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Foot Balls, Striking Bags,
Boxing Gloves, Athletic Goods
AKRON
DEMOCRAT
Rose Bud Cream
The belt remedy for all roughness
of skin, it is delightful as a toilet
requisite. Ask for It at
C. B. Harper & Cos Drug Store.
All kinds; Guns, She!
lowest prices. GUNS 1
etc at
KENT.
Geo. S. Dales & Son, s.Ma
228
Street.
VOLUME EIGHT. NUMBER 176
AKRON, OHIO, SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 11. 1899.
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EXCEPTIONS
Filed by Creditors
To Discharge of Wilcox
From Bankruptcy.
Petition to Change Name
of Company.
Custody of Children Given to
Grand Parents.
Sealed Verdict Returned by Jury
Court House News.
Exceptions to the discharge of
Frank A. Wilcox from bankruptcy-
have been filed in the United States
District court by a number of the
banks which held his notes.
It is alleged that he did not make
a complete return of all his property.
The exceptions were set for hearing
today. A number of Akron creditors
are interested in the case.
Petition to Change Name.
A petition has been filed by the
stockholders of the Wilcox-Bruner
company, asking for authority to
change the name to The Bruner-Goodhue-Cook
company, Mr. "Wil
cox has retired from the business,
having moved to Erie, Pa.
Divorced.
William L. Klein, was granted a
divorce Saturday morning from Hat
tie B. Klein on the ground of adult
ery. The case was not contested.
The custody of the two children,
Hazel and Leonard, was given to
their grandparents, Air. and Mrs. J.
S. Tagger r. The daughter will be
under their control until she is 18,
the sou until he is 15. Their father
is to pay $15 per month for their sup
port. All of the furniture is given to
the children.
Property Deposited.
Coroner "Leberman has deposited
the property found on the.persons of
Grace Snowberger and Alfred Grif
fin, suicides, with the Probate court.
Resigned.
Mrs. Cora C. Hollister has for
warded her lesignation as adminis
tratrix of the estate of tho late A, H.
Commins. Mrs. Hollister is now re
siding in Pasadena, Cal.
Sealed Verdict.
The jury in the case of Lucius G.
Thorpe vs. the Akron Water Works
company brought in a verdict at 11
o'clock Saturday morning. The
court was absent and the verdict
was sealed until Monday.
Orders to Receivers.
The receivers of the Akron Silver
Plate company have been ordered to
accept $200 of R. C. Holbert in full
payment of a judgment held against
him. -
New Pleadings.
Dr. C. C. Davison, the defendant
in a damage case filed by Doran H
Ormes, in an answer says that if the
plain tiif is lame it is the result of his
own carelessness in not obeying or
ders.
Philip Stelzer has filed, an answer
and cross petition in the case com
menced by Joseph Dlckerhoof . He
says the plaintiff owes him $17 on
account.
IMMENSE
New Flour
Will be Erected
American Cereal Co.
by
LARGE SUM
Realized From Fair of
St. Mary's Church.
Capacity Will be More
Than Doubled.
Extensive Improvements' to be
Made In Akron.
A Fl II IS fl FI I
BARBERTON'S
Second Annual Fair
TRACT BLOCK,
NOV. 1 TO II. 1899.
Every Evening: at 7 O'clock.
Saturday, Nov. 11 Closing: Night.
Great contest between Doc Curran
and Dick Brown for a diamond
studded gold watch. Contest between
Mrs. Wm Barry and Mrs. John
Gorbach for a parlor suit. Contest
between Miss Ellen Carr and Miss
Grace Werner for a solid gold watch.
Official close.
General Admission, - - 10 Cts.
Fine door prize every evening. This
prize will he given those who attend.
Prize given at 10:30.
SETTLEMENT
Of Boiler Makers' Strike
Is In Sight.
Meeting of Officials and Men Will be
Held This Evening.
LAST LINKS.
MILK
Prizes Awarded io Winners Last
Night Two Contests Tonight.
Dr. Francis T. Moran stated to a
reporter for the Democrat today
that the net receipts realized at St.
Mary's church fairwould be between
$3,000 and $4,000. In every detail
tho fair has been a great success.
The following named prizes were
won in contests at the fair Friday
night:
Boys' watch Chas. Wybel 353
votes; Ernest Yager;, 341 j.
Gold ring Emily Dangel, 622K;
Dora Kempel, 254.
Mandolin Lulu Selle, 315; Mar
garet Mihm, 163. -
Picture of Dr. Moran Julia New-berger,-316;
MaryHeffernan, 273. i
All Local Departments Are Rushed
With Business.
The American Cereal company
will become a prominent factor in
the flour markets of "the United
States;
Herotofore the company has not
made much of a bid. tor business in
this line. All of the flour was manu
factured in this city at the Old Stone
and Cascade mills.
The current issue of the American
Miller states that the company will
erect a flour mill at Cedar Falls, la.
Tho plant will have an immens
oapacity, 3,000 barrels per day. At
presentjthe total flour capacityof the
company is 2,200 barrels per day.
Cedar Falls is the center of a great
grain territory. The facilities for
getting wheat are excellent. With
the unlimited capital baok of this
company it will prove to be a strong
competitor for the flour business of
the world.
Local Extensions.
So great has become the business
at-the American Cereal company's
Doll Grace Fitzgerald, 284; Ella mills in this city that it Is rumored
Vaughan, 100. extensive increasing of. facilities is
Suit of clothes John Lavery, 251 ; in contemplation.
Earl Hanna, 125. All departments are filled to their
The big contests will be tonight. J utmost capacity with men, boys and
Mayor's Clerk R. B. Halter and A u- ' R;ris Every pay day $15,000 is dis
drew Martin are contesting for a gold tributed
headed cane. The winner will re J Thi8 great inereaBe hl business is
Celvoill addition the title of "The Ku,a t fhn wnmlerfiil ronnMnn thD
goods of the company has attained,
the American Cereal products beingi
most popular man in Akrou."
Patrick Walsh and Barclay Lynch
are contesting for a gold watch.
SHOOTING STARS.
Does
this illus
trate your
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you wor
ried for
fear you
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Then cease worry
ing, tor help is at
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something that will
gut new life into the
air bulbs.
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visor
It brings health to
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It always restores
color to gray hair.
You need not look at
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fifty, for your gray
hair may have again
all the dark, rich color
of youth.
$ 1 .00 a bottle. All drucjtrtt.
bvti
had a great deal to do -with your
Hair Virror. I Ito found that it
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zor it. it nas cum xno lao roost
complete tatisfactfon in my busi
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Writ tho Doctor.
If T.n do not obtain all the bene&tt
L. Ton expected from the use of the
I Visor, write the Doctor about It
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shipped to all parts of the union.
The matter of enlarging the plant
is. it is stated, under advisement at
'headquarters in Chicago. Superin-
Be- iendent J. H. Andrews when spoken
to iti reference to the contemplated
ininrnvrtTYlAnrn wnnlrl cut tinfhtnn-
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though he did not deny that there
was a likelihood of enlarging the
mills within the near future.
INDEPENDENT
Brilliant Display Next Week'
tween Midnight and Morning.
On the night of November 13-14
espectfd the November shower of
meteoroids which occurs every
thirty-three years. A brilliant dis
play wa been in this country in 1833
while iu 1866 it happened while
Euiopean couutries were having;
theirnight and not imch of a d.splayj Combination Will Include All the
was seen in this country, and it" may 4 Non-Bell Companies.
so happen on this occasion. Is is The names of the independent
quite pontine also mat mere mat ue companies included in the Tele
an unus ul dipliy of shooting stars ! phone. Telegraph & Cable company
on the night- f tiie 12th and Ut h. jf America, have nor yet been mado
xiii- pmui irom which rney win public.
seem to ladiatr- rKf"; about midnight
a little in the north of enst so that
the be.t p.-ut uf the ilihplay will lie
seen fn.i) midnight on to morning,
but before midnight they will be
seen shooting up from the e.i-tern
horion.
ANNUAL
Thank Offering Meeting of Woman's
Heme Missionary Society.
The annual thank offering meeting
of the Woman's Home Mibsionary
society of the First M. B. church
was held Friday at the residence of
Mrs. M.J. Crankshaw, 532 E. Bnch
tel ave.
In the afternoon several papers
were read ou work being done in
Alaska. Short talks were also, given
on the subject. These proved profi
table. After tea -was served a short
program was rendered. The re
mainder of the eveuing was pleas
antly spent. About 150 of the mem
bers were present.
THE WEATHER:
Fair and coldertonigbt Fair Sunday.
The company is capitalized at $30,
000.000. It is stated that the- capital
will soon be increased to $100,000,000.
All of the non-Bolt telephone inter
ests in Cleveland are included in the
combination. The Akron Peoples'
Telephone company will be included.
PLENTY OF GAME.
Hunters Found It Friday Gave a
Dinner Party.
The huntiug season opened Friday
and nimrods by the score enjoyed the
day.
Last light, at dusk, hunters were
seen coming Into tho city from all
directions with large bags filled with
game. They unite in saying that
game of all sorts is plentiful.
A. G. Barnes shot 35 quail and 10
mud hens near Burlmnk. This noon
at the Elks club he gave a dinner to
a party of friends. Rabbits are thick
near Burbank.
St. Paul's Lutheran.
N. J. Myers pastor. The pastor
wiU preach in the morning, subject
"ThelntermediateStateoftheSoul."
Bev. Floto will preach in the even
ing. A cordial invitation to all,"
TRAIN LATE B. fe O. train No
41 from Chicago, due hero at 6:05
.this morning, was six hours late to
day.
CLUB MEETING The Young
Men's Prohibition club will meet
Monday evening in the W.C.T.TJ.
rooms to make plans for future work.
Everybody is invited.
WILL CLOSE EARLY Com
mencing Monday, Nov. 13, all gro
cery stores of the city will close
promptly at 7 p.m., with the excep
tion of Saturday night.
ACTION FILED Attorney Gen
eral Monnett has filed an action to
oust the Salt trust from the state. It
is alleged that it has forfeited its
right to do business by becoming a
trust.
SAD NEWS News has been re
ceived of the death of Joseph Heal
in Iowa, on Thursday. He is a
brother of Mrs. John King, of 320 E.
Thornton st., who was at his bed
side when doath occurred.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE Sani
tary Policeman M. W. Hoye reported
two new cases of scarlet fever Satur
day morning. Another case at the
home of J. Dettling, 117 S. Walnut
st., and one in the family of G. E.
McCourt, 205 Bell st.
INCREASED FACILITIES The
City Commissioners Friday granted
the Nypano railroad company per
mission to construct a track across
Falor and Pleasant sts. to afford bet
ter shipping facilities for the Dia
mond Rubber company.
ALLEGED MURDERER Joseph
W. Smith has been arrested, charged
with the murder of Charles "Race
Horse Charley" Bias, at Cleveland
Friday J morning. Smith is the
proprieter of a pool room. He and
Bias had a dispute over a game. .
CITY BLACKSMITH The Board
of City Commissioners on Saturday
morning appointed A. R. Manches
ter blacksmith for this city. Mr.
Manchester's shop is located at cor
ner of South Main and South streets.
All city blacksmithing will be done
there.
GARFIELD BANQUET The
Buchtel hotel management will
serve the banquet for the Gar
field club, in XXth Century hall
on Monday, Nov. 20. . Arrangements
have been made for 500 plates. A
corps of 100 trained colored waiters
from Cleveland will wait table.
NEEDLE WORK GUILD The
Needle Work Guild held a special
meeting at the home of Mrs. C. W.
Millikin, 168 South High st. It was
decided to distribute garments on
Thuisday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24.
All garments are to handed in to the
section presidents by Monday, Nov.
10.
BARBERTON CONNECTIONS
F. G. Frese, manager of the Peoples'
Telephone company, has bought an
entirely new equipment for tho Bar
beTton exchange which will be in po
sition by tho time the company
N ready for operation in Akron.
Barberton. will be given connection
with Akron snb-eribers. Barborton
News.
EXHIBITION OF PICTURES
The pictures purchased by the
School Room .committee appointed
by the Woman's Council to decorate
the rooms of the city schools, will be
placed ou exhibition in a show
window of the M. O'Neil fc company
store Monday and Tuesday of next
week. The eommittee wishes the
public to examine the pictures and
observe the good work being done
by the Woman's Council.
There
striking
Boiler works
baok to
is a "possibility
employes of the
that the
Stirling
Barberton will go
Today's in-
at
s
work Mondaj.
dicatious point that way.
A committee representing the em
ployes met Saturday forenoon with
Superintendent; James P. Sneddon
it
of the company, and the result of
the
-was sufficiently
conference
assuring to lead Mr. Sneddon to say
to a Democrat? reporter this after
noon that he."thought satisfactory
arrangements would be reached at a
meeting this evening at 5 o'clock.
The situation has been quiet all
day.
MILLIONS
Back of New industry at
Barberton.
American Striwboard Co.'s Plant
Leased to New York Corporation
An official of the American Straw
board company at Barberton stated
to a. Democrat reporter Saturday
that the company had leased the
Lignistra plant to a New York com
pany, with several millions of dol
lars capital, which will begin operat
ing the plant by December 1.
The New York company will man
ufacture artificial lumber of various
kinds. The deal was closed within
the past few days.
Meanwhilejtbe American Straw
board company will continue opqrat
ing the stfawboarbl plant proper, and
will furnish the greater bulk of raw
material to the new company.
It is to be recalled that the Ameri
can Strawboard company has two
plants at Barberton. It will operate
the one in which the. company has
already located, while the new com
pany will start the other plant in
operation, practically meaning a
new industry for Barberton.
No sale of property has been made
nor is it likely such will take place. ,
Mr. Francis J. Sadlier, the best
baritone singer in Cleveland, will
sing at the Liedertafel concert, Nov.
15. Don't, fail to hear him.
PERSONALS.
EASY GOOD. EASY BAD.
Discovers a Difference.
"After twenty years of coffee
drinking and a good portion of the
time suffering from severe headaches
and nervousness, I Anally waked up
to the fact that tho coffee was the
cause of the trouble.
I"was led to accuse coffee of being
the causo of the difficulty by reading
about Postum Food Coffee. Since
using Postum I have been singularly
free from any of tho ailments men
tioned. "It is easy to make -good Postum
and easy to make bad. The differ
ence is iu the boiling. I send you
herewith a list of friends I know
would be benefited by leaving off
coffee and using Postum Food Cof
fee. Kindly send them information
on the subject." G. H. L. Nolson,
principal schooj No. 2, Greenfield,
Mo."
W. E. Slabaugh was iu Cleleland
yesterday.
W. E. Ponce is in Cleveland today
on business.
Thad. W. Rice of Castalia. has
returned to Akron.
John Einstein of Cleveland is
visiting friends in Akron.
Mrs. Electa Wise is the guest of
hor son, Grant Wise of Salem.
Miss Bessie Kerr has concluded a
visit with relatives in Salem.
Will Hunt of Cloveland, formerly
of Akron, is visiting friends here.
A. B. Smith spent Friday in the
vicinity of -Doylestowu hunting
quail.
Miss Alice Bender, 114 Albert
Place, has returned "from a two weeks
visit at Inland.
Scott Hayes of Massillou, a sales
man for the Diamond Matcli Co., is
here on business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sheldon and
daughter, Miss Ethel, have returned
from a visit in the east.
Ford and Nellie Hawkins of Rich
field are guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Shepard.
Horace Tinker of Mantua, is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. W. L.
Carlton of East Buchtal ave.
E. M. Rine has accepted a position
with the D.. L. & W. U. R. at Scran-
ton, Pa. Ho has removed his taintly
there.
Miss Mary Flowers, daughter of
Detroit's Corporation Counsel, is in
the city the guest of Miss Frances
Grant.
G. W. Northrup has accepted a
position with the I. S. Myors & Co.,
the clothiers. Ho was formerly
with M. Louor.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Grace Reformed church gave a so
cial at the home of H. S. Getz, 411 S.
Forge st., Friday evening.
MIbr Harriet A, Gao of Sfc, Paul,
Minn., is in the city, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Hale. Miss
Gale has been in Europe for several
months.
Marripd at the parsonage of the
Trinity Lutheran church, Friday af
ternoon, Nov. 10, Mr. Ferdinand
Wilke and Miss Maggie Blackson,
both well known iu Akron.
Dr. L. S. Ebright will attend the
Natioual convention of Post Masters
at the Arlington hotel, Washington,
D. C, Nov. 14 to 17. He will be
accompanied by Mrs Ebright.
Miss Florence C. Durr delightfully
entertained a party of 25 friends at
cards at her home, 127 Crosby st.,
Friday evening. Music enlivened
the occasion. A dainty lunch was
served.
The Catholic Hall association will
give a Thanksgiving social in -their
hall in the Doyle block, Wednesday
evening Nov. 29. "Vocal and instru
mental music and dancing will be
features.
Friday night wsts "Comic Night"
at theTJarberton fair. The program
embraced minstrel performances
and specialties. A large crowd was
present. Tonight, the last session of
the fair will conclude with several
contests.
The annual meeting of tho Wo
man's council will be held at the
First Congregational church next
Wednesday. A business session will
be conducted at 0:30 in the morning,
and a program will be enactea in the
afternoon.
The active members of the Tues
day Musical club will tender the
honorary members a complimentary
lecture-recital at Militant hall Tues
day evening. Arthur Whitney,-pi-
anist of "New York will be the artist,
the subject "Brahms."
Autumnal Social.
An autumnal social was held last
evening at the First Presbyterian
church. The church was decorated
appropriately. An excellent pro
gram was given and with social chat
the evening was spent in a delight
ful manner.
Church Reunion.
Several hundred guests were en
tertained at the Universalist church
Friday evening, the occasion being a
reunion of the members of the parish.
An excellent supper was served by
the ladies. This was followed by a
literary and musical program.
Officers' Night.
The officers of the Sappho club en
tertained its members at the home of
Miss Frances Grant on Merriman st.
last evening. The principal feature
of the evening was a theatrical given
by some of the officers. A light
lunch was served, after which. the
company was entertained with mu
sic and games. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Miss
Marguerite Kirk, 106 Maple st., No
vember 20.
Musicale.
A musicale was given last evening
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Barnes, 112 Adolph ave., and
lover 100 friends were present. Re
freshments were served.
The music was of a high class and
the numbers elicited much applause.
A piano solo by Miss Caroline Har
ler of Canton, who recently returned
fioin Paris, where she had studied
music, was superb. Mrs. Chas. Mc
Donald of Wooster. an excellent
soprano, sang to good advantage.
Miss Eva Phillips and Miss Grace
Uartzeli played a piano duet. Mrs.
Herman Kuhns of Canton sang a
beautiful solo with a violin, obligato
by Miss Harter. Mrs. Isaac Harter
of Canton was also among the mu-si:iiins.
STRANGLED.
Henry Rapp Tied Rope
Around Throat,
Fastening Other End to a Bed Post
Was Dead When Found.
Henry Rapp, 707 Cross st., aged
about 38 years, a machinist at the.
Whitman & Barnes works, commit
ted suicide today by hanging.
He had been drinking heavily for
a year. Last night he drove his wife
and four sons, tho oldest of whom is
II years old, out of the house and
threatened to kill them if they re
turned. The family were given shel
ter by neighbors.
At 9 o'clock this raorningTJngle
bertKarcsaw Rapp in the. cellar.
Shortly after 12 o'clock Mrs. Rapp
entered the house and found him ud
stairs tied to a bed post. She rushed
down-stairs and fainted. Neighbors
notified the police. The patrol was
sent to the scene. Officers Mueller
and Wilsou cut Rapp's body from
the bod post, where he had placed a
ropo around his neck and evidently
bent his knees, the weight of his
body strangling him to death. It is
believed he hung himself at 10
o'clock. Mrs. Rapp is broken heart
ed over the affair.
PROMINENT
Candidate For Appointment As Stew
ard of the Penitentiary.
William B. Gamble, of this city,
ex-County Sheriff, is prominently
mentioned for the appointment as
steward of the penitentiary. He was
active in the campaign this year,
working for the election of Judge
George K. Nash. Mr. Gamble has
many friends in Akron who would
welcome the news of his appoint
ment. He is well qualified for it.
The Akron Liedertafel will open
the concert season with a errand con
cert and ball Wednesday evening,
Nov. 16, at Music hall. Lantz's or
chestra of 25 pieces, Mrs. R. Ward
and E. A. Upham of Akron, and Mr.
Francis J. Sadlier, Cleveland's fam
ous baritone singer, will take part.
You are cordially invited to attend.
New Election.
Secretary of State Kinney ha
ruled that special election will be
necessary to decide the vote for land
appraiser in Franklin township be
tween John Deutsche, Democrat, and
J. M. Serfass, Republican.
BIRTHS.
Hardy November 9, to Mr. and
Mrs. Archie N. Hardy, 708 Bowery
st., a son.
DEATHS.
Defazier Herman, aged 3 years
ind 23 days, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Abraham Defazier, 208 St. Clair St.,
died Friday night, Nov. 10, of scarlet
fover. The funeral was held nrivrte
this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
At the Grand.
Unchanged.
The condition of J. W. Little re
mains unchanged this afternoon.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to return bincere thanks
to our friends atid neighbors, the
ministers and singers, for their kind
ness and attention during our re
cent bereavement in the death of
our mother.
Miss Hettie Flower,
Jas. T. FiOWER
and Family.
BURGLAR
-
Frightened Away By Woman Small
Sum Was Stolen.
Five dollars was stolen irom the
clothes of Harry J. Beck a his home
100 Ohio at., about 1 o'clock this
morning.
The burglar entered the house
through the front door. In ransack
ing the house he awakened Mrs.
Beck, who slept upstairs. Thu thiuf
heaid her descending the stairs and
hastily mode his escape.
The Wilhur company contains all
the old favorites, including Hattie
Richardson, Ethel Robinsgn, Mar
garet Bolton.HIIda Warren', Martha
Clans, Gus Vaughu, J. E Conly,
Harry Hermsen. C. 13. Huntington,
Harry Lane, Al Lamar, and an in
creased chorus and orchestra under
the efficient direction of Mr. Arthur
C. Pell.
Vaudeville interruptions between
each act cpnsist of Anna Laughlin,
tho Miniature Mrs. Leslie Carter;
Master Gabriel, direct descendant of
Father Gabriel, pet of ladies and
children, can be worn As a watch
charm, another find of A. L. Wilbur,
only six years, old; Lamar Bros., il
lustrated songs; double quartette,
male and female; and Mr. H. G. De
Banks, soloist.
The repertoire selected for the
week is as follows :
Monday matinee; Monday night.
Mascotte; Tuesday matinee; Tues
day nightwFraJDIavoIo; Wednesday
matinee. Grand Duchtss: Wednes
day night, Boccaccio; Thursday
matinee. Olivette; Thursday night,
Black Hussar; Friday matinee,
Royal Middy; Friday night, Bohem
ian Girl; Saturday matinee, Mas
cotte; Saturday night, Two Vaga
bonds. Prices, nights( 10c, 20c and
30c, few 50c; matinees, 10c and 20c.
All next week at the Grand.
Tlie Advantaif In Gambling.
"In all gambling games," said an
Id time sport, "there ia-a percentage
In favor of the 'house.' Anybody, ex
cept a born fool, knows that a man
couldn't afford to equip an establish
ment, hire help, pay rent and defray
all the hundred and one Incidental ex
penses unless he derived a profit that
was based on some fixed principle and
not dependent on mere luck or chance.
Just where the profit comes in, howev
er, is something that very few people
understand. Most of them Imagine It
Is derived from some slight advantage
In the arrangement of the game, such
as the 'zero' numbers In roulette or the
'splits' In faro, but they are very much .
m.Istaken. It really depends on a prin
ciple that applies to all games alike
and might be termed the percentage
of capital.
"Strange-as-it may .seenv LconldtaUe
a capital of ?1.000 and begin pitching .
nickels. In which the chances are per
fectly even, letting the players guess
either way they wanted to, and I would
make a steady profit day In and day i
out. The secret is this: The average '
player has only a limited amount of
money, and a slight run of bad luck,
wipes him out. lie ia obliged to quit,
and somebody else takes his place,
while the house keeps right on through
good luck and bad, continually swell
ing Its reserve with the cash of the
'broken players. That principle of the
percentage of capita! is at the bottom
of the profits of every gaming house in ;
the world from Monaco to Long ;
Branch." New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bowling News.
Johu Goodenberger is in the lead
for the individual prize offered at
Berrodiu's bowling alley.
Thursday night tho Summits de
feated this Buckeyes by 73 pins.
Total scores: Summits, 1295; Buck
eyes, 1222.
Last night the Tip Top club
bowled and somo high scores were
made.
Next week's schedule at Al. Berro-
din's alleys follow: Mondaj', Capron
& Curtice; Tuesday, Knights of St.
John; Wednpsdayafternoon. Police;
Friday, Tip Top club; Saturday af
ternoon. Pastimes.
The Buckeyes and Summits will
roll next Thursday oreulug: at Frank
Cohen's alley.
Roal Estate Transfers.
Furnish i by The Abstract, Title-Gnarantee
and Trust Company, 238 South Mnirist-,
Abstracts mid Lofun.
Frank G. Kelly, Shfritf, to Bere
nice Gaylonl Hoovermyer, part of.
lot IS, Stow, $500.
James and Martha C. Hampton to
Ella Stoppel, 27.31 acres, Northamp
ton township, $1,500.
Mary and Zavier Simon to Daniel
W. Forrer, CO acres Copley, $1.
Daniel W. Forrer to Zavier and
Mary Simon, 37 Tcet High st.. I.
Eliza Smith to Cora Lilly, 10 fret
Goodrich St., $150.
John Dickerhoof et al., to George
Carr, (50 feet Water st., $25.
Akron's Bosco.
P. H. Mastcrsen, who jumped into
prominence by duplicating tho snake
eating feat of Bosco, has returned to
Akron after a trip through the west.
He will romaiu here a few woekt.,
when he will go to Chicago where he
has an engagement iu a museum.
Next year he will travel with a
circus.
He Scored on Lincoln.
In 1858 Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglas had a joint debate
on the college grounds of Knox college.
Galesburg. It was a great meeting,
and I shall never forget the tremen
dous enthusiasm that was manifested
by the respective partisans of each of
these great men. Mr. Douglas had the j
opening and conclusion, .and he got in
one shot on Mr. Lincoln that was so I
pat that even the adherents of that !
gentleman had to join in the laughter. ;
Mr. Lincoln, in the course of his re-
marks, twitted bis opponent with mak-:
Ing only one speech a set oration j
which he delivered to each new audi- '
ence, the suggestion being that he was '
incapable of changing his stock ad-1
dress. ;
Iu reply Mr. Douglas said that he ad
mitted the charge, and conceded that '
his rival knew In advance what he was '
going to say. He wished that he could
foretell with the same exactness what
Mr. Lincoln was going to say. but alas!
that was Impossible, since be changed ,
his argument to suit his audiences,
making a fierce abolition talk in com
munities where that sentiment was
strongly entertained, as at Galesburg,
but in southern Illinois Ignoring aboli
tion and standing up squarely as an
old time Whig. A
Will Investigate.
County Detectivo James Burlison
will mako an investigation of the
strange Norfhneld poisoning case,
reported in Friday's Democrat,
early next week. He has a clew to
the writer of the threatening letter
received by Mr. Roberts.
Overbeard In the Park.
First Nurse Girl So you've got a
new place?
Second Nurse Girl Yes.
"Do you like it?"
"Like It? Why. It Is right in front of
K police station." Tammany Times.
A Tip For Devrer.
Bllkins What Is the matter with
that dog of yours? lie looks poor.
Gilklns Indigestion. I call him
Dewey, aud the neighbors have been
overfeeding him. Ohio State Journal.
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Alfrajk the Wrontr Thlnir.
"There's a trust now to control
outpnt of peanuts."
'"Well, what we need is a trust to
control the output of peanut shelK
Chicago Kccord.
Poetry Editors nnil Pocta excepted.
A man mnst be patient with "every
bore who comes In. for the reason that
tho man may some day have $3 to
spend with blra. Atchison Globe,
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