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The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21
The King Of Italy and the Peasant.

Here is n little story about the young
King of Italy which is being printed
in the italian papers, and which is
worth reproducing. The King was
staying in the country at his palace
in Raccorrigi. He is little known to the
people there for in his walks about
the neighborhood he always strives
to preserve his incognito. Hence comes
some curious adventures. Once
while out tramping. he got very
thirsty, and seeing a woman milking
n cow, in field near by, he went up
to her and asked her for glass of
milk.
II can't give you any of this" said
the woman, but if you'll mind the
COW I'll go to the house and get you
some"
So the King minded the COW till
the woman returned with a glass of
cool milk. Then he asked her where
all the farm-hands had gone.
'Oh, they're always running away
now to try to see the King" answered
the woman.
And why do you not go? Don't you
want to see the King?"
Someone must stay and look after
things"
"Well, little mother, smiled the guest,
You see the King without running
away from your work"
You're joking" exclaimed the wo-
man, who could not believe that a
monarch could be so quietly dressed.
But when the King put u gold coin
into her hand she fell on her knees,
while he continued his walk, laughing
over the incident.-Woman's Home
Companion.
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"Perishable Curiosities.n

In Mexico the billing of railroad
freight requires a knowledge and pre-
cision which can only be attained by
years of PRACTICE. This is due to the
peculiar classification of various ar
ticles and the different rates of Gus
toms duties. A case recently occurred
which severely taxed the ingenuity
of the station-agent. although he final
ly succeeded in meeting all require
mentS.
The town was overrun with trampS,
and the council determined that steps
must be taken to rid the city of them.
1t was finally decided to round them
up and ship them out of the country.
1t would be too expensive to purchase
tickets, so they concluded to hire stock
cars and ship their tramps as freight.
The cars were procured and by the
aid of the police the tramps Were gath
cred: but then the question arose as to
how the shipment should be designated
on the bill of lading.
The term persons" could not be
used. as it would conflict with the
State law relative to proper accommo-
dations for the travelling public, and it
would also be in violation of the com
pany's rules governing the rates of
passenger traffic. Marketable COM
modities'' would not do, as that would
subject the carload to a heavy duty
upon crossing the tariff zone. Again.
they would have to be classified as
'perishable," or the dispatcher might
order the cars side tracked along the
line.
But fortunately there is a customs
law which eXempts certain kinds of
curiosities from duty. and so, after
much consideration. the tramps were
billed and forwarded as SO many hun
dredweisht of "perishable curiosties-
unfit to eat" ,.,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21
Our Native Sparrows.

While the English sparrow is often
a nuisance, our native sparrows are
unrivaled destrOyers of weed seeds
They have long been known as seed
eaters. but it is only larely that their
precise relation to agriculture has been
demonstrated. The native sparrows
are the most abundant and widely dis
tributed of the small birds inhablting
the rural districts of the United States.
AS a group they are constantly present
on cultivated land for although many
of them retire to the South during the
winter. their places are taken by other
species from the North. In garden
within 4 month they will sometimes
destroy as much as ninety per cent.
of such weeds as pigeon grass and
ragweed. Weed seeds form more than
half of their food for the entire year,
and during the colder months of the
year it constitutes about four-tifths
of the food of many species. More
over, twenty-five per cent, of their food
consists of insect pests, which is no
mean showing for a graminivorous
group, especially when compared with
the crow blackbird, cowbird. catbird
and redwinged blackblrd. which range
from ten to twenty per cent.-Country
Life in America.
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Farm ia Sliding Downward.

Near Oxnard Cal. the beet sugar CEN
ire. is q moving tve-acre field that is
covered with grain. On this land the
residences. granaries, animals and resi-
dents are sliding down the valley. This
fiye-acre tract is on Springville Hill,
and, having been Jared loose. is slow
ly making it's way toward the valley
of the Santa Ynex River.
After the recent earthquake tha1
shook the Santa Ynez Valley, line OF
demarcation, the shape of a long clip
teal curve. having the appearance OF
n newly plowed furrow, was noticed
along the grain field above one corner
of the low bluffs from corner to corner
of the field. The space within the ell
lipse, five acres, is sliding away from
the remainder of the hill at the rate
of eight inches a week. The crevasse
now formed is twelve feet wide at the
surface and is several hundred feet
deep.-Chicago Tribune
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

One of the main motives of misers
which the London Spectator recognizes
is the Dassiop for collecting. Asiatics
often hoard coin and jewels TO their
own hurt, knowing that their posses
sion involves extreme danger; and
there are two authentic stories of great
accumula tions of gold coin made by
Englishmen who seemed to derive
pleasure from its actual sight and
touch. These are, however. rather IL
Illustrations of the collector mania. so
often described and analyzed in the
case of books and china. than instances
of true miserliness. which is based,
we are convinced rather on fear than
on the passion of boarding
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by Sir John Lubbock. ls-sssz =
Sir John Lubbock, the distinguished
naturalist, succeeded in preserving two
ant queens Of Formica Fusca to a great
age, one of these having reached the
vast antiquity of over fourteen years.
Her longevity was due to the careful
projection extended by Sir John and
his attendants; for it is true Of emmett
herds, as well as domestic animals. that
they thrive under human protection.
AS greeted Sir John one morning, in
response to an invitation to breakfast
with him and some of his friends, l in
quired at once about the health of his
ancient queen, writes DR.. III. G. Nc
Cook.
ALAS! DOCTOR he replied, Il have
sad news. My old queen is dead
''Dead?" l exclaimed; that is sad
news, indeed. When did she die?"
"Only last night" was the response.
land have not yet told even my wife
about it, for l dare say she will feel as
badly over the loss as do"
Perhaps this may seem trivial to the
ordinary lay mind; but to Sir John and
to the writer 1t was matter of some
moment, for it ended one of the most
interesting experiments as to the pro-
longed life of invertebrate creatures
that the world has ever known.
MAY l see the queen?" 1 asked.
Eyes; she is just here in the adjoin-
ing ROOM"
Turning aside from the waiting COM
pany of eminent persons who were to
sit with us at breakfast. we went to
see the dead queen. She was in one
of the chambers or open spaces eXca-
waited by the workers within one Of the
artificial formicaries which Sir John
had provided. She lay on her back,
with her six legs turned upward, and
bent in the rigOr OF death. A crowd
of workers surrounded her. Some were
licking her. as though in loving care of
her toilet. One would nip an antenna,
another leg, and thus by various So
licitations they sought TO arouse her.
1t was curious. and touching as well,
to watch their methods of expressing
their manifest emotion.
"They have not yet accepted the
fact" said Sir John, that their queen
is really dead. Indeed. 1 doubt if they
are fully persuaded thereof. They have
been surrounding her. and trying to get
some response from her ever since she
died. And thus it was still when we
left the royal death room.--New York
Independent.
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The latest census of the city of Lon
don shows that. exclusive of the outer
belt of the metropolis. there are 1866
541 inha bitants huddled in an area
of lit square miles. The metropoll-
tan and city police districts combined
contain, however, 6,5sO.0OO inhabitants,
occupying an area of 693 square
miles. Greater New York covers 326
square miles. and its populace is placed
at 3.473.OOO
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

Naval evolution is very Interesting,
saws the Boston Journal. There was
first the torpedo-boat, devised for the
purpose of blowing great warships
out OF the water. Then there was the
torpedo-boat destroyer, designed to at
tend to the torpedo boats. Now we
have q new craft, the destroyer of
torpedo boat destroyers, the latest
specimen of which has been built for
the Russian Navy. She is called the
Novik, and has speed of twenty
five knots, small freeboard and su-
perstructure to keep her from being
observed. and a large radius of action
and good crew accommodation. But
the weak part of the design is that the
immense engines cannot be kept below
the water-line, but protrude above the
armor deck. working under an armor
dome.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

The statistics of British commerce for
1901 are of more than ordinary inter-
est. They show an unmistakable die.
turbance in the current of trade. One
cause is the progressive decadence OF
British agriculture; another is the di-
minishing coal deposits, and third
is the decreased ability to pay for
food imports.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

An evidence of the growth of the au-
tomobile industry in the United States
NAV be had from the statement that the
repair and disposition of secondhand
vehicles has become a most important
part of the business of every dealer.
AS was the case in the palmy days
of the bicycle, wealthy automobile
operators trade in their old machines
each year for new ones of the latest
pattern
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

The Investigations or the Pennsyl-
vania Society for the Prevention of
tuberculosis show, that in the sparsely
settled country districts the death
rate from tuberculosis is only one
fourth of that of the cities. In France
the death-rate from tuberculosis in
cities of 5000 inhabitants is 1.S1 per
1000 of population. while in cities of
100, 600 it is 35, and in Paris 4.9O.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21
Elected Man who Called Them Liars.

When John Stewart Mill ran for
Parliament in Westminster he was
asked at one of the meetings, chiefly
composed of the working classes,
whether he had ever published the
opinion that the working classes of
England, though they differed from
those of other countries in being
ashamed of lying, were general liars.
He answered without hesitation that
he had, whereupon there was vehement
applause. The first workingman who
spoke after Mr.. Mill's admission said
amid cheers that the working classes
wanted friends, not fiatterers. Mil
won his election.-Goldwin Smith, IN
the Atlantic Monthly.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

The United States Bureau of Sta
tistics has issued an abstract il which
the growth of the nation in one century
is shown. In 1900 the area of its ter
ritory comprised S27. .S44 square miles;
in 1900, exclusive of Hawaii and
Alaska, 3O25, 800 square miles. In 1900
the imports were $91 100000 and the
exports $T1,O0O,0Oo, imports thus ex-
ceeding exports 100000 600. In 1901,
imports amounted to 1923. .O0O,O and
exports to S1,4S7 100000. or 1854, 900,
600 in excess of imports. The imports
in 1901 were thus nine times and the
exports twenty-one times as great as
those of 1900. These figures tell in
brief the marvellous territorial and
commercial development of the Repub-
lie in 100 yaers. What may be ex-
pected of it in another century?
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

A campaign against rats is the
latest scheme to employ the military
instincts of Germany. DR.. Robert
Koch has been called upon by the I'm
perial Health Department to devise q
object is to mitigate the danger of the
spread of contagious diseases.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

having a sinecure in these festive
times It is all the same tune whether
they are laying Hell der i'm Sieger-
kranz," MY Country, IT'S of Thee" or
"God Save the King"
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SHAKESPEARE.

g - - 4
Marred., murdered, misquots1.
Adapted, mistaken;
And volubly voted
The product of Bacon.
And prefaced with comment,
Abridged, annotated,
By men Of no moment,
Curtailed and collated.,
Sold, sold and resold,
Bound, bound, bound again,
With edges and tops of gold;
Or sprinkled or plain.
The poems in vellum.
The dramas in cloth;
And together they'll sell 'em,
Or separate, or both.
Recited and acted
And beloved and spouted,
Extracted, redacted,
By amateurs shouted;
And edited, edited
BY old or new men,
And frequently credited
With some acumen.
Rhymed. sonet'ed, ode-d
In immature verse,
With eu1ogy loaded,
Or just the reverse:
Initiated, dissected
And parodied, too,
Essayed and selected
For someone's review.
Trimmed. twisted, translated
To suit every tongue;
Pruned, cut, expurgated
"a gift for the young.)
Explained. illustrated
And turned into prose:
Criticised, emendated!
And read? Goodness knows:
London Punch
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A school of Journalism is being or
ganized in Germany. The Kaiser's
comparison of our editors with his
generals is already bearing fruit.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

j According to the report II RIG. Dun,
the cost OF living has advanced ten per
cent during the past year. q
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21
THE WINDS At PLAx

In ruined woods high carnival .they
~ hold;
The. dry leaves pirouette.. n
A giddy whirl Of scarlet and OF gotd1
:. Whilst down the rivulet,
Full to the brim, the russet- speils. -and-
20 red ,AaS
Are to the ocean. sped. -.
] The golden .elrps' to one another bend, q
The revels wax apace,
The forest seems TO dance from, end to
end, ~ -;
The beeches linterlace! n :@-@s;
And for the orchestra to this mad crowd
The winds piping loud. q
#. b. Doveton, in Westminster Gazette.
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These many days Tie winds have been at
pay, 4.
And they have swept the sky
Clear of all clouds that barred their bols.
ferrous way .i-f .
& And marred their revelry!,
With wild delight they yell as. on they
sweep ftg@
Across the trembling deep. -
They lash the sleeping ocean into foam,
They strip the tossing trees.
They rudely drive belated wanderers home,
They tear across the leas.
No rest for them-from dawn to evensong
Their mirth is loud and long!
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ANINDIAN'S GRATITUDE
pv Franklin welles colkins.

? Y friend. Carl Won Fps. |
was, in his younger days. a
rider for the pony express.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
BOATS BOILER
BLEW UP.
Several Killed and Injured In
Wreck of Tow Boat.

Pittsburg, Feb. BY the explosion
of a boiler on the tow boat John w.
Allies, owned by the Monongehela
River Consolidated Coal & Coke Co
near Lock No. 2, at 80 o'clock this
morning one man was killed outright,
four probably fatally injured and sew.
eral are still missing Six others were
rescued from the icy waters and two
of them, Marie Walker, the cook. and
James Williams, fireman, are danger
ously injured.
The dead; VIM. Penry, deck hand.
lnjured Edward Mitchell, mate
Merchantville, Pa, will die. John w.
Burke, pilot, Clyde still, chief engineer,
Maria Walker, cook, leg broken. Book
er Null, second engineer; VIM. Camp.
bell, fireman, badly injured,
Missing: John Coffin, watchman,
Weaver Wolf, deck hand, Midd,cport,
Ohio. 1t Is thought the missing were
drowned.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
Why He Didn't Jump.

Here is one that Il young man who
knows good story when he hears 1t
heard one railroad man tell another in
depot up the. line the other day.:
"We picked up new Irishman
somewhere up country an set him to
work brakin' on construction train
at 3 cents mile for wages. One day
when him an me was on the train she
got away ON one Of them mountain
grades, an the first thing we knowed
she was fiyn' down the track ut about
ninety miles an hour, with nothin' in
sight but the ditch an the happy hunt
in grounds, when we come to the end.
Twisted 'em down as hard as could
all along the tops, an then of n sudden
see Mike crawlin' along toward the
end of one of the cars on all fours,
with his face the color of milk. l
thought he was gettin ready TO jump,
an | see his finish If he did.
"'Mike,' l says, for heavens sake
don't jumpr
"He clamps his fingers on the run
MIN board to give him a chance to
turn round an lookin' at me con-
temptuous, answers;
Jump, is itT Do yez think I'd be
afther jumpin' an me maxim money
as fast as I amW-Portland Orego-
man. rpf
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
GOOD TIME
And Excellent Program at Clerks
Union Smoker.

Music, addresses and round at
progressive pedro were parts of the
program at the successful smoker
which was given last night aT /. ~a'sg
of Honor hall, by the members of the
Clerks union.
The musical features We're excellent
and consisted of selections by man
dolin club and vocal music by the
Summit City quartet.
A large crowd was present and the
parts Of the program were applauded
literally.
VIM. McLeon danced. There were
addresses by Messrs, Wintrode and
Viers, of the Central Labor union. II.
Casey reclted, and the refreshments
were served by Caterer Becker. At
pedro, the first prize was won by Mr..
John Sinclair, and the second by O.
ID. King. A dance will be given by
the Clerks union soon.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05

There was so much that happened so
quickly that | can't realize how it
occurred" Then, covering her face
with her hands, as though in anguish,
she exclaimed: 1T is awful; oh, so
awful!'
Mrs. Silbaugh, to comfort the tinfor-
tunate woman here said: You must
not take it SO hard, for perhaps there
are other women who might have done
likewise. You did not realize what
you were doing"
"Yes, that is so, / did not realize
what | was doing. did not do it with
the realization that harm would fol
low; only did it out of good hearted
ness; 1 meant no wrong"
There Is some talk that Warden
Soffel will be obliged to pay for the
capture Of the Biddles If it is shown
that he was negligent
Attorney VIM. A. Blakely, who will
defend Mrs. Soffel has had confer
ence with her, but will say little about
it. He was retained by Mrs. Jacob
Miller, Mrs. Soffel's sister. He is an
old friend of the family.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
FALLING
Walls Buried Six
Firemen.
Others Badly Hurt In a
St. Louis Fire.
Presence of Mind Saved Fire
Chief. Life.

st. Louis, Feb Six firemen were
killed six badly injured and number
Of others sustained minor injuries in
the fire which last night destroyed the
five story building at 312 -314 Chest.
nut st. occupied by the American Tent
and Awning Co. The total financial
loss on the building and contents is es-
timated at $4,000 covered by insur-
once.
The dead: Augsut Thierry, first as
sistant chief; Michael Kehoe, assistant
foreman Co. No. 13; Daniel w. Steele,
foreman Co. No. II; VIM. Dundon,
pipeman, Co. No. %; Franklin Me
Bride, truckman; Charles Krennng,
pipeman, Co. No. IL.
Injured: sWm Wann, foreman No.
13, hurt about hips and legs.
Patrick Mccarthy, engineer, No. 6,
struck by falling brick.
Monroe Moore, electric light inspec-
tor, fell through shaft, bruised and
scratched.
At IL o'clock today three of the
bodies had been recovered Strenuous
efforts were being made by firemen
and laborers to reach the others plnion-
ed under the ruins. The injuries re-
ceived bS Chief Swlngley were ut
first thought to DO serious, but later
were found to consist merely Of bruises
and today he was hard at work search
ing the ruins,
Last night was the coldest so far
recorded this winter. About 8 o'clock
fire was discovered on the top floor
of the building. Several fire compan-
les responded to the alarm and soon
had the flames practically under con-
troll. Suddenly, without warning, the
front wall fell forward and the entire
building collapsed. Spectators, police
men and tiremen on the streets saw the
wall totter and escaped injury, but the
fremen in the building We're buried
beneath the ruins. Chief Swingley
who WAS standing before the building
had narrow escape from instant
death. He iumped beneath a tirV
truck which an instant later was COW
cred with debris. The building was
80 years old and the great strain of
water on the upper floors loosened the
joists and caused its total collapse
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
5sgvenrs EaNEreac>c


the curious fact OF the date Sept. fig
uring so largely in the history of Oliver
Cromwell. That very dominating man
was born on Sept. 3, 1909; he won the
battle Of Dunbar Sept. 3. 1850; that Of
Worcester Sept. 3, 1851, and he died
Sept. 3, 1858. But we have lately come
across some condolences Of dates
which. so far as we know, have not
been noticed before. The number SO
seems to have had fatal influence on
the Stuarts. Robert H., the first Stu
art king, died In 1888; James III. was
killed at the siege of Roxburghe Cas-
tie, lass; Mary. queen Of Scots, was
beheaded in Fotheringay, 1888 new
style; James VII. QI. Of EnglanO
was dethroned in 1883; Bonny Prince
Charlie died In Rome, 17SS. and with
him died the last hopes of the Jacob
ties -
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
MRS. SOFFEL WAS
TOO KlND-HEARTED
Continued from page thrcc.)

grave was filled up, the few mourners
quietly returned TO their homes.
II was expected that the cemetery.
would be crowded by curious persons
and large force of police was ON
hand TO preserve order, but their ser
Vices We're not needed
Interest now turns TO the condition of
Mrs. soffel, and the disposition of her
case. She hopes for the forgiveness
OF her husband and his assistance In
defending her. But this she win not
have. Warden Soffel declares the
present separation OF himself and wife
IL final; that he viii never take her
back. Relatives have attempted to in.
tercede In vain. Mrs. soffel ~
recovering though she has repeatedly
expressed the wish that she might die.
Mrs. Silbaugh, wife Of Mr.. Butler.
NJ. Il, minister, called on Mrs. Soffel
at the hospital and talked kindly TO
her. To her Mrs. soffel said:
II don't know how it happened.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
TOO YOUNG.
A Marriage License Commenced
But Not Completed

Amos Gilbert and Chloe Freeman
called at the Probate office n week
ago and asked for n marriage license.
George w. Rogers, Esq, one of the
deputies, began to write and soon had
the names on the book. That was as
far as he got. The names only are
contained on the record, as Mr.. Rogers
did not ever ask where the young peo-
pie lived Amos was too young and
didn't have his fathers consent, so
the young people had to leave without
the coveted document AS they have
not reappcared, 1t Is presumed that the
father has declined to give his con-
sent.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
WEALTHY
findlay Man Defendant In Sensa-
tionaI Divorce Suit.

Findlay, Ohio, Feb. 5,-A divorce
suit was filed here filled with sensa-
tlonal statements. Mrs. Susie l.. 81
wallis asks for divorce from her hus-
band, John II, Sivals, wealthy and
prominent coal dealer, naming as CO.
respondent Mabel Burket wife of
Harley Burket, grocer. She asks for
$1,000 nllmony. Another allegation is
that Sivalls not only cruelty beat his
wife but spent considerable of his in
come in buying Jewels for Mrs. Bur
ket. The Sivalls have six children, the
eldest of whom is sixteen.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-05
PATRICK NEVILLE.
A Well Known Citizen Died 70
Pneumonia.

/ Patrick Neville, one of Summit coun-
ty's older citizens, passed away, Tues
day night at the home of his daughter
116 Cleveland st. Pneumonia was the
cause of his death.
been n resident of Summit county for
the past 10 years. He formerly lived
on farm mt Thomastown, but for the
last seven years he had led n retired
life in this city. He was widely
known. The funeral services will be
held from st. Vincents church, Friday
ut 10 o'clock.