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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
ABOLISH
The Circuit Court
Of Ohio.
Object Of a Proposed
Bill.
Another Whack at the State
Canals.

Columbus, o., Feb. 3-The Earhart
bill providing that county commits
sioners should not cxpend to exceed
$4,000 in buildings OF repairs without
submitting the matter to vote of the
people became half law by being
passed in the House.
One important bill to be introduced
in the House, was ono by Hagcnbuch,
of Champaign amending the law pro-
viding for the Capitalization of coun'
try schools so as to permit the direc-
tors or school boards to determine the
routes to be traversed by the school
conveyances in hauling pupils to and
from the schools.
The state Board of Agriculture put
in its annual claim for funds, through
Crafts, of Portage, whose bill provides
that the state board may draw 100000
to pay bonds due next September, and
$4,000 to pay interest OH bonds.
A bill by Bramnock, of Franklin, pro-
vides that all legal notices must be
published in the two leading papers Of
opposite politics in the county.
The resolution offered by Brown, of
Mercer recommending the abandon
ment of the canals at the earliest date
possible. Is not going to be the only
| whack taken at those waterways.
Painter of Wood, will Introduce bill
| to provide for the sale or lease Of all
the canals of the state. The Woot
county statesman says that ut present
| the canals are a needless expense to
the state, and that this expense could
be cut off, without interfering with
the usefulness of the canals, by simply
turning them over to private corpora
tions.
Another bill that will undoubtedly
attract wide attention, is one that
| Arthur, of Union, Is preparing. 1t is a
scheme to do away entirely with the
Circuit Courts of the state. Mr. Arthur
maintains that these courts, are eXpen
sive to both the state and the legisla
ture, and that cases should go directly
from the common pleas court TO the
supreme court. The bill will include
a provision to increase the number OF
supreme court judges from seven tt
ten. and increase their salaries d, tC
$500 per year.
II. j. MURDOCH,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
How to Detect n Cheap sho..

at takes a rainy spell to show up a
cheap SHOE" says a shoe dealer. 1T
can be spotted by an observer on a
rainy day. though 1t may have come
within an hour from the store. Watch
the feet Of people the next time 1t rains.
and you can pick out the inexpensive
shoes. A cheap shoe always slips when
the pavemcnts are wet. Artificial stone
pavements especially show them up.
The sole Of a cheap. common shoe is
made Of imitation leather. composed of
pressed paper. and water softens 1t and
makes the wearer slide along while
walking. You can always tell a cheap
shoe in this way."-lndianapolis News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
RICE WATER NUTRITIOUS.
Curious Way some British ORcers
Discovered This Fact.

Curious Way Some British ORcers
Discovered This Fact.
It is probable that few occidental
cooks who prepare rice in various
forms for diet are aware that in dis.
carding the water in which it is boiled
they are wasting what is regarded by
the oriental as the most nutritious part
of the food. This fact was curiously
proved some years since when a de-
tachment of Europeans and native
troops in India found themselves be-
leagucred in fort with insufficient ra-
tions, even of rice, to enable them to
held out until force could march to
their relief.
1t was when the officers We're serl-
ously debating this problem that the
natives approached them with what
was regarded as curious solution of
the difficulty. If, proposed the latter.
the Europeans took all the rice, they,
the natives, would be quite content
with the water In which it was boiled.
The suggestion. in place of any better,
was adopted. when 1t was remarked
that while the Europeans found it diff
ficult to maintain their strength on full
rations of rice the natives lost none of
their stamina by several weeks diet on
the water. When the proposal was
made, the action Of the natives was
praised as one of great devotion to
their superiors, but the sentiment was
somewhat Modified when the discov-
ery was made that the natives were
quite aware that the principal nourish-
ment lay in the water.
Since that time Europeans in the ori-
ent, following the custom Of the ma
tives, have given rice water to pa
tients, particularly In cases of cholera,
as last resort when no other food can
be retained in the stomach and usually
with good results. But the natives al
ways value this water so highly that It
is never thrown away.
In fact, it would surprise many cooks
to discover how much may be done
with this apparently worthless stock.
II the rice is cooked in the oriental
fashion-that Is, boiled only so long
that each grain comes out Of the pan
separate and not as sodden mass
the water when strained of and per-
mittcd to cool Will become Jelly ap-
preaching the consistency of blanc
mango. To suit the occidental palate
the water should be favored with an
extract or otherwise the jelly may
have rather an insipid taste.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
A Curious Pain, OF south America.

One Of the most curious palms in the
world is called the ita and is very
abundant on the banks OF the Amazon.
Rio Negro and Orinoco rivers. In the
delta OF the latter It occupies swampy
tracts, which are at times completely
inundated and present the appearance
Of forests rising out Of the water. The
swamps are inhabited by tribe Of In
dams called Guaranes, who subsist NJ
most entirely upon the produce of the
tree. During the annual foods they
suspend their houses from tops of the
tall stems of the palms. The outer skin
of the young leaves is made into cords
for hammocks, and the soft inner bark
yields a nutritious farinaceous sub
stance.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03

The little daughter Of man who had
been chosen for jury duty in London
the other day went to the Judge and
said: please, sir. father can't come.
He can't put on his boots"
The judge asked the nervous little
creature what was the matter with her
father. Her hesitation showed that she
had not beGn sufficiently equipped for
the complete deception of the wary Of
fetal. He repeated his question.
"Well, SIR" she said, looking straight
into the judges twinkling eyes, ia
thcr don't wear boots. He's got wooden
legs. l wasn't told to tell you anything
else, sir; that's all."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03

Lord AvebMy declar that ants that
maintain their sobriety make a great
distinction In their treatment Of the in
toxicated stranger and the fellow citi.
zen who has succumbed to his blar
dishments. He inebriated fifty ants,
twenty-five from one nest and twenty
five from another, and put them all in
to the nest from which one lot had been
taken. The inhabitants at once took
the helpless strangers and threw them
into the water. while those who were
citizens of the nest were carried fem
derby away into remote corners to re-
cover from their festiyity at leisure.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
rhe are.te.t surrender.

The greatest surrender in the annals
ot warfare was that OF Metz on Oct.
c7, 1870. AS fortified place Metz,
with its surrounding forts. was practi.
cnlly lmpregnable, but bad generplship
permitted 1t to be completely surround-
ed and cut off. The surrender included
8 field marshals. CO generals. 6,O00 Off
GERS Of lower degree. over 400 guns,
100 mitrailleuses. nearly 60 standards
and 1T3, 900 rank and fle.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
when wood. Decay.

Tests have been made to determine
the variations In the length Of time
that is required to produce decay in
different kinds of woods when buried
under the surface Of the ground. The
birch and aspen were both found to
decay in three years. the willow and
the buckeye in four years. the maple
and the red beech In Eve years elm
and ash in seven, whllo the larch. 5u'
niper and arbor vitm were unin1ured
Mt the expiration Of eight years
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
The Philadelphia
Record
Is the Leading Newspaper In
Pennsylvania. both Daily
and Sunday.
DaiIy0ne Cent -SundayTWoCentS

"The Record publishes the news
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and forein countries, its editorials are
fearless and independent. THE Rec
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umns to special matters of interest to
the reading public, its scientific, health
and hygiene. women's page and other
departments of interest are features of
the paper.
The average circulation by sworn
statements for the year 1901 was 1885,
495 daily, aud 166,476 sunday. The
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The advertising rate Of "The Record
is cheaper than that of any other
newspaper, based OH circulation.
Sample copies will he sent on appll-
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Philadelphia.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
E.lsimo Mouynsns C..tonr.

All Eskimos are superstitious about
death. and. although they hold festi-
vals in memory Of departed friends.
,hey will usually carry a dying person
some abandoned hut there to drag
,ut his remaining days without food.
medicine. water or attendance. After
the death Of husband or wife the
survivor cuts the front bair short and
fasts for TWENTY-FIVE days. (
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
sntisSs ctoriIy Explained.

John. when you came home last
night you talked and acted very queer.
ly. You were lifting your feet endeav.
oring to step over imaginary ohsta cles"
"Oh, yes. my dear All the evening
I felt as II were walking on clouds.
You remember we had angel cake for
upper."-Chelsea Gazette.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
afrdicd indifference.

"wby DID VIC arrive la.e and leave
before the opera vas oyerf" asked
the youngest daughter. "It was very
enjoyable"
"of course It was" answered Mrs.
CumroI: but. my dear. we had To
show people tia. we dldp't care
whether we got OR moneys worth or
not."--Exchange.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
Coming to the Point.

Mr.. Grogan-What a power G. funer-
ais they do be havln' at the church
these days. Shure, it's shtarted me
thinkin'.
Miss Casey-Thinkin' av what?
Mr.. Grogan-That whin 1t come
tonne fur my funeral would you be the
WILDLY dy?-Phladelphia Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03

She-And so you are bachelor.
Well, there is always hope for bache-
lors.
He-That's so. It's never absolute
ly certain that they will marry. -
Brooklyn Life.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03

John 3. Clark expresses his belief
in The Atlantic Monthly that hun
dred years hence Manhattan Island
|ill have streets IN several stories and
that rifes, cannon. warships and the
wasteful burning OF coal to make
steam will be things OF the past.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
A Pecuninry Fatigue.

Don't forget" said the willing
worker. ''that money talks"
Eyes" answered Senator Sorghum
a little glumly. but can't help wish
Ing that you boys would select anoth-
er phonograph occasionally" - Ez.
change.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03

It is a curious fact that musical
sounds fly farther and are heard at IL
greater distance than those which are
more loud and noisy If we go on the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-03
Mono Too Liberal.

Mono Too Liberal.
"Mr. Linger spends q great dc: OF
time with you. Molly" said Mr.. sit
tish 10 Miss Frocks.
Eyes. but that's aIfhe does spend. -
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
FATALITY IN FLAMES
Disastrous Fire Occurs at Dallas,
TcXas-TwO Lives
Lost.

Dallas. Tex. April 1.-Two persons
fatally injured; Fire Chief NIagee pros
tratcd. and property loss of fully
$4,000 is the result of several fires
which occurred yesterday morning.
The first fire was in the Darby Print
ing cOmpany's establishment, which
was wholly destroyed. the loss being
about 100000. Here the chief was
overcome and Fireman Spur was
struck in the face with brick. He
is badly hurt. The young son of Chief
Magee. after the alarm was rung, at
tempted to slide down the iron pole
from the bunk room to the lower floor,
fell and badly fractured his skull.
While this fire was going on another
broke out in Lamar street, away off
from the first fire. and burned twenty
buildings-stOreS and dwellings-losS.
$1J0.OOO. Then while both these fires
were burning n third broke out in
South Dallas. doing $4,000 damage.
Kansas City. April PA destruc-
tive fire visited the southwestern part
of this city yesterday, laying waste
section of dwelling houses almost
quarter of n mile long and block
wide. and doing damage to the amount
of $4,000. John Slime. of Quincy,
Ills. a spectator. was seriously in
jured by falling piece of iron. and
Edward Bennett. fireman. was over
come by heat. Sixty families were
rendered homeless and sixty buildings
were destroyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
FALSE AS TO SUICIDE
Story Published to Bring Out an
Allegation OF Short
age.

Terre 1IautG. Ind. April 2l-The
reported suicide of eX-Treasurer
Jack" Walsh. of this (VigO) county,
brought TO public knowledge the fact
that he was alleged to be $4,000
short of the amount he should have
turned over to his successor. Walsh
says the suicide story was started
with the malicious purpose of causing
such publicity. II have made no set
tlement with the county of my affairs,
but when ready l will do so to the
perfect satisfaction of the county Off
ciaIS and my bondSmen. There is no
truth in the statement that L am short,
for / have made no settlement yet.
B. G.. Hudnut, president of the Nigo
County National bank, and who is one
of WalSh'S bondSmen. said: There is
no occasion for alarm in this matter.
and by the end of the week there will
be perfect adjustment of affairs. To
meet this shortage Mr.. Walsh has on
hand in cash value notes and tax re-
ceiptS of about $4,000 and enough
property of his own to considerably
more than make good the remaining
deficit Mr. Walsh will stand ready
TO make Il settlement in full before
the end of the week. He is Il man in
whose integrity l have all faith. The
public can rest assured that Mr.
Walsh WILL from his own resources.
..-..5 good his entire shOrtaG Ge'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
THE SUGAR COMBINE
HaVemeyers Investing Money i'm
Beet Sugar Factories in
Michigan.

Bay City. Micli., April 21.-Negotia-
tons which have been pending for sew
cral days between the stockholders of
the Bay City Sugar company and rep
reSentatives of the Havemeyer sugar
combine have been conSummated and
q. &. Scranton. of Detroit, has turned
over 10 the stockholders a certified
check in exchange for one-half of the
stock of the company. The Have
meyers paid for the stock. and asked
to have one director on the board. who
will be selected at the annual meet
ing TO be held April 29.
This director will be Charles Il. War
rem. OF Detroit. who is also Il director
in the other Michigan sugar factories.
at Caro-. CroSwelI and Alma. in which
the Havemeyers also have obtained an
interest. According to the best infor-
nation at hand the HavemeyerS have
entered the Michigan beet sugar bust
ness in good faith because the facto-
ries have proven TO be paying ven
tureS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
BOY MURDERER FREE
Providing He Behaves to Suit the
Governor of
Iowa.

AnamoSa, ia. April 2E-JOhn WeS-
ley ElkinS, the boy murderer, walked
out of the penitentiary Il free man at
$50 Il. III. Saturday after an imprisen-
ment of twelve years. three months
and five days. He was met i'll Warden
Hunters office 10y Professor Harlan,
OF Cornell college, who drove him over
to Mount Vernon, going across country.
try. ElkinS will be kept 10y Professor
and Mrs. Harlan for the present.
Only twice had EIkinS been beyond
the inner guards since he entered the
prison at IL years of age. in 1889
once about five years ago, when
Warden Madden had him escorted by
guard across the inclOSure to the
wardens office. and the second time
a few weeks ago, when he was taken
under guard To the warden'S reception
room to meet the subcommittee from
the legislature.
ElkinS' crime was the cOld-blOOded
murder of his father and mother when
he was only n years old. He was sent
up for life. but recently it has been
discovered his sentence was illegal be
cause he was too young ut the time of
his crime
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
In TWENTY MINUTES
The Time it Took to Reach Verdict
in the Chicago Murder
Case.

Chicago. April 2T.-The jury in the
case of Louis Toombs. on trial for the
murder of Carrie Larsen on board the
steamer Peerless on the night of Dec.
81. 1901. brought in Il verdict of muir
der in the first degree, and Toombs
was sentenced to hang. The jury was
out but twenty minutes and the YER
dict WAS reached on the first ballot.
His first trial resulted in hung jury.
two brothers named Rowe prCferrinG
To believe i'll the aIibi set up by the
prisoner.
The crime ToombS is to suffer for
it this: He WAS in charge of the Peer
less for the winter and advertised for
4 cook; Carrie Larsen got the place.
The first night she slept aboard the
boat he attempted to rape her, and
failing. killed her. treating the corpse
iii an unprintablC manner This was
all witnessed hy Robert kliSSig. boy
who was on the boat and who was
forced to Eelp throw the body in the
river. lie later reported it TO the po-
lice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
THE MACCABEES CASE
Decision Checking Bee That Has
Been Buzzing in Supreme
Hive.

Ann ArDor. Mich-. April 21:-Judge
Kinne. in the circuit court here. has
handed down his opinion in the case of
the great hive. Ladies of the Macabees
of the state of Michigan, VS.. the su-
preme hive. Ladies of the Macabees of
the World brought to determine the
right of the great hive to institute
lodges outside of the state and to use
the regalia. ritual and title of the or
der.
Judge KLINE decided that the great
hive has an equal and coordinate
right with the supreme hive to use the
reCalia. ritual and title Of the order,
and denied to the defendants the pos
session Of any paramount and eXclu-
sive right to the same. His decree
also requires the defendant. the su-
preme hive. to withdraw such protests
to the expansion of the great hive as
have been filed without the state. and
perpetually restrains and enioins 1t
from I'm any manner interfering with
the great hive I'm the extension and
expansion of its work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
ELEPHANT WAS LOOSE
While the Hair of the Express Mes
senger Stood on End,
Perhaps.

Decatur. Ills, April 2I.-An elephant
weighing more than 1000 pounds was
loose in the express car for several
hours in the express car fast mail
train No. > was speeding westward
from Toledo to st. Louis. The elephant
was shipped from Buffalo in 4 huge
crate. While the train was going six
ty miles an hour the elephant calmly
pushed off the heavy planks. The car
had NO end doors. only side doors. and
the Mortified messenger. Ted Bateman,
had no chance to escape.
The elephant TUNED over some large
packing cases as if they were boys.
At one stop of Il moment the meSSen-
ger called to the tI'ainmen. They wired
Decatur for men and ropes to meet the
train. The next stop they put Il bunch
of bananas in the ar The elephant
was luTed into its crate and at Decatur
q force of carpenters Swarmed into
the car. rebuilt the crate and the train
went on west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
FAREWELL OF JONES
ToIcdO's RefOrmer Expresses Him.
self on Murder and
Remedy.

Toledo. o.. April Ex-Governor Nash
will today appoint board OF police
commissioners for this city. a duty
which has heretofore dcvolved upon
the mayor. Mayor Jones made Il fare
well address TO the men, in which he
criticized the passage of the law. In
conclusion he said:
The spirit of murder is abroad.
We are practicing murder as Il state
and as Il nation. 1t is true we call it
execution on the one hand and war
OH the other; but it is murder Just the
same. and the spirit of love must sup
plant all this dreadful work. People
will tell you that this is 'drivel;' that
you are sworn to enforce the law. L
eXhort you TO enforce the law of love-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
senacs and House in Brief.

Washington. April 21.-Little bust
ness of national Importance was trans
acted by thc Seuate saturday. Numer-
Gus measures OF minor character and
nearly sixty private pension bills We're
passed. At ; y. III. eulogieS were pOr-
nOunced upon James Henderson Kyle.
late senator from South Dakota. and
the senate adjourned as Il further mark
of respect.
The house settled down to routine
business Saturday. The fortification
appropriation bill was passed and the
conference report on the legislative ap-
preparation hill agreed to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
REASON FOR JOY
Mighty Few Who Can Make $3.50,
900 in Life
time.

Chicago. April IA. q. Becker
smiled happily as he closed his desk
in his office in the Temple building
Saturday afternoon. He was happy i'll
the thought of the progress he has
made in the discharge of Il debt of
honor of which there are few parallels
i'm the business world. Checks which
Becker sent out Saturday brought up
to S250,000 the amount he has paid on
the Indebtedness of Herman Schaffher
* Co. bankers.
Most of this money has been PAID
by Becker during the last two years
out of the profits of the business OF ~
G.. Becker * CO., brokers in CONNER
cial paper. There still remains lit
tie less than S250,OO0 more. which
Becker feels under moral obligations
TO nav
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
REVELATION ENDORSED
Latter Day Saints Ordain Accord
ing to Vis-
ion.

Lamont. Ia. April 21.-The Latter
Day Saints conference has given its
attention to Il document submitted to
the QuorunS relative to ordinations.
Reports from all the quOrums Were
read showing the Endorsement of the
document, which purports to describe
vision seen by President Joseph
Smith on April 16. in which the quo
runs of the church We're seen as re-
organized.
According to the document the fol
lowing ordinations were ordered: +.
NJ. Smith and X. c. Evans, first presi-
dency: T. ~ Smith, +. NJ. Sheedy,
L. G., Green, C. Il. Butterworth and
John W. Rushton, apostles; J. Ii. Lake
ana - e. Briggs, evangelical minis
ters The revelation was indorsed by
the conference
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21

magnitude is gathering over Mis-
souri,. Iowa and Illinois,
Salt Lake, April 21.-Nevada. Wy
Oming, Idaho. southern Montan9.
parts of the Dallotas and west Col
orado experienced a snow storm that
at some points has taken on proper
tions of a blizzard. The snow began
falling last night. 1t is still prevail
ing to greater or less extent over
almost the entire inter-mountain re-
gion. High winds and low temper
ature are reported from any points.