Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-11

so Immediately clean that rake and
scrape as they would, the white
wings could find only 125 loads of
muck and tin cans.
wonderful. Wonderful exclaimed
the audience.
II could 60 on and on"
c'Well, for any sake, hit the road
at once" snapped a former school
mate, jealous of the attention being
paid to me-
"--but won't, feeling that you al.
ready know how great he is. Thank.
ing you one and all"
1t was then dinner time, and they
fell to.
had an opportunity to 60 to the
State convention of Republicans at
Harrisburg. to work for Attorney
General John r. Elkin for Governor.
but I didn't go. I would have gone,
but heard that some of the Carnacs
We're non-committal on the subject,
and 1t would not have been wise for
me to jump into the ownership of
half a bushel of badges and fancy
hat and cane, without knowing de-
finitely how they stood. Mr.. Elkin,
ttowever. is bright young man. He
Is an Indiana county boy, and whole
grist of the Carnacs used to 20 to
school to him, They bear the marks
of 1t to this day. Nh Elkin is lame
man. He was cutting logs one day
at his old home near Smicksburg, and
the Ak slipped. His foot was split.
This, however, could not hold him
down, and when 1t came fashionable
for poor boys to teach school to get
money with which to 60 to school, he
was among the. first in the ranks.
While teaching school he could play
base ball, despite his lameness, and
many are the stories now told around
Kellysburg of the enthusiasm that
! could be worked up by the yell Elk
in to the bat and Jim Carnac on
| deck"
After teaching school. and going to
school, Mr.. Elkin became a lawyer.
later, he got into politics and has
been in 1t ever since. He arose to
have an alliance with Quay, and then
Quay arose to pitch him out, but Elk
in would not be pitched. He appeal
ed to the people for fair play, and
nearly everybody in Indiana county,
both Republicans and Democrats,
hopes he will receive 1t.
While in Pittsburg one day last
week, / was interested in a record
f-made by Police Magistrate B. Nc
Kenna. He disposed of 100 prisoners
II, one hour and Il half. OF those ar.
rested 90 were charged with intoxica-
tion. 2S were booked as vagrants,
four were down as common charac-
ters and the rest we're arrested on
charges Of disorderly conduct and
suspicion. | mention these figures,
presuming that Mayor Doyle and
Prosecutor Wells may also be inter.
ested in them.
And after all, there is not a great
deal In a title, either. At Greens.
burg, Pa, near the depot, I noticed
sign which read prof. r. S. Skin
ner-shoes shined to perfection"
will confess honestly that I do
not know the name OF the author Of
"old Folks at Home" was told,
though, that stephen Foster wrote
the song, and II he did, saw the
boyhood home Of the great man. It
was while l was in Pittsburg. There
isa large house. surrounded by big
lawn. at the corner of Seth ST.. and
Penn. ave-, and while visiting a
friend there, was told the story of
Stephen Fosters ea;ly boyhood.
Living in the country these days
far removed from the yen of Cop,
cop-e-a'w'p," is a good thing. More
over the chickens Of this neighbor-
hood agree with me. So do the straw