Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-14

by rain and snow, thawed out by sun
shine and frozen up by sudden drops
in temperature, all in the same day
begin to realize.
Jim Corbett was evidently cut out
for an orator from the very first
While engaged in the pugilistic brancr
of the craft he delivered more hot all
and oracular sldesteps than any foul
other fighters In the business. Now
he has n monolUgue in his stage work
which is said to be excellent. No doubt
his glbness Is entirely due to his ring
career.
William Buchtel of Akron, o., has
set good example for all candidates
for public office. After his nOminn
ton by the Republicans for represen
tative, he announced that he woulC
not give a cent to political 'heelers.
but would give $40 to the Akron char
tiles department, which he did. Mr.
Buchtel not only was elected, bu
had the satisfaction of leading tho
county ticket-Pittsburg gazette
Merchants also have their troubles
Here is the story Of an actual oc
currence in an Akron store
Somebody has made terrible mis-
take said an indignant customer, and
she threw down on the counter .
piece of dress goods which she hao
bought the day before. Il paid fol
nine yards of cloth and you gave mt
less than eight yards. | shall have tC
have an entirely new piece of clott
and | want it full nine yards"
The clerks astonishment attracted
the notice of one of the proprietors.
"Our clerks have instructions to Civ,
more than the exact measure in cut
ting off CLOTH" said the latter, in 1
tone calculated to calm the irate Gus
toner. suppose we measure thu
goods you have returned"
'Do so, by all MEANS" said the lady
The measuring was quickly complet
ed and showed the piece of cloth t.
contain nearly nine and quarteI
yards.
'Well, never!' exclaimed the as
tonished woman. Il shall never be
lieve again the old saying that tn,
first joint of PERSONS thumb Is JUS
an inch In length. measured th,
goods with my thumb, you see. Ant
isn't 1t perfectly dreadful how we e
on for years accepting nll the ole
grandmother says as gospel truth, lil,
n pints pound the world around,
and all thatT
And the merchant agreed with her.
+ + 4
News like this may be expected II
short time, If Santos-Dumont crosses
the Atlantic in anything like the short
time he predicts:
Chief Durkin spent Sunday Will
friends In Ireland.
The Eagle bound from New Yorl
TO Liverpool reports having passed q
large passenger alrship, which wal
stranded on cloud bank half an hour
out of New York. Every preparation
was made to 80 to the assistance OF
the wrecked vessel, The Eagle was
stopped before 1t went l0O miles, hut
In the meantime the clouds cleared
away and the unfortunate vesse
dropped into the Atlantic.
Since the establishment of line OF
freight ships by the American Aeria
Navigation Co., farmers are taking ad
vantage Of this method of marketing
their crops. II Is said they now re
ccive higher prices for their pro
ducts
4 collision between two vessels OF
the continental line, one and a
half miles high, was caused last night
by the failure to provide proper lights
by the captain of the Blue jay. The
latter vessel sustained "A puncture OF
the balloon jib, while the other had
her steering gear crippled so badly
that she could only flop around in q
circle, like a chicken with its head on
finally landing in an orchard near
Sherbondy Hin. Crews and passenger.
put on parachutes and were landed
safely.
Suit was begun in Squire Dumbbell'.
court by Peleg Hemingway OF Portag,
township against the Aerial Naviga
tion Co. He alleges that n lump OF
coal fell from one of the company,
freight airships and killed a valuabl,
' cow helonninp IN him