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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
$t00 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper Will be pleased
20 learn that there is at least one dreaded
all its stages and that Is Catarrh. Hall,
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires n
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer one hum
dred dollars for any case that It fails to
cure. Send for list OF testiIneniais
sold by druggists 7bc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
SECRET
Revealed After Many
Years.
Cuyahosa Falls Young Man
Learned of His Parentaae.

Wooster, O., Aug. 10.--Thirty years
ago a mother and three children were
made inmates of the Wayne county
infirmary because of the death Of the
father and ill health of the mother.
The youngest child was given to DIR.
Charles Jones. The mother and the
other children went to Cleveland when
the mother was able to work. The
brothers in recent years have made
repeated efforts to ascertain the where
abouts of their baby brother, and
were unsuccessful until within the
last few days. The baby brother was
located at Cuyahoga Falls in the per
son of Charles Jones, respected res.
ident of that place. The other broth
er is Robert Bacon, an ironworker
who resides in Cleveland. The boy
taken by DR.. Jones did not know until
he grew to manhood that he was not
the son of those whom he had always
known as father and mother.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10

BY special arrang ement with the Dr.. David Kennedy
Corporation the readers Of The Daily Democrat are enabled
to obtain trial bottle Of this wonderful medicine and
pamphlet Of valuable medical advice absolutely free
postpaid by simply sending their full post office address
to the Dr. David Kennedy Corpoc- on Rondout New York
and mention having sen this offer in The Daily
Democrat The publishers of this paper guarantee
genuinensss of this liberal offer Favorte Remedy is sold
by all druggists direct 81 bottle bottles for So
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10

COURSE.
It Includes Very Prom.
inent Men.
Pushing the Work to Insure
Financial Success.

Selling of tickets for the Buchtel
College Lecture Course is being push
ed by friends of the college. AS has
been announced, it is the object of the
Course to bring to Akron men who
have achieved success in some line
of thought or action and whose words
are therefore not merely instructive,
but an incentive to better effort.
In order to insure the course being
q financial success, it will be necessary
to sell more tickets than were sold
last year, and so the work has been
begun early. The college authorities
desire to make the Course fixture,
and hope to arrange from year to year
for the coming of lecturers of national
renown. This can be accomplished
on condition that the sale of tickets
will insure expenses.
The Course includes Henry Van
Dyke, the noted poet and preacher;
Graham Taylor, the leader of practi-
cal reform work In America; President
Schurman, of Cornell, the president of
the first United States Philippine Com
mission; Hon. John III. Littlefeld, of
New York, a personal friend of Abra.
ham Lincoln, and DR.. Gunsaulus. the
orator. The tickets are $1.25 for the
entire Course, and are for sale at
O'Neil's book store and Foltz's jewelry
store.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
BEAT UNCLE SAM.
New Letter Box Ruling Does. Not
Apply at Wapakoneta.

Wapakoneta. O., Aug. 10.-Last
spring business firms of Delphos pre-
pared 200 mail boxes, with their ads
printed on them, expecting to place
them at different farm houses along
the rural mail routes. free of cost to
the farmers. When the routes were
established they We're informed that
their boxes could not be used as the
government had adopted an order that
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
HUNGRY BOY
Stole Dinner From Baskets al
Silver Lake.

The theft Of a dinner basket AT Sill
yer lake resulted in the arrest of
Johnny Toole, 14-year-old Newhurg
boy by the Silver lake police. He was
trought to Cuyahoga Falls and placed
In the lookup. Thursday he had II
hearing before Mayor Russell, who re-
leased him after a sound lecture.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10

There is no other preparation
''just as good" as Bromo-Pepsin for
headache, indigestion, nausea, etc.
Bromo-Pepsin is the standard rene.
dy, because it does not merely re-
leve--it cures, and it is absolutely
harmless. All druggists. 1Oc, 25c,
and soc per bottle.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10

High living, intemperance. exposure
and many other things bring on
Bright's disease, Foleys Kidney Cure
will prevent Brlghts disease and all
other kidney or bladder disorders if
taken in time. Be sure to take Toley's.
A. Warner. ]. NJ. J.aner and J..
Lamparter q 90.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
The
Louisville & Nashville
Railroad

Operates the Finest Passenger
Service in the South. The equipment
is up-to-date, the road bed
without an equal and the time
the fastest. Through trains of
magnificent Coaches and Drawing
room Sleeping Cars between
Chicago,
nCinn att,
Louis Vile,
Evansville or
st Louis and
~ a - h~lilo,
m q m PtiS,
6IrrnIpEha arns
NsW S.Iear.,
sOnsaoOia and
ia O ks nNiEte,
Through the historical and scenic
regions of Tennessee, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida.
For descriptive matter, timetables
and maps, address
C. L. STONE, General Pass. Agen
LOUISVILLE, ky.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
Hilbish Reunion.

The Hilbish family will hold its an
nual ieunion at Lakeside park, Thurs
day, Aug. 10.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
TRY THIS TEST

Put urine in glass tumbler and let II stand
twentyfour hours; if it has SEDIMENT if is pale
diseoored milky or cloudy sngy or ropy your Kidneys
or Bladder are in bad condition DR.. David Kennedys
Favorte Remedy speedily such dangerous symptoms
as pain in the back inability to hold urne burning scad
ing pain in passing it, frequent desire urinate especially
at night the staining of linen by your urine and all the
unpleasant and dangerous effects the system produced
by the use of whskey, wine or beer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
SICK MADE WELL
WEAK MADE STRONG
Marvellous Elixir OF Life Discovered
by Famous Doctor-Scientist That
Cures Every Known Ailment.
Wonderful Cures Are Effected Thai
Seem Like Miracles Performed
The Secret Of Long Life OF
0Iden Times Revived.
The Remedy 10 Free 10 All whs Send Name
and Address.

After years Of patient study, and deivins
mo the dusty record OF the past, as we'll
rs following modern experiments In the
realms Of medical science DR.. James w.
Kidd, 4s2 First National Bank building.
Fort wayne, Ind, makes the startling an
nouncement that he has surely discovered
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10

Colored camp meeting at Boston
Ledges Sunday, Aug. IL.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-10
POSITIVE PROOF.
Should Convince the Greatest
Skeptic In Akron.

Because it's evidence in Akron.
It's from a citizen, perhaps {
neighbor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Clock. W,th ..wheel...

Clocks are certainly queer things"
said the man who was tinkering at the
hall clock ina suburban house the 9TH
er day. '"rhey get cranky spells just
like people. Sometimes they really act
as though they were bewitched. A
friend Of mine had little clock that
had behaved itself and kept good time
for years. One day 1t took notion to
lay off for awhile, and they couldn't
get 1t started again. My friends wife
was cleaning the room several days
afterward, and she took the clock and
laid it down fat on its back on chair
1t started to go ut once and licked
away Mt great rate, but as soon as
she placed it on end it stopped again
Well. they set 1t, and for time it act
ed all right as long us 1t remained on
Its back. But it soon got cranky again
and refused to go. The other day, Just
for fun, they turned 1t upside down,
and, would you believe 1t, that crazy
clock started Off again. Now it only
runs when 1t is standing on its head,
and they are wondering what new fool
ishness 1t will develop next."-Boston
Record.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
The Bride a. Last Said "obcy..

In telling about "Some People HavO
Married" in Ladies' Home Journal the
Rev. ID. NJ. Steele says: Being an
printed service Of the prayer book. In
this the greatest stickler is obey One
day a couple came to me, bringing as
witnesses the parents of both bride and
groom. Everything proceeded smooth
ly to the point love. honor and obey
when the bride refused to say the last.
repeated 1t and waited. Again she
refused. and Shut up my book.
Then there was Il scene. They talk
ed II over. and the more seriously they
argued and discussed the more stub
born!y she refused. The parents be-
came angry. the groom excited and the
bride hysterical. To MGmcr ler. he
1T out. But liked the fellow and de-
cided that Il little stcrnncs from me
III the present might lie IL favor to him
in the future. SO l told them had no
authority 10 change 1t and would not
do so. ! tried to show the foo!ishness
of Eer objection. but it was no use.
FINALLY said to him: 'W,,!. this
household must have head some
where. will leave it out for her If
you will say it, Then it was his time
TO refuse. which lie did. lie gathered
up his lat and started for the door,
when. presto change, she slrang after
him. led him back by the hand, looked
meeiily up at him and said it,"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
BENTON.

J When Thomas Hart Benton, the not
ed Missourian, wrote his famous work,
"Thirty Years In the United States
Senate" which every one praises and
no one reads. his publishers, d. Apple
ton & Co., wrote to him asking how
large first edition should be printed.
His reply was:
"sir, they can ascertain from the
last census how many persons there
are In the United States who can read,
SIR" And that was the only suggestion
he would ever condcscend to make.
Benton was massive in body and
muscular. No man in public life was
his equal In physical strength, endur-
ance and courage. In reference to q
quarrel in the senate he once said: II
never quarrel. sir. I sometimes fight,
Sir. and when Benton fights. sir, there
is always funeral, sir.'
BENTON was sturdlly devoted to the
Union. He broke with many friends
In consequence. He bore the cogno-
men "Old Bullion" because Of his sup
port Of blmetallism.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
A winnln. Touch.

DaFllnE.
The strong, manly voice was low and
intense as the handsome face bent
over the fair bowed head by the fire.
Darling" he went ON eagerly, there
are others here observing us. l must
see you II moment alone"
For an instant the listener was quiet,
and not Il curl stirred OH the lofty
brow. Then the blue eyes were raised
to the bcsecching dark ones.
eyes. what is it:' was the low reply.
"I-well'--
A slight red flush mnntlcd the neck
and checks of the speaker, in striking
contrast to the cool, calm dignity dis
played in every movement of the half
reclining figure in the big plush chair.
"The fact is" lie went on, mastering
up courage, the first embarrassment
giving place to little more self con-
fidcncc. IL have come to ask you some
thing never expected would pass my
lips, especially after the last sum L
borrowed from you. Darling, will you
lend me $1O?"
Jack Darling laid aside his paper.
"Of course, old man." lie cried hearth
ly. Lets first get Il drink" And the
two passed out of the clubroom togeth-
er.-San Francisco News Letter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Athletic Apnet,tes.

Il actual amount Of good roast
v .hat a table of athletes will con-
e." writes Walter Camp in The
I itury, "is something appalling to
4 . uninitiated. Three members Of q
ale football team once went to Cam
bridge to watch a match between Har-
ward and some other team. These
three men stopped ut a hotel for their
luncheon. Among other things the
spokesman of the party ordered three
portions of cold roast beef. But, SIR
said the waiter, two portions will be
a great plenty for all three of you.'
The giant Of the party looked up bland
ly ut the servant and said, You bring
the three portions and then watch us
eat It,
when the writer was captain OF the
team. long before the days of special
method in management, the eleven
were to play ut Cambridge and. leaving
New Haven the afternoon Of the day
preceding the match, went to Boston
hotel for dinner and the night. Most
OF the men were readily collected ut
one or two large tables. but n certain
rusher, being late. had seated himself
at table in a distant part Of the din
ing room, and he was told by the man
ager to order his own dinner. That
boys dinner, and it is needless to say
that 1t was without wine, came to the
extraordinary total of $13.s5! He was
quite able to play the next day, how.
pvorD
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Lamb In Either Cnae.

One of the editors who read the man.
uscript of Henry Thew Stephenson's
'Patroon Van Vollicnberg" thought
that the author might be good man
to know. Accordingly he wrote u
pleasant personal letter, inviting Il bet
ter acquaintance, and, rs one Of the
tests OF colnpanionable fitness, inquired
whether the author preferred Lamb or
Milton.
Mr.. Stephenson replied, acknowledge
ing the pleasure the letter had given
him and saying:
II do not know whether you ask If I
like Lamb or mutton or Lamb or Mil
ton best, but in either case it's Lamb"
Even the reflection on the cditor's
handwriting could not detract from the
editorial appreciation of Mr.. Stephen
sons choice, and the new partnership
of minds was Immediately formed
Youths Companion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
English Robber..

Speaking of the early Phntagenet pc
riod, Mr.. Henry, in his History Of
Great Britain" remarks that the num-
ber Of robbers was SO great that the
Judges could not prevail upon the ju-
ries to find any Of them guilty.
Even under the most rigorous admin.
istration Of Edward III q numerous
band Of them assailed the town of Bos-
ton In 1876 ut the time of the fair, set
It on fire and carried OF an Immense
booty in money and goods. Their lead
er, one Robert Chamberlain, gentle
man of great power and wealth, was
taken, tried and executed, but he could
not be prevailed upon to discover any
of his accomplices. AS the other rob-
bers Of this period were very numer-
GUS. so some Of them were very cruel,
and the character which one Of their
chiefs wore embroidered upon his coat
in letters Of silver might be applied to
many others-"I am Captain Warner,
commander of troop of robbers, an
enemy to God, without pity and with
out remorse." (Henry's History Of
Great Britain" book a, chapter 7.)-
Gentleman's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
woilington.. Endurance.

Wellington on one occasion started,
Sir Herbert Maxwell tells us, at 4 a. M,
rode to Il place 2S miles distant, here
held review and was back ut the
place from which he had started for
dinner bctwecn i and 5 p. m., says
Goodwin Smith i'm The Atlantic. He
gallopcd % miles and back to see
whether damage had been dole to a
pontoon train. lie rode IL miles in two
hours from Frcncda to Ciudad Rodrigo,
where he dinctl, gave ball and sup
ped, was in the saddle again Mt s n. ~,
gallopcd back to Frencda by G and was
doing business again at noon. He rose
regularly at and wrote till and after
dinner wrote again from till II.
1t must be essential to every general
and indeed to every man who IS bear
ing a heavy load ofanxlcus business to
be good sleeper. Napoleon was first
rate sleeper; so was Pitt; so was
Brougham; so was MI. Gladstone; so
was Wellington.
At Salamanca Wellington, having
given his order for the battle. said to
his aid-de-camp: Watch the French
through your glass, Fitz Roy. l am
going to take Il rest. When they reach
that copsc near the gap in the hills,
wake me-" Then he lay down and was
fast asleep in Il minute. In the midst
of the critical operationsbefore Water
loo, feeling weary, he laid himself
down, put newspaper over his face
and took a nap.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
A Lnst Resource.

A lady was recently reading to her
young son the story of a little fellow
whose father was taken Ill and died,
after which he set himself diligently
TO work TO assist I'm supporting himself
and his mother. When she had finished
the story, she said:
Now, Tommy. If pa were to die,
wouldn't you work to keep mamma"
why, no." said the little chap, not
relishing the idea of work "Wlat for?
Amt we got a good house to live in?"
"Oh, yes, my dear" said the mother.
"but we can't cat the house, you know -
We'll. amt we got plenty of things
in the pantry" continued the young
hopeful.
Certainly. dear" replied the mother.
"but they would not last long, and
what thenY'
well, ma" said the young incorrigi-
bic after thinking a moment, "ain't
there enough to last till you get anoth-
er husband!"
Ma gave it up.-Lonhon Answers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Did Not Speak with knowledge.

On q clear and beautiful Sunday
morning in parish not far from Mil
waulSee a priest was pleased to note
the presence at service of an unusual
ly large number of the male members
of his congregation. and. since he had
been Informed of considerable trouble
III his flock, he considered 1t an oppor-
tune time to give those present a
friendly. yet pointed, sermon OH for
bearance. He charged the men, par
ticularly the married men, to be ever
kind. courteous and considerate to wo-
men, to overlook all opportunities for
trouble, to be good to them and So
licitous of their welfare, and finished
with mastery peroration relating to
connubial decency on the part of hus-
bands.
Shortly after he met an old and re-
spectcd member of the church and
said:
Michael, was glad to see you at
church Sunday. And how did you like
the scrmon?'
well, father" the old man answer
ed, "thc language was beautchiful, and
the delivery was foine; but. be jabbers,
father, II you was only married about
three months you'd tell different sto-
ryw-Milwaukec Sentinel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
The Joke ON the snake charmer.

The Joke ON the Snake Charmer.
Rear Admiral Robley b. Evans when
young officer was on the Indian sta
tion in the man-of-war Delaware. With
several others he set up a bungalow on
shore. He tells in "a Sailors Log"
published by the Appletons, what hap
pencd to snake charmer that came
along:
The unfortunate thought came to
one Of our men that 1t would be good
idea to get the Mohammedan drunk to
see what he would do. So he prepared
dose for him that was very effective.
He poured good stiff drink of brandy
into beer glass and then filled 1t with
gin instead of water. The charmcr
took kindly to the drink and in short
time rolled out of his chair on to the
floor very drunk and was soon fast
asleep.
'rhc bag of snakes had not been
thought Of up to this time, but 1t also
fell. and the inhabitants quickly spread
over the floor. In the meantime five
American officers took to the table and,
drawing their feet up, carefully re-
mained there until the snake charmer
slept of his dose. He snored quietly
while the snakes crawled over and
around him, but 1t was long time be-
fore he finally came to himself, secured
his pets and took them away. We did
not repeat that experiment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Dollar. IN Odd shnrer.

Under the law silver dollar NAV be
q grain and a half over weight or a
grain and half under weight, and this
limit of tolerance" applies to all of our
silver coins. In other Words they are
not allowed to vary more than that
much from standard. In the case Of
goldpieccs, the limit is half grain
either way UP TO the eagle, a variation
of as much as one grain being permissi-
bic in the $40 and $40 pieces.
Whenever fresh batch of dollars Is
turned out at the mint, samples are
forwarded to the treasury at Washing
ton, where they are put through very
curious process. Each dollar Is first
weighed on cSqusitely delicate scales
to make sure that 1t Is heavy enough
and yet not too heavy. Then 1T is pass
ed between two steel rollers again and
again until it is tlattcncd out and
transformed into q thin strip of silver
a sort of ribbon-a foot and half in
length. Then 1t is put beneath little
machine provided with several small
punches, by which hundreds of tiny
disks are punched out of the metal
strip.
Now. the object of this performance
is to obtain samples of metal from all
parts of the dollar, inasmuch as 1T is
conceivable that one portion might be
richer in silver than another. The little
disks are shuftlcd together, and few
of them, taken at random from the lot.
are subjected to an assay. Thus the
fineness of the material of the dollar Is
ascertained with absolute accuracy
and, the weight having been already
determined, the value and correctness
of that coin are perfectly known.
The sample pieces having been found
batch of dollars is all right.-Saturday
Evening Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Natural Waters.

All natural waters contain creator
or less amount of mineral matter in SO
luton. Rain water has the smallest
percentage of solid impurities of any,
and therefore it is taken as the stand
ard variety Of soft water.
The terms soft and hard, however,
as applied to water are scientifically
considered purely relative.
Water is usually reckoncd to be
"soft" when it contains less than one
five-thousandth part Of it's weight of
mineral ingredients and "hard" when it
contains more than one four-thou-
sandth.
Soft water has the property of easily
forming n lather with soap and is
therefore suitable for washing pur-
poses, while hard water will only form
lather, and that imperfectly, with
considerable difficulty.
A mineral water has more than one
two-thousandth of its weight of nat
ural dissolved solids, and a medicinal
water is 4 variety Of mineral water
containing varying percentage of dis
solved natural solid or gaseous drugs.