Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-21
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REPORTORTAL
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Did you ever go into a hotel, glance
over the open register, and then in
an unguarded moment close the book?
If you never have, don't try it. It's
dangerous business. 1t will lead to
hot words betw zen TIE clerk and your
self and, If the day has been good
one for business, you may be kicked
out bodily into the street. A hotel
clerk is superstitious, more so per-
haps than any other being. When he
opens his Office for business in the
morning, he carefully opens the big
name-book and spreads it on the desk.
persuade him to close that register
until the book is put away for the
night. He actually believes that, if
the book should be closed, wireless
telegraphy, telepathy or SOME other
science unknown to man would i'm
medlately notify the travelling public
to steer clear of his hotel This in
deed would be calamity and rather
than permit it to fall upon his house,
the clerk will defend his register with
his life. Don't close q hotel register
during business hours. The clerk will
not stand for it.
Rev. w. T. S. CuIp, formerly pastor
of the North Hill NJ. u. Church, in a
lecture last week at Binghamton, n. Y.
on "The Uncrowned King" announced
that the coming man OF the future
would be the newspaper man. He
said:
'"The great man Of the future will
not be the great general, but the man
who can take drop Of ink, put red
hot human thought on It and, placing
it on the point of pen fling 1t all
around the world
Rev. Culp disclosed no such lofty
opinion of the newspaper man when he
was laboring in the Akron. vineyard,
and,ag reat;many-of his. Akron friends,
will ,onder what has caused the.
transformation.
'It has been reported that $5,000,O00
will be expended in Akron during the
year on new buildings" said local
architect Saturday. DO you realize
what that would mean? A sum as
great a that would build almost a
new city. Take every block in the
city and it would not require more
than two-thirds Of that sum to build
thesame. Architects will be well sat
isfied If oue-fifth of that amount Is
invested in buildings during the year.
1t will keep all the planning mills
working double time to supply the
lumber that will be needed. The out
look is not as good now as 1t was a
month ago. There has been rush
in the building trade on paper. 1t
may end there, too"
D.
One day last week Il reporter for the
Democrat had oc,as'an to call on one
of the Republican candidates for May
or. This man is employed in the office
of well known manufacturing con-
Germ. He was engaged in conversation
with colored politician of some PROM
inence, when the reporter arrived.
The office boys father has aspirations.
As the reporter entered the office the
boy called him to one side and said
"say do you know that colored manF
The reporter had never had thu
f, pleasure, How as to see my father
last week and he told him that he ip
tended to do all he could to help hin
get the nomination. He is UP here nov
for the purpose of telling Mr.,
that he will work for him, TITS t.
be great campaigfn for the grafters,
o.
One day last week well know
Akron young man, who pays con
- siderable attention to his dress suf-
fered an accident, which will, in the
future, cause him to look before ht
leaps.