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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

What is regarded as the most curl
Gus dog in all Europe was captured
few months ago in Sudan, and was
presented to the geological garden in
Paris. The scientific name of this ami
NAL is "lycaon pictus," and it is the
first specimen that has been taken
alive. at least in modern times. 1t
slightly resembles hyena in color
and in the shape of its head and teeth,
but on the other hand its hind legs
are of the same height as the front
legs, whereas the hind legs of a hyena
are shorter. Its color is yellow, black
and gray, and its countenance is very
intelligent In Africa these dogs often
annoy sportsmen by carrying off ante
lope and other game which the sports
men have killed. According to anti
quarians. the old Egyptians were wont
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Pictorial Dun11or
Horse and Hobby.

At dinner given by the Lotos club
the other night Rev Or. Thomas Il.
Slicer told the following story. which
he said was intended to define the
professional reformer:
A visitor at an insane asylum saw
an inmate sitting on a table. which he
was striking violently with cane
and shouting at in terms a jockey
might use to a racehorse. The visitor
said to him pleasantly:
That's fine horse you have there. ="
That ain't horse" said the insane
man contemptuously. Cant you see
for yourself it ain't?'
We'll" said the visitor, IF It isn't
horse, what do you can it,
why. that's a hobby" said the
rider, redoubling his efforts to start
his steed
And what's the difference between
a horse and a hobby?" queried the as
tonished visitor.
The insane man paused in his eff
forts and turned to his questioner and
said sadly:
why. the difference between a
horse and hobby is you can get of u
horse. but you can't get off hobby"
THE trouble with the professional
reformer," concluded Mr.. Slicer. lis
that he can't get off the hobby
New York Tribune.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
A Phenomenon Explained.

Why is it," asked Mrs. Miggs. that
a single man is so anxious to take a
girl to the theater and seems to care
so little about plays after he is mar
yied?'
That's very easily explained" am
swered her husband. 1T is due to a
certain deplorable but inevitable mas
culine vanity. When he takes the girl
to whom he is engaged to the theater
he knows she is comparing him with
the handsome hero of the play, and to
the disadvantage of the hero. After
marriage she doesn't hesitate to tell
him fatty that he looks like the low
comedian"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

The most grewsome protection
against thieves in the United States
belongs to DR.. Frank Cowan of
Greensburs, Pa.
1t is a gallows, which he got from
the town courthouse and erected in his
own front yard. 1t has already full
filled its mission on this earth. since
the murderer, Samuel Beighle, was eX-
ecuted upon it twenty years ago. DR..
Cowan was so greatly annoyed by the
depredations Of chicken thieves that
he put up the gallows in front of his
house as warning to them. He is an
old man and a practical hermit.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Don't Worry.

Suppose" said the man with the
morbid imagination. that the trusts
make everything so expensive that
the public can't afford to buy; what
them"
Now, what's the use of talking
nonsense?" answered the business
man "All the fun a trust has is TAX
ing peoples money from them. When
they get all the money they'll simply
have to give a lot of it out again o5
stop the whole amusement"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Gardens for Poor People.

In Philadelphia there are 63S gar
dens, operated on what were formerly
vacant lots, by people who used to be
unable to earn their own living. Five
years ago the Philadelphia Vacant Lot
Association was organized Twenty
seven acres altogether were secured,
and 100 gardens started. The officers
of the society found big demand for
the lots by poor people, and they have
gradually increased their holdings un-
til now over 500 gardens are in opera
ton. The first year products to the
value of $4,000 were raised. Last year
the value of the products amounted to
over $4,000.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

in earnest and before the correspond
ence had gone very far had apparently
fallen deeply in love with the girl
whom he knew only by letter Fiual-
ly Miss Gregory grew tired of what
had been amusement for her and
dropped the correspondence.
The matter passed from her mind.
only to be revived the other day by a
letter from a Kansas City lawyer in
forming her that her unknown lover
of other days had died and made her
sole heir to his fortune of 100000.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

l, happened in the county clerks of
fee.
II want a lottery ticket" he said.
Certainly" replied the polite clerk.
He knew a thing or two, did the clerk.
A little thing ike an old joke could
not disturb him. I'VE don't call 'em
lottery tickets, but of course, they
are much the same thing"
Then he filled out the marriage Ii
cense and collected SO.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

The jubilee of Owens College at Man
chester, England, was recently cele-
brated, and among many of the relics
in it's big museum none received great
er attention from the crowd OF distin-
guished visitors than the prehistoric
canoe, a picture Of which is here
shown. The canoe, which was hot
lowed out from a tree trunk ages ago.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

Ascum-How's your wife this morn
ing?
Bargen-Very happy, indeed
Ascum-Why, | heard she was suf-
fering from a bad cold.
Bargen-Oh, she has cold, but she's
not suffering You see, some time ago
she bought bottle of cough medicine
at a bargain sale. and she was begin
ming to despair of ever having a chance
to use it.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Monument to Martyrod Empress.

1t is reported that the emperor OF
Austria intends to buy the Hotel beau
rivage at Geneva, where the empress
of Austria died after being stabbed by
the anarchist Buccheni. The hotel
will probably be converted into a sani-
tarium, in which will be erected
statue and chapel to the memory OF
the late empress
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
The Best of Everything.

Yes, madam, | understand that you
want your book of verses got up in our
best style. regardless of expense"
That's it, exactly"
You want Morocco binding, gilt top,
calendared paper and the illustrations
must be best half-tones.'
"Half-tones! No, indeed, They must
be whole tones or nothing"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

81 see this shoe pinches you a tri-
fle," courteously ventured the sales
man to the lady who had crowded a
No. foot into No. patent leather
"Sir!'' she exclaimed, tearing it off.
How dare you talk to me in that i'm
pudent manner!"
1t was thus that the firm lost a GUS
toner and the salesman a job.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

MIR. Loftibrow takes himself very
seriously" remarked Miss Cayenne
I'm what way2"
He asked me 81 thought | could
he happy with hiss. As If mis- presence
could make the slighteSt difference one
way or another"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
uneomnlImentnry ComplIment.

Miss Pretty-I don't see how rou
whistle through your fingers that way
| could never do it in the world.
Mr.. Goodheart (wishing to compl.
ment her delicate little hands)-No
Miss Pretty; if you should try it you,
whole hand would slip into yoUi
mouth.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
A Rare Opportunity.

Mamma was showing Teddie pic
lures in the Bible Picture Book. Pres
emily they came to 'Elijah's Ascen-
sion" Teddie noticed the men stand
ing round, looking up at the chariot
OF fire and said,
why don't the rest grab ahold?'
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
A. IL There was Any Doubt.

Wife Ito husband)-There were two
hats that l liked-one for S19 and the
other for SIS.
Husband-Which did you finally de-
eide upon?
Wife-The SIS one. I'm little SUI
perstitious about the number 1S.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

I'm afeared John II never get to
tho halls of congress- sighed the old
lady
"Why-what's to hinder him.
"Well. his health is so poorly he
couldn't knock mule down, much less
a senator"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Short Mea sure.

What am so mad about?" repeat
ed the popular actress. with flashing
eye. Il only got three bouquets, that's
what"
But" said the manager, you sure
ly didn't expect more"
"Of course | did. | paid for five"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Fortune from Unknown Sweetheart.

Fifteen years ago Miss Laura Greg
Ory of Emonville, Va, in a spirit of
fun answered a matrimonial advertise
ment in newspaper. The result was
continued correspondence with a
man in the West who was looking for
O wife. The man seemed very much
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Against the Rules.

Mr.. Flatte-What did the landlord
say when you told him we had baby?
Mrs. Flatte-He grunted and said:
We'll, don't let it happen again!"-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

was un rhed while the great thirty
six-mil canal from Manchester to
Liverp' ll was being excavated. 1t re-
semble5 the ancient canoe recently
found a Ireland, having a similar hole
in the DOW, and it bears the marks OF
the ST. ne rude workmanship. The Old
boat S highly priced by the college au-
thorifies.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

in the county clerks of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
WILLIAM AND MARY.

William gaxed on Mary lane;
Longed to tell her that her eyes
Shone like sunlit drops of rain
Falling from enchanted skies.
But poor William. scant of nerve,
Sought in vain these things to say:
Merely managed to observe:
1T Is rather warm to-day"
Mary Jane viii ne'er suspect a
What a wealth Of sentiment
Flourishing, despite neglect.
In that trite remark was pent.
Vows as steadfast as the pole.
Though as tender as the May,
He Is uttering from his soul.
When he says IT'S warm to-day"
William tries and tries again;
Baffied In his eloQuence:
Weary quite Is Mary Jane
OF ridiculous suspense.
But each time, just as Of yore.
All his wits grow dark and dim.
William feels that he's a bore;
Mary quite agrees with him.
Washington Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20

Mr.. Quipps-Thc last time j saw
Mrs. Newbryde she said her husband
was sick.
Mrs. Quipps-Yes, the last time
saw her she was making some sort
Of dainty dish for him.
I "Ahl then I must have seen her
shortly after you did."-Philadelphia
Press. 49,. -----.--------. 49, -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
His Lady Of Dreams
x1xMex3Te5aEEasat5lElxlvlsaEx5EaEleaelex
By Susan Sayer Yarmouth.

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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20


to make me bump my head?"
"Long enough! I've spent hours in
Thurstons' library" said the girl in
mock indignation. "And / never
made you bump your head"
"Well, perhaps not consciously"
admitted Ashe, shut 1t was under
your spell" Miss Gregory looked at
him with smile beginning to show
at the corners of her mouth.
"You are certainly casting a spell
over me-" she said. Really, Mr..
Ashe, I don't know what you mean
I'm sure / never had anything to dc
with your humping your head, but
I'm not sure that 1t wouldn't do II
good"
"Cruel!" said Ashe. "Well, since
you won't admit 1t, let's begin again
am very glad to meet you, Miss
Gregory. Mrs. Foster Is too good to
me. Do you know your face is very
familiar--haven't / met you before?'
"Mrs. Foster has been kind to me
too" returned Miss Gregory pref.
tily. "No, Mr.. Ashe, I'm sure that
should not have forgotten It IL we
had met before. My home is not In
New York, and I'm not here very
much. But 1 have heard of you often
from Mrs. Foster. and the Thurstons
in. Morristown, and, Of course,
have read your verses"
"How time must clamor at your
doors to be killed." said Ashe.
"Ah, now you are unkind to your
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12
STARS WERE VICTORIOUS
Defeated the Nanticoke Basket Ball
Team by a Score of Al to 2
Last Night.

The Nanticoke Basket Ball team met
an overwhelming defeat at the hands
of the North END Stars in the North
Scranton Auditorium last night.
The large crowd which had gathered
in anticipation of an exciting and
closely-contested game, was disap-
pointed because the visitors played
so poorly that they We're never in it
for minute. The Stars defeated them
by score of A to ., and didn't seem
to be half trying to do anything.
The Stars secured thirty points in
the first half, and in the second, pur-
posely gave the Nanticoke players
many opportunities to score, but the
latter failed to avail themselves of
them. Bert Hughes, the right forward
OF the local team, played a splendid
game and had no less than fifteen
goals to his credit. The teams lined
up as follows:
Stars. Nanticolle.
Hughes right forward. ...... Powell
Skiffngton (J. NJ. McCluskie. ....O' Brien
left forward.
Tisue Observation-Disclosures. Thomas
L. NJ. McCluskie. right guard ...i Hughes
Jones ............. left guard. Guck
Goals from tield-Hughes, 10; Tigue, 8;
McCluskie, 2; Jones, .; Thomas, l.
The Stars will play the Ninth Regi-
ment team from Wlkes-Barre next
Tuesday night
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12
PERSONALS,

Mrs Edward James, of Plvmouth 10
visiting Mrs. John Nj. Harris, OF Evans
court.
John Kline, OF Hoadley's, Pa, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. w. y, Loder. of Lu-
zerne street.
Mrs. William Prtchard, of West Lack
awanna avenue, is entertaining Miss Alma
Hughes, of Nanticoke.
Mr., and Mrs, George +. Bruorton, ir,.
of Rochester n, ", are visiting relatives
and friends in Scranton.
Mrs. Dougherty and Mrs Thomas, of
the millinery firm of Dougherty a.
Thomas are in New York today,
District Passenger Agent Walsh. of the
New Jersey Central railroad at Newark,
called on District Passenger Agent j. s.
Swisher. yesterday.
}. u. Welsh. travelling freight and pas
senSer agent OF the Ontario and Western
railroad, left for New York yesterday af-
ternoon on business trip.
Arthur r. Wade left yesterday for To-
ronto, Canada, to take the position of
treasurer of the Dominion branch of the
International Text Book company
The enga cement and approaching mar
iiase is announced of William A. Raub
ol the central city, and Miss Gwladys L.
Joseph of South Hyde Park avenue.
Deputy Attorney General Frederic w.
fleltz was the principal speaker last
night at the banquet given by Hawley
Masons In commemoration of the sesqui-
centennial of Washingtons initiation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12
MINER FATALLY INJURED.
James McGonigle Crushed by Fall
of Roof in the Mt. Pleas
ant Mine.

In the Mt. Pleasant mine yesterday
morning about II o'clock a fall of roof
buried beneath it James McGonigle, Of
925 Scranton street.
He was at work in a chamber in the
Fourteen-foot vein and before he had
time to escape, a fall occurred and
crushed him. When eXtricated it w5s
discovered that McGonigle was still
alive, but unconscious, with his right
arm and left leg fractured, and he
was also suffering from internal in
juries.
The ambulance was summoned and
the injured man taken to the Lacka-
wanna hospital, but he breathed his
last just as the physicians We're about
to carry him into the operating room.
Deceased was an experienced miner,
and had been employed in the Mt.
Pleasant for the past eighteen years.
He was 45 years Of age, and is sur
vived by his wife and five children,
Daniel, James, Joseph, John and Mary.
The remains We're prepared for burial
by Undertaken Wymbs and We're re-
moved from the hospital to the home
on Scranton street last evening. The
funeral announcement will be made
later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12
S4,7oo BUYS 1T.
A Handsome New Steam Heated
Residence Worth $1,000 More.

This beautiful home is only twenty
minutes walk from the court house.
There are eleven rooms finished, also a
handsome bathroom and storeroom.
The reception hall and dining room are
finished in oak with hand-polished
floors. Every room in the house is
bright and attractive, and SO arranged
as to appeal to the ladies, as they cer-
tainly will testify when they see the
house.
The owner and architect worked hard
and as the result shows, wisely, in the
planning and construction of this resi-
derce, and nothing but a knotty busi-
ness transaction has caused the owner
to make the sacrifice which this offer
entails. If you are looking for such a
place and the price is right, you need
look no farther, but call.at once and see
about the terms of sale which are very
fair. w. r, Hackett,
The Real Estate Broker, Real Estate
Exchange Building, 1S6-1SS Washing
ton avenue. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12

lin will also deliver a course Of lectures
on Logic" and will speak on the
third Tuesday of each month. The
fourth Tuesday will be devoted to n
social session in connection with the
presentation OF papers criticizing or
commenting upon articles in the cur
rent magazines.
There will also be course of spe-
cial lectures delivered during the WIN
ter. Among those who will lecture
VIII be Rev. DR.. Conaty, former pres-
dent of the Catholic university, and
Bourke Cochran, the famous New York
orator.
On next Tuesday night the society
VIII tender reception to Rt. Rev.
Bishop John l.. Spaulding, Rt. Rev.
Bishop M. J. Hoban, Rev. DIR. Lough-
ran and Rev. DR.. Malone. The recep-
ton Will be conducted between the
hours of and IL p. M, and there will
be special orchestral music furnished
for the occasion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12

New York city's general appearance
is vastly different from what it was
| during the strike, owing to the SUBJ
| stitution of hard coal for soft coal,
but there is still many chimney send
ing forth clouds of black smoke and
| this condition promises to continue
until the last hour of November 15,
when the suspended ordinance against
| the use Of soft coal will once more go
into effect.
The big companies are sending an
thacite to New York as fast as pos
sible to guard against suffering that
would come Of extreme cold weather
prevailing after this law goes into ef-
feet. President Truesdale of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western COM
pany says his road alone Is delivering
5000 tons day to New York dealers.
The fact that the consumers bins are
empty and that the retail dealers have
only such coal as they can get in small
allotments day by day makes the de-
mand exceptionally heavy. Every
body wants coal and that right away.
So great is the demand that anthracite
is still selling for as much as $3.50 in
advance of the list price Of $3.50. Of
ficials of the companies coal depart
ments in New York declare that it will
be thirty days before conditions again
become normal.
Not Selling by Pail.
Dealers who had been selling coal
by the pail at stores or from wagons
are not yet back in this business, and
in the tenement districts where there
are so many persons unable to buy
coal by the ton, great suffering will
ensue unless the mild weather con-
tinues for two or three weeks after
the law against soft coal goes into
effect again.
The continuation of the strike by the
employees of the independent operators
in the Lehigh region is doing much
to retard the fforts to relieve the acute
conditions in New York. Fifteen per
cent. of the coal supply Of New York,
it is estimated came from independent
operators and fully half of this is cut
off by the failure Of these lower region
mines to open up.
The mines that have resumed are not
getting out their full capacity as yet,
and will not reach their capacity for a
couple of weeks.
These two things coupled with the
fact that at this season of the year
the demand for coal is, even under nor
NAL conditions, larger than at any other
season, make it quite likely that with
the companies doing their best to re-
leve the situation. the metropolis will
find itself short of fuel when the cold !
weather comes. |
Lost a Good Customer.
One of the biggest customers an
thracite coal has had in New York will |
soon be one of the comparatively small |
ones. This is the elevated railroad |
company. When the strike came on |
the company was beginning to equip |
it's lines with electric motors. The ex-
perimental stage had been passed and |
the company was intending to gradual
ly substitute electricity for steam on
all its trains.
When the strike came, the work Of
supplying motors to cars was rushed
with all possible haste, and now on the
Fifth, Sixth and Ninth avenue lines at
least every third train is propelled by
The loss Of this trade to
the anthracite market was sure to come
but it's coming was greatly accelerated
by the strike, h
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12
AN EMINENT SURGEON
PAYS SCRANTON 4 VISIT
DR.. James Price Conducted Clinic
and Spoke Before the Medical
Society Last Night.

DR.. james Price, of Philadelphia, one
Of the most renowned surgeons in this
country and specialist on female dis
eases, conducted clinic at the Lacka-
wanna hospital yesterday morning for
the benefit of the house staff and sew
eral Of the members of the visiting
staff. He performed three operations
accompanied them with a running fire
Of suggestion and comment.
Last night DR.. Price addressed one
Of the largest meetings of the Lacka-
wanna Medical society ever conducted.
The meeting was held in the common
council chamber in the Municipal
building which was literally packed
with physicians. There were about
seventy-five in attendance, many Of
them coming from Wilkes-Barre, Pitts
ton and Carbondale.
DIR. Price spoke on PLASTIC Surgery"
and the main body Of his talk was
technical but he made some side re-
marks that were highly interesting.
He declared that If he could have his
way he would quadruple the resident
staff of every public hospital in this
country and would insist that the men,
bers of the visiting staff conduct daily
clinics for the benefit of the young
physicians.
The lack of a sufficient amount of
clinical instruction is one of the morst
crying evils in the modern system of
medicine, he declared. Hospital direc-
tors are often entirely too touchy on
this subject, he said. They give their
passive consent to giving the poor man
$40 on election day to vote for their
party's candidate but if any one ,sug-
gests that the poor man let physician
and a few students examine his chest
they throw a few spasms, figuratively
speaking.
The doctors remarks were loudly
applauded and at the conclusion of the
melting he was presented to each of the
present.