davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

II think" said the detective, "that
II You will wait half an hour my agent
will have something to tell us about
this very enterprising gentleman" AS,
indeed, he had.
He reported that having taken Net
ta's note to the address given--a cigar
store with private letter boues to
rent-he left It to be called for.
He found that a man had been ask.
ing for letters in the same name, each
day for the two previous days.
Posting himself in the passage, the
agent saw the man come and receive
the letter and shadowed him home
He knew him as a notorious "croolS."
Handing his memo. book to his prin.
cipal, the latter read out:
Name, carney. Well known turf
operator. Ten years In 1895. just
out"
1t was decided, subject to Meta
Russell's opinion, that nothing much
was to be gained by prosecution Of
the rascal.
It is needless to say that I caught
the first train back to Port Jervis
Prepared by a wire from me. Nets
met me at the station, and drove with
me to Milford.
Already she looked brighter, and
comparatively free Of her melancholy
I found, too, 10 my great satisfaction
that she had told her mother every
thing.
Meta married a year later. Who
she married you may well guess. and
think may suggest that her second
husband was an improvement upon the
first.-New York News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
MOOSE THAT tanned HERSELF
Animal Is Thoroughly At Homo on .
Hotel Lawn.

TNOtot 6uWUs
Kineo has q special attraction Just
now in the shape of q COW moose
which makes herself thoroughly at
home on the hotel lawns eyeing spec.
tators mildly or chewing her cud in
the sun with evident satisfaction.
Early In October the COW put In an
appearance In the vicinity of the
camps Of the Nighthawk Club at Sugar
Island, and very soon manifested a de-
cided tendency to make friends with
the club men. She soon became so
tame as to eat out of the hands Of her
friends.
When II came time to close the
camps the members thought of the
COW moose. They telephoned to Man.
ager C. A. Judkins of the Mount Ki-
neo house, asking him II he would
take her to Kineo. He did, and since
that time she has roamed at will close
to the hotel, evidently thoroughly at
home.
She enjoys the fresh green grass Of
the lawns, watches the hustle OF life
here with apparent interest. poses will
ingly for amateur photographers, and
In fact is most oblising and conge-
nial guest. The intention now Is to
keep her here as a permanent attrac-
ton. 1t is believed that this is the
only instance on record where a wild
moose has been tanned In this way
Boston Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

east at my request led me promptly
through the tunnellings Of the pro 5erty
Just beginning to be developed. A cou-
pie of his men In one Of the tunnels
were fllling up big canvas bags with
quartz and pay dirt that had evidently
been mined out only q few hours be-
fore.
II felt that was an old hand at
mining, and SO walked up promptly
to one of the bags that had just been
filled and said: 4 want this one taxi
en- out for sampling.' The mouth OF
the bag was tightly sewn together, SO
knew that 1t could not be tampered
with.
"The owner looked somewhat pained
at my abrupt methods, and l was fair
ly gleeful over my acuteness and
promptness.
"Well, to my delight, that bag as
sayed away up-almost to the limit.
IL was as rich ore as had ever been
found in the camp. Within "a hours
the mine belonged to me, and, though
It cost me about all had, l was walk
ing on air.
But the atmosphere forms a very
thin sort of a promenade, and Is likoly
to let you fall through suddenly. So 1t
was with me. The mine was simply ~.
@. worked It month, with no re-
suits, and then quit In disgust.
81 told my story to an old miner.
'Salted'! was his brief comment, salt
ed to the limit
"'But how?' I asked. He looked at
me pityingly.
"'Young man. he said, you're ten
der at that business. OF course that CHAP
had scattered handful of gold dust
in each of those few bags. He knew
you'd pounce on one, and I'll bet he
could hardly keep from yelling when
he saw you walk right into the trap !"
The Forty-niner shook his head sad
| ly. ut is melancholy, even so years Hf-
ter, to recall the occasions when one
has been tried and found an easy
mark" said he.
| Sailing a mine with a blow pipe
isn't an uncommon way to do the
trick" unused the narrator Of old Cali
fornia days. THAT method requires
considerable skill. Suppose a crooked
owner of a balf-developed set Of tun-
nellings decides to unload. He goes
through the tunnels, notes carefully
all the knobs or chunks that project
prominently from the sides or roof,
and, with an ingenious sort Of a blower,
he forces fine gold dust into the cracks
and crevices of these outcropping
knobs. Then he takes the would-be
purchaser through the mine.
This time the prospective buyer is
an old hand-not raw youth, to be
caught by such tricks as fooled me. He
doesn't intend to be taken in by salted
bags of ore. He will do little actual
mining on his own account. He takes
a pick and hacks away at few knobs
of the hard quartz that are imbedded
in the sides of the tunnel.
"'Thats right says the owner, take
1t out wherever you want. II those
chunks don't assay good, then the rest
of the mine won't either
"That owner was quite right; he
wasn't overstating the case a mite. OF
course those chunks assayed good
that is what they were blown for. But
after the mine was sold there was
nothing doing. 1t was empty as a shell
Just the old story-a salted mine un'
loaded on another sucker"
New Yorks a wicked city all right
guess, but If you think that the eff.
fete East has a monopoly in the trade
of gold bricks you're grandly mistak'
en!"-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
4 SONG or HOPE.

weep not the years
The bitter storm and trouble OF the past,
Life will not thank thee for thy tenderest
toars;
Take heart-take hope at last.
Let not thy sighs
Make sad the music OF earth's briefest
day.
The light Ia shining in Loves unveiled
eyes;
Behold the Mornings rayl
III.
The valleys violets CLEAN;
A song is ringing from the sea-swept
rills;
Sorrow is but the echo OF dream
Joy on the Morning hills
Atlanta Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Thrifty Ones.

when it comes to marriage would
not give thought to how much the
man love Is making" remarked the
dreamy-eyed girl.
Neither would l." answered the
practical damsel. What would primar-
lily interest me would be how much he
had already made. There's no use taxi
ing chances. Chicago Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

f. NEFE.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
And Real Estate Agent. Rsynoidsvills. Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

udu.
"You have his letter." ! asked
her. She produced and gave 1t to me.
you are sure that 1t is his hand
writing?"
mo; / am not sure, but I think
1t isl never had a letter from him
before" ~na t-
In a fash I saw what ought 10 be
done. and at once.
"You must answer this letter." I
said.
mo-" she replied, T will not write
to him!"
Then | sought to show her that II
she would write a note at my dicta-
ton, saying that at that moment sne
had no money, but promising to send
him some In the course Of few days,
I-would take charge of it, and go to
New York with it.
The same evening I started with
the letter in my pocket, and within
three hours had laid the whole case
before the smartest private detective
in town.
In three days he had news for me-
Jack Forester, confidence man
swindler and forger, had been un'
doubtedly married to Meta Russell;
and, as undoubtedly, was now dead, in
the way the newspapers had stated
The relief felt was immense. Meta
was free, and the way was open to me
to win her for myself II l could.
There was, however, one little
thing more to discover-the writer ol
the letter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

On the railroads In Canada It is ne
cessary to keep over 600 snow plows In
operation every winter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
THE JEFFERSON
SUPPLY COMPANY

Being the largest distributor Of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, 10 always In
position to give the best quality of goods.
when quality is considered the price win al
ways be found right.
It's departments are all well filed, and
among the specialties handled may be men
toned L. Adler Bros, Rochester, N. Y,
Clothing, than which there IL none better
made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass, Shoes Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N Y, Canned Goods; and Pillsbury's Flour.
This is fair representation of the class
ofgoods it is selling to it's customers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
RICHES GO FOR CANDY.
American People Spend 100000. 900 for
CONNECTIONS Each Year.

Candy and confectionery to the amount
of 500. 600, 600 are sold in the American
home market every year: and to this total
of manufacture New York contributes
$40 DOC, 000 or one-fifth; = Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and Illinois are the three
other states which contribute largely to
the total, which is constantly increasing,
for three reasons: .sr 49,
There are the lower prices of sugar and
sirup, the superior excellence of Ameri-
can manufacture which has made this
this line, and the national taste for sugar
and for all articles of manufacture into
which sugar enters as the chief ingredi-
ent.
The whole foreign importation Of con-
fectionery to this country, which was
formerly a considerable trade, was less
than SIS, 600 last year, and the home con-
sumption has increased correspondingly.
It is a well known fact that sugar IN
the form of candy or sweets is a Substi-
tute for alcohol Most all abstainers from
the use of alcohol in any form are candy
eaters, as vegetarians almost universally
are as well. The man who ceases to drink
develops an uncommon fondness for
candy. - . iht-N
The candy eater who develops a par
TALLY for wine or spirits or even beer,
which contains much saccharine matter,
is seen to diminish his purchases of can
dy. 1t is in temperance localities that
the largest amount of candy is eaten, and
| the largest patrons of candy stores every
where are of course, wonderland seSpe-
cially young women and children.
The candy making interest of the Unit
ed States. now centering in and about
| New York, where there are nearly 9ol
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
a cage into the hold and kill or injure the
beast because they are afraid to get near
enough to 1t to guide or swing it prop

cage into the hold and kill or injure the
beast because they are afraid to get near
enough to 1t to guide or swing it prop
erly: -.
and rubbed tiger or lion merely. in
order to show the crew of the ship that
they need not be apprehenSive. But they
generally don't do anything except to
grin sheepiShly and say: All right, mis-
ter. You're welcome to do them kind of
foolish things all you please. Wed rath-
er not. =
The consequences is that when a storm
tear a few cages from their fastenings,
the wild animal men rarely get any help
from the crew and many rare and valu-
able beast has been lost merely because
everybody was afraid of it.
The least excitement drives a giraffe
so frantic that it leaps with uncontrol-
liable fear. The greatest danger in ship
ping one is that it will break its legs.
They are so long and thin. and the brute
is so ungainly and awkward when
confined in a small space, that the least
trip to stumble will bring it crashing
down and then is it goodby giraffe.
"A giraffe catches cold easily and it is
no fun to dose 1t when it has to be done
on rolling. staggering ship. The giraffe
is bad sailor, too, although not SO hard
as camels which usually act like spite
full, fretful, yindictive children They get
homeSick and moan and complain like
selfish human beings.
THE elephant is good old sailorman.
He takes whatever comes along and never
says word. 1t is a little hard on him
to get no green food on long voyage
and sometimes the dry food disagrees with
him. Then we have to give him mighty
dose of physic. He doesn't like that, and
as there isn't much room to jump around
on a ship there are more comfortable jobs
than being a doctor to sick elephants on
the ocean No, the wild animal dealer
|. does not have an easy and delightful life.
It's hard calling, and only few grow
rich from it. Yet none Of us ever seems
to want to leave it once he gets well into
it.v-New York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
ltGlRAFFEs ARE VALUABLE.
Snowman Talks of Difficulties of Securing
Wild Animals

Snowman Talks of Difficulties of Securing
Wild Animals.
= what is the most valuable animal
newIS9f was asked of one Of the mostsex-
perieneed wild animal collectors and
dealers of the United States. 1.-The cir
e,f:he answered. cit is the most ex-
pensive Eanimal now, not only because7iit
is rather rare. but because it is at the
same time one of the most difficult to
catch and to keep after you catch it, and
the worst kind of an animal to ship" A
captured giraffe has to be handled like
brio -brac. And it Is mighty big piece
of bric-a- brac, too.
Imagine a delicatslys carved cabinet
tic asylum and as. powerful and quick
and dangerous as an automobile. 1t may
be hard to imagineasuch thing, but it
isn't any harder than it is to handle a
has TO take all the risks. The shows and
menageries and parks that buy from him
don't pay for an animal, until it is deliy-
cred. Consequently the risk is enormous
and We have to charge price that will
make up for the danger Of loss.
Now we have had just one experience
that Illustrates my point. We shipped
an immense lot of exceptionally fine ami
mails in Calcutta-four baby Elephants
five tigers from Bengal, four Ieopards and
ABOUT 200 cranes. some of which were so
rare that they had not even been identified
by Indian biologists. We also had thirty
nve serpents, among them a python TWEEN
ty feet long,
Well, our animal men who accom-
panied the shipment got them through
all right for thirty three days until we
struck Newfoundland banks, when a
sIeet storm hammered the Ship and
for night she labored through ire
mendous icy seas that swept her decks
continually. Canvas and straw were
pied around the animals and every
thing was done by our men that was
possible. But when morning came
three elephants. three tigers. two Loop
ards, almost all the rare cranes and
every one Of the snakes lay dead and
had to be thrown overheard
sesEhis shows why wild animals cost
SO much. And there are many other
risks. Last year one Of the big Ameri-
can animal dealers heard from a beast
catcher in Rangoon that he had seven
fine full grown rhrinoceroseS in perfect
condition. He sent a cable message at
oneesaccepting the animals and then
hurriedly had timbers cut and shaped
to build the great pens that are neceS-
sary to hold powerful beasts like these
on steamship.
The expense of these pens and the
freight charges for shipping them from
America, more than half round the
world, made big item in themselves.
! Then there were the expenses of the
dealer and the three assistants whom
he had to take with him. After their
long voyage to Rangoon they found a
difficult trip into the interior before
them. They had to drag the heavy
timbers for the pens with them, know
! ing from bitter experience that the
Oriental animal eateherS would be
provided with nothing except bamboo
cages-tough and sstrpng enough SO
] long as they are Stationary, but almost
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

go in bathing comfortably now. The
water is forty degrees warmer than it
was ten minutes ago."
That's strange. How do you &C
count for it?" asked Snfuthers.
Those six girls from Boston have
come out and returned to the hotel. -
Commercial Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
A Heartless Girl.

"And you positively refuse to listen
to my suit?' pleaded the lover.
II really don't think it is proper. OF
course it's so loud I can't help hearing
it if I'm in the same room. but I'm
quite sure your tie and waistcoat are
or-saying improper things to each
other"-Washingt Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
establishments

candy making establishments, showa
steady and constant increase and it is a
noticeable fact that in localities in which
foreign-born residents are numerous there
is less candy eaten than in those neigh
borhoods which are inhabited by those Of
American nativity.
AS candy eaters and water drinkers
Americans stand frst-St. Louis Repub-
IL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

The simplest remedy Tor indigestion constipation,
biliousness and the many ailments arising from
disordered stomach liver or bowels IL Ripane TAD
les They have accomplished wonders. and their
timely aid removes the necessity OF calling physi
20 straight 10 the seat of the trouble reievethe die
sress cleanse the affected parts and give the system
eor an ordinary occasion. The family bottle % centA
contains 8upply for year. All druggists sell teeu
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

The Human Iceberas.
Come on" said smithers. 1--WE can
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

METHODIST-At Ii a. m. sermon or
christian Requirements" followed
by reception of new members. Sun
day school at 1915 Evening sermon
at 7;30, subject, Does Christianity
Meet the Worlds Needs. Epworth
League at $3.50 p. M, led by the pas
tor. Subject, "A Choice for Etern-
ity."
FIRST LUTHERAN--Rev. Oscar Os-
from, the pastor, will conduct the
usual services tomorrow. On Christ
mas day morning the early service
will be held beginning at $3.50. The
Sunday school exercises will take
place Saturday evening or day after
Christmas day, beginning at o'clock,
Music by large chorus will be an ex-
ira feature this Christmas
NORwEGIAN-DANISH M. E.-East
Astoria. Rev. G. J. Larsen, pastor.
Sunday school at 1000 a. m. Preach
ing at 11:0O a. M, and TAD Pm
Miss Elsie Larsen will render a
yiohn solo at the morning and even
ing services.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST

FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST
The latest cure for internal cancer
reported in England is tablespoonful
of molasses four or five time a day.
The London city council now makes
e69,OOO year from tramways. Leeds
corporation secures from similar
source an income of G21,000.
In the south of ireland near Inch
igeelah, is the "Cats Well' the waters
of which are supposed to exert mar
velous remedial effects upon ailing tab
bies.
1t is reported that 2,573 out of 2,So4
congregational ministers In England
and alas ire total absstainers, while in
ireland and Scotland The proportion IS
still larger.
Through .tattooing on his right arm
sketch OF young woman's head
a Crewe workman has met his death
by blood poisoning. The outline was
drawn with copying ink pencil.
A London eating house is to be OPP
ened near the bank, at which the walt
resses will be octoroons Of the genuine
chocolate cream tint, specially I'M
ported from the southern states.
Some of the old Nile lakes, which
were formerly dry salt plains in sum-
mer and covered with few inches Of
alkali water in the wet season, have
been reclaimed by the British govern
ment and are now worth from $500 to
$500 an acre. They produce magnifi-
cent crops
About s5 per cent Of all modern aG-
ricultural implements and tools used In
Mexico are imported from the United
States, the remainder being imported
from Germany, latter principally with
single handle and wooden frame, all
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19

Sheriff Linville returned last night
from Salem, where he had taken Abb
raham Junna, who was recently COM
mitted to the insane asylum. While at
Salem Sheriff Linville saw Mat HILL
strom. the Lewis and Clark rancher
who killed Lake Moores when the offic-
ers went to arrest him. Hillstrom is
hopelessly insane, the sheriff says, and,
while he is semi-rational at times, his
face usually wears blank expression.
The asylum authorities have been eX-
periencing considerable trouble with
Ed Birchard, who lived at Jewell, this
county, and who was committed to the
asylum about year ago. Birchard
becomes violtnt at times. and only a
short time ago attacked one of the
guards and injured him severely. In
deed, had assistance not arrived at an
opportune moment the guard would
becomes violent at times, and only a
doubtless have been killed. Birchard
labors under the hallucination that en-
emies are trying to kill him, and the
sheriff considers it remarkable that the
man did not end the lives of several
persons before his arrest. He was
armed with shotgun and spent nearly
all of his time in the hills looking for
his imaginary enemies. Friends advised
him to come to town and have the sher-
iff arrest the would-be assassins, and
in this manner his detention was
brought about without loss of life.
Rirchard is regarded as one, OF the
worst cases at the asylum.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19

The building recently vacated by O.
N. Johns, the creamery man, on Bond
street, has been leased by Albert A..
sickau, recently Of Clatskanie, and
been opened with first-class harness
and saddlery establishment. There is
now no necessity for Astorians or resi-
dents Of those portions Of the country
that are tributary to the city to send
away for anything in the harness line,
as Mr.. sickau's stock is good one
pnd will be kept up 50 as to meet all
requirements of the trade. Merchants
and others owning horses should bear
in mind that there is home institution
in every manner deserving Of support,
and that to send elsewhere for such
goods as can be bought at home only
serves to drive out home institution
and thereby injure themselves.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19

lication in the papers Of the letters OF
Mrs. Anita MCGEE. president Of the
Association Of spanish-American war
Nurses, Offering the government OF
Japan, through the Japanese minister
at Washington. the services Of trained
nurses in the event Of war with Rus
sia has produce dan excellent impress
sion and is warmly appreciated as a
mark Of the traditional American
friendship for japan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19
Cockfighting In England.

For centuries cockfighting was en-
couraged in English schools. Fitzste,
phen in the twelfth century mentions
it as an amusement Of Londoners and
that yearly at Shroyetide the boys Of
every school brought cocks to their
schoolmasters, and all the forenoon
was spent in school witnessing these
birds fight. As late as 1890 the in
come of the schoolmaster Of Apple
cross, in Ross-shire, was drawn partial.
ly from cockfght dues Downqto 1915
at least there was an annual exhibition
of cockfghting at the Manchester gram
mar school. .. 49, a
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19
oeing usually of the cheapest construc-

being usually Of the cheapest construc-
tion,
A LEIPZIG trade paper, In reporting
on the recent fair held in that city,
speaks favorably Of a new line of doll
heads made Of tin and covered with
celluIoid. The opinion is expressed in
the paper quoted that this novelty is a
desirable Improvement, as many lines
of doll heads now on the market are
composed of celluloid and are Of great
danger to children on account Of the
liability to explosion to which celluioid
is subject The paper says the use Of
celluloid in the manufacture Of toys
is making steady progress.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-19
reach 1anguage to Parrots.

A queer business which is carried on
Nth considerable success in certain
parts of London is the teaching Of Ian
suage to parrots. There are several
aersons engaged in this strange educa-
aonal work. The country into which
DE bird is to be sent is first ascer-
aimed, and sum Of 10 shillings a
reek is then charged for a period va
ying from two to three months. ac-
'ording to the capacity of the parrot
With years tuition the teacher guar
|ntees a bird with polyglot vocabu-
Dry chosen haphazard from four diff
Brent languages Golden Penny.