Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-08
REEEREN OES

'dincd' at Mr.. Blank's last Sunday"
1t appeared in print that Mr. So-and-So
had died. at Mr.. Blanks last Sun.
day. The editor has gone fishing to
escape being interviewed by very
live dead man.
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An interesting paper was read by
title only at the convention of Ameri-
can Ornthologlsts in Cambridge the
other day, owing to the absence of the
author. 1t was "'rhe pterylosls Of
Podargus, with Further Notes on the
Pterylography of the Caprmulgidac."
The simplicity of the title of this very
interesting paper is equalled only by
those appearing at the quarterly meet
ings of the medical fraternity.
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Here are two advertisements which
recently appeared in Kansas papers
The Chapman Standard and The III
Dorado Republican respectively: Il
wish to thank those who assisted me
in keeping my roof from blowing off
today. G. Russell" Wanted
Some farm hands. | will give a dollar
n day, three meals and custard pie
ana milk lunch at bedtime, feather
beds, Sundays off and permission to
kiss the hired girl for some farm
hands,
The fact that america" and "God
Save the King" are set TO the same
music recently gave rise TO ii curious
mistake in Hawaii. A British war
ship called at Honolulu. and her COM
nandcr made an official cail on Gov
crnor Dole. The Government band
played God Save the King AS the
visitors approached the Capitol. The
| Hawaiian House of Representatives
was in session, but the members did
| hpl hhbh hbib "to bOIhB WI
| When the music began one member
suggested that all present should stand
up while America" the national an
them, was being played. The idea
was promptly adopted, and the mem
bers did not discover their mistake
until after the adjournment
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ut was when Charlie Wright was
editor Of the paper that helped make
Tom Reynolds famous" said a local
newspaper man, as Il crowd of the
pencil pushers were talking shop at
one OF their recent blow-outs. He
asked me one day TO get up II story on
the arrival of Buffalo Bills show ncXt
morning, for the next days paper
how the tents were put up, the show
people fed, and all that. 1t was q
chance for some pretty good stuff anC
went to the Buchtel that night
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called at $3.50 II. III. Understand
wanted to see 1t all. Say, If you ever
want to know downright misery JUS
} so TO a hotel sometime and hav,
them send murdcrous conscicncelcss
bell boy to your room to get you III
at $3.50 a. IN. But never mind-I wa
called, and IN II nasty, particular,
wet rain went soldering out to TIN
show grounds | wanted to be thcr,
when they began putting up the tents
5 | could see other things unloade,
afterward. Out there at those dcScrtc,
dismal show grounds sat down I'm
der II big trce-you remember tina
big tree out there on Thornton St?
and waited. 1t was the drearies
dawn ] ever saw. After about fou
hours | thought it began to groy
light. Then folks In the ncighborhoo
began to get up. a good many of then
took look at me sitting out thcr
under that lonesome tree aud on
$ fellow called TO his wife who wa
. pccklng out, holding curtain /
. front of her Hope that chap won
miss seeing anything But | did. A
o'clock ! went up to the railroad
TO ask Buffalo William where hi
mcasley old show was. He was nC
! there, Neither was his show. Th
blooming thing didn't get in until
o'clock or after and by that time
, had too much else to do to write dop
about how the tents were put up"
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y st, Mix, of Lake, fnds many pa
u sagcs of scripture that he cannC
y penetrate, when taken In connectlo
with others. Yet, he says that as
A whole the Bible cannot be surpasse,
- The following, for instance is pa
v sage that he can't comprehend al
r sounds to him koranish'
when God has blessed thee wit
temporal possessions thou shalt tuI
r II into money and shalt bind the none
@ up In thy hand and thou shalt besto
l. that money for whatsoever thy so
h lusteth after, for oxen, or for shee
h OF for vino, or for strong drink, or 4