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Smyrna times., 1903-09-02

There was more than suspicion of
snow in the dampness of the late twi-
light, now darkening rapidly as the
dismal clouds above closed pall-like
over the city streets.
The we'll clad business man, the
sturdy laborer with no overcoat, swing
ing his dinner pail by rough red fin
gers; the factory girl hugging herself
within a faded shawl, the smart clerk,
the trim saleslady-all pressing on,
leaving their workday behind.
Among them glided a small, wiry
man, stepping fast where open spaces
gave him expeditions advantage. His
head was bent, his cap pulled over his
eyes and the collar of his heavy box
coat turned we'll up to hide all view of
the face and head save a glimpse of
grizzled, close cropped hair a jutting
nose and quick eyes.
Presently he slipped down a side
street, keeping close to the smooth
walls of the high brick buildings, then
with a lessened speed, moved cautious
" into a dark alley. A few moments
later found him in a poorly lighted sa-
loon, knocking softly upon the closed
door of room to the left of the unat-
tractive bar.
Come in," sounded a low call, and
the man entered.
At round table sat two men, both Of
good appearance and in apparently
poor keeping with their dingy sur
roundings.
A gas Jet fiickered dimly from the
furnished fixture on the cheap papered
wall, glimmering on the empty glasses
and the bottle Ornamenting the table
between them.
Turn up that light and sit down,
Pennock. I got your note. What's
the news?' remarked the older of the
occupants to the newcomer.
1T looks like a chance tomorrow
night, Mr.. Gradley," began PennOck
in a deliberate whisper.
SSH said the other warningly
"We'n drop names, l guess" and his
companions nodded. "Have a drink 2
he added.
mo, l must skip back. The ole
mans particular, you know. He won
keep a cOachman minute if he smell:
of liquor"
''HOw about the first time you me
us?" grinned the third man.
THAT was a night off" replied tn,
cOachman soberly. Il know better now
Gentlemen, if l turn the boy over t,
you what do l get?"
Twenty years if you're caught" saiC
Gradley facetiOusly. That's what W,
will all get. If we work things right i
means a fortune for you"
Pennock's gray eyes were expires
sionIess in their stare. His thin, clos,
shaven lips set anxiOusly. But Tv
got to get away" he objected. 'In
the one they'll look for, of course. II
Smyrna times., 1903-09-02
A Joke That Led to Butchery.


What citizens of old were cruelty
punished for joking about their en-
peror?
This fate befell the citizens of Alex
andria. Caracalla, a monster of afro
cious cruelty, left Rome about a year
after the murder of his brother Geta,
who had shared the throne with him,
and spent the remaining five years Of
his reign in the provinces of his en-
pire until his death, A. d. 217.
While peace prevailed he visited AL
exandria, a chief center then of wit
and learning, and there some one hung
up in the theater a joke made at the
emperor's expense. This so enraged
Caracalla that he caused the citizens
TO be assembled outside the city On
the plain and told them that they
should shortly see that his wit was
practical.
Then from a secure post in the tenn
pie of Scraps he directed the slaugh
ter of many thousand innocent citizens
and strangers and coOlly informed the
senate that all had been alike guilty OF
objectionable insolence.-LOndon An
sWerS
Smyrna times., 1903-09-02
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Smyrna times., 1903-09-02
The Thin Mans Adventure.

They were talking of strange adven-
lures. The big man from the north
west told of one which astonished his
hearers.
"Some years ago" he said, Il was
sleighing in the country, and my way
lay across Il frozen river. | knew the
ice was thin, but l was determined to
cross. The team scurried over the riv-
er under whip, and we were midway
between the shores when the ice sud
denly gave way, and the sleigh, horses
and myself sank within a second to the
bottom. However. the speed of the
horses was so great that we were car
ried by the momentum safe upon the
other shore, a little wet, to be sure,
but not much the worse for that"
The thin, silent man had listened
with great interest to the story.
ut is strange" he said, but the
same sort of an accident happened to
me. The issue, however, was more
tragic"
The big man squinted at the speaker
"And what was the issue?" he asked
suspiciOusly.
"Well, 1 was drowned" said the thir
man seriously.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-02

IAN tucked him in. ITS most
IL, amt it? l had a lovely time. Ridin'
hcne alone in the big sleigh is fun too.
Have some candy? I've got two bags"
NO, Flip (every one called him Flip.
Il don't 90 much on candy"
His stern cOuntenance was 1intlike
as he mounted the box.
Three blocks and he slowed up and
stopped, to jump down with the reins
in one hand, bending over to open the
heavy door.
Two gentlemen. friends of your IA
ther' Flip he whispered. I'm goin'
20 give them a lift
al right" murmured the siX-year-
cad sleepily. "L' 'em pile in"
y few cautious words, the handing
OF small package to the driver, and
a whisper of advice from that worthy.
He's almost asleep. No need to dope
him"
The milliOnaire's sleigh slid rapidly
on through the lighted streets. Inside
it was very dark and still The child
snuggled against the warmth of the
villain beside him and his little head
fell lower and lower
Now they were going faster and
turned a corner sharply to stop with a
jerk.
On each side the curtained doors
were violently wrenched outward. The
cOnSpiratOrS within, too startled for re-
sistance, found themselves in the re-
lentless clutch of uniformed men who
yanked them viciously to the icy pave
ment with fierce commanding words.
The abductOrs glared wildly at their
captOrs, then at the entrance toward
which they were being roughly hustled
! Over it, in black, forbidding letters
plainly to be read in the CLEAN from /
nearby are light they saw "Polic,
Station"
'Tuck that boy in! Tell him it's al
right, and we're going straight home,
raped a sharp voice from the box a.
shrill wall issued from the interior o.
the equipage. Lock those fellows VI
in separate cells"
A big officer touched his cap. "Wel
take care of 'em, sir" he called re
spectfully, and the little coachmal
drove on.
"Oh, that's Ellerton, the detective,
he added to a curious bystandel
"Smartest man in the west for this sOr
Of thing. Old Vaughn sent for hiI
three months ago. Seems he got a
inkling that his boy was being watcl
ed Neat, wasn't this landing 'er
right here at the dOOr?"
But the next morning little Flip wOI
dered what had become of his frien
and if he should like the new coachma
half as we'll
Smyrna times., 1903-09-02
THE LITTLE
COACHMAN
BY EIIiof eGIoKer

Copyright, 1913, by T. C. Mcclure
Smyrna times., 1903-09-02

LY TO THE ICY PAVEMENT.
need money. It's run and hide for
weeks. perhaps, and I've but a few dol
lars You gents led me into this; not
but what | was willin', but it looks
ticklish now. Give me a thousand
down when l place the lad with you
a thousand, see! If not, l swear l
won't take the risk. l know the inside
Of Jail, and l don't like ii"
His companions, leaning on their ell
bows, covered their hard mouths Win
compressed palms and gazed thought
fully in each others eyes.
You two are as safe as feas," went
on the coachman. 'I'm to provide the
team and get rid of it. You're landed
at the place you've picked out with
what you've been after these Two
months. Where am l? Escapln tor
my life or Just as bad. A Thousand
amt a penny too much; no, nor nFe
thousand with what you'll get"
"Hushw hissed Gradley through MS
fingers. Tomorrow night, you say
Deliver the goods and it's yours. Then
get out and keep hidden until you near
from us. Where shall we meetF
Garter street, corner Hammond ave
nue., between 8 and 10 o'clock. ih
drivin' him home from a kids parry
and he'll be alone. That's it"
The little coachman put on ms cap
buttoned his coat, nodded signihcanl'J
with a finger on his lips and the do"I
closed softly behind him. linen Ut
passed quickly through the outer room
and out again to the dark alley nov
whitening fast with swirling sno"
fakes.
I'm bout the last one to leave, Pen
nock,'i said little Philip Vaughn, as tn
Smyrna times., 1903-09-02
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The sun., 1903-10-18

Don't see how you make that out.
expostulated Ferguson. Il hadn't called
your raise or had chance to raise you
back. Well divide EN-"
Raised nothing" snarled Thompson.
y had you beat
'Mebbe you would have quit on my
boost. contended Ferguson
See here fellows" said Truemar. "them
was my eggs. had a setting In an incu-
bator out In my wagon. They was just the
same az q promissory note.
THAT setting of eggs represented fresh
eggs. Now. intended to put in Just eggs.
They turn out to be chickens. ! was beat.
but have a drag OF six chickens out Of
that pot
'I'll 20 home and get tho six eggs owe,
Good Lord! bet eggs. didn't l? We
wasn't playing for chickens.
"It's Just the same as II We was playing
for n quarter and by mistake tossed In
half dollar. I'd have the quarter drag,
wouldn't II" argued Trueman.
THE fairest way is to divide the pot, "
persisted Ferguson.
"Not by n derned sight!' protested
Thompson. IL won the pot and all that
was in 1t, eggs. feathers and all. That
throws Ferg. out You. True, deceived
me It's just the same as If you had a
foul hand. No, Stree! keep the feathers. "
And he did.
But Ferguson and TrusmAn have rsg.
istered an oath that II . certain man runs
for Highwsy Commiasioner ON Nov 8 hs
Will lo9s By - many votes - hs won chick.
eus.J
The sun., 1903-10-18

as II him heart break.
Hawk beat mo too bad If no bring
him de flute" he saw.
An den at las Fowl well frighten, an
she rise up and TEX dc flute from de twelve
drawn an gibit wild de breakfus' to Ground
Dove fe go carry to Hawk in him field.
Den Ground Dove dry him, eyes an put
sweet, 40 sweet:
Fec. fee. Zee so ten dahl
an so him leave de house an fly way into
de bush
Coin long, him nyam Hawks break
tus, an him TEX de flute an hide him under
him wing till him come to where Hawk
an play. Fee fec fee, 40 ten-dah!"
Hi but Hawk we'll vex when him yerrie
dis Him trow down him spade an him
hoe, an him fork an him knife an him
machete an him cuss Moder Grandie fe
a cra-crn, bogro-bogro takro-takro, chaka-
chaka, bufro-buffro. wenya-wenya mana
la careless, coarse, dsorderly, clumsy,
An when him finish desc rude words
him stalk away out OF him field to him
Moder Grandie's house.
When him got dcre, him call out:
"Moder!-
But him Moder no answer. She 'fraid.
Den him walk into do house an 60 to
de ches' OBJ drawrs. an him open de ono
drawn an de two drawn an de tree draw r
an de four drawn an de five drawn an
de six drawn an de stben drawn an de
eight drawn an de nine drawn an de
ten drawn an de 'leben drawn, till him
come TO de twelve drawn.
But him no find de flute dere.
Den him go to him Moder Grandie an
say:
Ali! ma am! where me flute an me break
fus'? You glib dem to Ground Dove na?'
Him Moder no answer. She 'fraid.
-Yerrie, ma'nm? Where me breakfus'? ?
Where me fute2"
Den him Moder fall down at him feet an
Asah! Did you no send little Ground
Dove fe carry you brcakfus' to de field.
an you flute fe mex you play and sing?"
You fooI-fcol'" said Hawk. "Me nebber
aWarra, Warra. Nc dead. Me kill!
Hi! hi Me die, fe true!" cried poo Moder
Grandie Fowl
You tief! you fool! said Hawk. you
glib way me breakfas', maam? You shall
be me breakfus,"
An den him pounce pom poo Fowl,
an shake she an tear she an bite she an
nyam she, till she dead. An den him eat
she fe him breakfus'.
An dis IL why Hawk eat Fowl cher since.
The sun., 1903-10-18
HOW HE BECAME A LAWYER.
The story OF John Sherman's Admission
to the Bar.
From, the Woshin oton Evening Star.

From the Woshinoto Erenino Star.
ten. jack Easement the veteran railroad
builder, who fought during the ciVil "h'
with Gen. Sherman, whose statue Is 10 w
unveiled here this month. and who was ms
intimate friend until the latters death, tel's
the story Of John Sherman's entrance INTO
the practise of the law. as related ey h's
warrior brother.
When John Sherman was quite young 'e
wns taken into the law office OF his bro'ne.
Charles at Mansfield Ohio. to help about
the Office and make himself generally u7e'u.
One day, when he was in his twenty-hrsr year;
he took Charles one side and quietly a9N'N
him for a loan of $50. ;,
what" Charles exclaimed, What 90
you intend doing with so much money
81 am going to Columbus TO be admitted 70
the bar" John replied.
Charles was greatly surprised, ms JOIN
had never asked him for any advice t'HhFu
ing the profession nor had he ever app''ftn
TO be Interested TO any extent in th" stNay
Of law, ..
You can't be admitted to the bar VIM
out some knowledge Of the law. SAID ,hAht"
John maintained that he knew more hoo".
law than some others. and assured H''
broth her that he would try and raise me money
somewhere.
J on KNOW, ne huueu. ~ WIZ ~ -
sary for me to have respectable clothes '''a
enough money to pay my travelling "''
hotel expenses
Charles finally ordered the clothes '','
provided him with the necessary moh''
Al Columbus. on the day he became oI "t''
John was admitted TO the bar. on h'- ''
turn he said to Charles
Il am going to Iowa to practise law
Charles demonstrated with him,
There is room for both OF ns to Ft'''s
law here In Mansfield" Charles told MN
They then and there became partner ..'
continued to practise together untlI 'h' 'V
mat ion of the Republican party. wh'h '"'.,
was sent from the Mansfield district ~ -
Representative in Congress.
Later he was elected to the United sth'''
Senate: and tho balance Of his life becah' 4.
very important and interesting part q 1'
history OF bis country. -. .--S
The sun., 1903-10-18

man ran out to his wagon and brought back
one dozen chips.
Fresh? inquired Thompson. suspiciously
Il should say they was, replied True
man.
II was a jackpot and William Ferguson
opened for three eggs, holding up sevens
and deuces. Thompson boosted 1t an egg
on jacks and trays.
Trueman knew 1t was make or break.
and came In on two pair, skies up. On
the draw Ferguson failed to better, Thomp-
son caught another three spot, Trueman
didn't better.
Bet you five. said Ferguson, and Thomp-
SON rsised 1t one. just to coax the others.
Trueman saw, but did not raise. 1t had
just come to Ferguson again when True
mans horse, hitched outside, broke his
halter and ran away Thus far the three
men agree in their versions Of the game.
The trio dashed away from the dry house
leaving the eggs on the table. What was
their surprise on returning TO find that six
of the eggs had hatohed Six fuzzy punches
OF yellow were trying to stand on their
wobbly legs amid the ruins OF their former
homes.
aGreat Scottl" cried Trueman. The
stove has Matched out six of my eggs''
Not by Q dsrnsd sight!' rstortsd Thomp-
son, warmly. You said your eggs wsrs
fresh. The chicks are mins.'
The sun., 1903-10-18

drawn an de nine drawn an de ten draw r
an de eleben drawn. till him come to de
twelve drawn; an him put de flute In de
twelve drawn. an den sit down to nyam
leatl him wittlos al smoke him jackass
rope pipe.
Den him turn to him ole Moder Fowl
an him say:
"Grandie. II any russon come 10 you an
ask you fe give him de flute dat me put in
dc twelve drawn. you is not fe glib it him.
Yerrie lido you hearl?"
An him Moder say:
Yes. sab; me yerrie.'
Den Hawk. him say:
An. Grandie. you mus hab mo breakfus'
ready an keep him hot fe me till me come
back from me work in de field Yerrie?'
4Yes. sab; me yerrie.
Don Hawk TEX up him hoe an him spade
an him fork an him whip an him knife
an him machete, an him 60 TO him field
fe work.
But all dis one time, poo little Ground
Dove had followed Hawk. an him listen
behind de door, an hear where him put
him flute.
"Il'l iiu"h bcic, eiohhN A(uNO SAcP
out saftly, saftly from benin de door an
go into de house. BY dis time Grandie
Fowl done cook Hawks breakfus', an
was sittin' by de kitchen FIRE smokin' she
old iackass rope pipe,
"Howdy?" said Ground Dove.
.Howdy. dearie?'
BREEDER Hawk sent me In fe tell you fe
glib me him breakfus' fe carry to him IN
de field, an de flute dat him put In de twelve
drawn. so him mex play an sing
But Fowl no caught so easy. Him say:
Go long wild you. pickney You tell
me one big great lie. Me no glib you not
a ting"
Den poo little Ground Dove. him begin
to cry, 80 soft an tender an pittful.
"Modder Grandie, you tink q little ting
like me could tell You such great big lie?
No, ma'am. Me couldn' do It; me wouldn'
do it,"
But Fowl JUS sit by de fire. scornful.
an smoke she pipe.
Ground Dove 20 on cryin'
Fowl get angry an say.
Hi! Cho! Don cry pom me. Go long
wild you"
But Ground Dove, him still cry.
"Cho," said Fowl. "You too stupid
But Ground Dove go on crying, crying
The sun., 1903-10-18
THE SUN. SUNDAY. OCTOBER III, 1908.

concert them. and all their training proves
useless for the time.
They get frightened at strange noises,
and they are easily disconcerted. I should
say the bull IL the most evenly tempered
and well poised Of all the canine breeds
The course at the dog school lasts from
six weeks to year. 1t takes about six
weeks to teach dogs good manners. Most
Of the pupils at the dog school for this kind
Of instruction come from flats
Many people who own fine dogs and de-
sire them TO acquire pretty tricks. but have
not the patience to train them, send them
to the dog school for a term. One Of the
most popular classes is that ir which pets
are trained to- carry rags, umbrellas and
canes. Most Of these pupils are black
French pootlles
In addit on 10 dogs, the dog school has q
depart men, fer cats. mice and rats, and, in
fact, almost every kind Of animal. The
cats are taught to sit on their hind legs
70 eat at toy tables ard 10 carry their dishes
None OF the higher clcss tricks known to
the canine breeds Is yet attempted in the
feline department.
Rats and mice are taught to know and
obey their masters.
The sun., 1903-10-18
DOGS AND CATS
- AND RATS AT SCHOOL.
Some Learn Tricks. Other Good
Manners-Mixed Breeds the
Most Intelligent

Away uptown, where Broadway Is tangled
up in subway excavations, sandwiohed
in between a large apartment house and
small saloon, stands a frame housc In
which dogs and cats 60 to school,
There are classes Of poodles, st. Ber-
nards, colles, terriers, hounds and bull
dogs. Some are there to be trained In
tricks, while others are receiving simply
instruction in good manners.
There ere hours Of work and hours OF
play, as there should be in all well regulated
schools. Dogs big and tiny are trained
to be methodical
Anything you can take up in your hands
and fondle and can command and make
obey can be taught almost everything
except to talk" says the principal Of the
dog school.
And there are two or three dogs in his
classes who can speak in dog angua &C
which is Ineligible in measure to human
beings.
my experience has taught me tina,
the highest intelligence is found not In
thoroughbreds, but In mixed Breeds the
principal goes on. Il have here bull
terrier, or rather, half bull terrier. His
mother was cross between q French
poodle and full bulldog. His father was
bull terrier.
"Thus Billy-that's his name-is bull
dog, bull terrier and French poodle. He
is the most intelligent dog I have ever
handled. He was given to me to train
when he was only three months old.
rarely put dog into class younger than
that. Now. will show you what Billy
can do
1t was shown that Billy-who was named
for the Hon. Mr.. Devery-can walk on
crutches and play blind man, keeping
his eyes rolled up; that he can smoke a
pipe and read paper. Such tricks as
sitting upon his hind legs, rolling over to
play dead dog. saying his prayers and
shaking hands are 90 easy to Billy that
he rather resents merely being asked to
do these things.
Ask Billy what will happen to the Demo-
cratic party He will throw himself into
an apparent fit, prance around like mad
and then fall over. as though dead.
Ask him to play dude. He will hold his
right paw up to have tiny cane fastened
to it, and he will bite it off if the business
end is not turned upward Then he will
beg for cigarette, and being supplied with
these things, will parade across the floor
with mes, 20 nical al ride.
Billy sleers in bed of his own. His
teacher is 80 interested in his progress
that he gets UP in the middle Of the night
70 give him whipping If he will not lie
quietly in his he'd
"Let Cog have his owr way once. ccm-
mand him once. and then give in TO him.
and it will lie amos. impc ssifle to com
mand his OF edience after that. :" the prin
cipal tells you in explaining this phase Of
his devotion 10 Billy.
Fox terriers are the keerest witted OF
all breeds They are the quickest to learn;
but they cannot be depended upon. They
are too high strung and rattle braired.
4 have had fox terriers here that had
been taught 10 do almost uncanny things,
but, lei some little thing happen to dis
The sun., 1903-10-18
A NANCY STORIES.
Tales That Nurses in the West
Indies Have Told for Generations
to Their Charges.
WHY HAWK EATS FOWL.

Long time ago, when do before-people
lib. Fowl WIS Hawks moder Pom one
day Hawk was going to him work an him
SEQ poo little Ground Dove playin' 'pon
him flute an singing so sweet. so sweet:
Fec. fec fee. so ten lah
Fee fec frc so ten dlh!
.Mnrnin', Massa Ground Dove" said
Hawk
"Marnin', sah," him reply. "An' how
you is dis blessed day''
"So-so, I tank you; $3.50. An how you?
Hi! what pretty ting you play pom you
flute"
"You tink so, sah?" An Ground Dove
put up him flute to him mouth an play
again
Fee. fee. fee. so ten dab!
Fee fec, fee. so ten dahl
DO, beg you, len me you flute, BREEDER
Ground Dove" Hawk begged. "1t SCUM so
sweet, so sweet
But Ground Dove, him say: mo. BREEDER,
I couldn' do it,"
aHi!" Hawk cry, you mex trubble. ma?
I want fe mex me ole Moder Fowl hear
you flute"
-Cho," say Ground Dove, @You tink
YOU fool me, sab? You no know what de
ole-time folk say, Spider and fly no mex
good bargainT I couldn' do 1t, sab! l
couldn' do it."
Den Hawk see talk no Use. So him
spring 'pon poo little Ground Dove an
tear ,lp him feathers. an mash him up wild
him beak, an leave him fe dead pom de
Ground An him tear away him flute
from him troat, an so go carry IT home
wild him,
An when Hawk come TO him house.
him 20 to de hall to see de ches' OF draw re
dat stan dere. an him open de one draw w'r
an de two drawn an de tree drawn an
de four drawn an de five draw'r an de
six drawn an de seben drawn an dc eight