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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Former rersEr:es.

Our forefatbers were great people for
scents and perfumes. fragrant herbs
and spices. und the astonishing amount
Of seasoning they put with the simplest
dishes prepares one for almost any
combination. When TO make q cherry
tart they four:d 1t necessary TO make
o strip Of cinnamon. ginger and "sawn-
ders" and to add roscwater to the
icing. one can imagine how they set to
work to cook cormorant. Perhaps
II we remind our readers that many
chambers were provided with drafts
which occasionally required cleaning
and that rcshes took the place of car
pets they will realize one of the rea-
sons for the use of perfumes. Sweet
waters" We're occasionally sprinkied
under the rushes In great houses or for
revels or on the mattresses and bed
ding.-Good Words.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
The German Soldier. Wage,

One Of the peculiartIes about the
military service in Germany is the pa.
ternal interest that the officers are re-
quired to take In the frugallty Of the
men. The pay Of the soldier is only
q cents day, but the army regula-
tlons guard 1t jealously. Each man is
expected to keep his money in little
bag suspended from string around
his neck. and any officer during in
spection may demand to have the bags
opened and their contents shown. II
1t be found that soldier is spending
his pay too freely-thlnk of that. with
the pay at SO low a mark-he is rep
rimanded and punished. He is com.
PEELED to make his pay cover his ex-
penseg,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
CURES FOR TooTHAcHE.
Remedies That DO Not Appeal to the
Ordinary Man Today.


The man In dental anguish some
times curses with Burns "the venomed
stang that shoots his tortured gums
alang," Sometimes, on the other hand,
he prays. st. Augustine in his "Con-
fessions" relates how he once suffered
from "dolor dentium" (toothache), ap-
parently In an aggravated form, for
he could not speak. Thereupon he
wrote on wax a prayer to God for the
other brethren to repeat, and as soon
as all were on their knees the pain
went. "But what painw he says.
"Never since my tender age had ex-
perienced the like" Southey in his
"Life of John Wesley" tells of that
eminent preacher that when his own
tooth ached he prayed and the pain
left him.
Unfortunately ordinary men do not
seem to have such efficacious faith.
When the excruciation begins, they
must bear it philosophically, and on
Shakespeare's authority toothache
finds out just the weak place in the
philosophers armor OF patience. In
the middle ages the devout who were
racked with pain had a special patron
to whom they could call for deliver
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Natural Anxiety:

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold
so easily. No disease costs more little
lives than Group. Its attack is SO sud-
den that the sufferer is often beyond
human aid before the doctor arrives.
Such cases yield readily to One Min
ute Cough Cure. Liquifies the mucus.
allays inflammation, removes danger.
Absolutely safe. Acts Immediately.
Cures coughs, cold, grip, bronchitis,
all throat and lung trouble. f. s. Nc
Mahon, Hampton, Ga: "a bad cold
rendered me voiceless just before an
oratorical contest. I intended to
withdraw but took One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t restored my voice in time
to win tie medal"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Her One Success.

In the civil war time a western wo'
man who had lost her husband In the
field and who hoped to win a livelihood
for herself and her little ones by writ
ing sent to Harper's Magazine story
which had no special distinction and
was returned In the desperate mood
that followed this rejection she sat
down with pen aflame and told why
wrote it," and her story under that Il.
tie was accepted and published. win.
ming sympathetic response from all
it's readers. But this production, the
echo Of vital moment, was her one
story in the magazine. Oliver Wendell
Holmes said that anybody could write
one interesting novel If he could truly
tell the story of his own e.-Harpers
Magazine.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Useful Purposes. of Ro.in.

There are many useful purposes to
which rosin can be applied outside of
those of general practice. AS non
conductor Of heat it is used in the pro-
lection of water pipes, particularly in
crossing bridges. where the pipe is laid
in the middle of a long box and the
whole filled with melted rosin. Rosin
is also used in supporting basement
floors in machine shops which may be
laid over some dry material, as spent
molding sand, which is carefully lev
cled off, and the planking laid upon
temporary supports separating it about
two inches above the sand.
Numerous holes about two inches in
diameter being bored through these
planks, melted rosin is forced through
them by means of tunnels until the
whole space is solidly filed, and then
the upper flooring is laid upon these
planks. In case the floor is subjected
to shocks sufficient to break the rosin
1t rapidly joins together again in much
the same manner as the regulation Of
Too
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
The Worst F0rE.

Multitudes are singing the praises Of
Kodol. the new discovery which is
making SO many sick people well and
weak people strong by digesting what
they eat. by cleansing and sweetening
the stomach and by transforming
their food into the kind of pure, rich,
red blood that makes you feel good
all over. Mrs. Cranfill, of Troy, I. T.,
writes: For number of years was
troubled with indigestion and dyspep-
sia which grew into the worst form.
Finally I was induced to use Kodol
and after using four bottles I am en-
tirely cured I heartily recommend
Kodol to all sufferers from Indigestion
and dyspepsia. Take dose after
meals. 1t digests what you eat.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
KISSING TIE HAND.
The Practice Was Instituted by the
Early Roman Rulers.

Early Roman Rulers.
The practice OF kissing the hands
was instituted by the carly Roman
rulers MS n mark Of subjection as much
as one OF respect. and under the first
Cmsar the custom was kept up, but
only for time.
These worthless conceived the idea
that the proper homage due to their
exalted station called for less familiar
modes OF obelsance, 80 the privilege
Of kissing the erDperor's hand was re-
served az a special mark Of condescen-
sion or distinction for officers of high
rank.
No such restriction, however was
placed on the cmperors themselves,
who IL they wished to confer signal
honor on any OF their subjects, kissed
either the mouths or the eyes OF those
they wished specially to favor, the kiss
generally intmating some promotion
or personal satisfaction for some
achievement.
Roman fathers considered the prnc.
tice Of kissing of 80 delicate a nature
that they never kissed their wives in
the presence Of their daughters.
Then. too, only the nearest relatives
were allowed to kiss their kindred of
the gentler sex on the mouth, for in
those days, as now. kissing was not a
mere arbitrary sign, but It was the
spontaneous language of the affections,
especially that Of love.
Under the Romans II lover kissed
his betrothed before marriage she in
herited half of his worldly goods in the
event of his death before the marriage
ceremony, and If she died her heritage
descended to her nearest relatives.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
COUGHS QUICK WIT.
RetOrt That silenccd nm Interrup
tIon In the Audience.

A RetOrt That Silenccd nm Interrup-
tion In the Audience.
An effort of one of John B. Coughs
tours of the west was to arouse his
converts to political movement in ia
vor of prohibition, and in several states
the politicians began to give considera-
tion to the cry. The distillers and liq-
uor dealers are said to have been so
frightened that they employed men to
follow the lecturer, sit among the audi
ence and endeavor to confound him
with questions. He had worked n
Topeka Kan) audience UP to fine
pitch of excitement and In his effective
manner cried:
Temperance Temperance! Tenn
perance! 1t will mean money in your
pocket, clothes OH your back, happiness
in your home and God in your heart!"
Up leaped one of the paid interrupt
ers and shouted to the audience:
Money in your pockets Why, fell
low citizens, follow this mans ideas
and we'll be all in the poorhouse!
Think of the fields of tasseled corn
that stretch on every side! Whisky is
made from corn. We sell millions of
dollars worth of corn to the whisky
makers. Stop the manufacture of
whisky, and what'll we do?"
Then, turning to Cough, he went on:
''You, Mr.. Smarty-what'l we do?
Tell us, if prohibition comes, what'll
we do with our corn?"
"Raise more hogs, my friend" re-
piled Cough without a seconds hesi-
tation--"raise more hogsP'-Philadel-
phia Times.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
A kicking Horse.

A writer in the National Stockman
gives this method of treating kicking
horse: Put OH him strong surcingle
and crupper. Have one ring where the
check hook comes and one eight inches
lower on the right side. Now run a
strap from the lower ring to the crup-
per about where the hip strap passes
through. Now take a tive-eighths inch
rope fifteen feet long, fasten it to the
ring at the check and then hook
through the ring in the halter and
back through the lower ring in the
surcingle. Strap up his left fore foot.
This should be done in a straw yard.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Obeyed Orders.

"What was the cause OF that awful
racket and disturbance in your Office
just before you Gamer" asked one Of
the tenants on the third floor.
"You know that young cowboy that
came yesterday to begin the study Of
law with me?" said the other.
"Yes."
"Well l thought he might as well be-
gin at the bottom. and told him that
when he came down this morning the
first thing for him to do would be to
clean out the Office. He found half a
dozen fellows there waiting for me.
but he did it, all right. Chicago Trib-
une
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

The whale can be put to great
number of uses when dead, as can
also the horse, the various parts of
which are utilized as follows: Hair of
name and tail for haircloth, stuffing
mattresses and making bags for crush
ing seed in oil mills, etc.; hide and skin
tanned for leather for covering tables,
ETC.; tendons used for glue and gelatin;
flesh for food for dogs, poultry and
man; fat used for lamps, etc.; intes-
tines used for covering sausages, max
Ing gut strings, ETC.; heart and tongue
for food; hoofs for gelatin, prussiate,
fancy snuffboxes, ETC.; bones for knife
handles, phosphorus, superphosphate
of lime and manure; blood for manure
and shoes for reuse or for old iron--
Spare Moments.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
A PANTHER's DEN.
Clean and Bright. In Decided Con-
trast to the Popular Idea.

Clean and Bright. In Decided Con-
trast to the Popular Idea.
1t was my good fortune to discover
the newly abandoned lair Of q cougar
family and further and to me new
evidence of that fastidious cleanliness
which is a marked chara cteristic Of
the animal. This retreat was not at all
the typical "panther's dem of tradi-
ton, but n bush grown harborage un-
der the edge of n rock with just enough
Of shelf to keep off the rain. should
not have found this breeding place but
for certain well gnawed array of
bones scattered over a little smooth
bench above q creek channel From
this boneyard there was very tracea-
BILE path leading through grass and
brush to the retreat where the dam
had housed her young. The evidence
here told plainly of the cougars long
immunity from annoyance and attack
and of thoroughly cleanly habit of
life. There was no bone or other sign
of feasting about the lair. The dam
had carried her kill to the creek bench
in every instance, and the children had
been called to the dining room. AS
bones which would have been crunch
ed or eaten by grown animals had
been perfectly cleaned by the kits I
was able to judge of their summers
diet. This had consisted mostly of
minor game, rabbits, marmots, grouse
and the like, with an occasional small
deer. At least one whole family Of
badgers, old and young, had been
served. pussy having probably lain for
them at their hole until they We're all
in.-Franklin Welles Calkins in Out
ing
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
High Temperature.

Tommy La,l had pneumonia. 90 had
been for some time in hospital. where
they treated him so well that he was
much avcrse to the prospect of being
discharged as cured,
One day the doctor In charge was
taking his temperature, and while
Tommy had the thermometer In his
mouth the doctor moved on and hap
pened to turn bis back. Tommy saw;
his chance. He pulled the THERMOMETERS
out OF his mouth and popped It into a
cup of hot tea, replacing 1t at the first
sign of the medico turning.
When that worthy examined tbs
thermometer. he looked first at Tom
my, then back to the thermometer and
gasped:
"Well. my man, you're not dead. but
you ought to beP'-London Chronicle.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
YOUNG RAVENS.
eueer Story of the Changing Color
of the Newborn Birds.


lueer Story of the Changing Color
of the Newborn Birds.
have not learning enough to know
whether in the earliest times ravens
were accounted 'unlucky." If so, why
were they chosen from among all the
birds of the mir Cor the merciful er-
rand or carrying bread to Elijah in the
wilderness? Did they steal it? They
are given to theft! Also in the written
word we are assured that God hear
eth the young ravens when they cry
out unto him." And nothing of this
is said of doves or of any other white
or heavenly kind of bird. An expla-
nation is given in the Egyptian conn.,
mentary on st. Luke in the Coptic
script by Epiphanius, A. d. 3GS-4o1.
The passage is certainly very curious,
and l am permitted to transcribe 1t
here: "Why, then, did the evangelist
mention no name among the birds ex-
cept ravens only? Because the hen
raven, having laid her eggs and
hatched her young, is wont to fly
away and leave them on account of
the hue of their color, for when
hatched they are red in appearance.
Then the Nourisher of all creation
sends to them a little swarm of In
sects, putting it by their nest, and
thus the little ravens are fed until
the color of their body is, as it were.
dyed and becomes black. But after
seven days the old ravens return, and,
seeing that the bodies of their young
have become perfectly like their own,
henceforward they take to them and
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Candles.

81 thought candles went with stage
coaches, but good many people must
use them yet" said shopper who
pointed to collection of candlesticks,
all of the utility sort, arrayed in a
house furnishing department There
were big and little, ornamental and
plain, practical and impractical ones.
Some had broad trays. and others had
none at all, and some had devices for
lifting the candle, while others were
made with deep necks. There still re-
main people who cling to the traditions
of their ancestors and will have none
of the modern lighting inventions for
their sleeping rooms. Certain women
prefer light IN their bedrooms until
they are asleep. and for this purpose a
candle is just the thing. for it will put
itself out at the time proportioned by
its length.-New York Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

ance. 81. Apolionia, martyr under
the emperor Philip, among other
cruel indignities had her teeth pulled
out. In consequence she became tooth
aches tutelary saint, as her emblems-
one of which is holding tooth in
plnchers" sufficiently testify.
And there would seem to have been
yet another martyr, st. Blaize, who
took cognizance of the disease. He was
honored in the little town Of st. Bla-
zcy, in Cornwall, where candles Of
fered upon his altar We're supposed to
be an infallible cure for toothache.-
Chambers Journal
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Easy Sailing.

visitor-I would like to get you to
teach me to sail boat.
Boatman-sail boat? why. It's easy
as swimmin'. Jest grasp the main sheet
with one hand an the tiller with the
other, an IL flaw strikes ease up or
bring 'er to an loose the halyards, but
look out fer the gan an boom or the
hull thingll be in the water an ye'll
be upset; but IL the wind is steady y'r
all right, onless y'r too slow in lufin',
cause then yen be upset sure. Jump
right in an try 1t; but, remember, what.
ever ye do, don't jibe!'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
hE TOOK THE CAKE.
A Story of william Black, the Novel
list, and Mary Anderson.

A Story of William Black, the Novel;
list, and Mary Anderson.
One time when Mary Anderson was
playing in "The Winters Tale in
Dublin William Black, the novelist,
who was very intimate with Miss An
derson and her family, insisted upon
assuming the part Of one of the supers,
who was dressed as very old man
with venerable beard and locks that
fell upon his shoulders When Black
went upon the stage in this disguise,
he walked about among his fellow
supers with unceasing restlessness and,
judging by the wild motions Of his
arms, seemed to be addressing to each
in turn an impassioned harangue. The
audience began to wonder who the
new actor was and what on earth he
was doing in a play in which neither
Shakespeare nor the stage managers
ever intended him to appear.
Presently came the time when it was
the business of Perdita to distribute
flowers among the peasants, among
whom Black had his place. Miss An
derson, carrying on the practical jokes
of the family circle, had prepared a
surprise for this moment, and, having
distributed flowers among the less IA
vored supers, she handed to Black a
large cake crowned with wreath of
laurel, saying as she did so, "You take
it." in allusion to his triumphs in the
contests of wits at the supper table.
To her CONSERVATION, Black showed
that he was quite prepared to carry
out the jest, for, taking the cake from
the hands of Perdta, he Immediately
distributed 1t in substantial portions to
his hungry fellow supers. who, finding
1t to be of excellent quality, began to
MUNICH 1t greedily under the eyes of
the bouse,-EXchange
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Bees a.d Ants.

Bees will place their honeycombs in
any place regularly or irregularly
shaped, and when they come to corners
and angles they seem to stop and con-
slider. Then they vary the shape Of the
cell. SO that the space is exactly filed.
1t could not be done more satisfactorily
If the whole thing had been worked
out on paper beforehand. Ants make
hard and smooth roads and drive tun-
nels compared to which mans efforts
in making such things are Insignificant
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

iu.ni s~-.- ,,.-..c .4.."ce or rCck,
brick. porcelain and cement. covering
moro than l,00O.0,0 square feet. Near
one Of the josslorscs 10000 bodies are
buried vertically to save space. They
stGad on n plot Of ground of as many
feet square.
The wells from which the city draws
it's water supply are shallow and are
sunk OIL the edge Of graveyards and
even among the tombs themselves.
The water Is muddy and is colored by
the perpetual turning up Of the soil.
1t has no sewers, and the streets vary,
from two feet to six feet In width.
No wheeled vehicle can use them.
Here ard there Is an open place or
plaza, dug out 20 as to he huge re-
ccptacle into which the streets dis
charge their refuse. Filth abounds,
and its twin sister. disease, hourishes.
The atmosphere is laden with noxious
smells, and the burial of the dead goes
on at an alarming rate.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
The Dragon SLAYER.

At an English school pompous
youngster whose father, it was well
known, had been successful omnibus
driver was one day lingering ostenta-
iously a large seal which he is in the
habit Of wearing, representing ST.
George and the dragon, and, having
drawn the attention Of school COM
panion to it, remarked carelessly:
"Ah, one of my ancestors is supposed
to have killed the dragon, don't you
knoww
& "Good yracious!" inquired the other,
somewhat anxiously. "Did he run over
itw-London Answers.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
THE GIRLS OF kAsHMlR.
Why They Arc Not ss pcautifuI ne
They Once Were,

They Once Were.
The girls of Kashmir In former times
were sold and carried away to the
Punjab, In India. They commanded n
large price, and parents In moderate
circumstances for centuries past have
been in the habit of parting with their
daughters to place themselves In easier
circumstances, and the daughters have
generally been quite willing to escape
from life Of penury and labor to ono
Of opulence and ease.
A laborlng man In this part of India
cannot enrn over So or SO month,
while many receive for their daughters
ms high as $1,000. There are some cases
where $4,000 was paid, but the usual
price has been from 800 to $500.
The practice became so common MS
well as SO damaging that severe law
was enacted prohibiting any one from
removing any woman from the coun-
try, but 1t is said that the business
goes on now as 1t has done for hun
dreds of years, and to that practice
may be charged the fact that the wo-
men of Kashmir are not as beautiful
as they once were.
The process of taking all the beauti-
full girls away, leaving only the ordi-
nary and ugly ones to continue the
race, has lowered the standard of beau
ty. Most Of the women and girls per
form field labor as much as the men.
and their dress Is of the coarsest and
plainest materials, consisting of a gar
ment like a nightgown made of white
cotton. There is no effort to have It fit.
The condition Of women in Kashmir
is very sad one, but one from which
there does not seem to be any present
escape. 1t is a constant struggle to
live, without the least hope of any ac-
emulation or Of ever seeing better
days.
The men only receive about cents a
day and the women generally about
cents, and that will provide only the
coarsest food.-Phlladelph Inquirer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
BEYOND A o0uBr. \
Good Hard Facts, Told In as Fo6 Word
as Possible.

Mr.. A. STANCE. iaborer, Of SOUTH
Grant ST., Akron. o., snys: II like Dr'
A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills becausc u
made my digestion and stomach stron6
again. What ate bothered me, rested
heavy. made me nervous and disxNl
! was advised to get the medicine anG
am glad I did as eat well agaip, dis
gest my food and have no dizzy o.
nervous spells. am taking some awaH
west with me so as to be provided
should have another attack"
DR.. A. w. Chases Nerve Pills aru
sold at J0c a box at dealers, or Dr.
A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. See that portrait and signature q
A. W. Chase, n. d., are on every pacis
age. !,
-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Forty Years. Torture.

To be relieved from torturing dis
ease after 40 years torture might well
cause the gratitude of anyone. That
is what DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
did for G. Haney, Geneva, o. He says:
"DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured
me of piles after had suffered 40
years." Cures cuts. burns, wounds,
skin diseases. Beware of counter
feits.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

There is no sucn thing in life as a
trifle; every event and action, how
ever unimportant seemingly. has a root
below and a branch above which
twist and turn into some other root
and branch, making part Of the great
substance on and in which we live.
Its presence and absence both affect
the entire mass of which 1t forms q
part.-Exchange.