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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20
WON ON A COUNTERFEIT.
How A st. Louis Man Got Even at a
Racetrack.

When men are broke they will often
take long chances to refill the empty
purse. This story, from the Kinloch
racetrack, is rather curious and decid-
edly novl, to say tn last:
A well known young man, formerly
of st. Louis. but now Of the county,
came to the city Monday. He had been
worked short time ago on'a $40 coun-
terfeit bill and was in a quandry how
to even up his loss, so he went to the
races at Kinloch and soon had dropped
every cent he had except the counter
felt $40. He looked sad and thought a
good deal. When a race came up at
ten to one odds he boldly walked up to
a hustling bookmaker and passed up
the $40 note, quickly calling out the
horse he wanted it placed on. Bookie
didn't examine the bill closely, just
tossing it in the box and throwing out
a ticket calling for 1925.
The race was called, and with vary
ing emotions the young man watched
the flyers around the track, and, to his
great joy, saw the horse come in first
by neck.
He was not long in cashing his tick
EXPLAINING his bundle down dep in
his jeans and getting off the track.
When he struck quiet place he sat
down and ordered something to calm
his excited feelings. While the decoc-
/ ton was being prepared he counted
over his money, but before he got half
through he saw his spurious $40 note
looking up at him. He didn't kick, but
quickly plucked it from the bunch,
took out cigar, then cody walked
over to the lighter and touched off that
bad bill, that had been so good to him.
He lighted his smoker, watched the
counterfeit turn to ashes, which he
had scattered with a breath. took his
drink and walked out into the sunshine
thinking how lucky he had been, but
is not yet satisfied whether he is just
as honest as he would like to have the
world believe him. It's mighty Pc
culiar situation, and the young man is
not satisfied with it. Still, no one has
heard of him losing sleep over the af-
fair. conscience doesn't make COW
ards Of us ALL that's sure.-St. Louis
Globe-DemOcrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20
DENVER DOG MouRNED.
For Years He Has Regularly Made the
Rounds of the City Restaurants.

Bum" onco the friend of all Den
yer restaurant keepers and restaurant
employees, is gone, and, although many
OF his friends have been searching for
him for several days, no trace of him
can be found. Bum is large, dirty
looking Scotch terrier, aged about 15
years. Bum never had a master,
and for the last six or eight years he
has been wandering around the city
OF Denver. Every restaurant man in
Denver knows him, and every one has
missed him during the last three
weeks. Bum" made the rounds of all
the restaurants in the city at least
twice week, and many of the cooks
have tried to keep him; but he was
always impartial in his favors, and
loved all restaurant men alike. He
usually slept in the rooms over the
Royal restaurant Two rooms had
been fitted up here for the night men
OF the restaurant, and when Bum
wanted to stay indoors at night he
went to the Royal.
Last spring Bum" always made his
appearance at the Manhattan restau-
rant at about II o'clock at night. just
about the time that the porter was
sweeping out. When all the scraps
and dust of the kitchen were swept
the dustpan Bum" got into the habit
OF scraping in the PIE of scraps and
throwing them all over the room. This
acton on his part angered the porter
out the dog repeated his action every
nlgnt, thinking that it was great fun
and believing that the porter enjoyed
1t also. One night, when the porter
was in a great FURRY and in a bad
temper and did not care to be inter-
rupted by the dog, he tried to chase
MIN out of the kitchen with a broom
Inc dog thought that this meant
romp; the porter was not so inclined,
and, after losing more of his temper.
ne grabbed the dog by the collar and
InreW MIN through window, break
ing the glass into a thousand bits.
The dog was unhurt and went off on
ms rounds among the restaurants.
Inc next evening he appeared again
at the Manhattan at the same hour
When the porter was sweeping out
The dog started to continue the play
OF the night before, and as soon as
the porter went after him with the
broom the dog, carrying out the pro-
gram of the night before, ran and
jumped through the window, the
glass; of which had been replaced
during the day
ely uuHurC Dy Cn660 TWO eX-
perlences, the dog continued to make
regular rounds among the restaurants
ana was considered very valuable as
he spent his leisure hours in catching
rats.
Bum" has one game leg. the left
mind leg, but restaurant men say that
lie can run just as fast on three legs
as most dogs can on four. Any one
seeing Bum" and putting him back
on his circuit among the Denver
restaurants will receive the hearty
thanks OF the restauranteurs of this
c1ty.-Denver, Col, Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

Pet dogs will find a long-felt want
satisfied in the new perambulator dog
RaaiIet. The contrivance is so simple
md obviously so important that the
wonder is no one has ever thought of it
before.
An ordinary square, covered basket,
with substantial handle, will answer
the purpose. To make it ready for use
merely cut round hole in the top at
one end large enough for the dogs head
20 project through. Once inside the
Cog basket, with the lid securely fasten-
cd down, it will be seen that dog is
very advantageously placed.
He can be carried about with entire
1Omfort, will be enabled, to see all that
q going on and arrive at the end of his
tDurney with out fatigue or the wear
and tear on the nerves common to most
grips
The new dog basket has many advan-
1Rges. 1t is very cheap and serviceable.
. 25-cent basket will readily answer
the purpose. A good dog travelling
Basket. on the other hand, is worth sew
Gzal dollars.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

81 really believe in being business
like said Jack Rattleby to Tom Easy
at the club. "Now, I have an engage
ment with young lady this evening to
tae her to the theater. At IL, when we
return to the house, I shall propose to
her. At 11:20 1 am going to meet half
a dozen fellows up here at the club
who will congratulate me. At IL
shall go to bed and dream of her. At 9
in the morning shall meet her father
going down to town and ask his bless
ing. At 10 sholl go and see her moth.
er and tell her all about it. At IL
shall be at the jewelers. selecting tbs
engagement ring. So you see how sys-
tematic I am"
''Wel1, should say you WERE" re-.
joined Tom Easy, bewildered by the
string he had just listened to. 81 wish
you luck, old man. Goodbye"
The next day TON Easy met Jack
walking slowly along and stopped him
'FWell, old chap, did you manage to
keep all those appointments and en-
gagements you were telling me about ?"
NO" replied Rattleby, sadly; 81
kept the IL o'clock one; the others were
not necessary. Exchange.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

A Cincinnati travelling man had ar
rived at a small settlement in the in
terrier of Arkansas, and repaired to the
Eagle House, which was situated on
the outskirts of the town and on the
bank Of a stream. After a dinner of
side-meat and corn-bread he lighted a
cigar and the proprietor said: ''Strang-
er, is thar anything we-uns kin do fob
you-all?" Thinking to confound his
host the stranger answered: oval,
yes, come to think Of it, I'd like to have
a bath. The proprietor let his feet
drop from the railing upon which he
had hoisted them, went into the house,
and returned in moment with a huge
tin cup full of soft soap, a rough towel,
and a pick and shovel, which he offered
to his guest. What's the pick and
shovel tor?" asked the travelling man.
We'll, stranger answered the land
lord, eth watuh's low, an yo'-all heV
to dam up the creek
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20
A Mormon Family Reunion.

A Salt Lake City correspondent
sends us a clipping from a Mormon
newspaper describing the family re
union of Grandfather Merrill. This
prolific gentleman, an apostle of the
Mormon church, is the father of 40
living children, and his living grand
children number 126. Nearly all of
these honored the occasion with their
presence. The newspaper cores
pondent delicately suggests the har-
moniouS relations which subSist
among the various wives of the patri-
arch. From the many expressions
of love and esteem twas evident the
kindness and best of feelings exist
in the hearts of all members of the
family Many tears of joy were shed
when the different mothers narrated
the experience of the early days" IN
cidentally one is reminded by this
story of the strange fact, substanti-
ated by all observers, that the Nor
mon women, who have suffered the
most from polygamy and gained the
least advantage, are the most fanatical
and incuraDIe adherents of this abom-
Unable doctrine--Chicago Standard
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

The young man stood before the
grim old captain of industry and look
ed him full in the face.
well, sir" said Horatius J. Har,i-
rox, you wished to see me, believe"
mo, sir. I did not wish to see you.
I ON here not because I wish TO be,
but because it is necessary. You have
a daughter. l will not ask you to sac
rifice any of your valuable time in lis
tening to catalogue of her charms.
You probably have noticed most of
them. | will come down to business,
sir, at once. She and l desire to merge
our interests, and 1 trust that l have
made no bull in hoping you may Eot
take a bearish attitude toward the pro-
posed combination"
''Trust-combination bull and bear
merge? All right. Take her, my boy.
You seem to be one Of Chicago
Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

1t might be imagined that Connecti-
cut is called that Land of steady hab-
its" on account of the exemplary con-
duct Of it's citizens. But it obtained
that title in different manner. John
R. Matthews told just how recently at
the Waldorf-Astoria~ I'm the early
colonial times he said. sit was the
custom to provide every one who as
sisted at a dedication, church building
or barn raising with hooker of good
Jamaica rum. These functions, need
less to say, were popular. When the
charter creating Connecticut a crown
colony arrived there was, of course, q
celebration. The first governor, John
Winthrop, refused to provide rum, and
In his inaugural address deplored the
custom Of tippling, saying it did not
lead to steady habits. Thereupon the
Nutmeg state had title to hand down
to posterity."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

That environment has a great in
fuence over the minds of children
when it comes to the assimilation OF
knowledge is ever and anon brought to
the fore. An illustration of this was
given the other day by bright boy
pupil at the Mary Disston public school
at Tacony, where nearly all the resi-
dents are versed in farming.
A fiag-raising was held at the school
house several days ago, and after the
banner had been flung to the breeze an
exhibition was held of the drawings
and works of the pupils during the
past year. A teacher told this story of
one Of her little boy pupils: She had
recited to the class the story of the
landing of the Pilgrims, and as the
children had been taking up the work
she requested each scholar to try and
draw from the imagination picture of
the Plymouth rock. Then it was that
the little fellow got up and raised his
hand.
''Well, Willie, what is it?" asked tho
teacher.
please, ma'am. do you want hen
or a rooster drawn?" came the unex-
pected reply.-Philadelphi Telegraph.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

The hole through which the dog pro-
jects his head should, of course, be
faced with velvet or some soft cloth to
keep the edge of the basket from rub
bling the dogs neck. An added touch
of luxury may be introduced by cover
ing the bottom of the basket with soft
carpet.
A dog thus incased may be carried on
street cars, on railroad trains and in a
variety of public and private places
which are closed to dogs that merely
accompany their masters at the end of
a chain. Then, again, the dogs at
tendant is merely burdened with the
weight of the dog and very tri1ing adj
dition-the basket.
The basket may be much smaller than
the dog, since it merely holds the dog
seated in an upright position. The in
ventor of the basket, who is a New
Yorker, claims that his continuance
marks a great advance toward a more
humane treatment of dogs.
The sea urchin has five jaws, each
with a single tooth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20
The pilots Protective Union.

Considering the extraordinary diff
eEzties of navigation on the Mississippi
n Is not astonishing that the pilots
EuRe became of the first Importance.
R.nlizIng this advantage, and that none
could be found to fill their places save
zuEh as they themselves might teach,
ahe pilots of the Missouri river formed
- Union, the pilots Protective Associ-
,<kFun." which limited the number OF
sEurentices and thus eliminating all
uUrnpetition, was able to maintain an
uzressive wage scale. Ten thousand.
Kvun fifteen thousand dollars was not
"A unusual compensation for pilot
nur eight or nine months service One
hErudred dollars a day was about as
kRaIe as the self-respecting pilot cared
- accept. Steamboat owners COM
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

A young lady recently sent this ex-
traordinary request to the editor of her
church paper: do you think it is
right for girl to sit in mans lap.
even if she is engaged?" The religious
editor answered her question thusly:
sTf it were our girl and our lap. yes;
if it were another fellows girl and cur
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

The Holland submarine boat Gram
pus had her first surface trial trip re-
Gently, and so far as the tset went
proved a success. She made nine knots,
knot more speed than the contract
calls for, and so far as steering gear
and diving machinery are concerned
gave every satisfaction.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

planned that they gave their pilots all
the profits and were obliged to accept
whatever these princely individuals
were generous enough to allow. Such
complaints, however, were not well
grounded, for as much as $50, 900 was
often cleared in single run. 1t was
not uncommon for new boat to pay
for herself on the first trip.-Every-
body's Magazine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

A German firm has made great pre-
parations for the manufacture Of up
pers for boots and shoes from paper.
They have been engaged in tests along
this line for some time, and report that
the material they have now decided to
use will less~n the price of shoes con-
siderably, will increase the present
wholesale and retail profits and will
give good results to the Wearer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

Highly interesting Is a section Of a
RTeat and famous tree that is preserved
"a the rooms of the Niagara Falls His
MRfcaI society. The card on it bears
IA statement:
u grew on Goat Island, and for 400
wars stood sentinel over its Indian
ErzVes. / was "a sturdy sapling when
columbus landed at San Salvador.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

A minor but interesting feature OF
the coal famine is the purchase of a
New York shipping firm of $500 tons
of anthracite which had been shipped
to France more than a year ago and
had remained unused.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

President Schurran of Cornell is cp-
posed to shortening the A B. course
from four years L, three, though will
ing that students complete the course
in three years if they take the work In
the summer season. ABOUT 1900 stu
dents are now in attendance at Cornell.
more than 200 in excess of last years
figures.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

Andre. Carnegie's secretary says
that during July, August and September
Mr.. Carnegie received from 400 to 500
applications for assistance in the estab-
Hshment of free libraries.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

.'Confound it," exclaimed the sallow
dyspeptic In the fifth row. under his
breath. We've overdone the applause.
Instead Of merely coming out and bow
ing her thanks she's going to sing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

A man claims that he has made the
discovery that if grain of any sort is
soaked and matted and then ground
and fed to stock there is great saving
in the amount OF grain required to pro-
duce pound Of meat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

was $50 years old before a white man
gazed upon Niagara. saw and knew
this first white man, but cannot reveal
his name.
81 was 200 years old when La Sale
and Hennepin saw the falls. I was
blown down on the night of Jan. 9, 1899,
being the Oldest and largest tree within
sound of the great cataract's roar"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

A dispatch from Amsterdam says
that Queen Wilhelmina's confinement
is expected the end of November.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

"I may have my faults snapped the
landlady, .'but l always respect old
age"
"You dog" chuckled the comedian
boarder. Then why is it you handle
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

' Some very interesting analysis of the
mir at the top of Mont Blanc were re-
Gently made by French scientists, and
uhe manner in which the work was done
Is shown in the accompanying picture.
In their report they say: 1.-The air
nj the top of the mountain contains
very small number of germs. After
making 100 analysis we were unable to
discover single microbe On the other
hand, two analysis which we made in
Two rooms of the observatory, which is
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

Once more it is in order to injuiHe
what the Mad Mullah is mad abiut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

The sea urchin has five jaws, each
with single tooth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-03
Chinn's Antiguity.

China's antiquity Is n part Of her co.
lossal proportions. Chimes early writer's
record a NEUROLOGICAL history covering
tens Of thousands Of years. but this
period ends with the establishment of
the capital Of the empire at Eaifungfu
in the thirty-arst century Il. G. Her
legendary history extends from this
timc 20 22OJ b. c., at which time. II
may De said, China's real history be-
gins. The ancient history Of China ex.
tends from 220J b. G. to 2gS r. c. Her
meC.Ryal history begins there and ex-
tends 20 the time OF the Mongol con.
quests in 1918 \. d.
With the founding of the Mongol dy.
nasty China's modern history begins.
The Mongols We're driven out by the
Mings in 1903 \. d. The Mings were
the last native dynasty that ruled over
China, and their control lasted from
1865 to 1Gi4. Under the title of the TIA
Using dhe Great Pure dynasty the
Mantchoos have ruled China since A.
A. 1914.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-03
Death In Nightmare.

One OF the late beliefs Of the med
ical profession is that many people
die each year while asleep from heart
disease that Is brought on by night
mares or bad dreams 4 specialist on
the heart said recently that in his
opinion iu nine cases out Of ten Of
deaths In bed heart action was stop
ped by fear which injurious dreams
brought oI
Il have taken part in thousands Of
autopsics." said tA.s expert. and in
many cases made study Of the hab-
It's Of those who died. I found that
the majority had been sufferers from
Nightmares or other nocturnal dis
turbanccs Of dieamland and that fire.
quently they woke up in the middle
Of the night completely exhausted and
graycly alarmed through some paruc-
uiariy vivid dream. II people are
frightened 10 death while awake when
they have their full senses and hope
for relief, why Is 1t not doubly likely
that they die from fright while asleep
when their courage is dwarfcd by fac
ulues temporarily arcctedg'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-03

At one time friend complained TO
President Lincoln that certain cabi.
net officer was administering his Office
with unusual energy with the hope of
securing the presidential nomination.
That reminds me- said Mr.. Lincoln.
that my brother and were once plow.
Ing field with n lazy horse but at
times he rushed across the field so fast
that | could hardly keep up with him.
At last | found an enormous chin fly
on him and knocked It of. Now | am
not going TO make that mistake n sec
ond time. II the secretary has chin
ny on him. am not going to knock it
OF, II 1t VIII only make his department
CO."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-03
spring water For Pelsin=.

The spring water OF the Yuchuan
hills on the west OF Peking Is noted
for its clcarness and purity. and all
the wealthy families In the capital
have for a long time louecd TO drink
II i'm vain. Recently. however. an en-
tcrprsing foreigner has proposed TO
form a company 10 convey the water
10 PcGiag 10y pipes 20 satisfy the de.
sire o' the well TO do inhabitants OF
the city, says the Shanghai Mercury
II the proposal can be carried out
there is little doubt that large profits
will accrue from the undertaking.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-03

C. Madsen. Office deputy. Chickasha
90 succeed J. a. Tucker.
q Brock. Office deputy. Ryan. TO
succeed W G. Brown.
j. d Kelsey will be jailer
Lutte Johnson will De assistant Jail.
er ia the daytime
Charley Mason will be assistant
jailer at night
O. A. Wells has the contract to feed
the prisonels
Dr. l. W. Folsom will be Jail physi-
clan
In the field the folloSing men had
been appointed when We left:
Robt. Nester. Ada.
Buck Garrett. Ardmore.
W. II. Norton. Marietta
j. y. Jackson. Duncan.
Leon Brown. Chickasha.
c. L. Upham. Ryan.
VIII Evans Madill
W. n. Bridges. Tishomingo.
Tne other appointments will be
published tomorrow. the above being
the list made up to 3 o'clock this az
ternoon.
Marshal Colbert told the Ardmore.
tie that he would pay his particular
respects 10 whisky peddlers. and n
it was In his power TO put down gamb-
ling that he would do II. He would
try 70 have the law executed and
would leave no stone unturned to.
ward that end.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-03
FLYING BULLETS.
orz way by which They s,ny BE
Seen After Leaving the nine.

IL don't believe the story that bullets
can be seen when fred from a gun" B"
said the old soldier. "You know in the
army there Is a theory that men have
seen bullets. but they never lived to
tell Of II. because the bullets were go
ing straight FOR them and hit them in
the eye. The only men who have seen
the ordinary rifle bullets in transit are
dead"
mo. they aren't" said the old hunter.
Il have seen many bullets flying One
way by which you can sec them plain
ly is by dipping them in glycerin be
fore firing"
"Yes. you might trace them by the
smoke then caused by air friction"
said the veteran. but you can't see the
bullets"
"Oh, yes, you can" retorted the hunt.
or. Il have watched them often dur
ing target practice. and any one can
see the large caliber bullets, though !
won't say as much for the tiny modern
missiles. The way 10 see a flying bul.
let is TO get little to one side Of the
shooter, about five feet away from him,
say. Then run an Imaginary line from
the muzzle OF his gun TO the target.
Let your eyes rest on space Of light
cOlored ground exactly on this line, and
when he fires you win see something
dark. Ike a bee, nlt past the light col
ored space That is the bullet OF
course by the time the eye tells the
brain It sees the missile the bullet has
struck the target. but you have seen IT
all right"