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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-28
DON'T CARE
What People Think.
The City Commissioners
Are Mum.
Termination of That
Investigation.
Prisonkeeper's Smile Tells His
Story.
Judge Anderson Also Has Nothing to
Say.

II have nothing to say" said Prison.
keeper John e. Washer, with broad
smile, to those who congratulated
him on the outcome of the investi-
cation by the City Commissioners,
Monday. To a Democrat reporter he
said the same.
II have nothing to say" said Chair
man o. l.. McAIillen, of the Police
committee of the Board, when asked
for an expression on the outcome Of
the investigation" | only hope the
thing is settled forever"
"Some people think the Board lost
its nerve and was afraid to do what
it started out to do" was suggested
"Well the Board don't care what
the people think" the chairman Of
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-28

Az you are In life, that is the way
we make picture of you.
We know by long study and ex
periencc the points to bring out and
the points to put Into the shadow.
Your picture will look just like you,
but may be even handsomer.
A fine Panel portrait with every
dozen CablnCis
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-28

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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-28

Use Democrat want column It pays
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-28
cAaa J. SSPoe9el
E3ho%ORraPtr9r

Cor Man Street and Buchtel Ave.
VIII make for the next 30 days one
lIxl7 CRAYONETTE with one doz.
best Cabinets for $500.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-28

It's mighty cold these days for the
festive bumble-bees in the bonnets of
political asplrants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
IRollEYs As EDUCATORS

Unless the present style Of trolley cars
go out OF vogue" said street railwey
official the other day in the New Or
leans Times-Democrat, they are going to
develop race of left-handed raotormen.
No. am not Joking" he continued, when
asked for an explanation, "I am simply
stating fact. n you will noti ,e the mo-
torman next time you get ~ "A car, YOU
will observe that he keeps his left hand
on the crank which controls the current
brake. The reason for such an arrange
ment Is that the brake cranl, ecuire
considerable more strength In its mani
pulation, but the current regulator comes
into play ten times as often and has to
be moved at much greater speed As a
matter of fact the operator is continually
shifting IL to and fro for the purpose of
increasing OF decreasing the power and
a sort of dial. over which the handle
moves, tells HIM exactly how much elec-
tricity he Is calling into play at any given
moment All that demands special alert
ness and attention, while with the brake
u is merely a matter OF a straight pull
The natural consequence of such an
unequal division of labor is to transfer
the dexterity OF the right hand TO the
left. and with many of the older men Il
has already become noticeable. Il first
had my attention called 90 the subject
by watching four motornen playing u
game of pool Two OF them held their
cues In their left hands, one used both
hands impartially and the other played
In the ordinary manner I questioned the
first three and asked whether they were
left-handed. They replied no. and could
give no special explanation of their man
ner In holding the cue. They said IL
came kind OF natural
THAT led me TO DO q little inveStigat-
ing. and found that number OF our
old employees were gradually shifting the
functions OF the right hand ~ the left A
couple OF them have actually become am
bidextrous. and write as we'll with ono
hand as they do with the other The
change has come about by such imper-
ceptibie degrees. however. that very few
~ them are aware of the cause; but 1
am satisfied a. Is 90 he found IN the con
stsnt manipulation of the current crank
on the cars. According to the evolution
sharps. that ought 10 produce left-handed
men IN two or three generations I don't
know that 80 is any particular disadvant-
age. merely mention IL as curious
fact"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
PROFITS OF NovElISTS.

Twenty years ago Mr.. Howels publicly
said that II would be possible to seat at q
small table every man In this country
who was clearing $1,000 a year net from
exclusively literary work.
Since then 1 have heard the returns
from n single successful novel placed at
$4,000. Knowing the circulation IL had
had and the usual royalties. the state
ment seems not innprudent. To the sales
which make n return OF from $4,000 to
S25 900 of single novel. there is now not
unusually added the still large wage paid
60 the novelist whose fiction becomes the
basis OF n successful play.
Not long since Mr.. Charles Frohman
said In substance that IL was nonsense
TO turn anywhere except to novel for a
play, since II cost from $4,000 to SEC. 900
10 make play known and the novel had
already accomplished this without effort
and without expense. No wage In liter
AIRY life Is comparable 10 that OF the play
wright. Not all novels dramatized sue
ceed. but when n dramatized novel runs
through the year as nearly n dozen have
done I'm the past five years, the return to
the author will average about $500 week
while the play Is upon the boards After
making from scr. 200 to $3e, ,eee from a single
novel. the author may then obtain IA
much more during each OF the years in
which the play based upon II holds the
stage.
II would be invidious 20 gossip over
names, but there are two recent plays
playwright from $1,000 TO 100000, or half
the sum earned by Trollope In lifetime
or laborlous romance. American Review
OF Reviews
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
THE PEOPLE WILL WIN.

Ma Granger inaugural message took occasion
that Providence being few cities of
It's system connection with the
railways very properly characterized the condition
unjust inequiable The proposes that OF refusing
further concessions railway company until
grants appears hand and the members
City should hesitate avail themselves Of it.
Mayor he has performed his
duty this by directing The attention Of the City
Council should will be- his aim by
for citizens Providence
an adequate transfer system they entitled
privilege but $ right.
The franchise Railroad Company enjoys
great profitable only
ownership permitted know its actual earning
capacity. certainly profitable enough manage
grant still pay dividend
being company
slight patrons Indicates gaspiug
misery spirit pos
power Mayor
Y City Council.
ago Union railroad management
Willingness institute transfer system but it found that its
similar proposal rejected by the City Council since
it should absolutely
in this city wholly
and entirely for the purpose of delay
The presdeno Union Railroad Company Senator Nelson
W. Adch well that the City Council will
establishment suck station smooth
ing this offer opportunity hoodwink
thinking make believe the city govern
Union Railroad Company blame for the lack
OF transfers
This ubeuge will avail The people know their rights
knowing will enforce them. 1t take time but
result is inevitable The people eswil win. ea
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
FASHION AND THE FIGURE.

There are perhaps not such frequent
human form divine as In the modes of
dressing it, but even the Victorian era
has seen considerable variations I'm the
idea of feminine beauty, says the Paris
Messenger. Mr.. John Collier, In wise
and witty lecture delivered the other
evening at the London Institution, dis
cussed these varying ideals. He remind
ed us OF the familiar early Victorian lady,
who was quite unlike any human being
that ever llved--and was. indeed, simply
what the early Victorian wanted to look
like. II we, take Dickens as representing
those days we find his young ladies were
unusually small in stature. with black
eyes, arch smiles. and so forth.
Du Maurier introduced the opposite
type--a type also familiar in William
Blacks novels-the stately beauty,
strong and healthy. and not without some
athletic ambitions. Mr.. Collier sthinks
these varying ideals are not merely OF
theoretical interest but have practical
bearing as well Every one tries to be-
come like the fashionable ideal. Certain
ly tall girls seem 60 be FAR more COM
mon nowadays than formerly. Can 1t be
that the setting of the fashion by the ar
tist, and the conscientious emulation OF wo-
mankind, have actually had some appre-
ciable result. and that women have. i'm
deed. by taking thought, added cubit
or so to their stature.
MIR. Collier tells us that the power OF
adaptability i'm the feminine form has
always struck MIN with wonder. and hs
also mentions the perennial demand and
supply of the marriage market. IL Is,
perhaps truer and safer TO say that
while the feminine types OF short and
tall. slight and stalwart, exist I'm fairly
permanent proportions, the particular
type In fashion commands the greatest
attention and admiration, and conse-
duently seems most numerous and pre-
dominant
Mr. Collier went on. however. 10 de-
velop the practical question. The type
most In fashion has naturally the best
chance In the marriage market, and IL
IL therefore greatly 10 the interest OF the
Human race that the fashionable type
should be Chat which u vigorous and
robust, rather than that which Is deca-
dent and anaemic and semi-hystericaL
The Venus OF Milo and the Du Maurier
lady. rather than the subtle and heshless
distractions OF the aesthetic school Mr.
Golfers advice TO his brother artists
therefore. Is For heavens sake let
your IDEAL types he healthy. whatever else
they may be"If the decsdent artists ever
succeeded in making their monstrosities
fashionable Il would 40 Ear 20 ruin Eng
land" We have apparently no very pro-
nounccd ideal of beauty In our modern
art. Let us hone that our artists will
evolve from the numerous antecedent
types ut their disposal one which will
satisfy not only the conditions OF art. hut
the Important and elementary conditions
OF life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
The sGossio.
ECONOMY IN PORTRAITS

Biographical literature FROM the time of
Diogenes down abounds i'm anecdotes OF
men OF commanding genius and more or
less eccentricity who have dared to
speak 70 their kingly masters with a
frankness which In less privileged per-
sons would doubtless have led to some
painful results, says Leslie's Weekly. All
ara familiar with the stories OF this sort
told of Phidias the sculptor: Mozart, the
composer. and vandyke, the artist. OF a
similar character IL an incident related
in the Chicago Inter Ocean OF the artist,
Anders Zorn, whose work was so popular
In this country during and after the
Worlds Fair. The incident relates to the
production OF Zorn's ful-fgure portrait
of King Oscar Ir, OF Sweden. an oil paint
ing which has been the most conspicuous
object In the Swedish pavilion OF the
Paris Exposition. When this portrait was
finished King Oscar was so pleased with
1t that he sent one OF his chamberlains 10
Zorn with the message that he wanted
the artist to go to work at once on bust
portrait Of smaller size.
"Yes," answered Zorn. in his usual
shrill nasal tone, looking anything but
pleasant. Yes. yes-all right! But tell
his majesty that i don't want 10 paint
him I'm uniform. ] don't want IT. and 1
am not going to do II. VIII you be sure
10 tel your uldltsty tnut.
Yes" replied the chamberlain with a
smite, anri tfrrn- te returned to the ess-
tie and told King Oscar that Zorn was
overjoyed by the honor shown him and
would be happy TO begin work on the por-
trait at a stated date and hour.
Tho King who possesses in fullest
measure The politeness expected Of
princes, was more punctual at the first
sitting than the artist When Zorn. a
little late, was ushered into the royal
presence. he discovered at once that the
King was I'm uniform
why" he exclaimed unhesitatingly, In
pretty much the same tone he had used
30 the chamberlain. II said didn't want
to paint your majesty I'm Uniform
'T heard nothing about IT," declared
the King. with a glance OF surprise at the
indiscreet artist.
well. well. welIl' muttered Zorn,
while he put HIS easel In order But
then I'll tell your majesty something. If
I have 10 paint your majesty In uniform
/ shall have 20 charge my large price"
How much n thatY'' Inquired the royal
customer
at Is $4,000 frahcs. your majesty" ex-
plained Zorn. "But ~ your majesty Will
change clothes, IN charge my small price
which Is 10000 francs"
well" niused the King. trying to look
very serious. that's very big sum-eo,- =
on francs. Why, my dear Zorn. I'll tell
YOU what TIL dol think 7 shall have TO
change clothes"
The King retired IN HIS private apart
ments for = short time. ard when he ap-
peared again 20 resume the sitting he was
dressod M private citizen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
Sa@@@e@s@@@H>>e%
DI z D.

BARNEs-In Rockland, ". l.. 9th inst,
Alfred Barnes. IN his 6,th year.
BRowN-In this city, 9Th inst. Annie
Elizabeth Brown, IN the e2d year OF her
age.
CHAMPLIN-At Wood River Junction;
Sth inst Nathan Champlin, aged 20
years and months.
CoAKLEY--In this. city. 9th inst. Nora
f., daughter OF Johanna ana the late
Patrick Coakley, in her 18th year.
COLLIN this city. 9Th inst, at the resi-
dence of her sister. Mrs. Almira Spen-
Ger, Julia NJ, daughter OF Nathaniel "a.
and Roby ". Cole. OF East Greenwich.
GREEN--In this. city, sth inst. Corne--
liza Burgess. wife Of Arnold Green. and
daughter OF the late Walter s. Burgess.
HAMLIN-In this city, 9th. inst, Mary
Anna u. Hamlin, widow OF William r.
Hamlin, In her SD year
4ofnsr moore sa,s infant fly IN Son n 81 chsres
w, and Annie Il. Moore, aged months
and days.
McPHERsoN--In Hartford, Conn. sth
and Frances Mcpherson. of this city.
aged 81 years.
THAYER--In this city. sth INST. olney
l.. Thayer, in his 18th year.
WEEKs--In this city, 9th inst, Annie NJ.
wife OF Orrin Il. Weeks. aged 27 years.
wHITAKER--In this cIty,eth inst. Susie
@. Whitaker, daughter OF Joseph D.and
Sarah A. Whitaker.
At a meeting of the Directors Of the
Warren Manufacturing &C., held this day,
by unanimous vote, the following ex-
preston was spread upon the records OF
the corporation
As We meet today. IL is with n keen
consciousness OF the great and irrepar-
able loss In the death of our associate.
Mr. John Waterman. For twenty-five
years. he was q member of the board, for
twenty years the efficient executive head
OF the corporation
We esteemed him as n man OF the most
genial character and of sterling business
ability and worth. BY keen foresight,
careful and wise Judgment and by an
application which was the sacrifice OF
himself he was successful in placing the
company in a leading position among the
Industries OF the state.
We shat ever warmly cherish the MEM
ory OF his noble character, his genial dis.
position. his wise council and sacrificing
devotion.
We would express 90 the family our
truest sympathy In this their severe loss
IN sending To them n copy OF this record.
We recommend that copy OF the same
be published lrf the Warren Gazette and
the Providersee daily papers.
w. r. BARTON.
GEORGE WEIGH,
CHAS. VI. CHILD,
L. A. DRowNE,
Warren r. T.. Jan. 5, 1901.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
pHIlaOEIpHIEs THREE PET DISHES

Three dishes peculiar To philadelphia
are scrapplc, peppcr-pot and stewed
snapper. said business ntuis who is
obliged to spend one day every week In
New York. says the Philadelphia Record,
Outside of Philadelphia they arc scarce
~ known NJ all. or course. you can set
them NJ the big Ncw York hotels. but
they are very seldom called for. In the
ordinary New York restaurant uiy-se Phil
adelphia dishes have never been heard Of
4 often ask for them. iust "a sec what
happens sometimes l will ask for all
three. ti0t ANY stewed snapper l will
say 10 the waiter. Nine times out OF ten
NJ VIII brins me red snapper, which IL a
hsh. Pepper pot and scrappls ale 50 much
Greek 10 them. And yet on nearly all the
ments you will see Philadelphia cspon
Philadelphia squabs. Philadeiphia this
and that-ay Philadelphia batter aud
oegs.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
PREFERS FUNERALS TO sAEQutIs.

Personally. hate public dinners. and
never go 10 one unless I am Obliged. says
isaboucherc y 20 not like rich en-
trees, because they do not seem 90 like
me- judging by the protests that they
raise when J have put myself outside
them. q md NO pleasure in looking on
while other people consume them at leis-
ure. 4 do not care for wine so wine IL
thrown away on me. A. for the after
dinner speeches. they generally bore me
F0r one good spttch there are dozens Of
bad ones. Why any one mot given tS
sorsine likes thess festivities I do not
Know prefer a funeral whsfe there 10
neither gorsinR nor drinking nor speech.
MAKING London truth
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
J. H. DolpHS SECRET"

J. III. Dolph IL known everywhere as the
well "a portrayer OF animals that IL has
almost escaped notice that for a long
time he was portrait and figure painter.
says the Mail and Express. In the begin
ming OF his career lac pursued the line OF
work for which ne Is now best known.but
on going 90 Paris 10 study hc forscok his
animal friends and took up ngdre compo-
Hition painting The times OF Louis XIII
appealed to his imagination. and for rev-
crnl years he painted court scenes Of that
period: his studio today contains rich cos
tunes furniture musical instruments
and accessories collected for this course
OF study
several years after his return 10 New
York from abroad most OF his work was
destroyed by FIRE. after this misfortune
he had recourse 10 portrait painting Tor
some time. and then he returned 10 his
urst lovc-his eats and dogs.
In speaking ~ the work which has
mad, sim popular. MIR. Doiph said he
would take one breed or dogs and mike
innumera hlo studies. 80 a. 10 become
thoroughly acquainted with his model.
there was one faxoritc kitten OF which he
made scorts or sketches.
Numerous yolhs ladies have at various
times gone 81 him 10 discover his secret
of gctting qnlnaais TO hold the pose. for
their bencht b. has a small cotton bat,
ting feline which poses we'll enough but
which. they nay. doesn't get the right ac-
ton.
This brings out Mr. Dolph's point. that
10 paint animals one can not 80 by sight
knowledge. but most have an understand.
lng ~ the qharactsrisuc actions and
posep and ahOt, lii. q lose Of his sub
4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
Chat Abouf
People.

I heard a story today which is on
one OF the justices of the supreme
court. lie was officiating mt q mar
ifsgs ceremony some time ago, and at
a certain stage OF the proceedings he
turned 10 the bride and said: "Wilt
thou take this man 10 he thy welded
wife?" i presume she ''wilted'
AT the annual meeting of the New
England Historic Genealogical Society
held i'm Boston yesterday Hon. Horatio
Rogers. of the supreme court. of this
city, was elected one of the vice presi-
dents. ] also see that Charles Flet
cher of this city. was elected n mem
ber OF the executive committee of the
National Association OF Wool Manu-
facturers, which met In New York
yesterday.
90.
This is one Of those days when the
average man does not know whether
10 put on rubbers and carry an UNI
brella or not Yesterday the weather
was close and muggy, and II this sort
OF thing Keeps on the trees in the
parks will be fooled and will put out
their leaves ahead Of time. This, how
ever, il not 10 be desired. for friend
who keeps close tabs on the Weather
said today that before long the ice
monopolies VIII kindle up their hopes
for a big thing next summer. But no.
body thinks OF despairing OF solid cold
weather yete, despite The wishes OF
the ice man.
OF all the rooms In the new state
house none is more cheerful and COM
Portable than that OF Speaker Holden,
and what IL better the genial speaker
always has the latchstring out for his
friends.
There seems TO he no lack OF good
cigars at the Senate end of the new
state house. and this fact makes the
luxurious retiring room. with its big
easy chairs and comfortable sofas. tho
one spot where the members love TO
congregate.
%$A
Must We stop using raw oysters az
an article OF food II We desire 10 es-
cape disease? i sincerely hope not,
but am told by certain medical men
that oysters I'm raw state may con-
tain colon bacilli, or i'm plain English
typhoid germs, but this. In my Vpin-
ion, will deter but few people from
devouring the succulent bivalys.
] ran across a friend OF nlne last
evening who was very angry and he
could not seem to get over his feeling.
IN spite OF all the soothing words that
were addressed to him. In such cases
IL IL well to follow Mark Twain's ad-
vice: when angry, count four; when
very angry, swear"
90
see that the announcement is made
that among the labor saving devices
upon which letters patent have re-
Gently been granted is spanking ma
chine. II is run by electricity. and In
guaranteed, when properly applied TO
the right spot, to carry repentance
with IT and leave regeneration In its
wake This Is all right as far al II
goes. but what is really needed very
often is a spanking machine for chill
dren OF an older growth
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10

Some ciazen can do the state WORTHY
service by adop'ius the suggestion ~
Chief Justice stiness at the meeting OF
vhe Rhode isiant historical society by
'iiacing y suitable manner before the
S.sll Ishose f,leua's contribution 10 IN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10

BilIy Bryan can talk. but he Is often
unfortunate In his figures OF speech For
example the other day he declared in con-
nectlon with Grover Cleyeland's state
ment about the reorganization of tho
Democracy that when a msu Sc IL
'vorccd from his wife he no longer looks
after her welfare until he Is remarked ,u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10

The United States pays annually be-
tween r5o,oOO.cco and si75o0cco 60 he
owne-s OF foreign ships for passenger
and freight transportation. Would D. not
be wis economy on tho part Of Ameri-
cans % spend ssooo.~o annually as pro-
posed A. the f'ryc shipping bin 10 secure
this enousAss revcnne Zoe American ship
ownersy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10

Ne fefuse ~ credit the r1imor that Mr..
Nation o. Kansas. who believes in sup.
,pressiss the bqnor traffic by smashing
the rnlrorrAn saloons is IN the pay OF ibs
looking glass trust.