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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27


"Japan wax" as 1t is called, 10 OBJ.
tanned from a tree. Rhus succedanea,
which is found in Japan, China and
throughout the East Indies In general.
In the Japanese language 1t is called
haze or haze. The tree commences to
bear fruit when five or six years old
and Increases its product every year
till at the age Of f1fty years single
tree will produce $50 to 400 pounds of
berries. from which seventy to eighty
pounds Of wax can be obtained.
The wax Is formed In the middle of
the berry, between the skin and the
seed, like the pulp OF a grape. 1t is
extracted by boiling the berries in wa
ter and allowing It to cool. when the
wax separates from the skin and seed,
sinking to the bottom of the vessel in
a solid cake. The specific gravity of
this wax is .070 and its melting point
l3l degrees II. 1t is largely used. ell
ther alone or mixed with tallow, by
the Chinese in the manufacture Of
candles.
This tree should not be confounded
with the 'tallow tree" of China, which
has pith Of solid tallow in all trees
that have fully matured.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
ne pntient with pn.ax.

II you want to train cat properly.
remember that pussy Is not the stu
pid animal pictured by common super
stitlon. Cats certainly are not so in
telligent as dogs Neither are they so
soclable. But once they get to know
what Is wanted Of them they are easi-
ly induced to do 1t to the best Of their
ability. Kindness and patience 60 q
long way with cats. A little whole
some correction Is good for dog. but
use whip to a cat for one time only,
even If ever SO sparingly, and Its value
as trick animal is destroyed forever.
Cats are simply bundles Of nerves COW
cred over with fur. and even an unkind
wcrd or glance from any, one they
love will cause them acute suffering
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
AWAY FROM HOME.
Mrs, Emma Taylor. of MI. Yer.
non, Died Here.

Mrs, Emma Taylor, OF Mt. Vernon,
who came to Akron few weeks ago,
to visit her son, Mr. IL. +. Taylo", lI0
Balch ST., and was taken i'll with pneu-
monla, shortly after her arrival, died
Mt her sons home, Monday, at 6 n. m.
Mrs, Taylor has been very prominent
in Mt. Vernon affairs.and had host OF
friends here. The funeral viii he held
from the residence OF her son, and
the remains will be INFERRED in Il local
vault until final arrangements for bur,
ial have been completed.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27


Lord Chief Justice Kenyon, whose
parsimony was well known, lived in a
large, gloomy house in Lincoln's Inn
Fields. OF this house Jekyll observed
that all the year round it is Lent in
the kitchen and Passion week In the
parlor." At this some one said tkat
though the fire was dull in the kitchen
crate the spits were bright. "It is quite
irrelevant" said Jekyll, 'to talk about
spits, for nothing turns on them" On
the same lord buying secondhand
suit Of clothes and finding pocket
handkerchief left in a pocket Jekyll
declared 1t was the very first he ever
had.
To Welsh Judge notorious for his
great greed Of Office and his want of
personal cleanliness, complaining to
Jekyll as to his being neglected, the
latter said in his most amiable tones:
my dear sir, you have asked the min
lister for almost everything. Why don't
you ask him for piece of soap and q
nailbrush h?"-Gentlemans Magazine.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
send to King OLA Of MercIa no more
valuable present than two silk coats,
BEN FRANKLIN's PURCHASE

An Old Electrical Machine Dating
Back to the Revelation.
Nearly every schoolboy of a genera
ton ago was familiar with the friction
al electricity machine, never of very
much practical value. but Of great in
terest to youthful minds on account Of
the spark that could be made to pass
from condenser to youthful finger.
Nowadays the size Of the spark has In
creased as the size of the machine has
diminished, but an example Of the ear
lier type is still preserved at the Jeffer.
son physical laboratory at Harvard,
where an interesting collection Of an
tiquated pieces of apparatus gives the
visitor to Cambridge an opportunity to
compare the earliest with the latest
methods Of studying physics and as
tronOmy.
This special piece, moreover, is par
ticularly interesting in that it was orig
inally purchased for the college by
Benjamin Franklin when acting as
American commissioner to France dur
ing the Revolutionary war. 1t is cum
pSAcVmV dhuh thuI WOuiu lN4ulC q
horse and a small wagon or whole
automobile to move, but the principle
on which 1t is based is the same as in
It's modern successors. Aside from size
the most noticeable difference is in the
use of a glass globe about foot In d.
ameter to produce the electricity by
friction instead Of the big circular glass
plate seen in later machines.
Despite its size and the big globe,
however-which is supported on posts
resembling those of a colonial four
poster bed--the old machine never ex-
ceeded a spark two inches long and
was even proud Of that modest per-
formance. How modest 1t really was
may be seen by comparison with a
modern machine in the next case, so
much smaller than Franklin's that it
can be held In one hand, that produces
spark Of electricity of nearly seven
inches.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

The first iron ship has more reputed
birthplaces than Homer. Both the
Clyde and the Mersey claim pre-emi-
nence in this respect. Sir q. ]. Robi.
son Of Edinburgh designed an iron vso,
sci in 1916. which was not launched
till three years later and IL is said
that an iron boat was worked on the
Severn even as far back as 1857. Steel
was not used in the construction of
merchant ships hulls until 1850. Old
salts were not alone in their belief that
wood was meant by Providence to
float, but iron to go to the bottom. A.
naval constructor of some repute once
said: "Don't talk to me of iron ships.
They are contrary to nature" Now
none but small craft are built of wood
in this ountry.--Chambers' Journal
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
The Fashion of the House.

A servant girl happened to be en-.
gagged at farmhouse where the mis-
tress was known to have hasty tenn
per.
On the first Saturday night the girl
was at the farmhouse she was told by
the mistress to clean the boots ready
for Sunday.
The mistress, on coming into the
kitchen later on, saw that the girl had
cleaned her own boots first, so she took
them up and threw them into tub Of
water that was standing by and bounc-
ed out of the kitchen.
The girl said nothing, but when she
had cleaned the other boots she threw
them also ipto the water.
whatever possessed you to do that,
girl?" asked the mistress on coming
again In the kitchen.
The girl simply replied:
"Well, ma'am. please ma'am. I
thought 1t was the fashion Of the
house, ma'am!-London Tit-Bits.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
ROBBED.
Big Haul From
Charles Ross.
Blames Deed on Broth.
er.In-LaW.
Latter Disappeared With Bank
Book and Money.

Charles Ross the Italian saloonist,
of North Howard St, reported to the
police Saturday night, that he was
robbed, some time that day, by his
'brother-in-iaw, Chas. Scaglioni, who had
been making his home at Ross saloon.
Ross enumerates among the articles
missing, bank book, in Scaglionis S
and that of his wife, for $500. Ac-
name anu that Of his wife,
for $500. According to Ross
story, Scaglloni drew the
money from the bank before leaving
the city. The officers were notified to
be on the lookout, and two Italians
were seen, later, at the East Akron
valley depot, who had a quantity of
household goods done up in a bundle.
Officer Benson tried to capture both,
on suspicion, but one got away, and
1t Is believed this was Scaglon Be
sides the bank book, and the money
it called for Ross claims to have lost
500, belonging to himself and wife.
The other Italian, who was arrested
and registered as Frank Seueli, is u
mystery. He cannot be understood,
and can talk no English. Efforts at
getting an interpreter who can under
stand him, have been Of no avail
Inquiry at the First National bank
reveals that the book was in the
name of Scaglioni and his wife, and
tfat the latter drew the money. Chas.
Ross Scaglioni's brother-m law. is
looking after the interests of Mrs.
Scaglioni and also alleges that Scag-
lioni took 500 belonging to himself.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
FRISCO MAN
SAYS the Chinese Are
Treacherous.
Bears Two Wounds inflicted by
Mongolians.

"Congress will make great and
grave mistake if they fail to re-enact
the Chinese exclusion act-not only
should it be re-enacted, but the ex-
clusion should be made perpetual" !"
said Mr.. P..J. Valentine. of San Fran
cisco, Cal, to a Democrat reporter at
the Empire House Sunday. Mr.. Val
entine was connected with the police
department in San Francisco for Il
number of years, and was also inspec-
tor of immigration at that port. He
speaks nine foreign languages, and,
because of his ability to converse in
Chinese he was made sergeant in
the Chinatown precinct. AS n result
of his labors there he carries two scars
on his body where he was stabbed by
a Chinaman in n fight.
How do you regard the ChinaA
menF' was asked.
"rhe Chinaman is an artful, treach-
erous creature. He won't believe u
white man and looks with mistrust
on ell the dealings he has with him.
His religion teaches him to doubt the
Caucasian. He Is most troublesome to
the authorities, and some of the most
dastardly crimes are committed In
chinatown said Mr.. Valentine,
1.-THE Opium dealers, the High Bind
ers, and the gamblers are especially
bad. The Chinese are born gamblers
and are supposed to be the luckiest
gamblers in the world. No, they can
never become good citizens, and the
fewer we have of them in the United
States, the better it will be for u.s."
How are affairs in San FranciscoT
Every good. Since the acquisition
of our western possessions, business
has been in n fourisbing condition and
trade doubled. Houses are springlng
up very radidly and l think that in 10
years the Metropolis of the Pacific
will have 100000 inhabitants"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

The coffee was weak, the toast burnt
to cinder and the ham as hard as
leather, or at least he said so. Els
wife's long patience gave way.
John Henry" said she, I've tried
faithfully to cook for you for twelve
long years. No one in the town has
better cooked food, yet you are always
finding fault. Why can't you praise
me once in awhile? I'd like to know
that"
He looked up in establishment.
"Well, If you amt the most unrea-
sonable woman ever saw" he ejacu-
lated. "Why, many and many is the
time I've sat down to meal and never
said word about it. Anybody would
know there wasn't any fault to be
found or I'd "a found it, and yet you
want better compliment than that!
That's just like woman-she can't
tell compliment when she gets one!'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
When SIX Wa. rreciou..

Common as is silk nowadays, in ear
lier times 1t was most precious ma.
terial. When 1t was first brought into
Europe. silk commanded three times
its weight in gold. and so valuable was
1t deemed that in the reign Of Tiberius
a law was passed forbidding 1t to all
save noble ladies and prohibiting men
from wearing 1t on the ground OF its
effemlnacy. So unusual was 1t even
200 years later for man to wear silk
that every historian Of the time OF
Hellogabalus noted the fact that that
emperor had silk gown. For ages IL
continued at an abnormally high price.
Chaglemsgle II the year 7eo eoulo
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
Ruling Servants, 1880.

Nan Newton, for breaking Teapot
In Phllrs Chamber. 2s. Cd.
Richard Knight, for Pride and Slight.
ing, 2s. Cd.
VIM. Hethcrington, for not being
ready to go to Church three Sundays.
los.
Tho, Bridal, for being at Nuneaton
from morning to night 5s.
Cook, dead drunk. los.
Anne Adams. to be washmaid at
Lady Day She went away the 2ath
OF June for being wanton and careless
She lost five pairs Of sheets and five
pillowbeers, for which my wife made
her pay fl,-"Diary Of Sir Richard
Newdigate."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
Many Skulls Unearthed
On lnfirmary Farm.

A skull in a fairly good state Of
preservation is on of the Ornaments"
In the office of County Surveyor Geh-
res. 1t was obtained ON that part of
the infirmary farm sold to the West
Hill Land Co. for the Portage Park
Allotment, and 20 other skulls were
found in the same place. 1t seems
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
SOLVING A PROBLEM.
Tho Green Country brakeman Who
Introduced the "gsw BY"

Tho Green Country brakeman who
Introduced the "saw BY"
Many years ago green country boy
applied to the superintendent Of a
western railway for work and. some
what against the superintendent g
wish, on account of the danger to life
and limb attendant upon such occupa-
ton, was given place as brakeman of
a freight train.
On one of his first trips It happened
that his train met another freight train
nt station where the sidetrack was
not long enough to accommodate either
Of them. The conductors were debat-
ing which train should back UP to a
point where they could pass when the
new hand ventured to suggest that nell
ther should back; that they could pass
each other by means of the short Ne
track IL the thing was managed rig1t.
The idea excited good deal Of
laughter Oh the part Of the old train
men, but the boy stood his ground.
"Well, how would you 60 about itT'
asked one of the conductors. confident
that the lad would soon find himself
against stump.
The boy took up stick and traced in
the sand diagram to illustrate his
plan.
"Good graciousw said the conductor.
II believe that will do itg'
And it did do it. Today every train
man in America probably knows how
to "saw by" two long trains ON short
sidetrack. but it Is not so generally
known that the thing was never Gone
until IN inexperienced country boy
VIII 'ame the manager Of great
raj line worked out the problem
for Ia. - self.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

Servants in the Isle Of Man who ~.
fuse to complete the period of service
for which they are engaged are liable
to curious punishment. In case be-
fore the magistrate at Peel recently
William Corlett. farm laborer, was
charged with refusing to carry out
his engagement. 1t was stated that the
penalty provided by statute of 1895
is that the servant is to be kept in
prison and allowed one cake and cup
Of water per day until he returns to
service. Corlett was spared this pun
ishment, as the magistrate was salts
fed that he had not engaged to serve
a stated period.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
DESPERATE"
INDEED

Mr.. J. M. Kleckner, as executor Of
the viii Of Daniel Dichl, has been
granted permission from Probate court
to compromise in settling up certain
desperate clai ms he has been trying
to collect One Judgment for $500,
will be settled for $40; another for
5000 VIII be squared for $25; a note
for $40 will be wiped out by IS, and
80 cents is all that can be got on a
note for $40. In every instance men
toned, the debtor lis said to be insol-
vent
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

nerve tension. They say they have 10
time to rest, they hive so much to do,
not thinking they are rapidly uniting
themselves for probably what wculd
have been their best and greatest work
in after years. Self control Of nerve
force is the great lesson Of health, and
therefore Of life itself. To understand
how TO relax is to understand how to
strengthen nerves. Hearty laughter is
q source of relaxation, as are also all
high thoughts, as those Of hope, beau
ty, trust or love. Relaxation is found
IN diversion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
The Front End.

A young couple had been married by
a Quaker, and after the ceremony he
remarked to the husband:
Friend, thou art at the end of thy
troubles"
A few weeks after the man came to
the good minister boiling over with
rage, having found his wife to be q
regular vixen. and said:
II thought you told me was at the
end Of my troublesv'
$50 did, friend. but I did not say
which end" replied the Quaker.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
The TALBOT Palm of ceylon.

The talipot palm of Ceylon has g.
gantic fanlike leaves. which when full
ly expanded form nearly complete
circle thirteen feet in diameter. Large
fans made OF them are carried before
people of rank among the Cingalese.
They are also commonly used as um-
brellas, and tents are made by neatly
joining them together. They are used
ms substitute for paper, being written
upon with stylus. Some Of the sa-
cred books Of the Cingalese are COM
posed Of strips Of them.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

that In locating some new streets, the
lines were through an old cemetery
on the infrmary farm, and many skulls
and bones were found. AS fast as
the skulls were found they were picked
up by spectators, and, it is said, 20
Of them are now doing service in homes
as ornaments"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
Meanings of word. ana children.

One OF my children was reading to
me- In her English history how the
mayor killed Wat Tyler. 81 suppose II
kicked him. she remarked. | explain
ed that the mayor was a man, "Oh.'
she said, Il thought mare was an
old gray horse!
My mother told me that the word
"sundry," which she heard In church
In the exhortation. puzzled her much
till she decided In her own mind 1t re-
ferred to the hot. arid land Of Pales.
tine, where the Bible was written-a
sun dry place. .--GoDd Words.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

The BARRIERS of long ago were barber
surgeons. but the rapid advance of sur
gical science has caused them to fall
from their high estate. The gilt knob
at the end of the barber pole Of today
represents brass basin. which but .
few decades since was actually sus,
pended from the pole. The basin had
a notch cut in it to fit the throat and
was used in lathering the customer
preparatory to shaving him. The pole
represents the staff held by the patient
who came to the barber surgeon to bs
bled. The two spiral stripes painted
around it signify two bandages, one
for twisting around the arm previous
to the act Of phlebotomy, or blood let
ting, the other for binding when the
operation was completed.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
That AppIe.

A correspondent sends us a little
story of his infant son. His mother
was telling Tommy about the apple
and the garden OF Eden, when the
child, who resided In the country and
had lively recollection of wlndfalls.
remarked But. mummy, it would not
have mattered so much, would It. II
she had picked one Off the groundY-
London Life.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
In the studio.

"Your work bears the closest kind OF
inspection" remarked the girl with the
dimple. "What infinite pains you must
take with itw
Perhaps" replied the artist; "brt,
do you know, enjoy the pains"
"Then." she rejoined, with bright
smile. you, too, pursue art for arts
ache,"-Chicago Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

The singular fact has been demon
strated that while the most rapid We
locity of cannon balls scarcely ever
attains speed Of 600 meters n second
about 1900 miles per hour-meteorites
are known to permeate the air with a
velocity OF 10000 or even 10000 meters
per second. This unthinkable speed
Instantly raises the temperature OF the
air to 1000 or G,00O degrees centigrade,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
Great Industrial Discoveries.

1t is not the boy who is surrounded
by the best implements and tools that
ingenuity can manufacture, but an ELI
Whitney making n cotton gin In a eel
lar In the south with the elm ylest tools
or Cunard whiting the model OF n
ship with jackknife that makes great
industrial discoveries Success.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
A Monster Vessel of oiaen Times.

Ptolem@us Philopater, one of the an
Client kings of Egypt, is said to have
built n vessel 420 feet long, SO feet
broad, 72 feet high from the keel to the
top OF the Prov and so feet to the
top of the poop. She had four helms Of
GO feet. her largest oars were SO feet
long, with lenden handles so as to be
more easily worked She had two
prows, two sterns and seven rostra or
beaks. On both poop and PROV she
had figures Of men and animals that
were fully Is feet high. She had 1000
rowers. 400 cabin boys or servants.
$3.50 marines to do duty on deck. be-
sides being provided with immense
stores Of arms and provisions.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

Travel.

Travel frequently improves the hu.
man being. and 1t does the same for
crude whisky. which, after sea voy-
age, returns home ripened and then
there is the case Of cottonseed kernels
which go abroad from the United
States and come home again as the
hest quality" Of olive oil.-Mexican
Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
CARD OF THANKS.

To the neighbors, friends and singers
or First Church of Christ and Rey.
Moore, and to the Journeymen Plumb
ers' Local, 2l9: For the beautiful flor
al Offerings We desire to extend our
thanks for the kindness in our sad
bereavement,
August c. Schmiedel and
Mrs Lydia Sheck.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
ENDED.
umbers' Strike
Over.

The plumbers strike is ended, and
the men have returned to work. A
committee from the Plumbers union
met the employers Saturday night and
arranged the particulars for the set
tlement.
A reporter was unable to find out the
terms of the compromise either from
the plumbers or from their employers.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27

IT am always putting my foot in II. !"
said Mr.. Cumrox sadly.
whats the troubles"
II am always displaying the fact
that have no taste or refinement.
Mrs. c. asked me which Of two gowns
preferred. and l Immediately betray-
ed my ignorance. ] admired the one
which cost at least seventy-ave dollars
less than the other. ."-Washlngton Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
wearing Out The Nerves.

Many people wear themselves out
needlessly. Their conscience Is a ty-
rant An exaggerated sense of duty,
says the London Doctor, leads many a
person to anxious. ceasaless activity,
to be constantly doing something. over
punctual. never idle second of time,
scorn to rest Such are In unconscious
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
lRVlNG-TERRY ENGAGEMENT
OPERA HOUSE.

Cleveland, week Jan. 2s.--Theater
train leaves Cleveland 11:3O every
night via G, T. & v. Il. r. Fare 81
round trip. Phone No, A., ticket office,
and we will procure seats any night
for you.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
Elected Officers.

The Police Pension Fund Association
on Monday elected the following ofti-
GERS President, City Commissioner
Houser; treasurer, John T. Mahony:
secretary, officer A. Mcconnell
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
A Financial View.

Eustacla-I knew that man was a
physician by the way In which he
shook hands-his. tender. delicate. con-
siderate touch.
Edgar-Yes, of course; that's his five
dollar tOuch.-Detroit Free Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-27
SiIenced.

A young man in a railway carriage
was making fun of ladys hat to an
elderly gentleman in the seat with
him.
Yes" said the elderly gent, that's
my wife, and told her If she wore
that bonnet some fool would make fun
OF it."
The young man was silent for the
remainder of the journey.