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up the front steps, opened the door,
and slammed and locked it in the face
of her companion. She ran upstairs
to her mother, told her hastily of her
strange adventure. and then both of
them looked out Of the window from
the second floor. They were surprised
rs they could see no one. Going down.
stairs to their parlor, they saw the
same young man sitting unconccrnedly
on the sofa. At least il is said Miss
llennessey declared then and there to
her mother that the young man sat
there, while Mrs. IIcnnessey declared
with equal confidence that she could
see no young man in the room.
YES. there is" Miss IlennesSey is
declared To have cried: don't you see
his cloyen hoof and his horns in his
hair?'
Then Miss Heunessey is said To have
shrieked several times in a highly
hysterical manner, whereupon Mrs.
Hennessey ran for either Father Kel.
ly or Father Mooney of st. Mary's
/ Roman Catholic church. Returning to
Mrs. lIennessey's residence the young
man" was still there and SO was Miss
Hennessey, growing more and moro
/ hysterical every minute.
/ The priest, it is said, declared he
/ could see no young man, but to humor
/ Miss llennessey he entered into an inn
aginary theological argument and,
/ after giving the devil his due" the
young man." to the priests amaze
ment, vanished through the window in
blue flame, and there was enough
sulphur left in the room to bleach half
of the Leghorn bonnets in Jersey City.
Miss Hennessey's tragic tale ends
with her going into trance and dying
the same night, Mrs. llennessey de.
claring it was mighty lucky for the
soul of her daughter that she had the
presence of mind To call the priest to
perform the last sad rites. There are
several variations to this story.
\ reporter asked Father Mooney, the
junior pastor of 81 Mary's Roman
Catholic church in Jersey City, If he
knew Of the recent death of a Mis-.
Hennessey in the parish.
''Oh. YOU have come about the devil
story, have you?" said Father Mooney
with q smile. "Wen, have heard
that story i'm several different forms
As Il matter Of fact no Miss Hennessey
has died that know of. have moi
been summoned 10 take part in any
such scene or anything that might %,
mistaken for il. We have heard 5,
much about the devil story that i
ought 10 be denied 20 save the bother
OF more conversation about it."
Father Kelly said, with a smile
THE story has been growing ant
growing until it Is talked of evory
where. belong 10 hlg club not fal
from here and we members have hao
the greatest amount of sport in com
pairing the different devil stories. w,
have tried In trace il 70 its source, bu
SO far have been unable 10 do So"
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SEES SATAN AND blES'
Strange Fate Said 70 Have Over
taken Young Woman.
MS satanic Majesty Meets Her on the
Street and Goes Home with Her
Hccognized by Ills Horns and
Cioven tIoof

IL would not be expected in the last
days of the nineteenth century that
any civilized community would point
TO the alleged fact that the devil of
tradition, with hoofs, horns and tail
complete, had visited 1t and vanished
In a blue flame. leaving behind him
the traditional odor Of birthstone Yet
this is exactly what happened In Jer-
sey City. From HObol,en on the north
10 Communipaw ON the south and from
the North river away beyond Jersey
City heights and the Bergen uplands
on the west citizens are telling each
other the story that in response TO the
prayer Of n preey young girl his Sa-
tanic majesty appeared in her own
parlors and vanished and that the
young woman was seized with fit and
died Immediately afterward.
1t seemed the story started the night
of All Halloween \ young girl whose
last name is lIenne ssey, living in
Fourth street in wild spirit of fun,
walked backward downstairs at mid.
night. holding before her face hand.
mirror, while she wished three times
that the devil might reveal to her the
face of her future husband. Whether
she saw her future husbands face in
the mirror does not appear, but the
story says she said nothing to her
mother 10 that effect
The next step in the story was that
Miss llennessey went with a young
man 20 dance a fortnight after her
Halloween experience and some time
in the evening quarreled with him and
started to return home alone. She had
not proceeded far when she was sc-
costed by a strange young man whom
She had never seen before and who
asked her if he could escort her homo
as she was all alone She demurred at
first, but finally consented
Arrived at the house, the young man
invited himself into the house, but
Miss lIennesseV became alarmed, fed
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REPTILES PARADISE,
Adventures with Snakes and Scor-
pions In Guatemala.
ar American Travellers first Meeting
with venomous SPIDERS Snakes
Used 20 Keep Warehouses
Clear of Rodents.

l.. c. Dennis, Ia letter To the ST.
Louis Republic from Livingston, Guat-
emala, says, among other things: !
was on my way TO Guatemala City not
long since TO pay my respects 20 Jose
Maria Reyna Barrios, president of the
republic and now dictator, ! having
made up my mind to take up my
abode in this attractive tropical coun-
try. We had halted for the night and
placed our mules in the portrero and
swung our hammocks in the best
"shaclS" we could find, which, how
ever, could not be highly recommended
as first-class hos:elry
The house was built of palmetto
poles and mud, consisted of one room,
had no floor, of course, and the roof
was made, as usual, Of manacca leaves,
which grow sixty feet long and are
very plentiful.
The conversation being trifle la
borious for me on account of being
very tired, | proposed game of cards.
My companion, the host and his daugh-
ter and myself sat down on boxes or
ox-hide seated chairs and were playing
q simple native game, very interesting
and well adapted TO kill time with.
had never seen a scorpion except in
a bottle, well surrounded with alcohol,
and have always dreaded meeting
them, although expecting to encounter
them at all times.
Judge of my feelings when two good
big ones ran across the little table at
which we were sitting The senorita
was first 20 see them and shouted
"Alicranes" at which there was gen
eral breaking up of our game and a
chase made for the scorpions.
attempted 20 kin one with a stick,
but the family laughed AZ my ig-
norance, and | was surprised consid-
ernbly at the touRhness of the little
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animals, which were finally captured
bv the old lady, who cut their tails Oft
with scissors, and ! was much amazed
TO sea those vicious members strike
repeatedly at the scissors, even after
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
At another time in an interior town
was startled by 4 scorpion dropping
on the bed while was calling on the
family with n mutual friend and q
| Guatemala official The natives bother
very little about scorpions and are
sometimes stung by them. but ! have
vet 70 receive my first sting, and, being
very careful TO shake out my clothes
and turn my boots uside down when !
dress in the morning, | hope to avoid
them for a long time.
When | made my first trip TO the
tropics I expected TO find many an
noyances, and amongst the most pro-
nounced evils | looked for snakes to
take the foremost place.
| made trips into the interior OF Brit
ish Honduras, Spanish Honduras and
Guatemala last Sinter and during the
time | was in those countries | saw
only one little baby boa constructor
and that was dead, having been stepped
on by one OF our mozos and killed. This
gave me very fine impression Of the
country in regard 10 snakes and | was
much pleased, but when | commenced
20 travel more extensively into the in
! terror, and the season advanced TO the
/ real summer and the sun had asserted
4 itself in true tropical fashion, | com
menced TO see snake not the kind
usually referred 10 at remark,
| but real fesh and bloO rpents with
forlled tongues.
The first one saw was whip snake,
and | was surprised at the way my
companions scattered when they espied
I a. The first 10 see IL was a state Of
fetal, who was in the lead. he being a
nabob and owning the best mule in the
| company. This gentleman had at
tended ball the night before and had
either danced too much or was in some
way debilitated so that he did not
fancy killing the snake. inns was
my ides OF il; but when advanced
and offered to drive upon him and
polish his snakeship of with my whip
was called of with general shout
from all hands, so let the snake go
much TO my disappointment.
Later ON in my travels was one day
visiting low, level coffee field. and
saw near one Of the houses n beautiful
- black and yellow snake nine feet long
glide rapidly away from us rs we ad-
vanced 20 the sunny spot where he hat
been enjoying the sunshine.
My experience this summer has en-
tirely reversed my opinion ON the
snakelesSneSS OF this region, but so fai
! from their being detriment think
I they are 4 blessing 10 mankind, al
though some kinds Of snakes are Ger
tainly very undesirable pets.
Several friends keep snakes m thcii
warehouses 70 prevent the dcpreda
tions of the rats and the latter will
not be found where a snake is kept
. had occasion 10 occupy "A deserted
store so miles up one OF the rivers in
this state, aud after hanging my ham
I mock and lighting a FIRE, found 7-foo'
. snake skin dangling from the beams
above. where il had been shed whllS
Mr.. Snake was foraging for rats anC
mice The skin now ornaments my
desk
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tame one, which became frightened
and few mp. IL was followed by the
others, which crowded about il in its
flight and forced il to fly farther and
farther away from the farmhouse and
over great wood There they all set
on il and pocked IL and clawed the
poor thing tul its flight was marked
with feathers falling An this time
they kept up terrible cawing and
calling like q convention Of reformed
drunkards. They would undoubtedly
have killed the poor bird, but il spied
a man az worl, in the woodssn dropped
down To him. lie proved friend, and
Jim Crow was soon pcrched on his
shoulder cawing defiantly AT his rela-
tives who had east him from among
them, but who now few 10 a respect
ful distance"
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backward to see what had startled the
dog, and came face to face with a bear.
The bear had its paws on the end
board. and was shifting at the fish. Mr..
Shuts had no sooner taken i'm the sit
uation than Scanty sprang at the bear
and caught il by the nose. The bear
threw up its head and the little dog
flew into the air ana landed in the
bushes by the roadside.
Mr.. SHUTS went to whipping the
horse with the lines, but he couldn't
get the old nag to go faster than
walk and the bear clung to the end
board and marched along on his hind
feet. Scanty had picked himself up
and was barking and swapping spite
fully at the bears heels, but all the at
tention the bear paid to him was to
kick him loose. Secing that the bear
was determined to be meddlesome, Mr..
SHUTS stopped the horse and gra bbed
his spear. The moment the wagon
came to "a standstill the bear set its
claws into the bag, pulled it from the
wagon, dragged it down the road a
few feet, tore it open and began to
Cobble down the fish, notwithstand-
ing the vigorous efforts the little dog
made TO drive il away.
Mr. SHUTS rushed at the thityish
brute with his spear, and the bear
stood ON its launches over the fish
and warded of the blows with its paws
till Mr.. SHUTS pricked it in the stom-
ach, when it gave grunt, seized u
pickerel in its teeth, and ran into the
bush. Scanty tackled it in the rear as
though he was going to lay il low, and
Mr.. SHUTS gave chase and jabbed the
spear into the back of the bears neck.
That was more than the bear could
stand. for /, turned on Mr.. SHUTS in Il
twinkling and made a savage slash at
him. lie met il half way 10y cutting a
cash in its snOut with the spear that
made the blood fly, whereat the bear
dropped the pickercl. wheeled about
and started 20 climb tree
Scantv worried the bear 80 hard that
1t was forced 10 let 90 and strike at
him. and when it finally got hold on
the tree. Mr.. SHUTS drove the spear
into the base OF its brain, and the bear
dropped to the ground like Il stone,
gave a gasp and was as, dead as a door
nail
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Madame lie RueN, the well known
clairvoyant and trance medium, has
arrived aud can be consulted for a
short time only az the Hotel Royal
Madame lie RueN's reading on life, in
which she reveals the past, present aud
future. are Of the highest order. Ad.
vice given on all matters. business
and love affairs. brings the separated
together aud doing good 10 all that
call on her aud follow her advice.
Hours 9 a. N. 10 ? r. N. Letters with
al enclosed will be promptly an
swered. i0OtG
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FIGHT BETWEEN BIRDS.
4 Flock of Indignant Crows Attack
Tame Brother.


Tame Brother.
II is well-known fact that wild
animals and birds do not care to re-
ceive back into their society a member
that has lived a season with man as u
pet This was illustrated in noisy
manner out near Pleasant Ridge, O.,
according 10 the story told by a wit
ness. ~ tame crow" said he, had
for several years cawed around the
farmhouse of our neighbor, and yes
terday was seated on fence away out
on the farm cawing when a great flock
of crows came along and settled in the
field. The tame one grew frantic,
cawing and scolding till the attention
of the flock was attracted to it. Ris-
ing en- masse the flock circled around
and alighted on the fence about the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-04-05
rSt published in tho Oklahoma
Leader March /, 1894.
Notloe for Pub cation.

Land Office at Guthrie, o. T., February.
- 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
lng-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
ma ie bJfOr" register aud receiver. United
states land Office at Guthrie. O. T., on
Npril l3, ls!I. viz.
u mel Is. Wa l.. WHO made homestead
.ulN No. GUiD Tor th, lots co >iN. ClSeV-
uuud 'nrth o. half OF southeast "a D one
lurth ut >rctun a. four, township az,
ugr I2l iVp west.
a. ntu.> the following witnesses 10
rove 70 'pHuuuous residence upon aud
cultivation al said land. viz: Oliver
Daily, Noah w. ,uSh. John II INES. Carle-
1n J Howell al. OF Guthrie. o. I.
Anl person who desires Ia p oteSt
t-a us the allowance of such proof, or
q hu nnuN> oi any substantial reason. un-
u the law and the regulations of the In
terror Department, why such proof should
not be- allowed, will be gives an oppor-
tuuity at the above mentioned time and
place 10 cross examine the witnesses OF
said claimant, and 10 OtIer evidence in re-
buttal Of that submitted by claimant.
w ID. LINDSEY. Register.
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Not Tiuid Though "A Woman.

The man who maintains that women
are tmid creatures should read the cN-
ploits Of Lady Eva Quin, the niece of
Lord Connncmara. She is the most re-
nowned tiger shooter of her sex, hav-
ing killed no less than six full-grown
tigers from the frail protection Of q
AnMlah
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The Peoples Savings Bank. doing bust
ness az Chiiieothe in he state OF MiSsou-
ri. viii take notice that il has been sued
in the district court of Logan county,
Territory OF Oklahoma. by O. { Serly,
who did on the 18th day of March, 4. ID.
1924 tile his uetitiOn against il in the office
uf the clerk 81 said court in case where
In the satd o. {. S-ely j. pltntih. and
The said, The Peoples Savings Bank is
defendant nun b red l56 and that il must
answer sand petition uu ur before tue 2fth
day of April, \ ID, l>94, or the same will
be taken as true and judgment will
rendered against IL accordingly. declarin
null and NOiI defendant claim of an in
trrest IN. ~ lrin Gpnn the following de-
>crlbcd real estate situated m said county
of /. gan. Oklahoma Territory, to-wit:
LOIS sixteen, 40 seventeen Q7 aud
eighteen flsl In block ihirty-eisht l3sl in
the subdivision Of he Original toWnSite
OF Guthrie, known as East Guthrie, ac-
c0rdlng la the recorded plat thereof, and
forever qaieting plaintiffs title 10 said
real estate. and Tor cost Of suit.
q. {. SEELY, Plaintiff.
by Mcrrick 4 Foster, his attorneys.
ATTEST: Louis T.. PITTS,
SEAL 27-4-tw Clerk District Court.
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nnRFnY naulA,a FAYE.
Ah toi,1odeFRts Fancy Toe tish Proved
The Death Of ui,q

AT daytrcak on December William
[. SHUTS, Of Scranton, pa. started for
bis homo on Fern Hiu with grain bag
full Of piokerel and suoSers that he
had spcarcd In the Loyalsock creek
during the night The bag lay in the
bottom Of his one-horse wagon, and HIS
little Scotch terrier Scanty sat on the
seat 10y his left side. I'm the woods TO
the left of Ford's Summit the dog gave
a growl, faced about and began to
snarl nerccly Mr.. SHUTS glanced
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.

ORLANDO CITY HOTEL Rates -
per day y. Hunt Proprietor, Orlando,
o. +.
THE GUTHRIE HOTEL-Rates e
per day Special attention given 20 COM
merclal trade. 4. IA. HUcker, Proprie-
tor, New kirE, q. I
GRANDNIEW HOTEl-Headquar-
ter> for commercial men. Table supplied
with besI the market affords. Llm0oct er
4 son, ProprietorS. r1>>. Ok.
GnthaRer 4 Douglass are using the
Fisher patent ice rack in ali their ice
boxes, they are the best If %
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To whom il may concern:

7 Y " IIWTTI TI UIHN NlIlNf'TWs
Notice l. hereby given that NJ. r. au-
bre has his day filed his petition for license
tor tail liquors in Guthrie. Logan county.
Oklahoma, and that unless objection To
the same as required by law be filed by
the nth day OF April, A. II. lSg4 said
petition will be granted.
r. j. DoLCATHR, County Clerk.
Guthrie, O. T.. March -, 1894.
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Notice

To whom IL may concern:
Notice is hereby given that r. w
Hack has this day filed his petition for
license 10 wholesale malt in Logan
county, Oklahoma. and that unless
objection TO the same as required by law
be hled by the 18th day OF April. A ID.
lss4, said petition will be granted
+. J. DoLCATER. County Clerk
Guthrie, o T.. March 3Oth is9.
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BAYARD 7. HAINER,
ATTORNEY ATLAW

Ex-School Land Commissioner and
Author of IIainer' Manual, the only
work published containing the school
land laws of Oklahoma Sent on re-
ceipt of rs cents
All business relating to the leasing
Of school lands in any portion of the
terr tory will receive prompt attention
Oh q. Rooms 4 and 12 Gray block.
Guthrie OK
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Mrs. j. A. Williams has take q charge
of the dressmaklng department in
Mrs Saunders millinery store, and
soiicits the ladies 10 call and see styles
and get prices Cutting aud ftting
done on short noti-e Satisfaction
guaranteed Corner Division aud OK
iahOma avenue. lm-w29-d97
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Loans Wanted.

We can place a few hrst-rlaSs farm
loans Money ready as soon ss papers
signed. Paine. Hagan i Cunningham.
95d6-wl
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+. Il Lille & Co.'S new store is an
enterprise well worth the patronage
Of our people II
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Notice.

Notice.
Ia nom u may concern
Notice Is hereby givn that .,i5n,.s
Byrne> has lhis day filed hi petition. for
licenS' 70 retail liquors ia Guthrie. Logan
county. OK lahoma, and that uni. = OBJ
lection Ia the same as roquirrd hy law be
MED by he 9Th day Of April, A. d. ls94,
said petition will b. granted.
+. j. DOLCATER. County Clerk.
Guthrie, o. T., March 70 1884.
NOTICE
To whom It may concern:
=, Notice is hereby given that Marker A
bebout have this day fled their De-
uuon Tor license to retail liquors
IN Orlando, Logan county, Oklsho-
ma ana that unless objection 10
the same as required by law b. filed by
sht slh DAY OF April, A. ID. 1894. said
petition VIII D. granted
); lloLCATER County Clerk.
uuthrle, q. 7, March. y, 1854.
TO to the Delicatessan Restaurant
when IN Perry.
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Use the Weid-r guarantee mixed
paint Cheapest aud best
1l-u EAaLE Dare SroRV.
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G>thaner Il Douglass are the only
cablaet makers in the city, give them
a call. II %
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Madame Yates Complexion powders
and fine perfumes
7i-tf EAGLE DHuo SroRk.
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Towers Barber shop.

Towers BARRIER shop
Good work at all times Second
street near Harrison avenue. ScisSsIo
Sharpened II
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TO to the Delicatessan Restaurant
when IN Perry,
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Rates-Business course S. per month
Shorthand and Typevriting. $40 per
month Night courses. So per month
For further information call on or
address r A. GAFFNEY. University
Building Euthr,e O. 7
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-29
A Costly Headache.

1t cos prominent iron manufactu sew
eral thousand dollars to obtain relief from a
headache the other afternoon, declares the
Pittsburg Dispatch. He had gotten out of
red in the morning with duh headache
which he knew, from experience would in
crease in violence until the evening when he
would be forced to go TO bed to get relief. On
that day there was very important meeting
on hand, at which contract of large proper
tions was to be awarded. Desiring to have a
clear head for the discussion Of the matter
which was to come up in the afternoon, he in
Quircd of several friends whom he met at
luncheon if they knew of a sure cure for a
headache.
{ ne of the number was subject to severe
pains in the head, and told the manufacturer
to give HIM relief, The manufacturer sent to
drug store and obtained box of the won
derful cure. Then, going to his private
Office. he read the directions carefully. which
stated that after the pills were taken the
patient should lie down and close his eyes
for thirty minutes. The sufferer followed
the directions 10 the letter and after
taking dose stretched himself upon
couch In his Office. This was about
fore he fell into a deep sleep. He awo5e.
feeling Ieireshed and entirely Tree from head
ache. He was Congratulating himself uuon
the discovery of medicine which could so
clear his head in so short a time After he
had put on his overcoat to go out to keep his
appointment. he drew his watch when. to his
amaZement. he found it was a quarter of 6
o clock He had been asleep over five hours.
He hurried to the place where the meeting
was to have been held and there he was in.
formed that the contract had been let to an
other rarity.