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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
CLASS DISTINCTIONS.
They Go Almost Down to tho Yer
Bottom of sOCtety.


bottom of Society.
Some sort of class feeling is, we be-
lieve, inherent in human nature. Peo-
pie often speak as though these de-
marcations existed only among the
middle and upper classes, but such is
not the fact. Indeed 1t is very far
from the fact. No more misleading
labels than "the classes" and the
masses were ever invented. There
are no masses, rightly speaking. Glass
distinctions go almost down to the bot
tom-not quite, of course, because
there is always a residuum who
through their fault or their misfortune
have. neither the pride nor the imag-
ination to sort themselves.
Money is not an absolute criterion Of
social position. Character, in 30 far
as it is reflected in propriety Of be-
havior, counts for great deal. A
rowdy family sink directly, though
they may have money to waste, and a
respectable widow may retain her su-
periority in the face of grinding power
ty. The acme Of good manners, the
very badge Of gentility, is to be
"quiet," never to let the sound Of
mirth, quarreling or lamentation pro-
ceed out of your dwelling.
This sign of social distinction is ap-
preciated down to the very bottom.
On the upper rungs Of the social lad
der we should say that those social
distinctions which can be defined at
all rest upon birth, money and brains.
Among the poor they rest upon money
and manners, and the latter, alas, are,
below q certain wage, woefully de-
pendent upon the former.-Spectator.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
CHINESE WASTE PAPER.
Every Scrap with IA Printed Charac
ter UpOn 1t Ia Sacred

Every Scrap With IA Printed Charac-
ter Upon 1t Is Sacred.
You will never find upon the street
or In the rubbish heap a scrap Of pa
per with Chinese characters written
or printed upon it. An intelligent
Chinaman, questioned as to the rea.
son, explained the matter in this way:
Mclean man never tears up and
flows in stleet his Bible or hymnbook
Chinee lifting all same to Chinaman as
Mclean mans Bible"
Then he still further elucidated the
mystery by leading the way to the cell
lar Of Race street house, in which,
piled up before gigantic furnace,
were bundles of paper and sacks of let
tiers and newspapers printed in Chi
nese hieroglyphics.
Interpreted into plain English the old
Chinaman's story was that the orien-
tails regarded the written characters
as SO sacred that this furnace was es-
pecially set apart after being blessed
by the priests, for the incineration of
all Chinese letters and documents.
So sncred indeed was the Chinese
writing regarded by the orientals that
the most compromising letters OF the
highbinders and the private corre-
spondence of families were left with
confidence In the care of the furnace
attendant, 1t being perfectly we'll
known that he would not risk his i'm
mortal soul by committing the deadly
sin Of prying into correspondence COM
mitted to his care to be given to the
flames.
Nor does the oriental regard the Chi
nese writing as safe from the hands of
the infdel even when every scrap of 1t
has been reduced to ashes After the
paper has been burned the ashes are
carefully collected, and when enough
has accumulated to make a load they
are shipped on board boat belonging
TO the Chinese Merchants company,
by which society all such matters are
managed, ana taken to sea, where they
are scattered over the surface of the
ocean. y
10 tho Chlnaman 1t Is horrifying to
see the white mans newspapers used
s'' "'"ff'hA Puibostsi MS ictteFS
scattered around the streets to be
walked on and his old books flung
around when read MS though of no
more sacredness than old boots. A
letter, an envelope, the printed slips
extolling the virtues Of preserved gin.
ger or the characters that advertise
laundry for sale become. after their
usefulness has passed, as sacred as
the gilded ornaments that add to the
glory of the Joss,
One man Is employed in Chinatown
TO collect the waste paper. lie calls at
the stores and the rooms and gathers
II up with the utmost care, tying it in
sacks SO that not shred shall escape
with his sacred burden he goes to the
furnace room and hands the sacks to
the Important parsonage in charge
there, who slows it away ready for the
next burning day. Twice u week the
furnace Is lighted and the sacks of pa
! per solemnly committed to the flames,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
peaine.. csnno, 9. Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only ono way to cure deafness,and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused
by an infamed condition OF the mucous lin
Ing Of tho Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets infamed you have rumhling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when II Is entirely
lnhan nation can be taken out and this tube
restored To Its normal condition, hearing
Will be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
but AN inhamed condition OF the mncour
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (caused BY catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
Tor circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, TO.
Halls Family Pills are the BEST
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Not Even n Hack.

In the early days of his journalistic
career Frank X. Stockton was stand
Ing with a group of newspaper men
listening to the eloquence of one OF
their number, who ON the strength OF
some small authority was giving his
views on "higher journalism" in q
pompous and bombastlc manner.
At the close of a sonorous period he
paused for breath when Stockton
speaking for the first time. ventured
mildly to disagree with the opinion ex
pressed.
who are you TO dispute me?" blazed
the great man. "Why, you are only a
literary hackw
Not even that" responded Stockton
meekly. SIN only coupe"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
A PLEASING FRENCH TRAIT.
Love Between brothers strongly
Marked Characteristics.

Love Between brothers strongly
Marked Characteristics.
One of the ways in which the close
union of French family life shows It,
self is the great affection of brothers
for each other. There is an intimacy
between them in good and evil fortune
which one does not find in other coun-
tries. A brother who takes n high po-
sition by his talents loses no opportuni-
ty to forward the interests of one OF
lesser ability or of no ability. He never
treats the latter as drag on him, and
perhaps scarcely feels that he Is one.
Married brothers often like to live in
the same house, on different floors and
to hire summer villas In close prox-
unity.
Most of the famous Frenchmen
whom l knew had each brother to
whom he was devoted. Louis and
Charles Blanc, though so dissimilar in
appearance, tastes, disposition, and
married to women who disliked each
other, We're, morally speaking, Siamese
twins until death severed the bond,
The same might be said of the GARNER
Pages, of Jules Favre and his brother
Leon, of Ernest and Arthur Picard, of
Puech, the sculptor. and his brother
the deputy. Paul and Hippolyte Flau-
drin, the painters, We're known in their
student days as the Siamese twins. 1t
not infrequently happens that broth
ers go into literary partnership. ln-
stances that occur TO me are the Con
courts, the Rosnys, the Marguerittes.
1t would be impossible to discern the
work Of one of any of these brothers
from that of. another. Wnat Ia very
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
smoking po,.onon. wounds.

Among all people the sucking of the
wound has ever been considered the
most effective remedy Of immediate ap-
plication for snake bites. In Africa a
cupping instrument is employed in
emergencies of the kind to draw out
the poisoned blood. The ancients fol-
lowed the same methods. and when Ca
to made his famous expedition through
the serpent infested African deserts he
employed many savage snake charm
ers, called psylli, to follow the army.
They performed many mysterious rites
over men who were bitten, but the eff
cacy of their treatment appears to have
consisted In sucking the wounds.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
,BOOTH-TUCKER
The Commander to
Speak In Akron.
Salvation Army Will Have a Red
Letter Day.

Booth-Tucker, commander of the
United States Salvation Army forces,
is to make his first visit to Akron,
Wednesday evening, June 49, A spe-
cial meeting has been arranged by
the army to be held in the First M.
II. church at 1880 pm. The command
er, who Is known all over the world
for his great success in army work,
was formerly wealthy judge in In
dia, and is n sOn-in-law of General
William Booth, the founder of the
Salvation Army. The commander Is
a great speaker. He will be assisted
by his Cleveland staff, Col. Holz and
staff, Captains Straubcl, Gerberich,
Hlnkel, JAEGER and others. A flne
audience Is expected to welcome this
great man to Akron.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
CHOSE OFFICERS.
W. h. NJ Society Held an Enjoy.
able Meeting,

The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety Of the First NJ Il. chhrch,. held
its monthly meeting, Friday afternoon,
In the church parlors and beside the
regular business elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. b. l.. Dodge; first vice pres
ident Mrs. NJ. B. Pratt second vice
president, Mrs. George r. Rankin;
third vice president, Mrs. Sarah Fous-
er; recording secretary, Mrs. C. o.
Mcdonald; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. G. b. Smith; treasurer, Mrs. l..
r. Shirer. After the business session
the ladies' had very enjoyable tea
and the meeting AS whole was one
of the most delightful for some time.
About 100 were present.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
APPLAUDED.'
BuchteI Dramatic Club
Did Well.
Two Plays Presented In Grouse
Gymnasium.

The Buchtel Dramatic club pleased
a fair-sized audience in G rouse gym
nasium Friday evening when 1T pre-
sented "My Lord in Livery" ana
"French Spoken Here" Both plays
were well put on and the excellent
acting came as surprise to the au-
dience. which showed appreciation by
enthusiastic applause.
After the play the members Of the
club were entertained at luncheon by
President and Mrs. Church. The men,
hers of the club are: Misses Grace
Kellam, Inez Parsball, Amy Motz, Ada
V. Starkweather, Messrs. Harry Row.
ell. Arthur Il. Warner, Alton ..
Thomas, G. G. Carlton.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Was Wasting Away.

The following letter from Robert r.
Watts, of Salem. Mo-, is instructive:
ease for the last five years. / lost
flesh and never felt well and doe
tored with leading physicians and tried
all remedies suggested without relief.
Finally | tried Foley's Kidney Cure.
and less than two bottles completely
cured me, and | am now sound and
well. j. NJ. Latter, j. Lamparter g.
Co., A. Warner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Electric Centipeds.

Least attractive among the insectS
which give light are the so called "elec-
trio centipeds," black crawlers with
many legs which have been likened to
serpents' skeletons in miniature. They
move in a snakelike fashion, forward
or backward, leaving behind them a
bright track Of phosphoric light. How
ever, they are most accustomed to ap-
pear in the daytime. when the illuml-
nation they afford is not visible.-Lon-
don Times,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Cure Your Catarrh Now.

V. Van Dorm, 2O11 Avenue B, Birm-
ingham, Ala, writes: Il have had ca
tarrh in one of the worst forms for
20 years, and after using DR.. Geo.
Leininger's Formalde-hyde Inhaler
for two days, feel entirely relieved
and believe by its continued use I
will get cured" Sold at so cents on
guarantee by all druggists.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14

curious, each brother, as in the case Of
Charles and Louis Blanc, Ernest and
Arthur Picard, Jules and Leon Favre,
differed strikingly in every characteris-
tic from the other. The dissimilarity
OF the Marguerittes is so great that one
wonders how brothers could be so un-
like. Alphonse Daudet was not bit
like his brother Ernest, an accom-
plished novelist also.--London News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
The MOney-Back Cough Syrup

Means a lot to people who are tired
Of experimenting with the Ordinary"
cough preparations you are not out
cent If DR.. Geo. Leininger's Formal.
de-hyde Cough Cure does not please
you. 1t will cure consumption and all
serious and stubborn lung and throat
diseases. Sold ut 25c on a guarantee
by all druggists.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
The soul. He snxed.

The pastor called at a Columbus home
the other day, where little Freddie. a
bright youngster, is great pet. Fred.
die had previously heard his mother
say that the pastor was very successful
In saving souls.
During a pause in the conversation
Freddie, who was sitting on the pas
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Filthy Temples In india.

Sacred cows often defile Indian tenn
plies, but worse yet Is body that's
polluted with constipation. Don't per-
nit it. Cleanse your system with DR..
Kings New Life Pills and avoid un-
told misery. They give lively livers,
active bowels, good digestion, fine ap-
petite. Only 25c at @. b. Harper &
Cos drug store.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
A Dincnlt Case,

First Lawyer How did you come out
in settling up old Gotrox's estate?
Second Lawyer-lt was bard strug-
gle.
"Now
'Yes; | had hard work to keep the
neirs from getting part of the estate"
Ohio State Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
The Parrot.

She-Isn't that beautiful parrot?
He-Well, l like the cage better than
do the parrot.
"Pshaw! The cage can't talk"
That's the reason like it."--Yon.
kers Statesman.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14

Gottlieb Schneider-I hear you haf
new bicycle got. Do you get much
on it?
Louie Piltzheimer-I haf neffer had
1t to a pawnshop alreatty.-Columbu
CO., State Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
A Smnll philnnonher.

Little George is an embryonic philos
opher. He said the other day at table
"Now, when ! sit in my chair my feet
won't touch the floor, but when wall,
around they touch the floor Just as wei
as anybody's."-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
just the word.

Youngwed ION bridal tour)--I would
like rooms for myself and wife.
Hotel Clerk-,Suite, suppose?
Youngwed- -Thpt's what. She's the
greatest thing that ever happened
Chicago News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
tors knee, asked :

tors knee, asked:
"Do you save soulsi"
"Yes. Freddie" replied the man Of
the cloth.
"Will yeu tell me-" went on Freddie
seriously, "how many souls you got
saved up?"-ohio State Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14

The backward Tepnnt's Peril.
The man who owes his landlord lives.
hguratively speaking, over a volcano.'
Why? Because he is likely to be blown
p.-Philadelphia Times. I
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14

So long as one loves one forgives.-
La Rochefoucauld.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14

great man to Akron.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-22

was shown. in estimating the hares'
average rate of increase, that one
pair of the animals would be repre-
sented at the end of a year by twenty
two, and that in five years, If the in
crease went on proportionately, the de-
Scendants would number three mill
lion eight hundred and nine thousand
three hundred and twenty-five.
What, we ask, has happened to the
Belgian hare family? Where are all
its historians and advance agents?
Where are its ten million or more rep
resentatives who We're reported by the
hares' census-taker to be living last
year in the United States, and what
have they done for posterity? Where
are the thousands of tons of canned
hare supposed to have been put up
in Arizona and other states of the
Southwest? And what about the null
titude of people who, having tasted
hare-meat, swore never to forsake it &?
How are their appetites being APP
peased? These are momentous uues-
tons at the present time, when meat
is dear and the landlord is inexorable
Under other conditions people might
be feasting to the limit on Belgian
hare, instead of having to put up with
the commonplace fare of eggs and
pancakes.
The New York Sun voices the
thoughts of many thousands no doubt
when 1T asks the direction of the same
time famous hare of the Belgians It
has gone the way, and more speedily.
of the celebrated fish that also once
upon a time brought fame for a while
to Germance
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-22

none is as good as a sandy loan or a
good, well-drained, white oak soil Best
results are obtained in each case when
the potato crop is preceded by one of
clover and the land has been literally
top dressed with barnyard manure I
pillow my sandy loan in the fall and
my clay soil early in the spring, and I
make Il good,deep seed bed for plant
ing.
AS mulchlng is a forcing process 1t
requires one-fourth more seed per acre
than for cultivated ones. 1 prefer
having the seed dropped in a good open
furrow and covered by two narrow
shovels. As soon as a few of the
plants are visible I give them a good,
deep blowing with a cultivator, using
four long, narrow shovels dull ton
guess, covering all potato plants and
all grasses that usually start in early
planting. Soon after blowing them
under l start my straw wagons, shaw
ing the straw off right and left in
winrows. l leave it in winrows until
a few of the plants again appear above
the soil. then, with clover forks / scat
ter the straw evenly over the ground
to a depth of about four inches. For
ten or more years l have used not
more than four inches of straw One
of my many mistakes was in the use of
too much straw, another mistake was
in applying the straw too soon and
another was in applying it too late.
Only clearly thrshed straw should be
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-22
worry and work

Work seldom kills. Worry does.
When one is not happy in her work or
gets no thanks for daily duties, pa
tiently performed, then there is no
pleasing sense of relaxation when the
task is completed. Worry is an Amer
lean characterised There is perhaps
no country in the world where we need
so much an anti worry crusade. The
people of the United States ought to
be the happiest, most contented people
in the world. But. men worry them
selves and their families rushing af-
ter the almighty dollar. Women are
out as wage earners until there is a
great lack of peaceful, happy home
life. Too many of. us are hurrying to
gain success and wealth, and worrying
because we do not gain it fast enough.
In this way we destroy with ruthless
hand many of the. rights and delights
OF our children-let there be a reform
in this direction,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-22
where is the ReIginn Hnrer

What in the name of humanity has
become of that wonderfully interest
Sng little Chap. possessed of more
virtues to the square inch than all
the rest of the animal kingdom com
bined, the Belgian hare? Less than a
year ago he was heralded as the ben
efactor of the universe. Statesmen
knelt at his shrine; legislators con-
sidered his needs; associations were
organized bearing his name; banquets
and food-shows We're held in his hon
or. epicures smacked their lips at the
thought of him; invalids ate of him,
and We're cured; sportsmen delighted to
sing his praises: acres OF valuable
land We're set apart for his benefit.
and fortunes awaited all who were
shrewd enough TO start Belgian
hare farm.
We were told that want or hard
times never could overtake US while
Belgian hares We're IN our midst and
their comrades were IN our orchards.
Their flesh was better than turkey.
their fur beat seal and otter and In
DISPOSITION they were the embodiment
81 an that WAS gentle and lovely. To
breed and cultivate these hares was
the easiest thing out They would eat
uncomplainlngly whatever they could
gel and two hareE were an that a
man needed % start with. IN order 10
bncpmf Independently rich in b very
short time. Proof ~ this was given
in an authentic statement printed
shout $50 years ego in tne Argo.
Nasb W san kFanelsep. There ~
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-22

Cow manure, although the least con-
centrated and most watery of all farm
manures, is the backbone of farm fer
tility on account of its quantity. When
mixed with horse manure, it makes
what is commonly called barnyard ma
nure, which is We'll adapted for most
crops. When kept by itself without
plenty OF litter, there is danger that
the liquid part of COW manure will
leach away. A common practice is ia
throw the two kinds of manure to-
gether in the gutter behind the COWS,
thus absorbing the liquid at once
Where many COWS and but few horse s
are kept, leaves or other refuse, must
be used quite freely under the cows
to secure manure easily managed
abundant and of good quality. The
liquid part is half the farm fertility.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-22
The white wyandottes.

This is an exceptionally popular
breed for farm purposes as well as for
fanciers, says the Homestead. When
bred for utility purposes it can fill al
most any bill and not so much stress
is placed on the pure white feathers
and the color of the skin. 1t is quite
true that breeders of this breed who
are not breeding for fancy purposes
would like to have a nice yellow skin
and shanks and plump bodies They
would much rather have these charac-
teristicSi and have creamy plunage than
to have the very white plumage with
out them This breed is being adopted
as the great market fowl. It's white
plumage makes it nice for looks on a
farm where there is no smoky air or
city dirt and by reason of this fact
they dress out so nicely as to be favor
ties. A White Wyandotte, when dress
ed, is almost an ideal carcass.
The standard weights of the White
Wyandoote are eight and one-half
pounds for male, seven and one-half
pounds for cockerel, six and one-half
pounds fora hen and five and one-half
pounds for a pullet. The breast is
broad and deep and for meat is hard
to surpass in any other breed. The
comb is a nice rose shape and Ii is
easier to have uniformity in a flock
of this breed in the hands of a novice
than almost any other breed that is
an all around suitable farm fowl. OF
course we do not say this is the only
bird worth the while of farmers to
breed for 1t is not. There are so many
that can be made to come up to special
requirements, such as the White Ply
mouth Rock. Light Brahma and other
breeds. These breeds are produced in
a utility manner with but very little
skill on the part of the breeder, but
when producing them for show pur-
poses it is entirly another matter.
The Poultry Keeper tried to ascer-
tain the growth and gain of some
chicks of two or three of the principal
breeds which we give Nas follows:
1--WE once made a test with chicks
of different breeds, using ten chicks
of each breed, so as to secure an aver
age, When one month old. ten young
Brahmas (togetherl weighed seven
pounds and two ounces, while ten
chicks of the Wyandottes Leghorns
| and Plymouth Rocks weighed seven
| pounds every ten) or only two ounces
| less than the Brahmas. The second
month the ten Brahmas weighed seven
teen pounds, the ten Wyandottes f1f-
| teen pounds, ten Leghorns fourteen
| pounds, and the ten Plymouth Rocks
| fourteen pounds. The third month the
ten Brahmas weighed thirty-three
pounds, ten Wyandottes thirty pounds,
ten Leghorns twenty-four pounds, and
| the ten Plymouth Rocks twenty-five
| pounds, OF individual chicks the third
month the heaviest Brahma weighed
three and three-fourths pounds, the
heaviest Wyandotte three and three
fourths pounds, the heaviest Plymouth
Rock two and three-fourths pounds,
and the heaviest Leghorn two and one
| half mounds