davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
Switched the Train,

A certain judge is much given to
meditating upon his work while walk
ing along the street, and his acquaint-
ances and friends recognize his air of
abstra ctiOn, pass him by with friend
ly nod and never mind if he does not
appear to notice the salutatiOn. A lit
tie colOred newsbOy not familiar with
this popularity of the judge accosted
him one day with persistent appeals:
buy the mOrnin' news, boss. Have
a paper, boss
The judge waved the tiny mite of hui
manity aside and went on abstracted-
ly, his mind engrossed with the case
that was to come up that day in the
The dusky newsbOy was not easily
evaded, and he kept pace with the
judge, shouting his paper cry at fire.
quent intervals. At last the judge
stopped and, grabbing his youthful tor
mentor by the shoulder, he said in his
most severe manner:
"How dare you interrupt me when
am following out a line of argument
Don't you ever speak to me when | am
pursuing a train of thought"
The small boy looked up in surprise
and said in Il most apologize tone:
"BefOr de Lord. massa, didn't
know you was tryin' to cotch a train
Excus' me" Brooklyn Eagle.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
A Mvatic Volume.

A good story is told of the Russian
police. who are very careful lest any
literature of an atheistic character
shall fall into the hands of the peas
ants.
A peasant in the province of Minsk
went to a publishers shop and asked
for Bible. Unwittingly the shopman
gave him an algebra primer.
On opening the book when he reach
ed home, the peasant was surprised to
find it full of mystic signs and hero
glyphics. The peasant showed it to a
policeman. who felt convinced that the
signs were of an extremely freethink-
ing character" and so arrested the
owner.
At the trial the peasant was dis
charged, and the policeman, instead of
being rewarded for his religious zeal,
was reprimanded.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
A Lesson In HosniLnIitr

A curious instance of provincial hos
pitality in Il small Tuscan town is re-
corded by Luigi Villari in italian Life
In Town and Country"
A lady of very noble birth and Of
considerable wealth was giving a mu-
sical party-it was the first time she
had invited friends to her house that
season. The entertainment began at
p. m. and lasted till Z. No refresh
ments were provided for the guests,
but at half past a servant appeared
and sOlemnly presented a cup of chocO-
late to the hostess and one to her moth
er. This, of course, would only be pos
sible in very provincial town. In the
more civilized spots excellent refresh
ments are always offered to the guests.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
The Nose.

Nothing is more rare than a really
perfect nose-that is, one which unites
harmony of form, correctness of pro-
portion and proper affinity with the
other features.
The following are, according to the
rules of art, the conditions requisite
to the beauty of this organ:
The nose should have the same
length as the forehead and have a
slight depression at it's root From it's
root 10 its extremity it should follow a
perfectly straight line and come exact
ly over the center of the upper lip The
bridge of the nose. parallel on both
sides, should be a little wider in the
center The tip should be neither too
thin nor too fleshy, and its lower out
line neither narrow nor too wide. The
lObes must be gracefully defined by a
slight depression. Seen sideways, the
lower part of the nose will have but a
third Of its total length.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
sneen Of Racing CameIs.

The racing camel is very carefully bred
and valuable prizes are offered by a
racing society at Biskra for the tieetest
racer. says PearsOns Magazine. have
seen the start of a race and it remind
ed me, in faroff sort of way, of
horse race. The camels were all ar
ranged in line and they shifted the air
in their anxiety to be off. A flag was
waved and they set off at a terrible
pace. as if they were only racing for
short distance They kept together
until they were almost out of sight.
Then they seemed to settle down TO
their habitual pace and the race pro
ceeded with long intervals between
the competitors. | have also seen the
finish of camel race, and it reminded
me of the first motor car promenade
between London and Brighton. The
camels were certainly not so broken
down and bedraggled, but they came
in at intervals of several hours ana
great patience was necessary to watch
them arrive.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
His One Rerref.

A fare was being ratified through
Dublin suburb on a rickety jaunting
car drawn by no less rickety horse.
Having proceeded some distance, the
horse, owing to apparent old age and
sheer exhaustion, fell, never to rise
again. The fare was very profuse in
his sympathies toward the driver, who,
however, appeared to take the whole
thing very cOOlly and explained:
It's just like this with me, your hon
or. don't regret the old brute a bit.
He was bad from the start. But, some
how or other, can't help thinking Of
the beautiful feed of oats l gave him
this morning"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
Oil of RattIesnakes.

In Pennsylvania the oil of rattle
snakes is preserved most carefully as a
liniment especially good for sore joints
and for rheumatism. In procuring the
oil the dead snake is nailed head and
tail to a board and cut open. The fat
is taken out and laid upon a cloth in
the hot sun. from which the filtered oil
drips into a jar. From fear that the
reptile may have bitten itself the clear
oil is tested by dropping a portion of it
into milk. If it floats in one globule, it
is regarded as unaffected; if, on the
other hand. it breaks into beads and
curdles the milk, it is judged to be poi
sonOus and thrown away.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
FEEDING THE ANIMALS.
How Some wild Captives Act When
MeaItime Arrives.

An animal is almost as demonstrative
when ne is hungry as when he is in a
rage. They are both natural feelings.
and he sees no reason for Disgusting
them. Human beings who are affected
in the same way as animals by hunger
pay tribute to civilization by not let
ting this appear. At an animal show
in this city the wild occupants of the
cages get very wild when the hour
comes for them to be fed A truck
laden with meat and vegetables is
wheeled around. Long before it gets to
their cages the lions act as if beside
themselves over the maddening pros
pect of food. The cages are very small,
and yet lion and liOness will often be
in one. They tear from one side to the
other, the lion jumping over the body
Of the Honess rather than make "lon-
ger trip around" Though they ought
to have learned that each will get a
share, they both plunge for the great
chunk of meat. Once they get it they
eat it with a certain intensity, but de-
liberation
The hyenas, Founders" of the ami
NAL realm, are horribly greedy and
will steal from each other every
chance they get. The apes. the "snobs''
Of animal kind, are rather fastidious, If
greedy. The ostrich, large, robust bird
that it is, awaits its food with much
stOlidity and when it gets its head of
cabbage pecks at it in most con-
tanned, ladylike fashion. The stoical
elephant is a placid eater also.-New
York Times.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
CHINAMAN AT ATELEPHONE
Celestial Gets the Worth of His Mon
ey Every Time.


"a Chinaman at the telephone is a
funny thing" remarked long distance
telephone operator in the Denver News
a few days ago. You see, it is impOs-
sible to tell whether one person or half
A dozen are talking, and we often be-
come mixed up in listening to them.
When one is speaking, it seems as if
half dozen are talking, and we often
Imagine the wires are out of order. To
make matters worse the Chinese de-
light in talking as fast as possible, and
we never know whether the Chinaman
at this end of the wire is talking or if
it is the one at the other end. After the
conversation is ended the Chink walks
out of the booth with Il self satisfied
smile on his face and pays for Il three
minutes talk. We have lately discOv-
cred that he invariably says as much
during that time as could have been
said by a white man in fifteen min
utes."
To be sure, the telephone company is
not really 'Out" anything by the trans
action. as it is paid by the minute; but,
nevertheless. in the case of Cinnamon,
the company would be the gamer by
charging for volume instead of time. A
Chinaman always begins his talk in
pidgin English. He says: Hello. Is
this Sam Ling bettee you don't know
vi hi Xxi vi he yay bO bennO me-" and
so on, and it sounds on the wires as if
several persons were at work.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
The Power of n Tin.

Experienced Traveller (at railway res
tauranU-When did that man at the
other table give his order?
Waterfront ten minutes ago, sir.
What did he OrderT'
"Beefsteak and potatoes. sir"
How much did he tip your
"Sixpence. sir"
well here's a shilling. Cook him
another steak and bring me his
Yes. sir."-LOndon Telegraph.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
He Knew Some Costly Ones.

In order to discourage the use of OBJ
jectionable words, says the Chicago
Post, the father had evolved system
of fines, somewhat after this fashion:
Hang it, cent.
Darn it, cents.
Gosh, cents
Gosh darn it, cents.
The boy who was to be reformed by
this method studied the tariff with con-
siderable interest, but it was some time
before he spoke.
WELL" he said at last, II guess l
know some words that would cost a
quarterw
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
To Clean Nickel Clocks.

Cheap nickel clocks that have proved
their convenience through much popu-
lar use play tricks with their timekeep-
ing occasionally for want Of cleaning.
This fault may be quickly remedied
with naphtha. The backs should be
unscrewed and the works taken out
and immersed in the fluid, treatment
that will speedily restore their service
unless some more radical defect than
dust is the trouble.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
Mennness of Brown.

Green-Brown told an acquaintance
Of mine that he could have beat my
time and married you himself If he had
wanted to.
Mrs. Green-The idea! l wonder why
he didn't do it. then?
Green-Oh, l can readily understand
why he didn't. He had a grudge
against me.-Chicago News.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
Irene's Opportunity.

Willie-What makes you come to our
house so often, Mr.. Hankinson? Do
you want to marry our Irene?
Miss Irene (taken by surprise, but
realizing with rare presence of mind
that Mr.. HankinsOn has to say some
thing now)-Willie, you impertinent
boy, leave the room!
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07

Usually the opportunities that come
to man are those that knock on his
door on a cold morning and he has to
go out in his bare feet and coax in..-
Atchison Globe.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
Too Much Like Work.

''It's terrible to be sleepy so much Of
the time" said Meandering Mike.
"Why don't you go to sleep" re
Joined Plodding Pete. you might as
we'll"
Oats where you're wrong. If dere
is anything l breads, it's goin' to sleep.
l might dream | was workin'."-Wash-
ington Star.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
A ScripturaI Weapon.

Children tumble into strange morass-
es when they grapple with theology.
They trip over words. For example,
the other day a teacher at Stepney took
for the Bible lesson the story Of Sam
son. At the end of the lesson questions
were put to test the understanding of
the scholars. with what weapon did
Samson slay thousand Philistines"
was the question. For space there
was silence. Then little girl spoke
up. with the ak of the apostles" she
said.-London Chronicle
All who use Atomizers in treating
nasal catarrh will get the best result
from Ely's Liquid Cream Balm.
Price, including spraying tube, 75 cts.
Sold by druggists or mailed by Ely
Bros, So Warren ST, n. Y.
New Orleans, Sept. 1, 1902.
Messrs. ELY BROs:-I sold two bot
ties of your Liquid Cream Balm to a
customer, Vim. Lamberton, 1415 Del
achaise St, New Orleans; he has used
two bottles, giving him wonderful and
most satisfactory results.
GEO. W, MCDUFF, Pharmacist.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-07
Need OF Decent Barn and Wagon Shed.

The one thing that impressed me
as not being at all in keeping with the
dignity of the County is that hetero-
genious collection of shanties known
as the "out'buildings. There is not a
well-to-dO farmer owning his own
property and living on his farm that
would long put up with such a motley
array of antiquated shanties. For the
sake of County honor why does not
the Levy Court appropriate sufficient
money to permit the trustees to re-
move those unsightly ram-shaekles
and build decent barn and wagon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
Wanted.

We would like to ask. through the
columns Of your paper, if there is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of Indigestion,
Dyspepsia and Liver Troubles that has
not been cured-and we also mean
their results. such as sour stomach.
fermentation of food habitual costive-
ness, nervous dyspepsia. headaches.
despondent feelings, oleeplessness-in
fact, any trouble connected with the
stomach or liver? This medicine has
been sold for many years 'E all civil
lied countries, and we wish to CORE
spond with you and send you one Of
our books free of cost. II you never
tried August Flower, try a 25 cent bot
tie first We have never known of its
failing. If so. something more seri-
GUS is the matter with you The rs
cent size has just been introduced this
year, Regular size IS cents
G. G. Green, Woodbury., N. j.
For sale by F. B. Lille & Co, Owl
Drug Store and A. =. Gray.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
WARES ACTION CAUSES
cENSUaE AT TOPEKA.

Topeka, Kas., June 11.--In referring
to United States Pension Commission
er Ware and action on stopping collec-
tions among the pension office clerks
for Kansas Hood sufferers Governor
Bailey said today:
a am surprised 70 learn of Mr..
Wares action in this matter think
if he would ride up and down the
state in the stricken districts and no
tice the thousands Of farms. crops
ruined. the desolation. the sorrow and
poverty left in the wake Of the storms
he would change his mind
Kansas will need more aid than the
state is able TO contemplate and the
contribution of the pension office
clerks would have been highly accept
able"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
MEMS Srits

Mems Blue Serge. all woo suits
Famous price $12 so. Bank e
rupt price "
Mems all wool fancy mixtures.
Famous price $3.50. Lion q
Store Slaughter price ~
Mems all wool cashmere suits
Famous price $40 Lion Store q
Slaughter sale price y
Big line of 81. so and 50. 80 suits,
all new and up-tod date in cut %
Lion Store Slaughter price y
200 pairs odd pants, al the new we
est cut. Famous price 81. 30 s.
and SO. Lion slaughter price y
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
% Y0u enIoy what You Ed,

II you don't your food does not do
you much good. Kodol Dyspepsis
Cure is the remedy that every one
should take when there is any thins
wrong with the stomach. There is no
way to maintain the health ana
strength of mind and body except BY
nourishment. There is no way 10
nourish except through the stomach
The stomach must be kept healthy.
pure and sweet or the strength viii let
down and disease will set up No ap-
petite, loss OF strength, nervousness.
headache constipation, bad breath,
sour risings, rifting, indigestion, dyS
pepsia and all stomach troubles. are
quickly cured by the use Of Kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure Sold BY i'm. Wal
lace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
A Serious Mistake.

L. c. Dewitt & Co. is the name OF
the firm who make the genuine Witch
Hazel Salye. DeWitt's is the Witch
Hazel Salye that heals without leaving
scar. It Is a serious mistake to use
any other. DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve cures blind, bleeding. itching
and protruding piles, burns, bruises,
eczema and all skin diseases. Sold By
J. N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
Lahor sernon-

Al the Christian church Sunday
evening the Rev. Ogle win deliver a
sermon for the benefit OF the Union
Labor workers of Guthrie.
All Union people. will meet at Labor
hall Sunday evening at o'clock and
proceed from there to the church in a
body A good attendance is expected
and all are cordially invited.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

The "buffaloed" body viii this even
ing present the usual three hours
comic opera entitled. "The Alderman's
Burden" Between the acts "Alphonse"
McBrine and Castor" Mooney will
give a three round fstic exhibition
while King Derr will render that ever
beautiful solo entitled How Work
the Council" composed by e. N Ford.
In police court this morning John
Sullivan was given the usual $40 ene
for being drunk and AL Decker. Sam
Eaton and Geo. Cocbrane we're ten
dered remembrances Of $40 each for
lighting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

, There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion Of the country, than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years wss supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be a con-
stitutional disease and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the on
ly constitutional cure on the market
1t is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system They offer one
hundred dollars for any case It fails
to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials
Address. F. J CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

Leave Enid at 11:OO a. M. Arrive
at Guthrie 2;0c p. m Leave Guthrie
at 500 p. m. Arrive at Enid 500
p. m.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

Smile an keep a-pluggln
This despairin's wrong indeed
Grit is what the weak hearts need.
GUTTER never did succeed.
Smile an keep a-pluggin'
Kansas City Star
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

The hammock season is approach
ing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

What II trouble comes alongl
Smile an keep a-p,uggin.
Rigbtli always foller wrong,
Smile an keep a-plugglh.
Though old Sol Is hid away.
Clouds amt always goin' to stay.
He VIII shine some other day,
Smile an keep a-pluggin.
A yer row is hard to hoe,
Smile an keep a-pluggln'.
furtle gifts there. though he's slow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
Local Freight.

Leave Guthrie at e;80 a m. Ar
rive at Enid 1880 p. m Leave Enid
at 4:SO p. m. Arrive at Guthrie $3.50
n m
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

Good eating always at Fred HarvsyA
s. Fe Cafe c. B. Duffy, Mgr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
SCHEDULE.

OF Trains on Denver, Enid and Gulf
Road.
The following schedule of the ar
rival and departure Of trains on the
Denver, Enid and Gulf road has been
adopted:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

Good eating always at Fred Harvey's
$ &c Cafe c. B. Duffy. Mgr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11

When at home you go at night,
Smile and keep a-huggin'
Wife deserves it. its her right.
Smile and keep a-huggin'
She helped fight battles through,
Smile ami keep a-huggin',
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-11
Hug her tight, its her due,
Smile and keep a-huggin'.

Thank your God on bended knee
Smile ami keep a-lovin',
None as great, as good as He
Smile and keep alovins
He helped 50 for you the fight,
Smile ani kee, s-lovin',
Praise His name. day and night,
Smile and keep a-loyin'.
I'd. II King
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-20
HOT BREAKFAST THE BEST.
The Right Way to Begin the Day is
With Malt Breakfast Food.

The fad of having a handful of cold
chips for breakfast is nearly a thing of
the rast. The stomach needs n warm
breakfast. Cold hay may be all right
for animals. but in the winter time,
even they need hot food.
Malt breakfast Food is not a medi
Gated ''ready-to-eat" fad. 1t is real
honest food; delicious and satisfying.
A warm dish of this appetizing cereal,
served with cream and sugar, is far
better. both health ard food value, than
2 handful of cold. dry chips.
The new package of Malt Breakfast
Food which was put upon the market
this spring, contains two pounds, full
weight. and when prepared for the ia
Bile. makes twelve pounds of cooked
food, eight times as much as the
ready to-eat" cereals, which. cost the
same per package.
With every package of Malt Break
fast Food. is packed beautiful carbon
photograph; While larger photographs,
which cost two or three dollars at the
art stores. are given in return for cou-
pons taken from the packages.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-20
ollow the Band!

DO not fail to attend the concert and
ball at the City hall, this evening. The
Cadet Band will parade ut noon, to-
day. At 7.15 p NJ there Will be an
open air concert given in the square,
conner of Water and Bridge streets
Everyone is expected to be there, so
do not stay away. The concert at the
City hall will commence at s, the fol-
lowing program being rendered by Den
mis- Orchestra:
.,!Hrch-"Our Leader" BigelOW
OVorture-"Poet and Peasant" Suppe
Dance of the Skeletons, Allen
Prince of Pilscn" IuGer.;
Ch;2rac tt!eristic-"rhe Lizard and the
Frog, Morse
Finale on Popular Melodies, Chattaway
Dancing will begin at and continue
until / A. NJ.
Sometime during the evening draw
ing will be had to decide which gem
tlcman ticket holder is to receive the
ring which has been exhibited by Guy
O. Vickery. All ball tickets have a
coupon upon which the name of the
purchaser should be entered