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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
MIDNIGHT
Fire In Business
District.
S. n. Knox & Co.'S En-
tire Stock Destroyed.
Origin Of the Fire Remains q
Mystery.

The most disastrous fire that has
been in Akron for many months was
that which broke out at the five and
ten cent store of the S. II. Knox Syn
dicate, 153 South Howard ST., shortly
after II o'clock, Thursday night. The
first alarm was rung from box , at
11:5O and almost before the depart
ment had arrived, a general alarm
was rung. and the entire department
turned out.
The fire had originated In the base
ment of the building, and before the
department was ready to work, was
burning fiercely on the first floor. It
is not known how the fire began, but
the supposition is that there was an
explosion of gas. 1t had evidently
been going for some time before being
discovered.
The firemen were kept busy until
early this morning, although they soon
had the blaze under control, and pre-
vented it from spreading. The entire
stock, estimated to be worth $4,000,
was consumed or damaged beyond
recognition. The fire did not reach
beyond the second floor, and the quar-
ters of the Sons Of Veterans were not
touched, although the rooms were
filled by smoke. FE
The stock in the store was the prop
erty of the s. H. Knox syndicate,
owning about 80 stores in various
parts of the country, with headquar-
ters at Hartford, Conn. Mr. Frank
l.. Knox, manager of the store, de-
clined to talk of the loss or Of the in
surance on the stock, until after he
has communicated with headquarters.
There was a quantity of new Christ
mas goods in the store and the loss
was especially heavy. coming at this
time. All of the clerks, also, are
thrown out of employment.
The building, which is owned by
Mr.. Henry Kraus, was damaged to
the extent Of several thousand OF
dollars.
In the store Of the P. H. Schneider
Dry Goods Co., adjoining the Knox
store on the south, the damage was
confined to that done by smoke and
water. and was small. This is fully GOV
cred by insurance.
The furniture store of Mr.. Geo
Kratz, on the north, was also invaded
by smoke and water, land Mr.. Krat,
estimates his loss at from $1,000 tt
$1,5O0. This, also, is covered fully by
insurance.
The Goddard photograph gallery, IL
the Arcade, was smoked, but Mr.. God
dard says that there was no damag,
worth the mentioning.
The future plans of the Knox syn
dicate can only be determined by th
answer to the communication sent t,
headquarters by Mr.. Frank L. Knox
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
"HER SPIEL
Is Only a Bluff" Said
Giganti.
However, II Cost Him SIS and
80 Days.

81 hinted to this girl that ! was
married, and her spiel is merely a
bluff"
The "spiel" to which reference was
made was that Of Mary Allen. The
comment upon it was by Chas. Giganti,
whom Mary accused of imposing up
OIL her time and affections through
falsely representing himself to be q
married man. Wherefore she had him
arrested. The hearing was in Mayors
court Friday.
81 had intended to get divorce"
"Then you had Mary picked out for
your second wife?' responded the
Mayor.
81 thought it would be all right to
look around little My wife knew
l intended to get divorce"
Where is, your wife?' asked the
court. ~
,"She's right here" ,,..
And indeed she was-smiling, and
apparently not much disturbed by the
words or plight of her husband. Charles
is not big man, nor does the weight
of years bear heavily upon him. He
said, II am o." but he looked more
like an under-sized boy of IS. Gi
CAN'T came here from Canton eight
weeks ago. His wife arrived Thurs
day.
"In fact, my wife didn't care wher
l told her l was going to get di
vorce," said Giganti.
Mary Allen said she had met Gi
CAN'T at Salvation Army meeting Sun
day evening, that he had taken hel
home, and called on her several timei
| since.
when l found out he was married
I told him to Cor" said Mary.
''If she'd been wise, she'd hav,
known was married. I gave her lot
of tips I'm sure she knew it," sait
Giganti.
Mary's "spfel' cost Giganti $25 an,
costs and 80 days in the workhouse-
or, in lieu of which-a very suddel
exodus from Akron. He chose tn
latter, and even said he would get ou
of the State. He didn't say whethe
he would take his wife with him, no
was inquiry made concerning his fu
ture plans.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
A Physician Testifies.

II have taken Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
and have never used anything IN my
life that did me the good that did"
says County Physician Geo. w.
Scroggs of Hall County, Ga. being
a physician have prescribed 1t and
found it to give the best results" If
the food you eat remains undigested
in your stomach 1t decays there and
poisons the system. You can pre-
vent this by dieting but that means
starvation. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure d!
gests what you eat. You need suffer
from neither dyspepsia nor starvation
The worst cases quickly cured. Never
fails.
William Warner. Gem Pharmacy, II;
S. Howard st.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
NEW JOB.
Who Wants to be Commissioner
of Saloons?

Columbus, O., Nov. 22.-(Spl.)-State
Senator elect M. r. Warner, of Cleve-
land, has some unique ideas as to
temperance legislation, and has pre-
pared the rough draft of bill creating
a new State position for which there
will no doubt be many applicants in
case his measure should become a
law. He thinks there are enough
temperance laws on the statute books
now If they were properly enforced,
and he wants the Office Of Estate
Commissioner Of Saloons" created to
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
THE OLD WAY
OF Treating Stomach Trouble and
Indigestion, a Barbar0uS and
Useless One.

We say the old way but really 1t
is the common and usual one at the
present time and many dyspeptics, and
physicians as well, consider the first
step in attempting to cure indigestion
Is to diet, either by selecting certain
food and rejecting others or to greatly
diminish the quantity of food usually
taken.
In other words the starvation plan.
is by many, supposed to be the first
essential in the cure of weak diges-
ton.
The almost certain failure of the
starvation cure for stomach trouble
has been proven time and again but
still the usual advice. when dyspep'
sia makes its appearance, is a course
of dieting.
All this Is radically wrong. 1t is
foolish and unscientific to recommend
dieting or starvation to person sr'
fering from dyspepsia because indig
ton itself starves every organ Il
every nerve and fibre in the bod
What is needed is abundant nn
ton, not less, and this means pl, A,.
of good, wholesome, well-cooked food
and some natural digestive to assist
the stomach to digest it.
This is exactly the purpose for which
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are adapt
ed and this is the way they cure the
worst cases of stomach trouble.
The patient eats plenty of whole
some food, and Stuarts Dyspepsia Tab
lets digests it for him.
And this Is in accordance with ma
ture and common sense because in this
way the whole system is nourishet
and the overworked stomach rested
because the tablets will digest the food
whether the stomach works or not
One of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
will digest 1900 grains of meat, eggs
and similar food.
Any druggist will tell you that Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets is remed!
of extraordinary value and probably j
the purest and safest remedy for stom
ach troubles.
No person suffering from poor diges
tion and lack of appetite can fail to b.
Immediately and permanently benefit
ed IL they would make it practise t
take one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsii
Tablets after each meal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
Wanted His Wages.

John McNulty, working in Canton
on the GA, line, was arrested on
charge Of assault and battery upon
Supt. Dorner The charge in the
Mayors court, of Canton. however,
was withdrawn. McNulty had wanted
his wages in advance to buy medicine
for sick wife. 1t was refused and
trouble followed. @
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22

see that existing laws are strictly OBJ
served and enforced, with deputies
in the larger counties at least to as
sist him In the performance Of his
duties. AS a punishment for a viola
ton Of any of these laws his measure
will propose that they be debarred
from doing business. His bill will
not interfere with ward local option,
but personally Mr.. Warner is opposed
to the idea Of Prohibition either in
spots or as general proposition.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22

that the visits to the county institu-
tions were made without any notice,
and their actual condition was, there
fore ascertained.
Stress is laid upon the charge that
at the county infirmary there are no
Christian burial services upon the oc-
casion of death of any of the inmates,
1t is also reported that but one or. two
religious services We're held mt the In
firmary the past year, and the recon-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
GOOD MEETING
Held by the Union Missionary
Society.

The Union Missionary Society held
a meeting Thursday afternoon, at 2:8O,
in the Sunday school room of the First
Congregational church. It was well
attended and a good program was pre-
sented. Devotional exercises We're
conducted by Mrs. d. P. Wheeler, and
addresses We're delivered by Rev. j.
g. Slayter and Mrs. A. l.. Conger.
Several new members were added to
the organization. All local missionary
societies were represented.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
Prominent German Dead.

Berlin, Nov. 22.-(Spl)-Count Won
Hatzfeldt, late German ambassador
at London, died this morning. He was
one Of Bismarck's staunchest support
ers and did great service for Prussia
during the Franco-Prussian war. He
was born 1881.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
CROWD
Saw Barkeeper Slash His Wife
With a Razor.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-(Spl)- Madi-
son st. this morning before thousands
of people going to work, Paul War
shaw, a barkeeper, cut and slashed
his wife with razor, about the face
and neck. The crowd rushed in and
there would have been a lynching
had the police not quelled the crowd.
The woman is dying and Warshaw
is in Jail. Jealousy caused the trou-
BILE.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
RECOGNITION For an Akron Artist.

Artist Fred II. Payne, of Akron, is
now at work on an order received
from the 8. s. Mcclure Co., of Phila-
delphia, publishers of McClures Maya
zine for Illustrations to be used in the
March number of the magazine.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
Wanted on Serious Charge.

There is an affidavit In Mayors
court awaiting the return of one
Milton Bentley, who is said to have
left the city. He is wanted on a
charge preferred by young woman.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
Great Clearance Sale of
Millinery. M. O'Neil & Co.
VAGRANCY.
The Charge Too Cheap to Sui
John.

rs not a vagren; rs rested on
s'picion,' said John Young, of Georgia,
when ,arraigned in Mayors court Fri
day. II had on nice overcoat," he
continued, "an' the officers think is
a bad man. Cos is not guilty of bein'
vagren." Hearing Saturday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
WEST HILL sKET CH BOOK.

West Hill Sketch Book free to any
person who expects to build home
anywhere. West Hill Land Co., 20T
Howard st. Hamilton building, opp.
Cereal Mill.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
CHRISTIANITY.
Too Little Of II In Richland
lnfirmary

Columbus, Nov. 22.-lspl)-The re-
port of the Board of Visitors of Rich
land county filed with the Board of
State Charities this afternoon, states
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22

mendation is made that religious SER
vices be held and that the rites of
Christian burial be given the inmates.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22
One of the Delights

OF winter is good dinner and keen
appetite. You can get both at Model
Bakery. Lots of people get hungry
just passing by the door. S. b. Laf-
ferty.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22

Specials for Saturday boiling meat
and lamb stew at &c per pound. Legs
of lamb at 121ac per pound. Spare
ribs. Fred. Laub, 1T N. Howard st.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22

Look in at the Model Bakery. An
eye opener is purse opener.
1O6 s. Howard st. S. B. Lafferty.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-22

No chance to lose. You have all to
gain. One lady gained 10 pounds in
one day, at the Model Bakery. She
which she bought and paid for and
was happy. You can do likewise. S
B. Lafferty.
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story of an Ideal Club.

New York Tribune.
They met this time i'm a midurban lunch
con room and sought the same table with
mutual expressions of satisfaction. After
the usual indecisions and concessions they
succeeded in giving an order and settled
themselves to wait.
We'll, want TO hear about that famous
club of men and women you have spoken OF
SO often" said the chairman Of the com
mittcc. Il am thinking OF forming one
like it,
There You GO answered the clever
woman. Always thinking OF forming
something. Don't you belong TO clubs
enough? This one just grew, 7 think
"Well. ! don't think so. Nothing ever
grows. There's always "a lot of hard work
OF somebody's part. But, anyway, L want
10 know what your club did after il had
grown.
well. then. I can't say how il was
formed. for / wasn't a charter member. I
joined the second year. IL was started by
"a few people who were ~ncighbors ON Syca-
more street, in my native city. They
thought the name of the street would make
q nice name for tho club. When 1 came i'm
there were about thirty members. men and
women. each admitted on the ground OF
something he or she could do. in the way Of
entertainment some talent WIS the only
qualifications. One must he able TO sing.
PLAY. act. write or even play the buffoon-
anything Co make a programme. The
council. appointed annually. arranged the
programmes and got The performers into
line. They must obey tine council when
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called or pay a fine of 50 cents. The pro-
ANN were varied and ingenious, and
most Of the members were clever. Each
season there was a different plan for a Sc
ries of programmes connected or discon-
nocted. The brains of the council were
taxed, l can tell you"
How often did you meet?'
''On alternate Saturday eVenings-an of
day, YOU know; few engagements. And
when the programme was over We had our
informal times. which kept up not later
than IL o'clock. That kept US fresh and
unwearied. Sometimes we even had an i'm
promptu dance. We were a jolly set, though
very conventional
1T does sound ideal,"
1T was; and. best Of all, there were no
press notices. That was before the time
when every little club fancied that its do
ings would interest the public. We never
even thought of press notices then,
but
'"Well?' as the speaker paused.
Ten years after the club died we held a
reunion-sort of alumni affair. you know
gray heads in place of black or golden
locks. and Let me introduce my eldest
daushter'-that sort of thing. Well, then l
wrote UP the affair for two or three papers,
and made my Expenses in travelling to the
meeting. o Temporal! o mores. That club
deserved notice, too"
What broke up the club?'
Too much marriage, L think"
WHAT
Yes with a sigh. The member
would marry one another. or. worse still,
they would marry other people and bring
them in TO spoil the club. 1t was natural
but fatal. However, we lived ten years as
a club
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Suggestions for Gifts.

New York Evening Post.
Christmas is not so far off that gift dis
cussions are not already i'm the air. Often
the gift for an invalid friend or for an old
lady is perplexing 10 choose. Sometimes
one of the white embroidered Chinese
shawls, an illuminated night clock, a new
picture 10 hang in a room i'm which much
time must be spent. a hand screen or one
TO adjust in front Of a gaslight or a pretty
vase Of clear glass with "A Christmas rose
in it-any one of these would be acceptable.
If the invalid must pass much of her time
in bed one OF the warm, wadded silk bed
Jackets or a nightingale of flannel and lace
may solve the problem. An old lady who
spends much time alone in her room and
who Is devoted 10 solitaire has greatly en-
JOyed through the year a grandsOn's gift
of last Christmas. This was a lap board
for her card playing specially designed and
of board "A quarter of an inch thick and
about eighteen by sixteen inches I'm dimen-
sion was covered neatly on both sides with
green felt. the edges bound all round with
a leather binding put on with tiny tacks.
This light. convenient board. easy 10 han-
die and amply sufficient for almost any soil
taire layout, has bee n boon TO it's re-
cipient and would undoubtedly please some
other shut-in deVOtcc of the game that
needs no partner.
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The Best Choice in Furs.

Philadelphia Times.
Now in these inexpensive furs the best
choice is that which is least conspicuous.
As for the price, you can select from
$40 up TO 500; but to the average woman
$50 is a good bit TO pay for a fur neck
piece.
The furriers tell me that the mass of
buyers pay about SO for their furs.
The trouble about this is that such furs
do not last long, but, on the other hand. a
woman who has not much money cannot
afford to pay more.
The best choice in inexpensive furs is
the l~ong-haired black furs.
When il wears it can be redipped. Imi-
tation sable is Dad. and the red foxes are
not fashionable this year and lose their
color quickly.
Marion is not among the fashionable furs
when i'm the light shades.
The really best choice for a moderate
outlay is astrakhan. This wears forever
and a day and makes up into a very smart
coIlarcttc and mun.
Collarettes are not as fashionable rs
stoics. but some women prefer them for
warmth. as their principal reason for need
ing fur is TO protect the shoulders.
The fashionable cut il a nat STOLE.
is about six inches wide in the back and
four in front, the ends Of ii trimmed with
tails.
In astrakhan the stole is lined with black
satin, and the ends are of inexpensive
black tails. The mun is always fiat,
plated i'm the center and as large as the
purse allows.
This makes a neat set that neither fades
nor trays.
After all. except for those with "a fun
nurse who can indulge IN changing fancieS,
there is nothing better than black fur.
For the woman whO'must be economical
is there anything better than black, any
way
This season. ut least. economy and fash
ion have shaken hands aud become friends.
When women with millions choose four
black gowns for one season. all of which
are similar. IL is not hard for the woman
with a small purse TO look well dressed.
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Some Foreign Dishes.

Country Gentleman.
KnodeIn (German)-Boil and mash four
potatoes, stir i'm a tablespoonful of -four
and a beaten egg. Make into balls the size
of an egg, pour off part of the water from
baked meats Is or 20 minutes before serv-
ing, cover the bottom of the pan around the
meat with potato balls and brown in the
oven.
Risotto Qtalian)-Cook half a pound of
rice in a double boiler in salt water to
cover. When swelled. but not cooked to
break, add a tablespoonful Of tomato pulp
with the seeds removed, and a tablespoon
full of grated cheese. Mix carefully and
serve warm.
Mirotin of Veal CFrench)-Chop cold veal
with a little fat bacon or picked pork. Soak
One-third the amount of bread in milk:
when soft. squeeze dry and add to the
meat. Add a beaten egg, salt and pepper,
and a slice of onion minced with a little
parsley. Mix well and warm through.
Butter a deep dish. put in the mixture,
bake quickly and serve with caper sauce.
Frijoles (Spanish)-Cook a pint of red
means in boiling water until soft, drain and
mix with a large onion finely chopped,
moisten with a little of the bean broth.
salt to taste, make into little fiat cakes and
fry i'm hot fat 1--WE like cottelene.)
Amnastich (Jewish)-Stew a %teacupful of
rice in d pint of any rich stock; when it
begins to swell, add a small onion, stuck
Will Three VI lOuI ClONtSs a lew sweet
herbs. and a small tender, stuffed chicken.
Add sufficient water to cover. When the
chicken is tender, remove it, and stir into
the liquor the yelks of two eggs and the
juice of half a lemon. Saffron is used to
give a yellow color.
DOlmas CTurkish)-ChOp raw mutton or
beef very finely with a little of the fat,
add an onion. pepper, salt and a little
boiled rice; mix. Wilt cabbage leaves in
boiling water. then roll the meat into them
like small sausages, wind with strips of
cloth TO keep in place, and cook until
tender in water to which butter has been
added.
Nalyn Russian)-COp an onion: fry il in
two teaSpoonfuls of unsalted butter: stir in
"A te-aspoonfuI OF -four: pour in a little
water, and when it begins 10 boil add five
or six potatoes cut in small pieces. Thor
oughly freshen any salt fish, cut in pieces.
add this To this mixture, put in a little
barley grits Cpearled barley, season with
pepper and n little parsley. and boil until
the potatoes are tender. 1t may he made
with fresh fish if we'll seasoned with salt.
Minestra G~talian)-Cut four potatoes into
little squares. add a like quantity of par
boiled beans. a large onion and carrot
sliced, two or three small stalks of celery
cut in pieces and some pumpkin Tind. Cook
in more than water 10 cover until the
beans and vegetables are tender. then add
two or three sticks Of macaroni and salt
10 taste. Just before serving add a heaping
tablespoonful of butter and the same Of
grated cheese. and cook two or three min
utes.
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odds and Ends.

The center back closing remains popular
in both fancy bodies and smart shirt
waists Tor the winter.
There are great opportunities for made
over street garments this season. II one
has a fur cloak or cape. OF course. the lux
uriOus long wraps are the height OF ele-
gancc. but the short blouse Jackets are in
their way quite as smart, and even more
youthful in effect.
y pretty course at a children's party was
fruit Of several kinds cut In dice N piled
in ScoOped-Out oranges These were ar
n close together I'm the center OF the
table. each orange concealed 10y "A little
bouquet Of flowers that, massed together.
made "A large ccnterpiecc. To each orange
and posy was attached = ribbon straying
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for a time anyway. The truth is that the
reason coffee manages to hold its own 50
well in spite of it's bile-producing tenden-
that can quite take its place. Tea might,
but tea is as bad in it's effect on the nerv-
Gus system as is coffee. Cocoa and choco-
late are too heavy for the average morning
appetites. Hot water is all right for those
who like il. a breakfast drink that has
had a number of converts is hot water,
favored with lemon juice and slightly
sweetened. Most of the converts let them
selves down quietly from strong coffee to
weaker coffee with a slice of lemon in il
and so on down to the hot water. Some
times 1t takes over "A week, sometimes
longer, to cultivate a liking for this gentle
and irreprOachable drink, but everything
from a clearer head to d better complexion
is promised in the end, those who start in
seldom back out of the trial and finally de-
clare they prefer the hot water with its
favorins OF lemon juice TO the former
favorite coffee.