Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-05
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Council meeting tonight at 1850.
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]. Pluvius will please be good, to-
morrow.
I'm the spring the young mans
fancy But what's the use Of say.
ing morel a.
Politicians can't talk platitudes to
me-"
Rev, MacAyeal
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| All persons who attend Council meet
ing tonight will be requested to leave
their firearms with the policeman at
| the door.
II some awful trust were to consol-
idate all the greenhouses on earth
'twould still make no such showing
as nature made yesterday.
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All persons should bear in mind that
to twist the lions tail" is only
figure of speech. Disastrous results
may accompany an attempt to con-
strue and execute the idea literally.
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The rumor that Officer Nicholas
would be specially engaged to carry
water to the elephant was started only
as a joke.
There were no gamblers, or saloon.
lists interfered with Sunday. They are
''legltimate' under the present admin
istration. 1t was the Salvation Army
leader who was called to account.
Council meeting tonight--at the City
Building-7:30. "All ye who have bus
mess to transact with the Honorable
Council draw near that ye may De
heard With apologies to Court Bail
iff Mitchell.
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There Is sturdy citizenship in Akron,
and there will be no shams or double
dealing when they start out to call
to account the men placed in position
to maintain and promote the dignity
of the city.
No liberties for the Salvation Army,
but unlimited privileges for the sa-
loonists and gamblers on Sunday, as
: well as any other day. The Salvation
Army seeks to save mems souls--can
the administration that protects and
caters to the saloonst and gamblers
say the same for their proteges?
Just what Car Anderson expects to
gain by having his two dogs of war,
the b. j. and Sunday star bay at the
moon, is not yet apparent. Neither has
yet got its nose down to the trail of the
real traitors, the men who by their
double'dealing denied to Akron a new
form of government.
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And to think that even In this land
of Morgans and Hills and beef trusts
and things, 1t cost not one cent to see
the beautiful blossoms yesterday, to
breath the life.glving deiclously fra
grant air, to bask In the sunshine or
to lift ones hat to the cooling breeze.
Who says life is not worth living?
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II Is the small boy who will get the
most for his money tomorrow. The
grocer may sell him candy of great
age; the butcher and baker and can.
dlcstck maker may similarly impose
upon him; but on circus day, from the
time the show arrives until he has
heard the inevitable concert, he nets
more for his outlay that his father,
mother or grandfather, or any other
person of maturer sagacity In other
enterprises
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I'd like TO hit i'm with n brick"
only look at the lobster layin' there
as II he meant TO go to sleep"
These and many similar remarks
Il were made Saturday evening, in from
= of a downtown barber shop. They re
7, lated TO a man who was having hi.
II hair cut, In addition to n shave. III,
J. men who We're impatient had dropped
I In to get shave, as soon ms possible
l. They We're assured. You'll have I,
e wait only few minutes" but then ,
% man got into the chair who wante,
, a shave, haircut, shampoo and hi
e moustache curled, Another man, al
a. ready in one of the chairs, decided tha