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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
A REMARKABLE
MAN IS BLIND
He Is the New President Of a
Society Of the Blind. .a

Battle Creek, Mich, June a4-When
the Michigan Blind Peoples Welfare
association has it's next meeting 1t will
be presided over by one of the most
remarkable blind men in the county,
James Perrin Hamilton of Battle
Creek. known as the University of
Michigan's blind graduate
Mr. Hamilton's eyesight was des-
troycd when he was child, but the
brave boy determined TO have an edu-
cation, and he has accomplished his
ambition in manner which eclipses
the efforts of many young man en-
dowed with perfect sight,
The young man was born October
10. 1872. his father being the Rev.
James Hamilton, who has gained no.
toriety for the "Gretna Green indus
try at St. Joseph. In early boyhood
he destroyed his vision by falling on n
| pair of shears.
At 20 years of age Hamilton enter
ed the Michigan School for the Blind
at Lansing. and graduated in the lit
erary course with high scholarship.
| His great desire of seeing" Europe
was then made possible by his knowl-
edge of the piano, as he earned his
money for "A long trip abroad by tun-
ing pianos. In Germany and France
he studied the languages of the peo.
pie until he could talk them fiuently
The people were all kind to him and
he gained Il store of information such
as few tourists obtain.
After his return he entered Albion
college, and then, finishing his course
he entered the University of Michigan
where he astounded everybody with hi
power of learning.
In 1895, he married n bright. ntellec
tual young woman and the happy
couple went to Italy and Greece fol
study. His reception there was truly
remarkable, especially in Greece
where the blind are expected to bes
for living. Nothing more than thi,
was imagined Of Mr., Hamilton. but III
was worker and needed no dona
tlons. He became the subject of ar
| tiNiVs III iht tNuhipS
and soon attracted the attention o.
the nobility.
After being the lion of the hour n
dinner parties among the most nobl,
families of Greece, he received an in
vitation from the Queen to appear he
fore her, and he was received Will
great honors.
Mr. Hamilton now lectures frequent
ly on what Blind Man Saw |,
Europe" but when the new school TO
the blind is completed in Greece b.
, expects 10 take charge, at the reques
of the Queen.
a surprising feature of his life is tina
he holds seven medals for catcll-as
catch-can wrestling, and that he wo
the intercollegiate championship med
ais and honors Il few years ago !
, Ypsilanti He is pianist of abilit
and superb conversationalist.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24

New York. June 24--The Young La
dies Single. B Blessedness Debating So
ciety Of Bayside, l.. L.. has stirred up
a sensation which threatens to paral-
we the social life of the town for
many days to come. With two or three
exceptions. the marrlageable young
men of Bnyside are not OH speaking
terms with members of the society
which is an adjunct Of the Methodist
Episcopal church,
Among the young women who took
part in a recent debate were Misses
Frances Easton, Marion liendrlck
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
beyond DOUBT
These Facts Must Con.
vince Every Reader.

That which follows is the experience
of a resident of Akron. Incredulity
cannot exist about the statement be-
cause it can easily be investigated.
Mr.. william Owen, of 112 Goodrich
st., says: For years suffered from
my kidneys. My back often caused me
so much misery that | could not sleep
nights, my head panied and had great
annoyance from the kidney secretons
despite the use of many remedies and
doctors treatment. emphatically
say that Doan's Kidney Pills sold at
Lamparter e. Co.'S drug store saved
my life. You are at liberty. to send
anyone to me for personal confederation
of the above
For sale by all dealers. Price 10
cents. Foster-NIil Co, Buffalo, n
Y, sole agents for the U. s.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
BETTER
Than the Average Bill
Is the Performance This Week at
Summit Lake Park.

The bill at Summit lake park this
week is better than the average. 1t
Is opened by Mounts and Del Mar in
comedy sketch, "My Country Cons-
in" The piece is full of clean, whole
some fun and the singing of the couple
is above the average. Harry r. Ford
vocalist. appeared again last night and
was fair. as was Viola Abt, the child
soubret and toe dancer.
Anna b. Lonnborg, the Swedish
nightingale, made n great hit with
her songs. She has a good voice and
Is one of the strong features of the
bill The turn of Vino and Searle is
good and bad in spots. The Juggling
is extremely clever, the singing Is
medium. while their jokes are white
with age. If new set of jokes were
sprung the act would be much strong
er Prof. Abt continues to delight the
audience with his fine dissolving
views. The pictures this week are
very good.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
"And he smokes cigarettes" added

"And he smokes cigarettes added
third.
Many of the young women. it is
said. came much nearer the truth than
they intended. The blushing young
men became fearful that more was
known concerning them than they had
expected.
Jimmy Dayton. a young lawyer,
was the only one of Bayside's young
men who met with the full approba
tion of the society. He has an office
at l15 Broadway. in this city.
He is very gentle and refined
commented girl critic.
All the other bachelors are busy try,
ing TO think up mean things to say
about him.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
GOOD Cash
Paid For His Book and
Badge
But the Detective Sadly Failed
TO Detect

New York, June 24--William A.
Parkinson of South River ls a detec-
tive. He bought his right to detect,
a detectives badge and book, How
to Catch Criminals from Western
agency for SO. Tint was several years
ago. His first experience with Q real
criminal occurred Yesterday. 10
The man didn't look Ike criminal.
He was nicely dressed and had such
"A pleasant way OF talking that Detec-
tive Parkinson thought him perfect
gentleman. The stranger admired the
detectives badge and suggested that
Parkinson might like another job,
which he could Use in conjunction with
his detective work. He told Parkin.
son that he was bagga ge- ma ster at the
wagon bridge over the Raritan river
at New Brunswick. The night watch
man Of the bridge, he said, was going
to Europe TO claim an inheritance Of
$4,000, so some one was needed to
take his place with salary Of S14 a
week and revolver. All the night
watchman had 10 do was to light three
lamps n night The retiring watch.
man would hand over his job to any.
one willing to pay him $3.50 for his
uniform.
The baggngemastcr took Detective
Parkinson around the corner to see the
night watchman, but the latter wasn't
there.
/
But 1t will be all right anyway"
said the baggage-ma You pay
me $3.50 and will clinch the job and
the uniform for you, and you can pay
the other 50 out of your first week s
salary"
Parkinson borrowed $3.50 and gave
1t to the bagga ge-ma ster, who told him
to come to the bridge for the job and
uniform. Parkinson came. only to find
that he had been swindled.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
CANDY OFFERED
AS A BONUS

New York, June pa laundry was
newly esta blished in a neighborhood
remote in wealth and social pretension
from the Fifth avenue district In the
window for few days appeared Il pla-
card that attracted the attention of
Every kid read the irregulnrly
painted notice, what brings dirty
cloes here gets a peece o candy"
1t is a pretty good guess that every
boy who read that sign and whose
mother put her washing out impor-
tuned her to let him carry it to that
particular laundry.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
SingIe.B|essedness Society
Has Caused a Sensation

son, Missouri Martin, Florence Cris-
ten, Carrie and Regina Shatter and
Lucy Lnpge The merits of each or
the young men present were openly
discussed from the platform for the
'editication of all present. In many
instances the besetting sin of the indi-
vidual was dwelt upon at length and
with telling effect.
"Ie has such lovely eyes, was said
of one candidate
But he thinks he's handsome, and
that everyone is in love with him."
interposed the second critic
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
Saved From an Awful Fate.

Everybody said had consumption u
writes Mrs. A. 81 Shields, of Cham,
bersburg. Pa, II was so low after
six months of severe sickness. caused
by Hay Fever and Asthma, that few
thought ! could get well, but 1 learn
ed of the marvellous merit Of DR.
Kings New Discovery for Copsump.
tion, used it, and was completely eur
ed For desperate throat and lung
diseases it is the safest cure In the
world, aud is infallible for coughs
colds ana bronchial affections. Guar
anteed bottles SOC and S1.0O. Trial
bottles free at c. B. Harper & Co.'S.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
DISAPPOINTED
In Love, a Fireman Put Bull let In
Ills Brain.

Omaha Neb., June 24-John II. Hart
man, city fireman, sent in his resig.
nation TO the fire chief, went to the
engine house and said goodby to his
mates. and stepping to the rear OF the
building, put bullet through his head
dying an hour later. Hartman pre-.
viously told his companions that he
had been disappointed in love.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
Warning.

If you have kidney or bladder trou-
BILE and do not use Poley's Kidney
Cure, you will have only yourself to
blame for results, as 1t positively cures
all forms Of kidney and bladder dis
eases. J. NJ. LATER, j.. Lamparter &
Co., A. Warner. t"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24

No good health unless the kidneys
are sound. Foley's Kidney Cure makes
the kidneys right. ]. NJ. LATER, j.
Lamparter & Co., A. Warner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24

On the first indication of kidney trou-
BILE. stop it by taking Poley's Kidney
Cure.
J. NJ. LATER, j. Lamparter & Co., A.
Warner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

ample I have heard Methodist minister
declare that the Epistle to the Romans
contained the bulwark and armor of his
church. A Methodist teacher would there
fore teach Romans to his pupils. We know
also that while the gospel of St. John
furnishes the most potent authority
prudent for Unitarians to comment much
upon it. A Unitarian teacher would never
read il in school. In brief, every church
has its own peculiar portions of the Bible
upon which it relies to sustain its creed.
and those portions will be read by teach
ers if not exclusively, at least oftener
than all others. that sustain the creed to
which he has subscribed The result is a
direct encouragement of proSelyting- Now,
if you read the Book consecutively this
cannot happen
Again, all books are valuable in proper
ton to the information they contain, and
it is obvious that such information can
only be CLEANED from them by careful
study of their entire contents. Should a
teacher direct his pupils to study the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
READ IT cONsECUTIvELY.
J. Clement Smith Says Bible Should
Not Be Studied Piecemeal.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
/ see that school board is threatened
with lawsuit result of their order
to school teachers to read the Bible daily
before the children. 1t seems pity to
waste the peoples money in this manner,
and hence l propose a compromise: Let
the order be so changed that the teachers
shall be compelled to read the book con-
secutively, beginning with Genesis.
So far 1 know, there is no book ex-
cept the Bible that is permitted to be
studied in any school otherwise than con-
secutWely. Why make an exception for
that particular volume? The practice is
to read chapters, paragraphs and SEN
fences here and there as the caprice of
the teacher may dictate, which is mani
festlv. wrong, because he will naturally Sc
sustain the particular cult or denomi-
nation to which he is attached. For ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

easy matter to study the conditions at
various places in the United States from
those reports.
I found where the barometer was
the lowest For instance, low barom-
eter coming down from Montana was
80 here today. The next days report
from st. Louis shows the barometer has
lifted a little and stands at 1880 and
at some place in Illinois is $3.50. This
shows how long it takes for it to go
from Topeka to certain places. I found
out of course, how fast the low barom-
eter would travel. studied out the
conditions by years. pay no attention
to present conditions in this locality in
making my forecasts, but to coming
conditions. The wind has nothing to do
with it.
THE best explanation I can make is
this If you ask a surveyor to run
some lines for you he finds a certain
monument and from that gets his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
SLAVES IN SHAWNEE.
Transfer Record in the Office of the
Register of Deeds.

There is a record in the register of
deeds Office in Shawnee county of the
transfer of slaves. The copy of the doc
ument in book 10 of deeds and mort
cages page 80 is dated February q,
1860
The transfer is made by Finis e Nc
Lean to Thornton Mclean Preceding
the record is the transfer of 8 lots from
the Topeka association to FINS E. Nc
transferring the slaves is as follows in
part This indenture, made and enter
ed into this 9th day of February in the
year 1860, between Finis E. Mclean and
Lucy A. Mclean, his wife, of Todd
county, in the state of Kentucky, of the
first part. and Thornton Mclean, son 70
the parties of the first part of the coun-
ty and state aforesaid of the other part,
witnesseth that the said Finis e. Nc
Lean and Lucy A. Mclean, his wife, TOR
and in consideration of the sum of 81
to them in hand paid and for the fur
Their consideration of the natural love
and affection they have and bear to
their children hereinafter named have
this day bergained, sold and conveyed
and by these presents do bargain, sell,
alien and convey unto the said Thorn
ton Mclean all the estate, real and per-
sonal and mixed which they or either
of them own So Several lots in
the towns of Topeka. Lawrence, and
Tecumseh in the territory of Kansas,
and the following slaves: Jim, Grace,
Daniel, Alkaline, Isaac, Nelly. Robert,
George, Elizabeth, Mary, Clerk, Emily,
thai Betty, Calvin, Hogan, Jerry, Sally.
Jenny; also all the mules, horses, jacks,
jennets cattle, sheep, hogs and all stock
of every kind on said place"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

many conditions which govern the ele-
ments and that the positions of the
planets have much to do with the
weather. He says there are from 5 to
6 weather periods in a month and the
planets govern those periods.
The story of Smiths life is an inter
esting one. He was a pioneer in Wis
consin and went to Chicago and was
burned out by the Chicago fire In the
early days he was associated with such
men as Ezra Com ing. the father of Da-
vid B Hill, lack Chandler, Dan Wilcox,
and others He was interested in sew
eral lines of business in the early days
of the west that afterward made other
men millionaireS
I. NJ. Smith was born near Utica.
New York, SO years ago. He comes
from hardy stock for his father live1
to be go years old, his mother 81 and an
aunt was 109 years old at the time Of
her death. He lived at Oneida, New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
The Hope damon

TFrorn the London Chronicle.l
The famous Hope diamond, which has
Just changed owners, was originally one
of the French crown jewels. During the
stormy days of the French revolution
the regalia were put under the charge
of the Paris commune and lodged in the
Garde Meuble, whence one night the
whole was stolen. The thieves were
never discovered, but an anonymous let
ter informed the commune that one or
two articles would be found In certain
ditch This proved true, and among the
objects recovered was the famous Pitt
or regent diamond. This stone was
found in India in 1901 by a slave, who.
to conceal it, made a wound in his leg
and wrapped the diamond in the band
ages Reaching the coast he intrusted
himself and his secret to English
captain, who thereupon threw the slave
overheard and sold the stone to a native
merchant for $1,000. 1t afterward pass
ed into the hands Of Pitt, governor OF
Fort st. George, who sold it in 1717 to
the Duke of Orleans then regent Of
France, for 9135 900. The Hope diamond
is a portion of a remarkable stons
brought to France by Tavernier and
sold to Louis XIV. The thieves who OBJ
tanned the stone in 1902 apparently
broke it into three pieces, of which the
Hope diamond was far the largest; but
all reappeared again after a sufficient
interval of obScuritY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

ton on the strength of that and got
1900.
Il didn't said Smith, land I'll tell
you why. While I was in Wisconsin,
Bartlow's cavalry cane our way and
camped. We had 1000 cords of wood
They seized and burned most of it.
1t took me so long to get that claim al
lowed at Washington that I decided
ii I ever had another against the gov
eminent I would never try to collect 1T
but would just give it to Uncle Sam"
So Smith has never been wealthy but
he lives happily on his little farm and
makes cider and wea Their fore
casts. They are both good. Good
as Cider Smith who is happy
with his grandchildren and his weather
warnings. Day after day he gets the
reports of the climatic conditions at var
ious points of vantage over the country
from the newspapers and makes his
forecasts Systematically and intelligent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
LABELS.
IFrom the london Chronicle

IFrom the London Chronicle.1
A casual visitor to a New York Htho-
grapher saw heaps of labels of European
and Egyptian hotels, and expressed sur
prise that hoteIkeepers should find it
worth their while to send so far for their
printing "A little trade secret respond
ed the proprietor confidentially. Il supply
dealers in second hand trunks and bags
with them. well labeled bag is worth
at least a dollar more" This reminds us
of tie experience of a wen known play.
wright who asked for particular kind of
hook at a New York wine merchant The
ingenious youth who CHANGED to be in
charge at the moment went-nOt to the
catalogue or to bin-but to a drawer
and, after long search, turned round. with
apologize manner. II m very sorry, mis-
ter, he said, but we are out of those
La heIS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
" CIDER" SMITH
Man Who Forecasts Weather,
and How He Does 1t.
Not a Guesser, Nor Does He
Depend on Signs.
HOW He STUDIES
Watches the Barometer Records
Over the Country.
Was a Pioneer in the Telegraph
Business.

If the name, Captain Isaiah Munson
Smith, was to be printed across the top
of the page in six inch letters there
would probably not be half a dozen per-
sons outside his immediate family who
would know who he was but let the
more familiar term of Cider stand
before the name Smith in Roman min
ion and people all over Kansas will
know who that person is.
For Cider Smiths name is syn
onymOus with weather forecasts. He
does not make his forecasts by the aid
of the primitive wish bone and corn
musk signs in a hit or miss manner but
ne makes them scientifically, fop Swing
the same principals and rules as the
government prognosticators, but he
claims, with more accuracy and many
who follow his weather warnings print
agree with him. One thing is certain,
Mr.. Smith makes his forecasts for
periods covering several days or even
weeks, while Uncle Sans warnings are
vance.
Mr. Smith has kept a record of
the weather for the last so years. That
record Is complete. So far as Topeka is
concerned it dates from 1871 when he
came to Kansas. Half a century is a
long time for one man to keep a record,
but Mr.. Smith is So years old and hale
and hearty There is no weather too
cold and none too hot for him to be
about usual
Cider" Smith is a character in To-
peka- Anyone whose name is on the
tongue of nearly every one is a char
acter and certainly the people of Kan
sas, as well as Topeka, know that he
Is a weather forecaster and they watch
his warnings diligently as they do
those handled by Observer Jennings.
Mr.. Smith lives with his son on a small
farm in Highland Park, southeast of the
city. Besides studying the elements
he makes and sells cider and thereby
won his sobriquet.
L have studied the weather for So
years" said Mr.. Smith when asked how
long he had observed the elements and
the conditions governing them. Il be-
came interested in the study while in
Wisconsin in 1S47. Then l noticed the
conditions of the trees and other things
produced by the wea Their. Some time
after that secured the reports of the
department of agriculture and I studied
them L learned a great deal about the
storms going across the country I
studied their route from the Rocky
mountains or from Behring sea across
the country to the ocean. It was an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
Van Buren, Street.

Mrs. A. Sans, of SIC Van Buren, St,
says: For two or three years had at
tacks of heavy, bearing down aching
through my loins and when stopped it
was difficult to straighten. 1 could not
sleep nights, there was burning heat
across my loins, the kidney secretions
We're highly colored and my limbs were
swelled and bloated. I took treatment
from doctors and tried numerous RENE
dies but received little benefit until
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Row
ley & Shows drug store. L began to
improve from the first, and in a short
time was cured of all symptoms of the
trouble. My health is better now than
it has been for two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

bearings and then does his work In
monument that never changes. 1t gives
me my bearings and / make no mis-
takes. A year ago an ice dealer asked
me when he would be able to fill his
houses and told him. My corner stone
does not change any more than the
sun"
Mr. Smith does not often impart any
proverbs but one of his rules is that
three white frosts in succession will al
ways bring rain and sometimes two
Another is that sun dogs" generally
indicate rain He says that there are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

York, for a time and went from there
to Ashland, Wis, in 1910. His brother
drove from New York to Wisconsin
with the father of David B. Hill, the
Empire state Democratic statesman
Smith went to visit them. He stayed
in Wisconsin but a short tine and went
to Chicago and was in business there
In 1S4S Smith returned to Wisconsin
He went from Buffalo to Detroit on the
Great Western.
Il was seasick,'' said Mr. Smith in
telling of the voyage. "On the boat
met lack Chandler, who was after
wards a senator and a cabinet mem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
Jefferson Street.

Mr.. Calvin Brewer, real estate dealer,
of 635 Jefferson street, says: Ordinary
Anglo-Saxon fails to convey any idea of
what / suffered from my back when on
the Texas Pacific r. R., engineer between
Fort Worth and Texarkana I have often
when ! stopped to oil my engine suffered
overwhelmingly, and when on the engine
the least jar sent twinges of pain clean
from my loins to the top of my head. The
trouble finally forced me to give up my
position, and when weakness of the kid
neys, particularly observable at night. was
added to former troubles my condition
was not one to be envied. Now if the first
box of Doans Kidney Pills, procured at
Rowley & Shows drug store, corner of
Sixth street and Kansas avenue, had not
brought me positive relief, [ never would
have followed up the treatment, neither
could I be induced to recommend the
preparation or indorse its claims, Send
anyone to for minute particulars of
my experience with and opinions of Doan's
Kidney Pills