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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-06

stage settings excellent Taken all
in all the production is much superior
t the regular run. A number Of the
best specialties were cut out Tuesday
evening. The troupe was late in arriv.
ing owing to mistake In making con.
nections at Cleveland. II was T40
before the company arrived IN Akron
and an hour later before the curtain
arose on the first act.
Miss Charlotte, who appears as q
niece of Miss PriDnt. was In the Gal.
weston horror. She succeeded in sa.
wing her life by seeking refuge In one
of the buildings that withstood the
storm.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-06
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The Marie Dressler company, was
late In reaching Akron. 1t appeared in
Altoona. Pa, Monday night. The train
on which the troupe travelled missed
CONNECTIONS. The baggage was in Ak
ron several hours ahead of the COM
pany.
Howard Kyle, who will be In Ak
ron Friday evening with the "Nathan
Hale" company, is said to have made
o decided hit in the East. He is a
rising young actor. Miss Jessie Izett,
who assumes the leading female role is
splendid actress. The gorgeous cos,
tunes worn in New York and the ori-
giual scenery will be used in the
Akron production.
John Stapeton's farce, "a Bachelors
Romance" will be ut the Grand Thurs
day evening, Miss Della Stacey, the
leading lady is great fun maker.
Pretty girls and tuneful voices were
az the Grand Opera house last night
ip abundance. There were almost as
many people on the stage as in the au-
dience. The attraction was Marie
pressler in her farce comedy, Miss
Pripnt. The star is second edition
OF May Irwin. She Is fully as large
aud almost as funny. Take her out
of the cast and the comedy would
fall Hat. Everything connected with
IL centers around her. She is, in fact,
the whole show. There may be a plot
to Miss PRINT, but If there is, no one
was able to discover 1t last night The
farce does not need it. The fun is of
the fast and furious kind from the
time the curtain goes up on the first
act until II drops on the final scene
The costumes are gorgeous and the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-06
SUMMIT.
Especial Correspondence,)


Summit, Feb. 6.--The cold wave has
struck MS.
The roads are id good. condition. on,
~ little too smooth.
The ice men are. now. busy harvest.
ing the ice. crop, which is not of the
very best.
Two men and one mule in the EN-.
ploy of the Cottage Grove Ice com,
pany, took cold baths Sunday. They
broke through.
The series of meetings, conducted
by Rev. Rol,rbaugh assisted by Rev.
Christman. closed Friday evening.
The meetings were well ATTENDED,
throughout.
Charles Fasuight, railway mail clerk,
is at home with his family for few
days.
Squire Ben Davis of Coventry, was
in town today.
The icy roads have brought much
horseshoeing to our blacksmiths, Hen
ry Brumbaugh aud Homer Warner
George Switzer has recovered from
the effects of an injured shoulder ana
wrist, and is able to be out again,
Sherry Hartong will have public
sale" Feb. 8.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-06
RIGHTS II
OfUnmarried Men
Defined.
-t --F77-------- &c.,
Mayor Young Corrects
a Wrong impression.
Should Not Stay Too
Late at Night.
VIM. Norton Told a Sensational
Story In Police Court.

Mayor w. Il. Young made an I'm,
portant ruling regarding the rights Of
unmarried men, in Police court, We'd
nesday. He had asked Curtis Wald-
smith, charged with assault and bat
terry on Mrs. Dora Theken, why he
had not been at home In bed instead
of disturbing a neighborhood at 1
o'clock in the morning.
II didn't have to be at home. l
didn't have to be in bed. I'm a single
man and 1 guess can stay out till
1 get sleepy
The testimony showed that wald-
smith and Fred Houghlan had gone
20 Mrs. Theken's place on Bellows
st. at 1 o'clock Saturday morning
raised trough house, and choked
and beaten Mrs. Theken. Waldsmth
denied this. Said he. I'VE wanted to
see Steve Croker, who was there and
Edna Cain said we couldn't see him.
Then Mrs. Theken. orders us out and
we don't go. Then she begins to yell
bloody murder and we flies"
Edna Cain testified that Mrs. The.
ken's place is respectable residence
and she wanted it understood that
mo trash need come to see her.
II don't know what the rights of
single men are now. perhaps" said
the court "but I tlo not believe they
| have a right to be chasing around
the streets at midnight, and, speaking
! plainly. raising hi. It is time to
correct your erroneous impression.
Five and costs each"
VIM. Norton, well known to the 10.
| col cportjno frotarritxr ,,oe orraS+od
at the home of Mrs. Ann Enhart on
North Howard ST., very early We'd
nesday morning, charged with intox.
ication. Mrs Enhart said he had come
there and broken in door.
Norton told the court nthat he had
been tending bar in Columbus and
Mrs. Enhart came to him there and
asked him to come to Akron to live
with her. l came back and last night
we had little fuss. 'srhats another
of your stories" Mrs. Tphart interrupt
ed. ..j 'f r5e 81
Norton told the court that he had
wife and child in Wadsworth and
that he helped to support them.
Yours is not creditable situation
for any man. said His Honor.
II can't keep him away" said Mrs.
Enhart. cf @r,.r- -
You are fined So and costs for be.
ing drunk and you'll get 80 days in
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-06

the workhouse if you go near Mrs.
Enhart's again" ' -
Guilty" said John Carroll,
charged with intoxica ton.
Two and COSTS" said the court.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
Will Marry a millionaire.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 27.-Miss
May Moreau of Webster, Mass, known
to the theatrical world as May Nor
rls, will on Saturday next become the
wife of Ethelbert Fisher, the million
alre elevator man of Yonkers, N. Y.
Miss Morris was formerly a member of
the Burgomaster company and met
Fisher while playing in New York. 1t
was a case of love at first sight and
Miss Morris now wears a $1,000 dia-
mond engagement ring. The ceremony
Will take place at the Waldorf-Asto
ria
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
PICKING UP GOLD.
Half-Hour's oporati of Washing 1t in
Wooden Platters.

alf-Hour's Opora lion of Washing 1t in
Wooden Platters.
Lady Hodgson, in her book on the
Gold Coast of Africa, says that at Az
i'm, as the residents told her, gold
could be picked up in the streets. She
naturally thought of this as mere
figure of speech, but her informant i'm
meditately told a woman to go out into
the main street, gather bucketful Of
road-scrapings, and work it for gold
dust. In ten minutes the woman re-
turned with two galvanized iron buck
cts, one filled with road scrapings and
the other with water. She also brought
three or four wooden platters, varying
in size from large plate to a saucer
Taking out several handfuls of the
road scrapings and placing them in
the largest platter, she picked out and
threw aside large stones, pebbles and
bits of stick, and loosened the remain
der by sprinkling it with water from
the other bucket. This enabled her to
remove further refuse. The residuum
was put into the next smaller platter,
dLlS C10 ploSSoo lCpSaICu uuLll Iu0T6
was a quantity of uniform stuff ready
for treatment. This she sprinkled
freely with water, and by deft cir
cular movement of the platter brought
the SMALL gravel outward where it
could be thrust over the edge. When
this operation had been repeated three
or four times, the stuff. which now
looked more like mud than anything
else, was ready for treatment in a
smaller platter Here the same circu-
lar movements resulted in the discard
ing of further unpropitious elements.
Finally in the smallest platter the
stuff had resolved itself into small
quantity OF black sand. This was care
fully washed and sifted by the aid of
circular movements, and at last a dey-
ferrous twist brought the sand into a
crescent on the platter, when there
appeared on the outmost edge a thin
rim. 1t was unmistakably gold The
whole operation had taken half an
hour, and the result was about a shil-
ling's worth Of dust.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
DISTANT so.ooo.ooo MILES.
Eros Is That Far from Us Most of the
Time.

Time.
Late last December the asteroid
Eros, which was discovered about
three years ago, came within 3O,OOO,-
GOO miles of the earth. This is not the
nearest it gets to us, for at one point
IN it's orbit it is, or would be if the
earth was in the corresponding posi-
tlon in its orbit, within about 13,OOO,-
600 miles, but unfortunately this only
occurs once III about forty-fye years.
Consequently the astronomers took
advantage of the conditions prevailing
in December to take innumerable pho
tographs of it and few stars in it's
vicinity i'll connection with the sun
from all points possible, with the OBJ
ject of using them as a basis for the
computation of the suns distance from
the earth, which, though known ap-
proximately, has never been deter
mined with precision. AS the earth
and the star are now speeding away
from each other and further photo
graphing. therefore, of no avail for the
purpose, the astronomers have begun
the task of measuring the photographs
some 5000 or 5000 in number, to as
certain the distance in minutes and
seconds of an arc between Enos and
the neighboring stars. After this is
done the intricate mathematical CAL
culations will be entered into. These
will occupy many months, or perhaps
a year or more, before anything like
a definite result can be reached,
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
Chlidren's Frlen dships.

From about the fifth or sixth year
children are apt to make firm friend
ships with their small contemporaries.
This should be watchful period for
mothers, for these early friendships
have a marked influence on the mind:
morals and manners of a child. Nearly
every character is moulded very large
ly by early companionship and sur
roundings. Every mother should take
care to be her children's companion
as far as possible, for she may be quits
sure that if they are left to the care
of servants they will at the best only
attain the ioeal manners and customs
of the nursery or servants hall, which
are not quite those of the cultured
classes, says the Evening STAR Chill.
dren require the companionship of lit
tie folks their own age, and a mother
should be so much her children's friend
mat she knows all their associates and
is able to nip in the bud any acquaint-
ance which she thinks undesirable. The
mother who, to save herself fatigue,
lets her children seek companions
among their schoolmates and neigh
bors without troubling herself to find
out whether their influence is likely to
be good has only herself to blame if
the manners and morals of her Off
spring are corrupted.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
CHAPTER XIX

"M1ldred's engagement is at an end
with Lord Lyndon!" Denzils pale,
haggard face flushed crimson; he put
UP his uninjured hand and brushed
back his hair impetuously, fixing his
eyes on Mabel the while. "What
caused it?" he asked with suppressed
agitation. "It must have been very
sudden. Four weeks ago, you say
why, that was just after-' He
paused.
"Just after your accident occurred" :"
said Mabel, slowly; and she grew
frightened, fearing that Mildred would
condemn the remark if she heard of it,
and determined to make no more ad-
missions, whatever happened. "You
are talking too much" sic went on,
hurriedly; ''you are loo. very pale.
Your mother will say it Is all my fault
when she comes in. Lie back amongst
your cushions comfortably, and will
go on with my reading"
"No," Interrupted Denzil, putting his
hand hastily over the open page. 81
am tired of reading" Then, with a
short laugh-I am afraid you think
me savage-do you?-and are won
dering whether have sadly deterior-
ated during this illness, or whether
am now, for the first time, showing
myself in my real character. The fact
is, like talking to you better than
listening to the most perfect poetry
that could be written. Now you can
not call that uncomplimentary, at all
events. can you? feel as though I
had left the world for years. and, hav-
ing come unexpectedly back to it, am
now hearing all the strange things that
have happened during my absence u
sort of Rip Van Winklish feeling, L
suppose; SO want you to educate me
before I make my way down-tairs.
Miss Sylverton was with me yesterday,
and told me Of Charles promotion.
She said nothing of her marriage, how
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
CLASSIC LITERATURE.
People Who Talk of 1t May Not Have
Read 1t.

Read 1t.
There is one curious thing about
the most famous and best-known
things in the literature of the world /"
said gentleman who keeps in toucb
with literary matters, "and that is in
the fact that the persons who talk so
much about the masterpieces have
never read them at all, and, in fact
whatever knowledge they may have Of
these matters is gained by readine
popular criticism. They may have
glanced at the poem or the master-
piece in prose, but they have never
mad the patience or the inclination,
even, to plow through the printed
matter Take Milton's Paradise Lost
and just pass back over your own ex-
perience. Now, have never read it
myself, and while 1 may be a little
SLOW the average among literary peo-
pie, still my own case may furnish a
basis to figure on. Not many persons
outside of bookworms and religionists
have ever had the patience to read
Paradise Lost and yet you find many
persons who write and talk elaborate
ly about this bit of philosophy poetic-
ally put. The same thing might he
said about other masterpieces. There
is Homer's 'Iliad,' for instance. How
many men among the number who
talk and write about 'Iliad' have ever
read the whole thing from end to end
l venture the assertion that yery few
have read it, and there are many ner-
sons who have never glanced upon the
'Iliad' in it's entirety. This same thinp
is true about many Of the other pieces
in literature that are talked SO much
about. / knew man once, younp
and sturdy fellow, who was particu-
larly fond of spouting Adam Smith
and seemed to know more about eTha
Wealth of Nations than any man I
had ever met. asked him one dav
when he read Smith, and was amazed
by the frank statement that he had
never seen copy Of the book. This
of course, is merely illustrative. and n
shows just exactly what l have bean
saying that very small per cent az
persons read the classical books Ia
which most frequent reference il made
1 dare say that not more than 10 mar
cent OF the persons who talk about
the heavy weights in the literature of
the world have read the books thew
talk about. New Orleans Times-Dem.
ocrat.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
Eats Poison, but Lives.

Portland Ind, Aug. 27.-William
Cove of Balbec started on his third at
tempt to commit suicide by getting
intoxicated. He then purchased a
quantity of paris green, went to Gem
etery and lay down. He was found
sometime afterward eating the poison
out of his hands Physicians worked
for several hours with him. but his
condition is yet critical. Cove is %
years old and had been married but
two weeks
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
'7sF But no doubt 1t will follow.

eset = pue NO uoupc aat VIII Aoi1ow'
ut is almost arranged 10 take place
next month" observed Mabel.
"Queenie," said Denzil. in low
voice, tell me this-when did last
see Mildred?"
ut was she that saw you fall and
went to ycslr assistance, you know"
returned ''the queen" evasively.
II know that" said Denzil-"your
mother told me the whole story. But
have I never seen her since-in any
way?"
"Oh. where could you have seen
her?" asked Mabel. jesuitically, and
with considerable confusion, turning
to arrange some flowers on the small
table near her.
ut was only a dream then," mur-
INJURED Denzil, disappointedly, and said
no more on the subject to his COM
panion's great relief. But the next day
he tormented little Stubber to allow
him to go downstairs.
(To be continued.)
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
Robert G. Evans Ia Dead.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 27.-Robert
G. Evans, United States District At
torney for Minnesota, died suddenly
from heart disease on the balcony of
his home in kenwood. Mr.. Evans was
A years old. He was prominent can
didate before the legislature last win
ter to succeed Senator c. K. Davis in
the United States Senate, but was de-
feated by NJ. e. Clapp of st. Paul. He
was in excellent health up to few
hours before his death.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
Week at the Pan-American

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 27.-This is
grange and furniture manufacturers
week at the Pan-American Exposition.
The Porto Rican society began it's ses-
sions to-day This isMunicipal day Wed
nesday New York State Grange day,
Thursday Cuba day, and Saturday
Shriners' day The attendance passed
the 100000 mark to-day. The aver
age August attendance was SO per cent
greater than that Of any previous
month
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
Dickens, Love Letters.

Charles Dickens love letters exist-a
boxful of them. So states writer in
a London weekly: II had the pleasure
Of knowing Mrs. Dickens and had tho
privilege Of receiving her at my house
in my earliest London days. Without
ever for moment limiting ct their.
contents she would smile in half
amused and yet pathetic way at tho
suggestion of a mutual friend that her
famoIs husbands love letters would
make popular volume. after being
edited, of course"
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
mob BDRNy11GR0 At SIa|
Slennesseeans Avenge Murder Of
a White Woman.
THOUSANDS ARE PRESENT,
Lynchins Attracts Great Crowd Of
ersons Living About tho scene OF
the Assistant Acknowledgement
Fails to Save culprlt.

Winchester, Tenn, Aug. 27.-Henry
Noies' d negro who assaulted and shot
10 oeath Mrs, Charles Williams, wife
OF a farmer living near here. was
burned at the stake near the scene OF
ms CRIME in the presence of a crowd
OF over 5000 persons shortly after
noon yesterday The witnesses and
oliieis VINO came to witness the burn
ing OF the negro comprised almost
the "hole population for miles around.
a procession three miles long followed
the piack to the stake. Noles was cap
tufeu sunday morning near Cowan and
was Drought here by his captors and
piaced IN Jail. Sheriff Stewart made
nasee 10 oarrlcade the Jail and protect
the prisoner, but within an hour
iliop OF several hundred men gathered,
Assistant Attorney-General Matt N.
whltaker made speech to the crowd,
appealing to them to assist him in al
laying excitement and upholding the
law. lie promised to reconvene the
grand Jury Monday to promptly in
dlct the negro and have him speedily
tried at the present term of court. as
surlng the crowd that his conviction
and legal execution was a foregone
conclusion, This appeal was supple-
mented by others. The effect of these
addresses was lost. however. when
several hundred residents from the
nelghborhood where the crime was
committed came up and increased the
crowd to thousands. Then the mob
swept forward upon the Jail. overpow-
cred the sheriff and his deputies. took
the prisoner and started for the Will
mans nome, twelve miles distant.
When this point was reached the ne,
gro was placed upon a stump and
given a chance to make a statement.
lie mounted the stump stolidly and
laughed as he began his statement. He
sald Tell all my sisters and broth
efs TO meet me in glory. | am going
TO make that my home. Tell my
mother to meet me where parting will
be no more" He was then asked as to
whether anyone else was implicated in
the crime. Noles said emphatically no
one was implicated but himself.
why did you kill Mrs. Williams?".
was asked. ''T just done that because
had nothing else to do" When he
finished his statement he was taken
from the stump, carried to tree near
by, bound to the tree by chains and.
MS body was saturated with oil. A
match Was applied and instantly the
qulVerlPg body was enveloped in
hames.A Fence rails were piled about
extincf
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29

cradle through the wheat, the sweat
ing from his chin bedewing every
sNb of the way and then sitting down
under the cherry tree at noon thinking
to himself, II am fearfully tired. but
it will pay if can once see that boy
through college, and if l can know
that he will be preaching the gospel
after 1 am dead" The younger chill
dren want to know why they can't
have this and that as others do, and
the mother says, 'Be patient, my chill
dren, until your brother graduates, and
then you shall have more luxuries, but
we must see that boy through"
The years go by, and the son has
been ordained and is preaching the
glorious gospel, and great revival
comes, and souls by scores and hun
dreds accept the gospel from the lips
of that young preacher, and father and
mother, quite old now, are visiting the
son at the village parsonage, and at
the close of Sabbath of mighty bless
ing father and mother retire to their
room, the son lighting the way and
asking them if he can do anything to
make them more comfortable, saying
IL they want anything in the night just
to knock on the wall, and then, all
alone, father and mother talk over the
gracious influences Of the day and say:
We'll. it was worth all we went
through to educate that boy. 1t was a
In rCl mil 1,,It, 1,oJJ H.
was done. The world may not know
it, but, mother. we held the rope. didn't
We"' And the voice, tremulous with
joyful emotion, responds: "Yes, father,
we held the rope. | feel my work is
done. Now, Lord, lettest thou thy
servant depart in peace, for mine eyes
have seen thy salvation" "Pshaw!"
says the father. 81 never felt so much
like living in my life as now. I want
to see what that fellow is going to
do, he has begun so we'll"
Something occurs to me quite per-
sonal. l was the youngest of large
family of children. My parents were
neither rich nor poor. Four of the
sons wanted a college education, and
four obtained it, but not without great
home struggle. We never heard the
old people say once that they were de-
nying Themselves to effect this, but l
remember now that my parents always
looked tired. I don't think they ever
got rested until they lay down in the
Somerville cemetery. Mother would
sit down in the evening and say, "Well,
don't know what makes me feel 50
tired" Father would fall Immediately
to sleep, seated by the evening stand,
overcome with the days fatigues
About S5 years ago the one and about
81 years ago the other put down the
burdens of this life, but they still hold
the rope.
The Leon reporter., 1901-08-29
CHAPTER xvI1.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER XVII.-(Continued)
Why do you not reproach me?" she
cried, passionately. Abuse me-, speak
harshly to me-do anything but act
toward me as you are doing; your
Kindness is killing me. Not all the
epithets you could heap upon me
would punish me sufficiently for all
have made you suffer. Have you for
gotten that l actually thrust myself
upon you-that it was I who offered
myself to you that fatal night, not you
who asked for me? Why do you not
taunt me with all this? Have I to
put these cruel thoughts into your
head, or is it that you are too noble
to use them against woman? If you
would only be unkind to me, think
should not feel quite so wretched."
Lyndon smiled, though rather sadly
II am afraid you will have to go on
being wretched forever if you are
waiting for me to be unkind to you" ="
he said. do you know, strange as it
may seem all the displeasure I felt in
my heart against you has somehow
disappeared, leaving only love and
forgiveness in it's place. / am not
angry with you now, my darling; am
only sad, and a little lonely perhaps" ;"
he concluded, turning abruptly away
Alter short interval he came back
to her side again, and went on with a
forced cheerfulness that in nowise de-
ceived her.
However" he said, "of course this
state of affairs will not last forever
Time, they say, cures all things. In
the meantime l will get through lit
tie travelling, think, and refresh my
memory about certain foreign Cities
SO goodbye for awhile, and do not
quite forget me during my absence
.And'-in low tone-"re remember,
Mildred, that whatever you do, or
whomsoever you marry, wish you all
the happiness that can possibly befall
you
Are you sure you forgive me?"
whispered Mildred, TREMENDOUSLY
Think of all that has happened"
i do, indeed" he said.
Will you not kiss me then?" whis-
pered Mildred.
So he kissed her once again, for the
last time, upon her lips; and it was
thus they parted.