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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-13
BALTIMORE & OHIO.
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-13
GO TO COTTAGE GROVE LAKE
SUNDAY. JUNE 18Th.

Via c., Il. a. V. r. II. Train leaves
Howard st. station $50 am; return,
ing leaves Voltage Grove I pm. Fare
SO cents round trip.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-13
Packing and Storing
Furniture Repaired

c. w. CHAMBERLAlN's upholstery.
All kinds Of work in our line at low
est prices. 10 n. howard st. Bell
Phone 1920.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-13
Sar1ks

Use Democrat want column. 1t pays.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-13

FOR SALE-AT A BARGAIN
POT N Valley. y........... $1,000
200 N. Valley. ..........S .S2400
200ia N. Valley. .$2500
223 u. Furnace. ,St15O
These prices now. not after a while,
will buy.
EDWIN WAGNER, Everett bldg.
Mch. z. July z, 1901
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
An EARLY Georgia Monster.

In the fore part Of August, 1872, q
party Of hunters found in a mountain
Gus region now known as Rabun coun-
ty, Ca, a being nearly eight feet high
covered with blush hair and having a
human face adorned with immense
ears resembling those Of an ass. The
creature was stone deaf and on that
account seemed wholly unconscious Of
the approach Of the men. This mon
ster seems, from old accounts, to have
been seen upon several occasions dur
ing the next four years.
In 1916 a number Of adventures
from Virginia, most Of them surveyors
working up the unexplored portions Of
Georgia and the Carollnas, formed
themselves into o party for the express
purpose Of capturing tho uneanny be-
ing If possible. They secured the hills
and valleys for several days and at last
returned unsuccessful to the starting
point.
The many tales told Of this e1traordi-
nary being seem to have created quite
q stir all along the Atlantic coast. A
printed circular issued by land COM
pany in 1915 says 'The climate Of
Georgia is exceedingly mild, the soil
productive, and the danger Of attack
from uncouth beasts which are repre-
sented as being half beast and half
man are fairy tales not worthy Of con-
sideration."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Irish Lace1naking.

After the famine Of 1347 lacemaking
was revived in Ireland. Limerick, the
most successful Irish lace, Is not real
ly lace at all. 1t IS tambour work up
on net and muslin.
The Irish point, so called, is the an
cient cut work, being made in quite the
same way.
Net was first made by machinery in
176S The machine was an adaptation
Of the stocking loom to lacemaking
and was cumbrous and not very effect
i've. In 1909 John Heathcote, a farm
er's SOD, evolved from consciousness
and experience the first machine to
make true bobbinet with perfect six
sided holes. It brought great hue and
CRY about his ears from laceworkers,
who fancied they saw themse thus
reduced to beggary.
The Luddites broke into the factory
where the machines were first set up
and made scrap iron and Hndling wood
Of them. The only result was to drive
the new manufacture to other and
safer quarters. For long the secret Of
the machines construction was most
jealousy guarded by English manufac-
turers. Not satisfied with letters pat
ent they kept up a coast patrol to make
sure that nobody took model or draw
ings to France.
At last, though, they were outwitted
A discharged workman who had the
plan Of it in his mind managed to get
safe over sea and build q machine In
France.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
The Song OF the Grouse.

Certain birds when the period Of
courtship comes round repair to partic-
ular trysting places and announce their
presence there by we'll known calls or
signals.
The ruffed grouse, as every one
knows, seeks an old log or other con-
venient perch and drums with his
wings, hint to any lady grouse with
IN hearing that "Barkis is Willin."
The performance Of the grouse Is one
frequently heard, but comparatively
seldom seen, and for many years there
were numerous conflicting theories
concerning the means by which the
drumming was produced. Some said
that the sound was vocal, and others
declared that the grouse. struck the log
with it's wings. Even today the pre-
else cause Of the sound is not known,
for, although the bird has been closely
watched, its wing movements are 80
rapid that it is next to impossible to
tell exactly what takes place. This
much, however, is known: During the
performance the grouse stands upon
the leg OF other perch and strikes the
air In front Of his body somewhat after
the manner of an elated barnyard cock.
The first few strokes are measured, but
they become faster and faster until the
individual thumps are lost, as In the
rolling Of drum. Whether the sound
is due entirely to beating Of the air or
whether it is increased by the striking
together Of the wing tips is o question,
vet to be settled.-Hartford Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Prompt Justice.

In the 'History Of Beverly" Mass
the following anecdote Is related Of a
good justice Of the peace in the old colo
NAL times. On q cold night in winter
q traveller called at his house for lodg-
ing. The ready hospitality Of the JUS
tice was about being displayed, when
the traveller unluckily uttered a word
which his host considered profane.
Upon this he informed his guest that
be was magistrate, pointed out the
nature Of the ofense and explained the
necessity Of its being expiated by sit
ting an hour h the stocks.
Remonstrance was unavailing, for
custom at that time allowed the magis-
trate to convict and punish at once, and
In this case he acted as accuser, wit
ness, jury, judge and sheriff, all in one.
Cold as it was our worthy justice,
aided by his son, conducted the travel
er to the place Of punishment, an open
place near the meeting house where
the stocks were placed. Here the trav-
eler was confined in the usual manner,
the benevolent executor Of the law re-
naming with him to beguile the time
Of its tedium by edifying converse
ton.
At the expiration Of the hour he was
reconducted to lie house and hospita-
bly, entertained till the next morning,
when the traveller departed with, let US
hope, determination to consider his
words more carefully before giving
them utterance In the hearing Of a con-
scient;ous magistrate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
The Professors Woo1nS.

The experience known as popping
the question" is the bugbear Of every
man, however confident Of his charms
or fluent of speech. Many original
ways Of asking young women to marry
them have been resorted to by bashful
men, but perhaps the most brilliant
suggestion came to q learned German
professor, who, having remained q
bachelor till middle life, at last tumbled
head over ears in love with a little
fa1en haired maiden many years his
junior.
One day, after yainly endeavoring to
screw his courage to the sticking point,
the learned man came upon his Gretch-
en- as she sat alone, darning a stocking,
with a huge pile Of the family hosiery
on the table. The professor aimlessly
talked On general topics, wondering
how he could lead up to the subject
nearest his heart when all at once a
happy thought came to him.
Leaning forward, he put his big hand
on the little fist doubled up inside the
stocking and said hesitatingly:
'You darn very beautifully, fraulein.
Would you like to darn my stockings
only|
Fortunately the fraulein was not so
simple as she appeared. She grasped
the significance Of the question imme-
diately and lost no time in answering,
"Yes."-Youth's Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
CHASED THE SUPER.
The Exciting Race Between kean
and the Stage Hand.

The Exciting Race Between kean
and the Stage Hand.
Some strange tales have been told by
old tipers In the stage business about
the Keans, both the elder and the last
to be seen on the American stage.
Some have said that hard study made
them a little wrong at times, and some
Of the things they did certainly looked
queer.
It is told by an old New Orleans
horseuan, who is here from the Cres-
cent City, that when Kean the youn-
ger was playing there he nearly scared
a super to death and came near "pink-
ing" him.
It was in Richard ILL.," in the scene
where he sees the ghosts. The stage
manager was q bit the worse for drink
and determined to have some fun. He
did not Ike Kean, as he was a hard
man behind the scenes. Among the
supers was a raw Irish lad who had
never seen a stage before. The man
ager told this fellow that If he would
run across the stage when he gave him
the tip he would stand to earn 81. The
poor fellow was broke, and two spot
looked to him like national bank.
He agreed, and the stage manager gave
him a gaudy oileloth banner bearing
these words, "Smoke General Jackson
Cigars"
It was nearly panic that this Irish
lad started. He ran across the stage,
and when Kean saw him he was furl-
Gus. He made lunge at the unfor-
tunate super with his sword, and. as
tie rag" came whiszing down to q
hurry call, be chased the poor standard
bearer of the stage, down the. passage
and to the street. For two blecks he
followed him in his Richard costume,
and finally the super escaped down a
darh alley.
What effect it had upon the show the
tur9man does not say, but certainly It
Sas only the super's agility Of foot that
saved him.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
LIVER, kept good condition by using
DR.. TEACHERS LIVER and BLOOD SYRUP
Yes Druggists have it, 25 and so cents.
Nassau'a Lake OF Fire.

81 doubt If many persons realize the
fascination to be derived from a winter
spent in the Bahamas" said visitor
Just returned from there the other day.
"Down near Nassau, for example,
there is curious sheet Of water known
as the Lake CT Fire that is worth going
far to see. It Is simply phosphor-
escent lake, but its weird effects cling
to ones recollection in an uncanny
way. 1t is about three miles from the
hotel. You drive through quaint and
narrow streets, with only here and
there q lamppost shedding dim light,
and past the open doors Of huts whose
occupants seem to I'LL every space In
the abodes to overfoWing.
The gates Of the old estate Of Wa
terloo have long since disappeared, and
the house is in ruins, but you drive be-
tween the posts which still mark the
entrance down grass grown roadway
to the edge Of this wonderful pond.
The water is only few feet deep, and
the pond IS scarcely quarter Of mile
long. We stepped into rowboat By
the dim light Of lantern, and in mo-
rnent, as the boat pushed of and the
oars broke the water into rpples, we
were surrounded by a sea Of fame. The
divers who swan about seemed literal
~ merged in blue smoke, FOR the effect
Of this phosphorescence is more like
smoke than water. It reminds one Of
the butterfly dance seen on the stage.
The form Of the diver is surrounded by
q luminous glow, and the fishes take
fright and dart away like little flames
into the dark and quiet waters. t is
beautiful sight."-New York Sum-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Some Exploded Food Fallaeies.

Fish as O food Of the brain worker
must be consigned to the limbo Of
Vanities, though certain forms Of fish
are the cheapest Of all foods, notably
the bloater. Oysters and turtle soup
are frauds. It would take Il oysters
to equal the nourishment Of one egg
and 223 to provide the same amount
Of nutriment contained in a pound OF
beef.
Salt fish, especially salt fat fish, is
the most valuable food for the poorer
classes, and whole races in the south
Of Europe live on the NeYSoundland5
cod. Canned salmon we Asee. at 10
uenee a pound is no more expensive
than cod at sixpence. Millions OF peo-
pie live Oh it, and the North American
settler who is not we'll provided With
cash finds it q good substitute and
change from flesh meat at times.
Frogs legs are not Of high nuHttiVe
value, which need not surprise US:
Turtle soup from the chemists point
Of view is not worth g. tenth Of the
price paid for it-EXchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Fish and the Alphabet.

Perhaps the funniest thing to oe told
respecting the antiquity Of fishing re-
lates to the holy wars which were
waged in ancient Egypt over the fnny
denizens Of the water, the conflicts
arising from the circumstance that as
often happened, one tribe would insist
with the utmost irreverence upon eat
ing up the fishes which the inhabitants
Of an adjoining territory held in divine
alteration.
The child Of today, in learning his al
phabet, calls the letters By their names
simply because the ancient Phenicians
were pleased to make similar figures
the symbols Of certain sounds, and it Is
thought very likely that the Pheni-
clans hs.ve been driven to invent that
alphabet by the necessity Of CORE
spending with peoples Of various
tongues incidentally to the great COM
merce which grew out Of the fishery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Too Classic For Them.

4 resident in small suburban Gown
had visit from German friend who
knew little English, but played the 7to-:
lin well One Of this residents neigh
bors gave musicale" and Of course
he and his visitor were invited. The
German took his violin, and when his
turn came he played one Of his best
pieces from one Of the great masters. !
When he had finished, there was an
awkward silence and no applause. The
people were still looking e1pectantly at
the German, who looked disappointed.
and hustered. The silence grew pain
full !
Finally the hostess, quite red in the
face, edged over to the side Of the Ger:
mans friend.
Cant you get him toT' she whis-'
pered.
what do you mean?'
"Why, now that he's got tuned up!
isn't be going to play something p.
London Tit-Bits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Why Girls Cannot Throw.

A great deal Of fun is Doked at girls
because they cannot throw stone or a
SNOWFALL and hit the person or thing
they are aiming at. The general idea
as to why girls cannot throw as well as
boys is that they have not acquired the
knack by practice as their brothers
have. Another explanation Is given by
O medical man which tends to show
that girls could never learn the knack,
however much they tried.
When a boy throws a stone, he
crooks his elbow and reaches back
with his forearm, and in the act Of
throwing he works every joint from
shoulder to wrist. The girl throws
with her whole arm rigid, whereas the
boys arm IS relaxed.
The reason Of this difference Is one
Of anatomy. The feminine collar bone
is longer and Is set lower than in the
case OF a male. The long, crooked,
awkward bone interferes with the free
use Of the arm. This Is the reason that
girls cannot throw we'll
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
EilS DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
A Pompous Reception That Amused
p~oosdanf G-ax-v

A Pompous Reception That Amused
President Grevy.
N. Severiaro de Heredia, the minis
ter Of public works in the Rouvier cabi-
net during the presidency Of N. GreVy,
belonged to the famous naturalized Gu
ban family, Of which another member,
the Comte de Heredia, is one Of the i'm
mortal 20 Of the French academy. Most
Of the family b>ve dark spins, suspi-
ciousIy mulatto, & ID other negro char
acteristics. This has, however, in no.
wise interfered with their standing in
Paris, where several Of the family have
long been prominent. The former min
lister had also been president Of the
municipal council Of Paris and depu-
ty from a Paris reimbursement.
His dark skin led to curious mis-
take at the Elysee the day after be had
been appointed member Of the Rou-
vier cabinet. According to immemorial
custom the new ministers called singly
on President Grevy to pay their re-
spects. On the same day, as it hap
Dened, an official visit was expected
from the president Of the republic Of
Haiti, who was to present his letters to
the president. When NJ. de Eeredia
arrived in the court Of the palace, the
minor officials stationed there, who
were not familiar with the new minis
ter's features, judged from his COM
piexion that he was the Haitian digni-
taSy. The courtyard became very ami
mated with guards hurrying to and fro
to their places, while one Of the officers
Of the presidents military household
went to inform NJ. Grevy Of the dis
tinguished visitors arrival.
N. de Heredia received all this with
dignifed conposure, for, never having
been minister before this, be thought
this ceremonial was probably the usual
one. Finally, with the beating Of
drums, he was ushered into the recep-
ton room, where the chief executive
stood ready to receive him. What"
cried he, 'it's only you, Heredia"
"Why, yes, NJ. lie President" replied
the puzzled minister. Grevy began to
laugh. "Well," he cried, you have
been minister only "a hours and have
succeeded in turning my house upside
down. What will you do later onP'-
Chicago Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Sort of q Cannibll.

An old farmer for many years got his
dinner on market days at small hotel
kept by widow.
She had long suspected that he ate
more than the price Us. 6d.) warranted,
so she determined to test him. She &C
cordingly arranged matters so that
there was no room for him at table, but
she took him into q private room the
table Of which was graced by q steam
ing leg Of mutton He set to In good
earnest, and soon nothing was left but
the bones.
Highly delighted with his cheap feed,
on passing the bar he rendered shil-
lings for his dinner and quart Of ale.
The widow declined to take any pay
rnent on the ground Of having incon-
venienced him so much.
Chuckling to himself, the farmer lift
ed down his market basket from a
hook, and, finding It rather light, he
tore off the covering and shouted:
"Here, Mrs. Brown, where's my leg
O. mutton?'
"Why, ye old silly" said the widow,
"ye have ate your leg for your dinnerT
London Answers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Conversion Through Pork.

An old Cambridge friend Of mine who
bad good deal Of the wisdom Of the
serpent in him had farmer in his par
ish In Norfolk whom he could not get
to church. Whenever he pressed upon
him his neglect or his bad example he
was always met with the same excuse,
'cYou be too young and do not know
enough to teach such as l." At last he
gave up the farmer in despair. But
one day he happened to pass By the
farm while his parishioner was en-
gagged in killing fine pig. My friend
said: "What a pig! Why, he weighs "a
stoneT' "What dost thou snoW OF
pigsw replied the farmer. 81 only wish
be weighed as much" When they next
met, the farmer. to his surprise, told
my friend that the pig had been found
TO weight just "a stone. he added,
much to my friends qualification, "And
thou wilt see me at church next Sun
day, parson.n Guardian.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Such stu1 as Dreams Are Made OF.

Such Stu1 as Dreams Are Made OF.
The materials Of dreams may be
enumerated as memories Of waking SEN
saions, memories Of waking thoughts
and new sensations received IN sleep,
whether from without or within. Dr..
Gregory mentions Of himself that hay
ing on one occasion gone 70 bed with e
bottle Of hot water at his feet he
dreamed Of walking up the crater OF
Mount Etna and feeling the ground
warm under him. He had at an early
period Of his life visited Mount Vesu-
7ius and actually felt a strong senssa-
ton Of warmth In his feet when walk
ing up the side Of the crater, and he
had more recently read Brydone's de-
scription Of Mount Ena-
On another occasion, having thrown
of the bedclothes In his sleep, he
dreamed Of spending a winter at Hud-
sons bay and Of suffering distress from
the intense frost. He had been read
ing q few days before a very particu-
lar account Of the state Of the colonies
during winter.-CasseI's Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Why Buchanan Never Married.


"Ar. Buchanan, who was the first
bachelor elected to the presidency, was
65 years Of age when elected and had
deliberately given himself to life Of
celibacy," writes William Perrine in
The Ladies' Home Journal.
"In the days when he was a young
lawyer of Lancaster, Pa., he had loved
Miss Coleman, beautiful daughter Of
q citizen Of that town. They had been
engaged to be married, when one day
be was surprised to receive from her
request to release her from the prom
ise. According to Mr.. George Tick
nor Curtis, the separation originated in
q misunderstanding on the part Of the
lady, who was unusually sensitive,
over some small matter exaggerated by
giddy and indiscreet tongues. Soon
after the estrangement she was sent
to Philadelphia and there died sud-
denly.
"Throughout the rest Of his life, or for
nearly half q century, Mr.. Buchanan
is uOI huUHA ~ ACfCoASo " SAy
body the circumstances Of this ro-
mantle tragedy. He would only say
that it had changed his hopes and
plans and had led him more deeply
than ever into politics as distraction
from his grief. In his old age, long
after he had retired permanently to
private life, he called attention to a
package containing, he said, the pa
pers and relics which would explain
the causes Of his youthful sorrow and
which he preserved evidently with the
idea Of revealing them before his
death. But when he died and his will
was read it was found that he had di-
rected that the package should be
burned without being opened, and his
Injunction was obeyed."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
Haa Lnte Hours.

"You never think Of staying out late," ,"
said the convivial and III bred person.
Sometimes I think Of It," answered
MIR. Meekton distantly.
"But you don't care for that sort OF
thing"
"Not in the least"
sPerhaps you never had any expert
ence?
"Oh, yes, have. It was only last
night that I was out at half past 2\a.
n. Henrietta sent me out to see II !
couldn't keep the back gate from slam
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
A Crushed Lawyer

Some time ago well known San
Francisco attorney, who prides himself
upon his handling Of Chinese witnesses,
was defending railway damage case
Instead Of following the usual Ques-
tons as to name, residence, II the na-
ture Of an oath were understood, etc.,
be began: "What is your name?' "Kee
Lung 'You live in San Francisco"
eyes" "You sabbie God?' "Mr. At
torney, IL you mean DO I understand
the entity Of our Creator? I will sim
ply say that Thursday evening next l
shall address the State Ministerial as
ISOLATION on the subject Of the Divinity
Of Christ and shall be pleased to have
you attend"
Needless to say, a general roar Of
laughter swept over the courtroom at
this clever rally, and 1t was some min
utes, much to the discontinue Of the
lawyer for the defense, before order
was restored and the examination pro-
ceeded upon ordinary unes.-Argonaut.