin on his face, and chuckling
occasionally, asked of his friend:
What do you think Of the candidacy
Of young SO and so, of the Hamilton
club. alias the Young Lawyers Re.
publican club, for County Prosecutor
The other man then laughed loudly.
Now what are you laughing at?"
asked the first man.
"What are you laughing at?' asked
the second man.
Then they both laughed loudly.
Question 1. What were the men
laughing at?
Question 2. Did they regard the
candidacy of that man as a joke?
Question 8. II SO, can you guess
who 1t was?
A large, Venetian redcovered copy
Of last years premium list Of the
Summit County Agricultural Society,
will be awarded to the person who
guesses correctly.
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Presbyterians, Methodists and Bap
lists have had enough stories told
about them, and 1t is nothing more
than fair that Episcopalians and other
and help bear the burden. An Episco-
palian rector, not long ago, was driv-
ing along road in Stow township
when he accosted man of the Georgia
Cracker" type, watering his horses at
trough by the wayside.
MY friend" said the rector, "arc
there any Episcopalians in this neigh.
borhood?"
"Now pard," was the answer, you've
got me there. But, let me see! The
boys shot some blamed frisky varmint,
guess that's what they called it."
The rector, however, was too much
filed with disgust to hear more.
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There are many children of school
age in Akron. who have not enough
clothing, and Poor Director Kendall
has occasion to supply many of them
with jackets, shoes, etc.
''Most of these children come from
families who have not lived long III
the CITY," said public official who is
brought in touch with them. "Akror
Is advertised widely as land Of milk
and honey, and gets good share OF
the poorer element of the large cities
Among those who we may call oul
own people, cases of this kind are moi
numerous"
An Italian woman with a babe IL
her arms came into Uncle Joe's" Office
Thursday afternoon. She asked fol
coal. Her husband is working a
Barberton. but she claims he does no
produce any money. These people
We're given the privilege of all tn,
wood they could chop, some time ago
but the chopping seemed unattractive
and the job was thrown up afte
about an hours WELDING of the axe
The woman was reminded of this
but still begged for coal "In your owl
country they wouldn't help you Mt all,
said Mr.. Kendall. "Oh, yes. In In,
country they take good care o
me-" she answered. ''All right, IL
send you back to your own country
then" said Mr.. Kendall, 20, No! Nor
said the woman. mo want to go bacl
to my country" 1t is evident tina
the fine care she talked of in sum,
Italy was purely imaginary.
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Say, Editor William Allen White, o
the Topeka Capital
What's the matter with Kansas?
Shall bleeding Kansas go on bleed
ing for ever and aye?
Have you run out of rich. red blood
Is that why Kansas is bleeding
amber beer, rich red wine an,
bubbling booze?
Why Is 1t necessary for Mrs Natiol
TO wade through booze up to her gar
| tpiS and take an nxp In ordnr M hoo,