The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS

The real, live, {. dog who adopted 4 |
man, was in evidence at the Hyser
hotel this morning. He walked right
out Of his well known cartoon some
where. and was lavishing his affections
on E. So. Moulton, Jr.
Say, do you know IN the happiest
man, said Moulton about 10 am. as
he leaned over the counter Of the clerk IS
desk at the Hyser, "a dog adopted me
a couple of days ago, and only this
morning have been able to get rid Of
him. lodged in and out various
stores, and finally lost the pup. He's
Whefe e s ana aGT he nIe9 ae i R
time. IN going to sneak out the back
way from here. =
Just then a brindle bull pup sneaked
in the front door behind man with
big fur coat, and a few seconds later
was licking the hand Of his nice
man. t5ls s5ss
marEss M1nE oss v he's sgs ct q ns
tion.
.tHe ism t a bad looking pup, but he's
a boyE50 cents this morning to take the
pnrp and lose him, but the boy WASH It
game. While I was coming downtown
! the.do started to chase a sparrow. He
ran straight into a fellow on q bicycle.
l
| fore he finished rolling, the dog and I
lit Jout together. He's got g. collar
which says. ii. III. Smith, on it, but as
yet haven't. been able to find Smith,
and the first thing I know Smith II be
getting me pinched for stealing his bull
pup; We'll, the pup adopted me and I
And Moulton and the dog went away
in company. . s3s =.@
/ $500 -
! G. w. Sutton, a well-to.do farmer OF
way 1a:S south. Nj. Sutton spends every
winter at some southern resort. ~
20 They have great fun at some OF
tho southern coast points catching
sharks he said to q reporter: CAT
Palm Beach they are particularly thick.
sIbig iron hook with a. chunk of beef
lat the end for bait. This they drop
4 off pier and minute later there is
Ia bite. The shark will run off for a
couple Of hundred feet, then perhaps
swing right back. There is no use try
ing to hold, the line, If you do il
means all the skin off your hands, just
haul in the slack whenever there IS op'
portunity. Sharks give up very quickly
along the pier to the beach and event
ually bring the shark out high and dry
t "Sharks along the Florida coast are
harmless. People go in bathing with
sharks fins showing above the water
InearSthem and never think Of any dan
ger. And some Of the sharks are ter
and & twelve feet long. Around the
island Of Jamaica they are also the
harmless kind. But along, the coast OF
i Cuba it 3 different. s Is, Ia #
as Cuban sharks are the real man
eaters. I had two friends in Cuba who,
not knowing aof the dangerous species
Of sharks, were going in bathing. They
had g dog with them. Before going
in, one of them playfu lly threw a, big
stick of wood into the water for the
dog to get. The animal started brave
~ He had gone but "a little way when
there was swish Of the, water and
the dog stdisapp cared before he had time
to; sYelp. :N Needless to say, my friends
didn t go in bathing. ~:
- Around Havana the sharks are also
thick and Of the man-eating variety
The story goes that in the o1den days
1.-THE bodies Of prisoners who died at
MORO castle, which oyerlooks the sea
at the harbor entrance. were shot down
a. chute to the sea, and that never /.
body, touched the water but what Il
was immed lately bounced upon by tht
So, sxy 4. r,ta -.r.~ O.. g.. Il. II w.