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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-28
EIGHTY.
Mr.. Schumacher
Is Still Young
Though Within z Days
of -Four Score.
The Birthday Reception to be
Held Monday.

surrounded by numerous lrieHuS VI
his early and latter days, Ferdinand
Schumacher will celebrate his eight
ieth birthday anniversary next Mon
day. Mr.. Schumacher Is passing the
autumn Of his life at his old home
stead, 7O2 East Market st. Although
Mr.. Schumacher has seen life of
unbounded activity, the weight Of four
score years rests but lightly upon
him, and he still keenly retains all
his senses. He has enjoyed the best
of health and has smile and II friend
ly twinkle in his eye that one looks
for in vain in many men much young
er than he.
Mr.. Schumacher is one of the best
known and most highly respected cti-
zens of Akron. This city has been
his home most of the time for over
81 years. Born in Germany in 1922,
he removed with his parents to this
country, at the age of % and engaged
in farming in what is now a suburb
Of Cleveland, A short time later, his
parents passing away, he came to Ak
ron and opened up a grocery store on
the site of the present First National
bank. He has the credit of being the
first builder and owner of factory
for the preparation of cereal foods in
the country, an industry which has
now grown to be of the foremost.
Throughout his life he has also been
Interested in horticulture, and has
strongly inherited the German love for
all beautiful things in nature. To
this day he tends to all his plants and
trees and watches their growth and
development with keen zeal. He is al
so considered by his friends as a great
student. He can read several differ
ent languages fluently, and one can
not step into his house without being
impressed with the spirit OF calmness
and refinement Of Its occupants
Some time ago he retired from active
business and now almost altogether
devotes his time to his garden and
his books. He was married three
years ago to woman, who, although
considerably his junior, shares per-
fectly his quiet domestic life.
The home will be gorgeously decor
ated for the occasion next Monday.
Three hundred guests have been in
vited and 1t is believed that fully that
number will pay their respects to the
aged gentleman, The reception In the
afternoon will be from until s o'clock
and in the evening from s until 10
o'clock.
Mr.. Schumacher's two sons. Adolph
who is at present living In Marseilles,
ILL.,, and Louis, who Is still residing
with his fnther, will be present, Both
men have reached the meridian Of
life, Adolph Schumacher having two
grown children. Both of them will
assist their father in receiving his
guests.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-28

The editor OF the Holmes County
Farmer remarks that 1.-THE Garfield
Corrupt Practices law is dead, re-
pcaling act having been passed by both
houses of the Legislature" The bill
may be officially dead, but in practice
1t was never alive.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-28

are planning to hold an institute in
June.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

VIM Goothier Kent. ............ 20
Mary Hazel, Akron ..,...........o4
Groom's occupation, carpenter,
w. Frank Foust Akron. ......... 30
Belle NJ. Straub, Akron. ......... 20
Groom's occupation, bookkeeper.
VIM. Hoffman, Akron. ..........v2 70
Amanda Lachat, Akron .......... .3l
Groom's occupation, rubber worker.
George ]. Miller Stow. ,............ "a
Hattie Il. Olln, Stow. .......... 23
Groom's occupati ton, farmer.
John Strayer, Barberton,. ........ 21
Myrtle Swire, Barberton,. ........ 1S
Groom's occupation, laborer.
Henry S. Black, Akron. ......... 81
Helen Shaffer, Akron. ....... 20
Groom's occupation rubber worker.
VIM. L, Rice, Cuyahoga Falls. %
Anna e. Mills, Cuyahoga Falls. 20
Groom's occupation. clerk.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-28

Rev, DR.. c. Fl. Mead, of New York
city, will speak at the First Congre-
gatlonal church tomorrow evening. He
is a temperance speaker of national
reputation, one well worth hearing.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-28

Your Last Saturday and Sunday.
For wade's Photos, 2o7 E. Market
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-28
DEMOCRATIC TICKET,
For Justice of the Peace,
EBENEZER LEWIS.
COUNCIL.

First ward-J. NJ. Hay.
Second--George Tweed.
Third--T. b. Callahan, long term;
Joseph Bishop, short term.
Tourth--Joseph Winum.
Fifth-John s. Atkinson.
sixth-Chas. @. Warner,
Seventh-J. w. Walke-.
Ejghth-August piske.
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Get Your Easter photos

At Wade's. POT Il. Market.
Your last chance.
Open All Day Sunday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-28

They formed a committee of defense,
and all were full of martial ardor. The
next day an English frigate came into
the Roads, and all the inha bitants,
without firing shot, were captured
and deported to France. 1t turned up
several times as a Jack-in-the-box At
the breaking out of every war the
English took it, and when peace was
proclaimed restored it. In the Water
loo wear it was finally restored to
France by the second treaty of Paris.
The whole population of the colony is
nut down as 5000, but out of this num-
Der 1.O33 are transient, sailors and
fishermen. The permanent residents
are about 5000; 1.400 are natives of
France, 722 are English. There are PAT
functionaries and their families to
govern this immense possession.
The energy shown by the French in
prosecuting the cod-fshery is some
thing remarkab BILE. The year of the
Peace of Amiens, 1902, they repaired
their buildings, and 1000 fishermen
caught 100000 quintals of fish, an ay
erage of so quintals per man, notable
example of their indomitable push and
perseverance. under difficulties. The
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How to Open n Jack-Pot.

The Kansas friends of Gene Ware
have unearthed an English edition of
"Ironquill," annotated literally in eX-
PLANTATION of it's Americanisms. The
refrain: "Who openeth a jackpot
may not always rake it down." sug-
gests difficulties disposed of in a foot
note, which lays down a safe and
conservative rule for foreigners in
the great American game: ''The
jackpot is feature Of a gambling
game of cards in which each player
contributes an equal amount of
money to the formation of the pot
To open the jackpot means to start
the gambling for that particular pot.
It can only be done by that player
who has a hand of a certain pre-
scribed degree of excellence. If he
can sustain his supremacy he may
win, but in the course of the play he
NAV lose. If he wins he wins all.
Hence, to open a jackpot, in slang
parlance, means a person with tenn
porary advantage endeavoring to get
all that his associates have in sight.
Four kings is a good hand to open
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duties to the Dominion government.
Great efforts have been made by
Canada and Newfoundland to put an
end to the illicit traffic, but all in
vain. Schooners are captured every
now and then, the cure denounces
the detestable business, which is so
demOralizing to his people, still it
fouriShes, and it will continue to
flourish whilst the government of
France refuses to permit tie resi-
dence of an English consul at ST.
Pierre. Every nation in the world
can have it's representative in the lit
tie island, only England, the one
power most interested in st. Pierre's
trade, IS refused. The big schooners
that take the liquor from ST. Pierre
leave ostensibly an a fishing voyage.
There is no clearance, no manifest
of the cargo, no papers to show what
for smuggling in the gulf of ST. Law
renee is very ingenious one, and
nearly always succeeds. The larger
vessel, with the contraband aboard,
does not venture into Canadian wa
ters. She meets her consorts, gen
orally three small crafts, at an APP
pointed time and rendezvous in the
entrance of the gulf, or off Cape
Breton, or on the Labrador shore,
the smaller vessels proceeding to the
north coast, and when well up the
river the liquor is transhipped into
boats or sometimes into farmers
carts. All the inhabitants of the
lower ST. Lawrence are in league with
the smugglers.
By the treaties with England it is
strictly enjoined that ST. Pierre was
not to be fortified, and there was only
to be a guard of so men for police. But
all this is evaded. The colony pos
sesses a complete military organiza-
ton, and on the fete of the republic
it turns out, in grand and imposing ar
ray, artillery, engineers and infan-
try. There is no cavalry. There are
only about 1000 male inhabitants in
the island who are capable of bearing
arms. and who would come under the
conscription; but all turn out, and
when the men-of-war are at port they
cooperate with the colonial militia.
The ox-cart, symbol of French con-
servatism and of the provincial ways
of old France, stib remains at st.
Pierre. The little colony could, not,
however, forever continue insensible
to the rush and go and influence of
Canadian and American ideas; at last
she has been bitten by the tarantula
of modern progress, municipalism.
There is now a system of electric light
ing, gas and water have been put in,
and there is extensive telephone COM
munication. In ST. Pierre taxation
has thus been largely increased. The
little town is no longer free port;
her revenue had to be augmented to
meet the evergrowing expense Of
town Improvements d. w. PROWsE.
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known. Iney are
crowded for the reason that makes
high buildings proftab le-the mar
rowness of the island. Over in Brook
Ign, in near New Jersey, are other vast
quarters of the Hebrews, also close
knit communities.
Anything that appeals to the Jews
as a body makes a tremendous sensa-
ton. So when the funeral was held
the other day of Chief Rabbi Joseph
the throng that turned out was not
10000, as had been anticipated, but
over 100000. An attack was made
upon the procession by some appren-
tice boys at a factory along the line
of march, and when the police came
they dubbed the wrong people; at
least some of them did. But you know
all about that.
The result has been some surprising
police changes. The inspector in
command in that district has been
Transferable considerable punish
ment for reasons too long to explain.
And the captain in immediate COM
mand of the force at the scene has re-
signed from the force.
New York, like London, is becom-
ing increasingly difficult to police at
a time of public excitement. London
was unmanageable when the crowd
broke loose to celebrate the Boer
peace. New York is much the same
1t isn't that the people individually
are rougher than in the old days; if
anything, they are less so. They
simply form in such masses that
they are unable to ''move on" or to
disperse. have myself seen brutal
measures tried in vain where gentler
ones had failed to clear a street
needed for a great procession like
that in honor of Dewey.
The Guests at sEPauI Smiths"
The arrival of Alice Roosevelt
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ergy that, after all it's vicissitudes, it is
to-day, for it's size, as active and lively
a little seaport as exists in America.
1t was first occupied by the French
as a permanent possession in 1862. In
1903 it came into the possession of the
English under the treaty of Utrecht.
In 1868, by the treaty of Paris, it was
coded to France, and a cOnsidera bic
portion of the Arcadians who refused
to take the oath of allegiance in Nova
Scotia settled in the colony. In the
tremendous upheaval of 1889, the rev
olution was felt even in distant ST.
Pierre. There was a general assem-
bly, and a committee of notables. The
governor and even the project apos-
tolic were smitten by he republican
fever. There were probably not yet
more than three or four hundred IN
habitants in the island, yet, in true Gal
lie fashion, they constituted them
selves into an assembly general, and
had officers with high-sounding titles.
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CARRYING RELIEF TO THE
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
The Good Ship Morning Goes in Search Of the discovery
in the South Polar Seas.

ties of gun-cotton and blasting pow
der, to blow up any intervening ice.
It is not thought the ice will be more
than five or six feet in thickness in
these regions.
When the Morning sailed her decks
were covered with boxes and cases.
She had altogether some 100 tons of
provisions on board, and will when she
leaves New Zealand take some huL-
dreds of frozen carcasses of sheep.
large freezing chamber has been built
on her decks to preserve this meat,
which will he most welcome to the
crew Of the Discovery, who for months
have been subsisting on canned goods.
Sirups, biscuits, butter and great
variety of food are also being taken.
A fresh supply of clothing for all
hands is included in the cargo; but
most important of all is the 80 tons
of coal.
Not the least interesting OF the
many things for the Discovery, and one
that will probably be appreciated more
than anything else is the big sack of
letter. When these are handed to
Capt. Scott and his men they Will re-
ceive the first tidings from home in al
most two years time.
The Morning is an ideal craft for the
work she is to carry out. She is 40
feet long, 311a feet beam, and her
draught loads is IS feet With her
auxiliary engine she can steam eight
knots an hour, though much depend
ence will be placed upon her sails, she
being barque-rigged. Her gross ton
mage is 437, registered 297, and she
represents the very best type of the
Norwegian whaler, having been built
more than 80 years ago of the best oak
and green heart available, and is as
good ship as when she was launched.
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perilous journey last month started a
relief ship to find the Discovery and
carry her fresh supplies if it is pos
sible.
The Morning is the appropriate
name Of the ship that goes to carry
relief and aid to the crew of the Dis
coyery, and she has beer fitted out so
as to meet with every demand for aid,
should that be needed. She will visit
the points at which the Discovery was
expected to leave the zine cylinders
containing records, and from these
will make an effort to locate the hardy
explorers wherever they may be in the
antarctic seas.
The coast of Victoria Land will be
examined. and should the Discovery
have wintered in that region, the
Morning will communicate with her,
and transfer the provisions and coal
which she carries.
Should there be no trace found along
the east coast of Victoria Land, the
Morning will proceed eastward along
the ice barrier to the place where Capt.
Colbeck, her commander, landed in
February, 1900, with NJ. Eorchgrevink.
Capt. Scott intended, IF possible, to
leave record of his proceedings there.
If no news is found, 1t will be as
sumed that the Discovery succeeded in
penetrating the unknown regions to
the eastward of the one hundred and
sixty-fourth west meridian. In this
case she will probably emerge in the
Pacific, and the Morning will make no
attempt to follow her.
Should the Morning meet the Discov-
cry, Capt. Scott will be instructed to
get out of his winter quarters as rap
idly as possible, and carry on, with
the aid of fresh supplies and coal, sci
entifc work and exploration during
the navigable season of 1908, returning
to Lyttleton in April OF that year.
Even if the Morning locates the Dis
covery, it may be difficult to reach her.
In view of this possibility, both ships
have been provided with large quanti-
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son of James l., who was the cousin
of Eliza beth, who was the half-sister
of Mary, who was the aalf-sister Of
Edward VI, who was the son of
Henry Will, who was the son of
Henry VII, who was she cousin of
Richard Ill, who was the uncle of Ed
ward Y. who was the son of Edward
", who was the cousin of Henry VI,
who was the son of Henry v, who
was the son of Henry ", who was
the cousin of Richard H., who was
the grandson of Edward Ill, who
was the soc of Edward H., who was
the son of Edward l., who was the
son of Henry Ill, who was the son of
John, who was the brother of Rich
ard l., who was the son of Henry IL,
who was the cousin of Stephen, who
was the cousin of Henry l., who was
the brother of William Rufus, who
was the son of William the Con-
queror, who was the son of his
mother.
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stumped about on his wooden leg. The
height of the building is not to be eX-
cessive. as such things go = only 20
stories and a double basement; it is
the unusual floor space that makes 1t
remarkable. There will be over an
acre on each floor, excluding light
shafts and the great central court.
Over 40 acres OF room will thus be af-
forded. more than in the famous Park
Row building, with it's 80 stories but
smaller floor space.
The cost of the land is $4,500,000 of
the building about the same. The
problem is to make 40 acres of floor
space pay interest upon $9,CO0,OO0. An
annual income of seven per cent. above
reasonable allowance for repairs
and maintenance will provide for
taxes and dividends. Ten per cent.
gross will amply cover these items,
besides paying the wages of small
army of employees and buying coal for
the elevators and other supplies. The
problem is how to make 40 acres of
floor pay rent to the tune of nearly
million a year. Accurately divided,
each acre must pay $25, 5000 rental, each
square foot about 60 cents. An office
20 feet square should pay $40 month
rent. or as much more than that as
will allow for conveniences of general
utility contained in the building.
Space to set a single desk is rented
at about five dollars per month any
where in the financial neighborhood
except on Wall street itself, where
desk room comes much higher, if in
deed it exists at all.
In such building as have described
man can live for 80 years, if he likes,
without setting foot outside. Nor
need it be hermit life. On the top
floors a famous caterer will maintain
a restaurant and hotel, renting rooms
to those who desire to live in the build
ing.
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ALL THAT REMAINS TO FRANCE
IN NORTH AMERICA.
The Little Islands of Miqueon and ST Pierre All That Is Left
of Her Once Great Possessions

operation of the colonial Frenchmen
at one time was on a gigantic scale;
there were probably over $4,000 en-
gagged in the fishery, and the result of
the voyage nearly equaled the whole
English catch in New Foundland,
100000 quintals, worth nearly $5,O00,-
000 Since that time, notwithstand-
ing the heavy bounties, the French
fishery has been a failing industry.
The trade of st. Pierre, which in 1885
was valued at over 100000 francs,
fell in 1892 to S,50O,00 francs, and the
catch of fish fell from 46,240, S17 kilo-
grammes in 1886 to 22,09S,071 in 1892.
The really important business of
France in Newfoundland are the fish
cries, employing some 1000 or 5000
men, and the largest number of men
and greatest tonnage employed come
every year from France. The vessels
are chiefly owned and manned in the
channel ports, more than half sailing
from St Malo and Granville. Other
Frenchmen go out in steamers to
work at the shore fishery and in Pier
ras Banker, there are smaller vessels,
chiefly schooners. Next comes the
shore fishery, which is carried on
pretty extensively both from st.
Pierre and Miquelon. The French
shore business is the smallest and
least important of all, employing
only ass hands, and of these more
than half are lobster fishermen and
Gamers.
One of the most important and
profitable industries of ST. Pierre is
smuggling. Louisburg, in the old
colonial times, was, and the little
French colony in the present day is,
yeritable smugglers' den. Canada
suffers most by the contraband trade.
1t is calculated that half the spirits
consumed in Lower Canada pay no
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As to her officers and men, they are
a most CHEEKY lot, full of courage and
conviction that this long voyage will
be crowned with success.
Capt. Colback, who commands the
vessel, and who will be under Capt
SCOTS orders when the two ships
meet, is experienced, enthusiastic, dar-
ing and sIillful. He has been on the
sea ever since his boyhood, and is 30
years old. He is a lieutenant in the
royal naval reserve of England. The
officers and crew number % in ALL
Of the great southern continent,
which Capt. Scott and his officers and
crew are attempting to penetrate, but
little is known. OF the little informal
ton available English and American
expeditions have contributed the
greater part, though the Italian expe-
dition under Lieut.. Booze, in 1882, add
ed few additional facts to that al
ready known The continent was dis
covered first by Capt. John Briscoe
on February 81, 1881, more than three
centuries after agellan had first trav-
ersed the southern seas. In 1881 Capt
Briscoe reached as far south as 81
degrees 81 minutes, and the following
year discovered Graham's Land, in 67
degrees 1 minute. Much valuable in
formation of the southern seas was
gained by the American expedition un-
der Lieut.. Charles Wilkes, which sailed
from Hampton Roads or August 10,
1888. The expedition consisted of six
vessels, three of them men of war.
and was accompanied by number of
distinguished scientists. The farthest
point south reached was 20 degrees.
In 1S41 Sir James Clark Ross command
ed an expedition which penetrated the
ice seas to rs degrees II minutes. 1t
is hoped by the societies that equipped
the Discovery expedition that it NAV
reach a point further sodth than any
that preceded it, and if it returns safe
~ it will undoubtedly add much of value
to our store of information of this
vast, iee-bound. uninha bite continent.
DANIEL El4EVERTON.
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way as the building itself.
He would become a part of the roof
jewellers of New York. After the brief
business day these people emerge
from their seclusion and own the
ward. Wall street after four o'clock
on summer Saturday is like village.
The streets are deserted, and in the
huge doorways like cayerns of the
covering buildings quiet men sit in
easy chairs and chat over their pipes
with the neighbors. These are the
janitors, the engineers, the caretakers,
and their families; even at night the
lower end of the city is still populous
as village might be. though every
one" has left. 1t is community as
singular as that which lives on the fat
roof of st. Peters church in Rome.
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DESCENT OF KING EDWARD.
The Family Tree Of the Sovereign of
Great Britain Has Many
Branches.

The following genealogy of the
kings and queens of England was
written during the reign of Queen
Victoria, and by prefacing it with
Edward VII, who was the son OF
Victoria" says a London paper, the
reader will have the genealogy com
plete to William the Conquerol: Vic
toria, who was the niece of William
", wEo was the brother of George
~, who was the son of George Ill,
who was the grandson of George IL,
who was the son of George l., who
was the cousin of Anne, who was the
sister-in-law of William Ill, who was
the son-in-law of James H., who was
the brother of Charles H., who was
the son of Charles L, who was. the