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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29

Hampson, in his "Medii CEVI. Kalan-
darium," quotes the following quaint
tradition from an old Saxon treatise:
"Some assert that the bisseXtus or leap
day comes through this, that Joshua
prayed to God that the sun might stand
still for one days length, that he might
sweep the heather from the land that
God had granted him and his followers.
1t is true that the sun did stand still
for one days length over the city OF
Gebaon, but the day went forward In
the same manner as other days. And
the bissextus Is not through that. as
some do think"
In France and some parts OF Spain
and Portugal there exists n tradition
known as the ghost OF leap year.
Believers in this say that marvellous
monster annually appears on leap day
and dlsarranges human affairs for the
remainder of the year.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29

ORIGINAL JUDGE LYNCH.
He Was n Brave md Useful Member
of ODr Enrly Society.


Tradition sometimes plays strange
pranks with dead mems regulations.
1t would make an interesting half hour
for the eavesdropper beyond the Styx
If he could hear the exchange of amen
tiles between Duns Scotus and Judge
Lynch. the one a shrewd, clear reason
er, whose name now signifies fool;
the other a simple Quaker gentleman,
whose name has come to stand for or.
ganized savagery.
Charles Lynch was man whose
services to his country as brave pion.
eer and righteous judge, as soldier
and a statesman. are by no means de.
serving of oblivion, still less of oblo'
guy. II seems indeed one of the in
EQUITIES OF fate that his name should
now be universally applied to proceed
ings that no one would condemn more
heartily than be. The records OF the
court Of Bedford county, In Virginia,
and those of various Quaker meetings,
the journals of the Virginia house of
burgesses and of the first constitu'
tional convention. taken together with
family documents and traditions. show
him to have been an upright and useful
member of society and wise and en-
ergetic leader at the most important
crisis OF American history.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Asiatio Humor.

"At one of the public dinners glvep
by Ameer Abdur nahman Khan" says
Mr.. stephen Wheeler in his story OF
the ameer's life, "au excited native
rushed into the midst of the assembly
and Frustrated himself In front OF the
ameer.
"'Sahibp he gasped. The Russians
are coming"
"'From what direction are they visl.
bleT asked the ameer without chang
ing his expression.
"'From yondcr HILL replied the ua.
tive.
"'Climb that tree and watch until
they come! was the royal command.
"The native assembled to the topmost
branches and was forced to remain un.
ii! he dropped to the ground"
political upholsterers." whom Addi.
son described as grave persons" may
see in this arecdote evidence Of the
ameer's full confidence in Russa's in-
tentions toward Afghanistan. 1t is
more probable that 1t was NANTES.
tation of that grim humor which was
of the quaint oriental stripe with
which the ARABIAN Nights" have
made us familiar.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
The Plague in the Middle Ages.

II is consoling, now we are hearing
SO much about epidemics and infec-
tion, to compare the precautions taken
against smallpox with the more un-
pleasant ones enforced in the middle
ages. For, although the great plague
of 1868 is the one we know most about,
not generation passed in the 500
years preceding it which was not
marked by pestilence that carried
off about one-fifth of the population
of London alone. AS long as the poor
only were attacked nothing was done;
then victims were counted among the
rich, and vigorous measures were
forthwith taken. All infecS~d houses
were closed, and any inhabitant forced
to go out of doors carried a white rod
TO warn people off. From every pump
In the city le buckets OF water were
drawn, three times week, and poured
down the street. Good Queen Bess
went one better, of course, and set up
n gallows for the hanging of any cit
izen who had concealed a case Of
plague, No doubt. if she still lived
she would hang the conscientious OBJ
jector instead.--London Chronicle.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
washing Away the Earth

A French seologlst has made care
full calculation OF the amount OF solid
matter yearly carried of into the ocean
by the action Of the rivers of the world
and other causes. He estimates tina.
the reduction of the average height of
the surface OF the solid land is .o00
inches each year, Making allowance for
the corresponding rise in the bed of the
ocean and taking no account of the oc'
currence OF volcanic and other excep-
tional phenomena. the general tenden
cy of which is to hasten the process
of disintegration, the period at whicl
the solid land will have ceased TO exis
and the surface of the earth will b,
covered with water has been esti
mated. AS, however, that period Il
100000 yeaSS distant, the prediction
need cause no immediate disquietuda-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
OUR CONSCIENCE FUND.
II was Started with Dollar In the
Ye0r 1911.

an the year 1911" says II. r. Arm
strong in Ainslee's Magazine, IAN
anonymous citizen of New York sent a
dollar to the treasury department. at
Washington with an avowal that he
had defrauded the government and
wanted to make restoration. A dollar
meant something to Uncle Sam In
those necessitous days when the coun-
try verged on war with Great Britain,
and 1t was a patriotic as well as pen
itent act The contributor was the
founder of the conscience fund, and
probably he died in the odor of sane
tity.
During the preceding thirty-fve
years of the life of the republic no one
had despoiled the government, or the
private conscience was callous. Ihis
New York man, indeed, seems to have
been the one blemish on golden era
of national virtues. for fifty years were
to elapse before there was an addition
to the fund.
"In 1861, just after Sumter was fired
on, the sum of $4,000 in bonds was re
ceived by the treasury department
with letter explaining that sorely
tried conscience could no longer en-
dure Its burden of guilt. The plain in
ference was that the sender, realizing
the United States would need n min
of money to carry on the war, judged
1t not to be time to defer repentance
Think of the bounty Jumpers who prof
tied by his contribution!
"It was really useful to the countr,
in another way. The conscience fund
which had languished for want of 1
shining example, now became active
1t has been quoted pretty steadily eve
since. At the present time it amounts
to more than 100000. Indeed. restitu
tion is getting to be the fashion, ant
the time may come when no one will
take advantage Of the government o
do so only with the laudoble design o
swelling the conscience fund when an,
emergency confronts Uncle SAM"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Light without SIght.

We can perceive" llgat without the
smallest Md crom the retina. II .he
optic nerve is sufficiently excited 20
reach the sensorium and create dis.
turbance at that center OF the brain
where the optic nerve terminates, wa
shall then see light and sparks. It
moreover, the optic nerve Is cut or rar
tilated In any way. we should see q
brilliant fash ct light. though without
any sensation OF pain. And 80 It ts
with the other nerves. The auditory
nerve has only TO be excited. not pec
essarily by sound, no as to reach ;ts
center, the brain, and we shall hear u
sound, How many ghosts might mol
be destroyed 10 this wayl-Chambers
Journal
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
A Chinamnn,s Protest.

The Pekng Gazette, speaking Of Chi.
nese In foreign lands, says:
I'VE dress aud speak differently from
foreigners. just as foreigners do who
come to China, But nobody 10 the
etreets calls us Chinese devils The
children In the streets wish to see how
long orr cnes are, but the police.
seeing them annoy MS, scatter them.
When we 60 into shop to buy any.
thing, we are treated with even more
consideration Than their own people.
We enter their homes. 1t Is the same.
They seek to please US In every way.
show us curios or play the organ or
piano for us. The writer has been to
France, England, America, Japan,
Spain and South America and sta ged
years, and everywhere he was treated
with the same courtesy"
II Is 70 ne reared hat Some Chinese
lanndrymen N 'his rountry would not
wholly lndorse shls view.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
vicksburg Veterans Visit
The Old Battle Grounds
And The
New Orleans Mardjuras,
New Orleans Mardigras.

The surviving veterans of the cam
paign and siege of Vicksburg, and their
friends will please note that the Hi
nois Central Railroad Company will
run Il low-rate excursion to the New
Orleans Mardi Gras, with Il two nights
and day stop-over at Vicksburg, leav-
ing Chicago mt $40 p. m, Cincinnati
at 6 p. H., on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Both
Standard Pullman and Excursion Sleep
crs will be run from Chicago and from
price per double berth, wheth-
er occupied by one or two
people, will be as follows to New Or
leans: In Standards sleepers from
Chicago. $S; from Cincinnati, ST; in
Excursion cars from Chicago, $3.50;
from Cincinnati, $3.
Applications for berths should be
made as follows, accompanied by the
price of same. on or before Jan. 2S!
For the Chicago car TO J. f., Merry,
A. q. l.. A., Dubuque, Iowa; for the
| Cincinnati Car, to l.. w. Harlow, ID.
p. A., Arcade and Vine ST., Cincinnati,
Ohio.
This will be great trip and every
veteran, every son and daughter of
veteran, and everybody else who wants
a good time should ut once apply for
their sleeping car accommodations.
The price of berths as quoted above
includes the two nights at Vicksburg,
and this special excursion will arrive
at New Orleans, Friday morning, Feb.
T. in ample time to secure rooms at nom-
inal prices. and to take in the attrac-
tions in and about the city before the
Carnival of fun and frolic that begins
Monday morning, Feb. 10. Write the
undersigned at once for copy of His
torical Vicksburg," Survivors of the
Vicksburg Campaign" and the Tourist
Guide to New Orleans" For specific
train rates (Which will be the special
Mardi Gras rates., limits, etc. con-
suit your home ticket agent, or address
the undersigned.
Il. w. Harlow, d. p. A., Cincinnati,
Ohio
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29

The number of royal yachts In ex-
istence and the immense sums lavished
on them are amazing when it is taken
into consideration how much royal and
imperial personages are a prey to
mal-de-mer, says London NJ. A. P. The
German emperor is always i'll when fac
ing a gale at sea. The empress is q
much better sailor in this respect. When
the two of them went to the Holy Land
the empress was the only person of
the imperial circle on board who was
not prostrated by seasickness during
the trip down the Adriatic. Prince
Henry of Prussia likewise confessed
TO seasickness each time on going to
sea after being in port for awhile. The
duke of Cornwall is afflicted in the same
way. and the duchess is such martyr
to seasickness that she hesitated for a
long time before consenting 10 under
take the tour just concluded. She suf-
fered intensely during the trip from
Port smouth TO Gibraltar, the wea ther
In the Bay of Biscay being very stormy
King Edward, although devoted to
Yachting, has been absolutely pros,
trated by mal-de-mer when crossing
the channel between Dover and Calais
Indeed. the only member of the Eng.
lish roya. family who is absolutely inn
mune from this ailment is the wild.
owed duchess Of Albany. A
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Consistency.

They had been married but two
months. He came home one evening
to find his wife in tears. She had
found an old scrapbook Of his in
which were pasted some poems he had
written to some one else and published
in the college papers. II thought" she
said. you had never loved any one but
me-" And he promptly reassured her
that she had thought truly, and burned
up his old scrapbook In the furnace
in the basement.
And the next day he found that she
had distributed on the mantel and the
dresser not less than five photographs
Of as many former beaux OF hers and
invited two of them who were in town
to dinner the next Sunday.-St. Louis
Mirror.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29

never received the. pubic attention IL
deserves. The castde, which is about
IL miles from Dublin, is an impressive
structure. built high on the side of q
bleak hill in thecenter of Lord Howth's
5000 acres. The rising ground upon
which it stands is bare looking enough
in every season but spring, when 1t be-
comes one mass of brilliant blooms,
whole acres being covered with rho-
dodendrons and azaleas. Symmetrical
hedges of beechwood, which, thanks to
centuries of careful cultivation, are
now over 80 feet high, surround the
castle grounds, while one of the elm
trees on the estate has over 400 years
to its credit, says London exchange.
The barons of Howth won their dis
tinguished position in Ireland by some
hard fighting. The first of them all,
Sir Armoricus Tristram, the builder of
| the historical castle, landed at Howth
in 111T, fought and defeated the native
soldiery and then threw in his lot
with the famous champion, Sir John de
Courcy, and helped him to subdue the
sturdy folk of Ulster. The present
Lord Howth takes special pride in
showing visitors to the castle his fight
| ing ancestors sword, which still hangs
in the stronghold he built himself.
Lord Howth lays claim to tinge OF
royal blood as well, for the fifteenth
baron married daughter Of the duke
of Somerset, who was relative OF King
Edward III. His successor was an
| Arl, n
Wis time there was determined re-
bellion in Ireland, he placed his sword
at the disposal of the king, and for his
deeds at the appropriately named bat
tie of Knocktough was made lord chan
cellor of Ireland.
Round the Old castle clusters many
q strange legend of olden times, with
one Of which curious custom observed
there is associated. The tale runs that
an Irish chieftainess, on returning
from visit paid to Queen Elizabeth,
stopped at the Howth castle for food
and drink, but found all the gates shut
and barred, it being the dinner hour.
Angry at being disappointed, and hap
pening o see the baron's little heir tod
ding about, she carried him off to her
own castle in Mayo. Moreover, she re-
fused to lease the child until his father
had bound not only himself but his
heirs never again to close the castle
gates at dinner time. Centuries have
passed since the covenant was made,
but every baron has observed it faith
fully.
The present owner Of the castle, al
though only the fourth earl, is the
thirtieth baron of Howth. a man OF
wealth, with a town house in Jermyn
street, besides his Irish home, many a
matchmaking mamma has counseled
that her daughters cap be set for him
but all in vain. In his time he was de-
termined liberal and for years repre-
sented Galway in the house of com
mons, but now is out of harness and
prefers to spend his winters at Borne
mouth, quiet seaside resort, to legis
lating at Westminster.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Meannes. saved Him.

A prominent clergyman used TO tell
OF one OF his parishioners who had
been very sick. A physician had given
him some medicine and told him he
could so out, but under no clrcun-
stances was he 20 get wet. The man
went out OH the farm, and shower or
rain came up suddenly. There was no
shelter near and TO save himself he
crawled into hollow log. The action
Of the rain caused the log tc shrink so
as 10 endanger his life.
lie could not move, and, being
brought face TO face with death, the
whole of his past life came before him
as in panorama. lie remembered the
days of his childhood, his entrance up
on life, his successes ana his sins; then
lie remembered, last Of all, that when
he left home that morning he refused
his wife, when she asked him, for 90
cents for the church. and the thought
made him feel so small that he had nc
! difficulty in getting out Of the log.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
SPORTING NEWS.
The Success Of a Daily Sport
ing Paper--Bright Newsy X
Features Throughout.

There Is certainly no publication
that attracts readers more easily than
the New York Sunday Telegraph, and
this agreeable state Of affairs Is due
to its clever knack of giving the
reader just the kind of news he wants
and presenting 1t In just the manner
he likes to read 1t. The Sunday Tele-
graphs popularity is enhanced by
special features not to be found In any
other newspaper, and by n supple
ment printed in colors on fine book
paper. the illustrations of which are
equal to those of the best maya
zines"
The foregoing paragraph is unso-
liciteG praise from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. 1t Is succinct and de-
cidedly to the point and conveys so
much to the imagination that mere
words could not paint better portray
al of the publication. To convince
yourself that the paragraph is not the
result OF an overheated imagination,
send for specimen copy and you
Will arrive at the conclusion that it
was written by a sane nan-aftcr
mature dellberation.
There Is, also, New York Morning
Telegraph which is a companion sheet
10 the Sunday Telegraph. 1t possess
Tes all its good qualities and many
things in addition. 1t is generally
looked upon as feature" paper, in
that certain lines of news are star
red' dey after day and gives pre-
cedence over news that is to be found
in penny publications. To illustrate.
The Morning Telegraph is the lead
ing sporting and theatrical organ in
America. Under the category OF
sports might be cited horse racing,
both thoroughbred and trotting; pu-
,gilistlc events, yachting and, in fact,
Ntery branch of sports with which
Americans are familiar. 1t prints all
the gossip Of Broadway, of clubs and
clubmen, horsemen, men about town
| ard others of the smart set. This
class of news IL featured day after
day and printed by the daily publfca-
tIons. To this policy may be traced
the present vogue of The Morning
Telegraph.
By addressing The Morning Tele-
graph, 116 Nassau St, New York, a
specimen copy Of both publications
will be forwarded. 1t is an oppor.
tunity not 10 be lost.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Ill

For Purposes of Information.
"Hello, central-'
"Hellow
"How would you call, Main, 'leyen
hundred and 'levenT" '-''
"WhatT
-Four ones"
"What do you want?'
"Or would you say One. one. one.
oneT"
II don't quite catch you. Say II
again."
"or would 1t be one thousand one
hundred and eleven"
Cant you speak plainerT'
I'm asking you how TO call Main
eleven hundred and eleven. Get
that?"
"oh, you mean one, one, double one"
Thanks"
Here II is" ri
Here what is?"
"Main, one, one. double one"
"Oh, didn't want to talk TO anybody!
| only wanted to find out to settle a
bet how you would call that particular
number. I've lost. Goodby."-Chicago
Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Middle Age. RuriaIs.

In the middle ages founders and
patrons of ecclesiastical buildings be.
gan TO be buried nearer and nearer to
the fabric OF the church or cathedral,
First the porch, then the cloister, then
the chapter house or chantry. came
under demand; the chancel was next
encroached upon, and lastly burials
were allowed under the altar itself, At
the other extreme OF custom was the
burial OF malefactors and stillborn
children on the north or devils side"
of the yard, practice concerning
which chapters might be written.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Calling Up Eiah.

The other day several New York
brokers received telephone orders tc
buy certain stock and notify Mr.
Fish at given telephone number
Calling UP that number, the response
was Invariably, which one is want
ed?' Then followed this conversation:
How many of them are thereT'
Several hundred. large and small"
II want the head Of the firm"
"Oh. then. you want Colonel Jones"
Colonel Jones? No want Mr.. Fish
Who in thunder are your
"The Aquariuml"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
The Danish Mascot.

The chimney sweeper Is the Danish
mascot, You see him In gold or silver,
suspended on lady's watch chain. IN.
stead OF the lucky pig" or horseshoe,
which is the English symbol Of good
luck, He also appears on note paper
aud postcards. implying that your cor
respondent wishes you rise In life
1t Is the old fashioned sweep that 10
thus depicted-he who had actually to
climb the chimney, his implements be.
ing a four foot ladder, short broom
and a rope.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
Intelligence ana the Suffrage.

Symonds-So you object to woman
suffrage. ! should like to know upon
what grounds. II you have any reason
able ones.
Bclcher-l'vc heard more than a hun
dred women say the men are oil alike.
With such an idea in their heads. how
can you expect an intelligent use of the
suffrage from them?- Boston Tran
script.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29
The Coming Race.

~ see that some English doctor or
something says that we are develop
ing into n legless race"
'How could there be a race without
legs"
Easy. What's the matter with a
steamboat race? At the same time, 1t
looks as IL egless race would be a
great boom for politics."
How SOP"
Everybody would be going on the
stump."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29

1000 eyeslsnt IS necessary Tor a
caddie. isn't it?' asked the boy Of 10
experience.
"Oh, l don't know" answered tho
experienced lad, There's some con-
nles in this club that'll pay You more
for looking the other way an not seein'
anything than they will for hndin' the
halls. You've got to learn when 10
have the eyesight an when not to have
it"-Chicago Post
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-29

Mr.. Clubman-I see by the papers
that poor young man who lost both
bis legs while saving the life OF beau
tiful heiresS at railway crossing is 10
marry the eir1. She dismissed all suit
prs and offered herself to him.
Mrs. q. (peaninglyl-Yery sensible
r1rl. She'll know where her husband
q nights anyway.-New York Weekly,