Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-14
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An unusual spectacle is promised the
citizens Of Akron by the management
of the Akron Motor Carriage company.
AS soon as the company has COM
pleted its first 10 vehicles a parade
will take place. The machines will
be run over the principal streets of
Akron. 1t is proposed in this way to
advertise the vehicle here at home.
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There were a number Of people in
the audience at the Grand Friday
evening, who had very peculiar idea
of the Eternal Fitness of Things"
After the death of Mortimer, the
Knight Errant who committed suicide
because of the discovery Of his plot
to rescue Mary Stuart, these people
insisted that he be called before the
curtain to acknowledge the encore.
To the majority of theater goers this
would have spoiled the effect of the
whole scene. People should learn that
it Is out of place for a dead man to
walk out in front of the advertising
curtain and bow and smile simply be-
cause he has succeeded in dying in
manner that met with the approval
Of the crowd.
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very pretty example of the
trials of young inventors, coupled with
n prettier ending than usual, Is told
in the following. Some time ago two
young men in Cleveland got together
some clever idea for automobiles,
made models, and then waited for an
opportunity to get into the business
of manufacturing the machines. They
interested two Cleveland men In the
project. Each invested about $500.
This investment was found altogether
insufficient, however, and was rapidly
eaten UP before any practical head
way was made. Then one of the two
hackers went to the other and sug-
gested that they foreclose on the busi-
ness and seize, If nothing better Of
fered, the precious models of the auto.
Backer No 2. was Of different kind,
however, and straightway warned the
young inventors, telling them to de-
stroy their models rather than allow
them to pass from their hands. 1t
was at this point that they were
brought in touch with r. II. Smith, OF
this city, who became interested III
them, interested other Akron capltal-
lists and brought them to this city,
where all is going finely and the
first carriages of the company We're
finished for market the past week.
"Alls well that ends WELL" of course,
but this little episode goes to show
how easily a man may be made or
ruined at some stages OF his career.
A few mornings ago an elderly man,
with long flowing beard, boarded
Main ST., car at Exchange st. He
was the last person of several waiting
at the crossing, and he elbowed his
way towards the door, through the
usual crowd Of smokers, who frequent
the rear of street cars. The early
morning air was cold and crisp and the
conductor in charge, anxious to Keep
the car as warm as possible, stood
imnatiently awaiting for the passen-
gers 10 get inside, holding to the door
handle with one hand and the bell rope
with the other. There We're two slid
Ing doors to the car, which meet to-
gether in the center. The conductor,
without glancing around, and believ-
ing, perhaps, that the elderly gentle
man with the beard intended standing
on the platform, gave the door handle I
a shove and the doors came together
with a slam, at the very monment the
old gentleman was entering the car
He jumped back in the attempt to
keep from being pinched between the
doors, but he figured without his
WhislSers. The closing doors caught |