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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

If DR.. Johnson had had the choice
of sons-in-law, it is doubtful If he
would have selected Boswell, for it is
said that he had q low opinion Of his
merits. Macauley says that johnson
assured Boswell that the latter had
missed his only chance OF fame by
not being born when Pope wrote the
Dunciad.
We may be sure that if Boswell had
known that Johnson was his father
in-law he would have made it known,
for it was the delight of his life to let
such things be known. But, alas! he
has been dead for an hundred and
six years, and after that long inter.
val, it has been left for Justice
Campbell's office to give up the secret
The roast and pudding incident must
have taken place in 1773, during the
Journey to the Hebrides," as that was
probably the only time Johnson ever
was in Scotland. And although the
latter wrote book on that trip, find
no mention Of the incident in it,-an
omission somewhat remarkable, as
Johnson hated the Scotch, and would
not have been likely to lose an oppor-
tunity to record anything to their dis.
credit. And Boswell does not seem
to have put it down in his own book,
although retailing gossip was his bus.
mess.
Altogether, Mr. Editor, you are to be
congratulated on the discoveries noted
in your paper Of yesterday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

lately in the sale of farms in the vi
cinity of Brimfield, Portage county.
Theodore Swartz has purchased the
farm of Joseph Moore, and VIM.
Shanafelt has bought the old Meloy
farm, at the rate Of $45 per acre; the
Meacham farm has been sold to VIM.
Reynolds, for $50.45 an acre; Harrison
Leininger, of West Virginia, has pur-
chased Jackson Gougler's farm, and
Jacob Carson has sold his farm to
Adam Griggy.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
= =
VALENTINES OF LONG AGO.

valentines of long ago
We find them, yellowed now with age
Yet telling us Of belle and beau
Who one time wrote upon the page
Such quantness as my woe assu-
age"
And queen Of all the blooms that
blow"
Or jealously threw down the gage
The valentine of long ago.
Their whlteness once was as the
Their perfume fingers yet, though
faint
And whispers of the long ago
In old rose odors, soft and quaint,
AS though some long-forgotten
saint
Perhaps It's Cupid-who may know p
Would sigh reminiscent plant
In valentines of long ago.
And back our memories will go
To days of courtly, polish grace,
OF fiouncc and frill and furbelow;
or powdered hair, and queenly face
or proper, prim, colonial pace;
or heads attentive, bending low,
While taper fingers slowly trace
The valentine of long ago.
These well-creased pages never grow
And still the old-time truth is there
AS in the days of long ago.
When gallant sang his lady fair
In phrases shyly debonair-
AS vows that come in murmurs low,
Yet have the cavalier-like airs
The valentine Of long ago.
The valentines of long ago
Their yellowed fragments tell us how
The heart kept bearing to and fro
In much the manner 1t has now.
Baltimore American.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

Congressman Burleson Of Texas, de-
,lares that the proposition to place an
added tax on imitation butter, is a
'cheme of 'the selfish, designing and
ambitious statesmen from Minnesota"
ind he suggested as substitute for
their bill "a tax of 10 cents n pound on
manufactured ice sold In imitation OF
the natural product, except where sold
In blocks of one and two pounds, and
stamped counterfeit ice.'" Congress
man Dick represents dairy district
but he had tire backbone to vote
against the bill to make tho use of oleo.
margerine prohlbitive by increasing the
taxes upon 1t.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

The first job Secretary Gage had
was as clerk In a wholesale grocery
house that made a speciality Of flour.
He had TO load the barrels of flour on
the delivery wagons. lie developed
great lifting muscles, and was as
strong as any other man in public
life in Washington. unless It should
be Senator Heltfcld, who is a giant.
Secretary Gage was walking down
Pennsylvania ave. with some friends.
Two men We're loading barrels of
-four on wagon. 81 used to do that"
said the Secretary, He stopped and
lifted harrel and placed 1t on the
wagon, and he did 1t easily and cx.
peditionsly, TO the great astonshmcnt
OF the leaders, No one else in the party
could get a barrel higher than his
knees
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
VALENTINES AND
VIOLETS FOR AKRON MAIDS.
The Sale This Year Has Exceeded That of ANY
Previous Season.

while the old-fashioned valentines of
paper lace are seen not at all, though
they are often asked for. While few
comic valentines are sold, the demand
for these has lost ground rapidly, and
many stores do not even carry them in
stock.
This year has brought out number
of novelties-tiny jap dolls making
goo-goo eyes at each other, mounted
on cardboard, and containing some
such inscription as II don't know
why I love you, but I do"-which
lave been quite popular.
Pretty books, flowers and bon-bons
have been used quite extensively as
valentines this year. Bon-bons in
dainty heart-shaped boxes have sold
well, while many a fair maids heart
fiuttered happily on opening a box Of
sweet, fragrant volets. Fully 5000
punches of these delicate blossoms
were sold by Akron florists for the
Valentine trade.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

1t costs the government of Italy
about $4,000 a year to keep up the
Coliseum. Fifty or 60 masons are kept
Mt work all the while repairing breaks
and cracks for fear of endangering
the lives of the tourists who constant
ly visit the place. They are working
nnder the direction of an architect and
Engineer employed by the minister of
)ublic instruction.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
F. II. Waters, ESQ.,, As
Receiver of P. A. & W.
Trying to Collect As.
sessment on Stock.
Case Will be Carried to u. S.
Circuit Court.

The action brought in the U. S. Cir
cult court in New York, by Frank
II. Waters, Esq, of Akron, as receiver
of the Pittsburg, Akron and Western
Railroad Co., against the Central Trust
Co., of New York, to recover $1O0,35O
from the latter as an assessment upon
stock of the ipsolvent railroad COM
pany, held by the Central Trust Co.,
has been decided in favor of the de-
fendant.
Waters, as one Of the creditors of
the defunct corporation, was appoint
ed receiver by the Court of Common
Pleas of Summit county, and was au.
thorized by the court to lay an assess
ment upon the capital stock Of the COM
pany, sufficient to cancel the indebt-
| edness. In the course of the proceed.
ings in the Ohio court it appeared
that the Central Trust Co, of New
| AOlh, was IL StOCkuOlucT 10 L0e amount
of $2,500,00O, while there were but 500
shares held in Ohio. The action was
brought in the U. s. Circuit court
here to enforce payment of the assess
ment on the stock held by the Trust
Co., as authorized by the Ohio court
The Trust Co. claimed that they
were not within the jurisdiction of the
Summit county tribunal and any such
authorization to recover upon their
stock was not binding upon them.
Justice Lacomb, sustained the latter's
contentious and judgment was enter
ed in the Trust Co.'S favor.
Attorney Chas. S. Cobbs, one of the
Akron gentlemen interested in the
case, stated Monday that it would be
carried to the United States Circuit
court.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

The King of Sweden has offered
$500 to the finder of cradle with
q curious history. In 1920 German
Prince'sent to Queen Ulrica Eleanora
OF Sweden cradle OF solid gold as
a christening present for her child
The ship containing the present was
driven by n terrible gale on the shores
of the island of Tjorn, where 1t be.
came total wreck. The inhabitants
of the island massacred the crew and
pillaged the ship, but the cradle was
saved, and now lies buried In u lone,
ly part of the island.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
FOR BEING
A GOOD FELLOW,
Archie Hetty Paid the Price to
City Treasury.

The morning of st. Valentines day
found four subjects in the prisoners
row in Police Court. The first to an
swer roll call was Archie Hetty. Arch.
lie had pay day Thursday, and las,
night he celebrated The result was
he got somewhat light in his upper
story and also in the pocket wherein he
had his money. Being good fellow
relieved him of 80 and COSTS" said the
Mayor.
Thomas Pritschard came to Akron
Thursday to buy ticket to the
"Hawkeye State" He got his ticket
also few drinks too many. He en-.
riched the city's till So and costs before
he left for Iowa
Harry Kennedy, bartender. was
fined 81 and costs for intoxication.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
COLORED RECRUITS,
Sergeant Donahue is Anxious to
Enlist Them.

Sergeant NJ j. Donahue the recruit.
Ing officer, has received orders from
headquarters to enlist men for the 9th
and 10th Cavalry, colored. The men
must produce best OF reference and
also be unmarried II is seldom that
recruits are enlisted for the colored
regiments, as there are only four re-
Eiments all told, the oath. and 18th
Infantry, and the 9th and 10th Ca,
valry.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

8JUST A FEW HOME MADE VALENTINES
AND PRIZES FOR THOSE WHO GUESS
FOR WHOM THEY ARE INTENDED.

You are a power in politics,
And run a mammoth store;
You useto run our village
But cant do that no more.
You useto talk in laundering tones
Upon the publck street
But now you stop and whisper
To the friends you chance to meet
And / might add in closing,
This makes your change complete.
w.
Men call ye chief:
And they do well
To call him chief,
Whose classic name
is on the way
To lasting fame
For catching vags
And common jags
And feeding them
Beyond their means
On Akrons store
OF pork and beans.
v.
Oh! you are not so many:
For you are only four;
And when the Legislature votes,
You four will be no more.
The trouble is, to tell the truth
You make too much expense,
And when the Legislature votes,
You'll look like thirty cents.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

vi.
A barrister with leather lungs
And triple-plating name;
If wind and work will make yor
great,
You're on the road to fame.
VII.
You make the plans to build our
schools,
Our county Jail, and then
A college and a church or two
The while you build pen.
You never weary making plans
That catch and please the eye;
If you keep on some day you'll build
A mansion in the sky.
And then we'll come and warm 1t up
And have champagne spread
Don't send me home when we gel
through
Just tuck me into bed.
Viii.
Don't take offense
At my expense
Because these stunts are true;
Don't think that |
Would ever try
To make thrust at you,
Don't think that brains
Would take such pains
For such worm as you.
Akron's famous characters
Are here with truth described,
The guessers are the citizens
The judges can't be bribed
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
An Opinion.

Manager Pierce, of the Colonial
Opera house, says that the rule among
the patrons of the opera house will be
evening dress, Swallow tails" etc. The
idea is excellent, IL carried out. With
the patronage of the elite alone, how
ever, theater in Akron cannot ex-
ist.-Akron Germania.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
Will Build Addition.

The business of the Ohio Salt Co.
at Rittman has outgrown its present
capacity and Mr.. e. ]. Young, the
treasurer Of the company, is authority
for the statement that a new $4,000
addition will be built in the spring.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
WISE ana " "
~ ~ Otherwise.

Such jokeness.
+ + =
CupiPs busy day.
Oh, those bleeding heartsl
+ f. 4
They're just as ugly as ever
After all, what's in valentine?
Do you recognize the handwriting
What a popular man the lettercar-
rier s--at times!
I'd like to know who cares-doesn'
look like me any way.
Maybe one of the homemade valen-
tines fits you. Read them.
+ + r
Violets and sackcloth and ashes are
queer combination, but not displeas-
ing.
It's all your own fault, If you hadn't
been so mean, cross and snappy, you'd
have got nice one.
+ + +
Now we could have prepared
to make garden If it had not been
for the ground hog.
+ + +
The report that Judge Anderson
sent Rev. Crispin comic valentine
Is ridiculous and false.
+ + +
1t was a waste of money to send
violets to Gus Kasch. He can pick all
he wants in Portage park within 90
days.
Better eat onions all thy life than
dine upon geese and chickens once
and then long in vain for more ever
after.
The City Commissioners were fairly
well protected. The employees of the
city had no money with which to buy
valentines.
Good many young men who sent
valentines anonymously will be wor.
ried to death by the thought that she
may not know who sent it.
+ + =
The latest bulletin on the peach crol
situation is that II the crop Is not al
ready killed by frost 1t will be smal
any way owing to the heavy crop II
1901.
Rev. George u. Atwater, pastor OF
the Church of Our Savior, appreciates
a joke once In awhile. Not long ago
he was at a social, where one of tn,
guests had difficulty in remembering
his name.
"Do you know" she finally began
addressing Rev. Mr.. Atwater, ''tha,
every time try to think of YOU
name. find myself at sea-"
well, that's not unusual-my name.
Atwater," was the reply.
The lines of the school teacher 4
Tennessee can hardly he said to b
cast In pleasant places. A Judge 4
that state was called upon, the othe
day, to decide whether n pretty schoo
ma'am could have beau and hol
her job. The lady was pretty. tn
Judge a southern gentleman OF the oil
school with the chivalrous blood O
many generations flowing In his veins
thence the decision-the school ma'ar
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

According to rough estimate pre-
pared by the Navy department 1900
medals will be required for the officers
and men of the navy and marine corps
who participated in the engagements
in and adjacent to the West lndias
during the war with Spain. This s
glory enough for all.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
Billiard Tournament.

Work was the victor last night in the
billiard tournament at Main ST. He
defeated Rowell by score Of 90 to
90. Garrett and Beckwlth will come
together tonight.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
FRIDAY FEBRUARY, IA, 1902.

According to the Washington star,
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona
are not likely to be admitted to state
hood because they might go Democrat
&c. How did Texas ever get in?
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

can entertain her beau three nights
in the week providing she does not
allow 1t to interfere with her school
duties.
1t has been developed already that
a great many of the valentines re-
ceived last year have been returned
this year to tie supposed senders.
And after all, this is not such a bad
plan. If you get valentine that
makes you mad, just lay it away I'M
til next year; then fish it out and
send 1t to the person whom you believe
sent it to you. There's lots of fun in
this.
Charley Bien, formerly superintend
ent of the Walsh Companys lines
who is prospering at Pittsburg, send.
the Democrat the following Valentine
day greeting:
MANS entry to life is helpless ant
bare
His journey through life full of trou
BILE and care
He dies and -whther?-we know
not where %.
But if he's "A good fellow here-he'll b,
good fellow there"
And Charley is just as good fellow
as ever.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

One of the Columbus papers fire.
uuently prints Representative Seese's
name-"Leese, of Summit" Tie Rep
resentative is showing a disposition to
do enough for his constituents to be de-
serving of better treatment.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

The Democrat will give as a prize
an annual pass to the theatrical per-
formances of the City Council to each
person correctly guessing the names
Of all the persons to whom the fol-
lowing homemade valentines are in
tended to apply. A second prize pass
permitting the holder to walk, after
having properly wiped his feet, upon
any part or portion of Mayor Doyles
clean streets, will be given each per-
son who correctly guesses the name
OF the author of the valentines, which
follow:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

Some people expect fortune to break
IN the door and announce her arrival
through megaphone.-Nashville Ban
ner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
THE ROYAL valentine.

Maybe
You can guess
Who / am
BY the way
| write:
I'm Akron's
Onliest only
The greatest that ever happened
And what | don't know
About running this municipality
Isn't written in the books.
You've been told
That my pull
Is on the wane
Somewhat
That when those statesmen
At Columbus
And those Citizens Committees
At home
Get through with me
There won't be enough left
or my plans, measures, devices
And unlimited authority
10 deserve
A monument
In Brother Sanford's
Graveyard of the Has Beens,"
Or brief obituary
In Park Alexander's
Book.
But just wait
Wait awhile
Wait until those Legislators
Have packed their grips
And departed
Upon their homeward journey
Each with his six hundred plunks
Slowed away
In his inside pocket,
And another six hundred
To draw to
For doing nothing
Then look again
And you'll see
Your Uncle George
Stlll a.dlctating.
Still a-governing,
Still a-running things
AS of yore
AT the old, old stand,
For
Legislatures and Citizens Committee
May come and go,
And my enemies political
May take pleasure
Telling you
What they're goipg to do
To me-
But like those high salaries
Paid county officials
Which the County Oranges
And Farmers Institutes
Are forever
Rcsolutin' about:
| so do l
Go on
Forever;
And ever
Is my Waterloo
Like tomorrow
Which never comes
Remember this
When I'm ready
To quit
To resign
The sceptre of authority
II viii be
A voluntary
: Abdication.
And fully in accord
With the best wishs-
And pleasure of
His Highness:
This is my valentine
, 10 the Citizens
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

You're a terror to the boozers
And you castigate the bruisers,
When you get them in your power.
You issue proclamations and
DEGREES and ultimatums by the hour,
Some days you get so busy
With the business of the city
That you hardly have the time
TO appoint new committee.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14

You keep q pen
To fatten men
And work them OH the street,
And that is how
1t happens now
The city looks SO neas
Within this pen
You lock the men
And camp upon their path;
You sweat them out
Without q doubt,
Just like a Turkish bath.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-10-28
Mems Oke1

Mems Blue Denim Overa'ls, coppS rivid
less than soc, now go at ............. !....
All the Csc grades in all styles and color
go.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-10-28
Gr0Cerie

Here is an opportunity to buy the necess
ognize the importance OF this sale aud will
quotations. There isn't room to list the emit
Gunpowder Tea, Goo quality for..........
English Breakfast Tea worth SOC 10Y .......
Spiderleg Tea worth soc for.....". ......
Mocha and Java Coffee, regular 45dgrade,
Blended Coffee, soc grade, for.......i .......
Universal Coffee, 25c grade, for. ........
The I5c grade Coffee, pounds for ........
Crescent "o9" Coffee, lib. packagf.......
Lion Coffee, per package. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Force" zoe packages for......"..y .......
Malta Vita, per package. .f........
Quaker Oats, per package. ........
Rolled Oats, per pound. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Rolled Wheat, per pound .........."".....
Grape Nuts, per package. ............"........
Blue Ribbon Rasins, per package. .....
Folger's Baking Powder, per pound........
Jubilee Canned Apricots, regular 2oc cans,
Lazell brand Salmon, I dozen cans........
Salmon in fiat cans, worth zoe, for..........
Regular I5c cans of Salmon for..............
Golden Lake Teas, regular Goo quality. 49,.
SNOWFALL Baking Powder, 2sc cans tor.....
Standard Oysters, regular 25c cans, for....
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-12

PIANO TUNING.
DAVIES, HENRY C.-Piano and Organ
Tuning. Address p. o. Box go. 63l2
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-12
CONTRACTORS,
DENTISTS.

ALBERT B. CLARK. D.D.S.-Berstsa
mia and Miller; office hours, 0 to c
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-12
Work of CHARACTERIZATION Will Now Devolve Upon
the Hawaiian Board Which Has Had Most
to Do With It Since 1863.

Other religious bodies in the Islands.
Philanthropic and charitable soci-
cites.
Hawaii as a mid-Paciic commercial
center.
Among the contributors are the fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen:
Mrs. Elizabetn Van Cleve Hall, Prof.
c. J. Lyons, Prof. W. d. Alexander,
DR.. S.. E. Bishop, Rev. o. P. Emerson,
Rev, o. H. Gulick, Miss NJ. A, Cham
berlain, Mrs. c. NJ. Hyde, Secretary
Judson Smith and Treasurer F. II.
Wiggin of the American board, Mr..
Robert Andrews, Governor Sanford
3. Dole, Rev. w. D. Westervelt, Mrs.
j. NJ. Whitney, Mr.. P. M. Pond, Mrs. B.
F. Dillingham;, DR.. E. G. Beckwith,
Mr.. F. S. Lyman, Mr.. P. C. Jones, Mr..
I w. r. Castle and Mr.. J.. B. Atherton.
OF the personnel of this number it Is
interesting to note that, without any
particular design to obtain such, most
of lffte1a are the descendants of, or
have B&en affiliated with, the early
missionaries.
The m~echaaical part of the December
Friend deserves particular notice, as
a handsome cover design has beer fur
nished and is now being prepared.
The back cover will be- a map of the
Islands to show interesting matter APP
propriate to this number, and all in
colors. Within is as careful. and ar
tistic Illustrative work as has ever
been prepared in the Islands, perhaps.
Mr.. Allan Dunn has undertaken the
entire illustration.
OF the Hawaiian board, whose pic
lures appear above, there car be said
this much: That on their shoulders
must hereafter rest the entire respons-.
Utility for work among the Hawaiians,
begun by the American board, as we'll
as the evangelization of the Japanese,
Chinese and Portuguese in the Islands.
Despite a very difficult financial year
and the necessity of severe retrench-
ment, the board has the confidence OF
having a task to perform, an interest
in which is shared by the community.
There is at present a debt of 5000
which the board is carrying, besides its
large monthly payroll.