davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
She Would Cure Him.

My husband is so poetic, said one lady to another in a street car.
 Nhereupon the honest-looking woman with a big market basket at her feet interjected with Excuse me, mum, but have you ever tried rubbing his joints with hartsh orn hniment?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
Entirely Different,

The domino had said grace when the four-year--old daughter of his hostess who sat opposite the minis ter looked up and said:
 That's not the kind of grace my papa says.''
 "No?" sweetly asked the minis ter; "and what kind of grace does your papa say?"
 Why" said the little one, "he
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
At Home" Days.

Edith and Jack were at a loss for a game
 Let's play being at home, and have a day. '' said Edith.
 A day?' asked Jack, "What does that mean?''
 "Why don't you know?" sad Edith wisely. 'All fashionable peo- pie have days Gods day is Sum day and mothers is Tuesday,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
DILLEY FOUNDRY COMPANY,

ge.
 DILLEY FOUNDRY COMPANY, yogging Locomotives, road and raH engines boilers, saw and blaming mil machinery, iron and brass castings and machinery supplies. WESTBRCOK GRIN & COM. co. Wholesale Grain and Feed Stu1s.
 Carload Lots . Speciality.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
BUSINESS DIRE11ORY

Some leading Wholesale merit liberal share of your patrOna
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
He Knew His Father.

Suppose, said a father to his lit tle boy, you have half an apple and give you another half. How much have you?"
 "A whole apple v said the boy.
 Well" continued the father, suppose you haG half dollar and l gave you anotherhalf dollar. What would you have the ?''
 "A fit. promptly replied the boy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
sWhy the Congregation Filtered.


 The story is told of Helen Hunt, the famous author of Ramona" that one morning after church ser vices she found a purse full of mon ey and told her pastor about it.
 Very we'll" he said, "you keep 1t and at. the evening service I will announce it," which he did in this wise:
 This morning there was found Eln this church purse we'll filed With money. If the owner is pres ent he or she can go to Helen Hunt for it p
 And the minister wondered why the congregation Uttered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
0 Business Days Before V Christmas

Have you thought about it? Counted the shopping da5 before Christmas? There not many days Ier-3nd Ihere are also many presents to buy And you will prob ably recall how rushed and vou were as Christ mas drew last year-maybe had 10 make selection Ill hurry that not satisfactory as might have been This little notice is just reminder to you that IS high time to begin planning Lei our store help-vo, Will find many beautiful exquisite article hero now that Will be gone later. We have prepared for q bio Christmas trade. nave bought courageously and nust sell courageousy'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22
Things Seen and Heard

came home last night and when he sat down to the table he just said Good God what supper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-22

PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS,
 General Founders and Machinists.
 Brass and Iron Castings and Ma chine Repairing. Stock of all stand ard goods and castings carried in zines and Boilers Repaired. Long distance telephones, day, 476; night, 33'. Pire Bluff, Arkansas. Note: We operate our machine shop both day and night.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
Thirty Holy Name Members
Give Frank Waters Strips
of Their Skin.
GLAD CHRISTMAS FOR HIM
Burned in Fourth Of July Blow
up, Jersey City Mans Wound
Wouldn't Heal ;. Grating
Process imperative, ST.
Lucy's Men Volunteer.
Isne.iaI o the Ilyenlng star.l

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 21--Thirty men
have conferred upon Frank Waters,
of this city, the most unusual Christ
mas present that was probably ever
given, and as a consequence he will
be able to eat his holiday dinner with
out fear or worry. The present con-
sisted of thirty pieces of human skin
taken from the arm of each volunteer,
all of which We're grated upon Waters.
In that way the doctors had decided
that Waters could be assured a re-
turn to health and certainty of life.
Waters had been in St. Francis's
Hospital since July 4 last, when he
was the victim of premature fire.
works explosion. He was badly burned
and has suffered much. He was one
of the most faithful members of the
Holy Name Society of st. Lucy's
Roman Catholic Church, had kept the
preeepts of the organization and was
beloved by all his fellow members.
Recently physicians announced that the
only way by which he could be re-
stored to health was by the grating
process. This information was COM
muncated to the society, whereupon
every member stepped to the front and
volunteered to allow the necessary
skin to be cut from their bodiesa
This show of self-sacrifice pleased
Father Watterson, moderator of the
society. very much, especially when 1t
was made on the eve of the birthday
of He whose name and teachings the
society was formed to respect.
All were not allowed to make the
sacrifice, as the physicians would ac-
cept only those in perfect health,
Thirty candidates were picked out, and
from the arm of each small bit of
live skin was taken and applied to
the bare places on Waterss body. It
required FIVE days to complete the oper-
alton. II proved entirely successful,
and Waters will be able TO leave the
hospital in a few days-maybe by
Christmas.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
D E AT H A N D
ILL-LUCK in
FAMILY
Two Of Keefe Sisters and
Brother Die Alter Funer-
ais Of Relatives.

The following series of misforfunes
have been inflicted on ome family, some
of whom live here, and they give proof
of Maerterlinck's theory that some peo-
pie are at times pursued indefinitely
by unexplainable bad luck.
One sister died in New Brunswick.
A brother was taken ill while super
intending her funeral and died a week
later.
Another sister, who lived here, was
taken i'll while attending che brothers
funeral and suceumbed within a. week.
A third sister, affected by the siaoclS.
that came so rapidly, is now seriously
i'll, and may not live.
The third chapter in the strange cast
of the seeming working of fate oc
Cured in this city Wednesday night
with the death of Mrs. Mary Cole.
man at her home, 3O3 Seventh street
She returned to this city about a weel
ago and took TO her bed at once, after
having attended the funeral of hei
brother, William Keefe, at New Bruins
wick, on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. Keefe had been in go'od healtl
up to a week before his death His sis
ter, Miss Bridget Keefe, succ uuabed t
an attack of illness, and it was while
attending her burial in St. Peters
Cemetery, New Brunswick, That h'
was fatally stricken.
Miss Annie Keefe, who lives in New
Brunswick, too, is now Frustrated. anc
will be unable to attend the funera
of her sister here.-the third in thu
same family for period of about two
weeks.
Mrs. Coleman's funeral was held this
morning. taking place from her home
to the Church of st. Rose OF Lima
where a high mass of requiem was
celebrated at 8 o'clock. Interment was
made in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Mrs. Coleman was the widow oi
James Coleman.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
RICH FOLK
run FIRE
GAUNTLET
Routed From Their Beds ia
Fashionable New York
Apartment House.
MERCHANT PRINCE. BURNED
MERCHANT NTPRINCE. BURNED
In Saving Wife Isaac Hays Is
Badly Iniured..Bla.e Started
in His Suite :. lImperilIed
People Dash Through
Blazing VeSiibuIe.

NEW YORK, Dec. = .--Rescuing his
wife from their bla2in home in the
fashionable Terrace apartments, at 20t
Riverside Drive, early today, Isaac W
Hays, a millionaire clothing merchant
and his two sons were painfully
burned. Two hundred people Were
routed out IN scanty ck9thes
Mrs. Mary Vessel cried that she had
been robbed of a diamond brooch
valued at $780, and this gave rise tc
the story that the Fl avs apartment
had been set afire by burglars. The
cry of burglars sent the women of the
house scurrying to their rooms, and
many of them rushed down stairs car
rying boxes.
One woman fondly .clasped gilt re
ceptacle. Her husband asked: what
have you there, my dear?"
MY jewelry, Of course, she tartly
replied
He opened the box and exhibited &c
the assembly her powder puff.
Mrs. Vessels found her brooch in d
drawer.
The men of the Hays family spent
an anxious and dramatic ten minutes
fighting the fire. Mrs. Hays noticed
the odor of smoke and amoke heI
husband.
Nonsense" said he, and went tc
sleep again.
A few minutes later she saw brighi
blaze in the hallway. and her scream o
fright aroused her TWO sons, Arthur au'
Robert. and Mr.. Hayse The floor covering
was ablaze and the flames were estini
along fhe eurhaSc and the wall
In making cash through the flaming
vestibule the Hays family aud servants
were all slightly burned and their NIGH
clothes scorched. Reaching the hallway
Mr. Hays cried for the elevators, and two
night hallboys soon brought the two carr
to the seventh floor, and the Hays family
md their servants descended.
There are thrty-two families in this
ilonse. They found them thick with
smoke some took the elevators, which
continued to run, and Others fled down tn,
long stairways
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
ON
TRACKS, HIT
AND KILLED
M'GOOkin's Death His Own
Fault, MOtOrman Says.
Passengers Shocked.

While attempting to cross the tracks
in front of north-bound Clinton ave-
nue. car yesterday afternoon at $40
In Broad street, opposite Franklin
street, Andrew McGookin, Sr.. So years
old, of 105 Arlington street, was struck
being instantly killed. He had eyi-
IDENTIFY had become confused as he saw
the car coming along and tried to
jump across the rtaek. He was struck
in mid-air and was thrown past the
south bound track.
The trolley was crowded at the time,
the occupants feeling the shock when
the car struck the aged man. When
the women passengers realized that
the car on which they were riding had
killed a man they became excited and
panic almost ensued.
Among The passengers on the car when
McGoolSin was hit was Police Surgeon j.
Henry Clark. He alighted and when he
went to render assistance he found tina
the man had been almost instantly killed
His skull was crushed in when he struck
the pavement.
As yet the police have been unable TO
get the story of the accident from an eye.
witness outside OF the statements nlade by
the Motorman Bernard Brennan, OF 6
Mount Pleasant avenue, according to whose
version McGool:in was entirely to blame.
as he evidently changed his mind just as
the car bore down on him Brennan says
he saw the man leaving the sidewalk near
Franklin street as though TO cross TO Hill
street. Brennan claims that when he saw
the car coming along the man stopped as
though to wait for it to pass Suddenly
MccioolSin started to cross the track Just
IN the path of the car, attempting to cross
the rails.
Though great crowd had collected no
one could be found by the police last
night who was an eye witness OF the acci-
dent. Policeman Neefus of the First Pre-
cinct station, was at the corner Of Broad
and Green streets when McGookin was
struck. Neefus went at once to the scene
and. with Plainclothesman King, arrested
the motorman and the conductor, George
il. Bailey, OF 1s1 North Fifth street,
County Physician Elliott was called and
ordered the body removed TO Holes
morgue.
Brennan was charged with manslaughter
by Acting Captain Caffrey, of the First
Precinct station, and with Bailey, the con-
ductor. he was turned over to the County
Prosecutors Office this morning.
McGoozn is survived by widow.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
GIRL GIVES PROSECUTOR
22 PENNIES FOR XMAS,
Camden Child's Tribute to Lawyer for
Bringing Home Father Who
Deserted Family.

CAMDEN, Dec. 21.--When Prose-
cutor Scovel reached his desk in the
court house yesterday he found lying
thereon an envelope containing twenty
two pennies. There was nothing to in
dicate who left the money.
Inquiry among the attendants
brought to light the fact that a girl
about Il years old had appeared at
the court house early in the day and
inquired for Mr. Scoyel. Asked why
she wanted TO see him she said the
prosecutor had brought her papa back
and he was taking care of her and
mother and she wanted to give Mr..
scovel the money she had saved for
Christmas.
From q description Of the child the
prosecutor surmised correctly who she
was. Although he will see that the
value of the money and several times
more viii reach the little girl by way
of Santa Claus. the pennies she left
will be treasured by Mr.. scovel
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
BOMB
WHILE MANY
SLEEP
Black Hand Blamed. Tenants
Hurt, Number of the Vic
tins Being Children.

NEW YORK, Dec 21.--A thrown
bomb caused three sleeping girls to be
buried under falling plaster and shat
tered glass In their room on the ground
floor of 633 First avenue today, when
Black Hand miscreants, 1t is said, at
tempted to murder an entire family
with dynamite and imperilled the lives
of more than twenty other families, all
of whom were asleep.
Twenty persons, most of them chill
dren, were hurt, the lower floors Of the
house and the stairs were wrecked.
windows of other houses in the neigh
borhood shattered, and the houses for
two blocks were shaken.
Peter Dooley, night wotehman for
the Kips Bay Brewing Company. told
the police he was standing in front OF
the brewery building before daylight
when a man passed him who wore q
cap down over his eyes, and from his
overcoat pocket package bulged.
Doolev saw the man stop in front of the
bir tenement house aud then enter tho
han through the front door. The man caHe
from the tenement aud passed close 20
the night Waterman. The man walked up
the street a short distance, then retrased
his steps, again entering the tenement
house When he emerged the second umc
he hurried Off iu the opposite direction.
The watchman had returned to the brew
cry building when there came an explosion
that almost carried him off his feet. rhen
came screams from all the neighborlnS
tcnements, and a minute later the street
was filled with an excited half dressed
crowd.
Tho police found the bomb was oil suii-
cient strength to have wrecked the entire
building had II been properly placed for
its work Of destruction. The bomb had
ioist with il and made big hole IN Tie
cellar. Had II been placed higher M the
building, the police say. there would nave
been heavy loss of life.
DeteetfVes from the Italian bureau
agreed the work had been done BY mon
her OF the Black Hand, and that Angelo
Trastcant, a barber. and his houSehoN
had been marked for DEATH
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
AUSTRIA RULER
WINS LIFE
FIGHT
Francis Joseph Appears on
Throne for First Time
Since IlIeSS.

VIENNA, Dec. H.--Emperor Francis
Joseph, whose life two months ago was
despaired of, drove from the castle at
Schoenbrun to the Hofburg, i'm Vienna,
this morning, and in the throne room
of the Hofburg received the members
of the Hungarian and Austrian dele
cations and read to them the speech
from the throne. This is the first time
since his serious illness that the En-
peror has left Schoenbrun. and the
public seized the opportunity TO show
its delight at the recovery OF the mon
arch.
The entire route between the two
palaces was decorated lavishly. The
houses along the way were decked with
flags and flowers. and dense masses of
people thronged the streets. The win
dows were crowded with women, who
waived their handkerchiefs as the SOW
ereign drove by, and throughout the
half hours drive the Emperor was the
recipient of a remarkable ovation He
was in an open carriage, and he showed
practically no trace of his recent i'll
ness.
At the Hofburg the Emperor alighted
briskly from his carriage. Burgomas-
ter Lueger and the members of the
privy council awaited the Emperor at
the entrance of the Hofburg. Herr
Lueger welcomed him and congratu-
lated him upon his recovery on behalf
of the city of Vienna.
1t had been intended to have the
Emperor's route from Schoenbrun lined
with school children, but at the last
moment the Emperor prohibited this
ON account of the wintry weather.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
Wanted TO Get S56S From
SalOOuk.epsr's Till. Early
This Morning.
MURDERER SOON CAUGHT
Is Youth OF Only II Years--Eiad
LOited Around St. Georges
Hall, in New York Avenue
During Night..Caught as
He Tried to Escape.

For the sake of the s36S which was
in the till of the ST. Georges Hall bar.
at 1S0-1S2 New York avenue, john
Lukoszewiczus. a 17-year-old boy. Of s.
Union street, shot and killed Michael
Miszhunas. of 1874 New York avenue.
the bartender of the hall. at 2:15 o'cloclS
this morning as he turned to empty the
cash register before going home.
The lad also shot Tony Buges. Of %
Warwick street, the barkeepers as
sistant when he tried TO interfere.
The youth was caught by Roundsman
McRell. of the Third Precinct. as he
was running from the hall.
As far as can be learned there WIS no
quarrel preceding the shooting Seven
witnesses whom McRell rounded up last
night and had In court this morning de-
clared that the young fellow had been in
the hall ever since early in the evening"
and that no words hae passed between
him and Miszhunas.
According to Buges's story. everyone had
left the place by O'Clock, excepting the
barlSeeper, the man who did the shooting
and himself. Shortly after o'clock Buges
called the boy up to the bar and asked
him tc take a drink with him, which he
did.
The three talked for moment or two
before Lukoszewiczius returned to his seat
by the table.
lie had been there hut a few minutes
when the bartender asked If he was NOT
going home soon and when answered ~
the affirmative turned sand opened the cnsa
register.
! 1t was then, while Mlszhuna's ksTls =
| tuHled. Buges says. that The lad shot. drolf
ping his man behind tine bar.
| Turning the gun on the assistant he fired
two more shots at him. One of the bullets
took effect in the index fii.ger of Buges >
right hand. while the other entered MS
collar through the left hand flap OF hts coat
collar and out the one On the right, not
even scratching the skin.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
TOAD 800 YEARS OLD.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21s-The Bronx
Zoo has t1st received a spade-foot toad
with d history. 1t is Il present from
Charles Van zqndt who owns silver
mine naar Butte, Mont, and Edward
King, his superintendent. The Bronx
Reporters Association has named the
spade-foot toad Rameses /.
Just seven months ago, while sink
ing shaft Ia the silver mine, work
men under Nj. King ran across RAM
eses 200 feet down from the surface
He lay in q little pocket inside an
otherwise solid stone, which was
cracked open in running down the
shaft.
The old TOAD was blind from having
been out cG the light so long He was
alive in a. gentle sorr of way. Scien-
tific peopAe--or those in and around
Butte. VINO said they were-declared
that II NVas simply a case Of suspended
aninyatioan.
1t is believed that Rameses is at
least 800 years old
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
$5OO,OOO FIRE
IN BALTIMORE
CUTS SHOPS
Big Loss in WOmen'S Hats.
Blaze Spreads TO
Other Stores.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 21.--A fire of
threatening proportions broke out early
this morning in the five-story building
at S25 West Baltimore street aud was
not checked until damage of nearly a
quarter of a million dollars had been
done.
The building was occupied by the
wholesale millinery establishment Of
WileEzig Brothers & Co.. the Balti-
more Overall Company and Robinson,
Valenstein & CO., cap makers.
The flames spread to 327 West Bal
timore street, adjoining. This building,
also five stories, was destroyed above
the second floor 1t was occupied by
Reinhard, Meyer & Co, clothing, and
the Walter L. Denny Company, wall
paper. The stocks of both firms were
ruined.
The fire also spread to some extent
to 1923, occupied by the Baltimore Show
Company, where damage was done by
water as well as by fire.
Mr.. Denny. of Reinhard, Meyer &
Co. said that his stock amounted to
about $4,000. nearly all covered by in
surance.
Meyer Wilenzig. a member of the
llrnl lHdl occupied go, Salu tnelr loss
would be very large as the four floors
used by the firm We're stocked with the
finest millinery, which they were get
ting ready for the spring shipment.
His loss is partially covered by insur-
ance. Wlenzig employed 25O hands
and all will be out of work tempo
rarily.
The Baltimore Overall Company em-
ploys about $50 hands, and this was its
busy season. The damage TO buildings
925 and 327. exclusive of stock. will
probably amount to between $4,000
and 100000.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
FIVE MONTHS HIS AGE,
BUT HE'S A WONDER,
Product of Physical Culture Can Do a
Bunch of Marvellous Tricks-Is
a Finished Athlete.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2l.--The doings Of s.
months-olo Leland Anderson. whose par
ents are physical culturists, have startled
Hyde Park. Among his accomplishments
are:
Hanging on mothers fingers in inidair.
With body fiat on the floor, passing up
his head and chest from the floor with
his arms
Putting a cane underneath his knees and
holding fast. the cane In turn being held
by his mother
Standing upon the hand alone.
Standing on his head.
When weeks old this tiny prodigy did
acrobatic stunts, and he has muscles which
stand out as II he were a grown-up. His
tiny legs are built lige an athletes.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
POSTAL SHOWER FOR DOG.
Burlington "Bow-wow's" Birthday a
Howling Success.

BURLINGTON, Dec. 2l.--"Baby," the
big Newfoundland pet of the family Of
Samuel Briggs, is probably this State S
first dog to be the recipient of birth
day postal card shower. The dog is 4
years old, and was to have been given
q birthday party. to which all the pets
OF nelghbors and friends were to be
invited.
Fearing such an affair would be too
much of "howlinG success" the dog s
owner decided to have a postal shower
instead. Every owner OF bow-wow in
the city who knew Baby" remembered
the birthday celebration and 1876 cards.
many of them signed by the footprints
of the senders, were delivered by the
carrier to Baby Briggs
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
BLACK EYE FOR CABBY.
Move to Emancipate New Workers
Want Motor Cars in Place of Horses.

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.--At last there
seems TO be chance for the New
Yorker to escape from the clutches of
the cab man. The Supreme Council Of
the Public Hackrnen has called a meet
ing of the 1000 drivers of public vehi-
cles in the city for Monday night, at
which time the association will be
asked to ratify the proposal of the
council that rate Of twenty-five cents
a mile be made, and that the aldermen
be petitioned to amend the law maxi
ing this the rate for an vehicles. 1t is
also proposed that horse-drawn vehi-
cles be done away with as far as
possible and motor cars be substi-
tuted The members of the associa-
tion are fighting the new taximeter
cabs, and the various private hack
companies, which they state are ruin
ing their business.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
WOMEN
JURORS? AND
AGREE, TOO?
Say Garment One of Sex
Bought Was a Fit--ImpOS-
sible? No, 'Tis True.

DENVER, Col, Dec. M.-For the first
time in Colorado's history. and per-
haps in the history of the country, a
jury composed entirely of women yes
terday served throughout the trial of a
law suit finally rendering verdict.
The suit which was tried before jus
tice Carbon involved the question
whether A garment purchased by a
woman from a local merchant fitted the
purchaser.
The jury decided that II did fit, great
ly TO the surprise of the army of cyni-
cal men who fiocked to the court room
TO sec the unique sight.