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CLYDE Williams to JOIN Toledo.

Iowa City, Ia, June 5.-Clyde Will
lams. the former University of Iowa
star football ans baseball player and
the present coach of the Ames foot
ball and baseball teams, passed
through here on his way to Toledo to
join the mud hens in the American
association race.
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AK. q. Professor Resigns.

Lawrence, Kan, June 5.-William
q. Moore, professor OF law at K. U.
since 1906, has resigned his position
here to go to Missouri university.
where he will teach In similar
capacity to that held mere. He is a
graduate of Columbia university, N.
Y. and is regarded as a very capable
teacher of law.
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Valley Falls II. Onaea 2

Valley Falls, Kan. June 5The home
Team easily defeated Onaga here by a
rails, one in the first, one in third. four
IN sixth, three in seventh, two in eighth.
nits, u; errors. 4. Onaga, three in third:
hits, S; errors, A.
Observation-Disclosures and Devine.
Green and Hunter. Struck out-By
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Totals
OKLAHOMA CITY.
SCORE BY INNINGS

SCORE BY INNINGS
Topeka .............1 o o 2 o 0 0-3
Oklahoma City 80 80
Summary: Two-base hits-Love,
Cooley, Landreth. Sacrifice hits
Rapps, w. White, Mccormick, Kelsey.
S. Olson-s Double play-W. White to
Love to Rapps. Stolen bases-Goes, w.
White. Bases on balls-Om Craig 2, off
Boles 2. Struck out-By Hoffer 2. Hit
by pitched ball-Kelsey. Wild pitches
Craig, Boles. Time of game-1:50. UNI
pires-Huffman and Burke.
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CINCINNATI 9, Brooklyn 4.

New York, June 5.-McIntyre's wild
ness enabled Cincinnati to score six
runs on five hits and to defeat the
Brooklyn team 6 to / on it's home
grounds
Score by innings: e.
Cincinnati ...-.@.-...-20 0100106
Brooklyn .......--.--0 90 I o o0001 6
Batteries-Coakleyi and Schlei: Nc
Intyre and Bergen
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Siler Has Heart Attac,x

Chicago, June Geo. Siler nrize
night referee and writer on pugilistic
matters. was, stricken with heart dis
ease while walking on State street late
thursday; He had gone down town
rom ms nome to take a train for Mill
waukee to witness the KetchellSParra
night The attack was said to have
been the most severe he has ever had.
HIS condition today is said to show
some improvement.
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Ponca City 4, Newton 2

Newton. Kan, June 5.-Newton was
defeated by Ponca City. Ok, here
Thursday afternoon in fast game, by
score of 4 to 2. Ponca won by its
ability to bunch hits. Both pitchers
were accorded almost errorless support.
Score by innings: R.HE
Ponca City ..........00o3 1000Ot
Newton ...............0 o o 0O01e2 1
Brumley; Ponca City, Lancaster and
Lyons.
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A Michigan Girl Is Speedy.

Muskegon, Mich, June ella
Christianson of Muskegon is credited
with a record of eleven seconds in the
100-yard dash. The mark was made
in a meet held in New York city in
which physical culture normal stud
entS took part.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pfttsburr 8. Philadelphia 8

Philadelphia, June 5.-P1ttsburg bat
ted Moren's curves very hard and had
little difficulty in defeating Philadel-
phia-
Score by innings: R.H.E:
Philadelphia .....-...1 0OO0-S
Batteries = Camnitz and Gibson;
Moren and Jacklftsch.
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ATTENDANCE "a PER CENT.
High Average for the Closing Month
of Ieavenworth School.

Leavenworth, June 5.-Superin-
tendent G. w. Hendricks report for
the month ending in May gives
statistical evidence of the thriving
condition Of the city schools. A
summary OF the report shows that
with 2.29S pupils belonging to the
schools there was an average daily
attendance of 2,1S7, or "a per cent;
ST pupils were tardy; four were
truant; one was suspended; teachers
were absent 10 days; and tardy 4
times,
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American Association.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Enid ...............O 0 %
Webb City ........0 0 o o 2 8 0 2 Is
Summary: Sacrifice hit - Lotion.
Stolen bases - Osbornea Kellerman,
O'Brien and Everhart. Two-base hits
Edmond, Sheldon, White. Double
plays-Pokorney to Cuthbert. Passes
ON balls-Of Selby 4. off O'Brien g. Hit
by pitched ballESelby and Lotion.
Struck out-By Selby 5. by Lotion 8.
Wild pitch-Selby. Time of game-1:55.
Umpire-Shuster. Attendance-200.
Springfield, June 5.-Springfeld-
Hutchinson game postponed, rain.
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A Suicide Near Concordia.

Concordia, Kan, June 5.-The
fourth suicide within year from the
Wayne neighborhood is reported, all
of the unfortunates being Swedes.
Eric Erickson, about fifty years old.
was found by q daughter hanging to q
tree and when cut down life was
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time for the annual meet and cele-
bration. There will be q large num-
Der Of the lodges in this district pres
emit for the occasion, and 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a big old
time Tor ALL
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lola Shows a Population Loss.

lola, Kan, June 5.-Iola's Population
will show a loss Of about 700 this year.
The exact figures are not yet available
but it is certain that unless a new
enumeration is taken Of the Second
and Third wards the population will
show loss and even then it might
show a slight loss. The population
last year was 800 while this year It
will be something like 10.100.
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THE 4TH AT HIAWATHA.
W. j. Bryan and Senator Warner VIII
Be the Orators Of the Day.

Hiawatha, June 5.-The citizens Of
this town will celebrate July 4th on
a grand scale. Some Of the best
speakers in this section have been Sc
cured, among them are w. J. Bryan
and Senator Warner. There will be
a match game Of baseball between
Hiawatha and Fairbury for a purse Of
800. Maupins Fourth Regiment
band has been engaged and there will
be fireworks at night.
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couraged over the results in Oklahoma
City. The team has been in meas
ure disrupted with Cooley out for the
first two days and the bad errors In
yesterdays game. 1t is only case of
hard luck and Cooley's team will be at
the top when the season ends. Less
than two weeks ago Oklahoma City
dropped three out of four to Enid. Be
patient, gentle fan.
The standing of the Western Associa-
ton as printed in the State Journal is
correct, although 1t differs from that of
nearly every other paper in this end
of the circuit. In order to be correct,
the total number Of games won by all
the teams should be the same as the
total number of games lost by the diff
ferent teams, and nearly every paper
is off a game or two In the standing
Landreth and Kahl were the batting
heroes in yesterdays game, both COM
ing to the rescue with timely hlts at
gilt edged support the game would have
been won through the hitting OF this
pair. -
Remember this. Oklahoma City takes
the road tomorrow for 16 straight
games away from home. At the end
Of that time some other team may be
leading the league. It may be Topeka,
it may be Wichita, or 1t may be Hutch
inson. At any rate, don't go back on
Cooley's boys just because they have
dropped three straight to Oklahoma.
The team will come along all right. GO
to the Olympic and watch them clean
up their old rivals, Hutchinson ana
Wichita. Electric fans have been IN
stalled and the theater is cool and com
Portable. All the Hutchinson and Wlcn-
tia games will start at $3.50 p m.
Spec Hurlburt is out OF the game
with ten days. suspension and a sou
fine hanging over him.
Stoffer, the Hutchinson "phenom,
has been farmed out to the Salina team
in the Central Kansas league. Stoffer
made good with a vengeance at the
start but the kid couldn't keep up his
lick and finally gave way to the well
known Patrick Casey.
The Oklahoma City Oklahoman sys
that the trouble with Arnold in the OPP
ening game was the presence of too
many fair friends in the grandstand.
The same paper also stated that Kahl
and wooley look enough alike to be
twins and that when Wooley RECEIVERS
from hard swing at the bail he re-
sembles a prize 6ghter Just recovering
his bearings.
Bandy has beenN losing so many
games for the Nets that the fans are
demanding that he be given a rest Tor
some time in order to recover from
MS alleged overwork. The Nets nave
nve other pitchers, Bemis, Folbre, HOY
Ter McCHntock and HolnngsWortn.
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Toledo Q. INDIANAPOLIS <

Indianapolis, June 5.-The two new
pitchers secured by Indianapolis were
batted all over the lot and Toledo won
its fourth straight victory by score
Of 9 to 5.
Score by innings: RHE
Indianapolis .........3O10O 001o5 9 8
Toledo .................0 00041- Is
Batteries-Durham, Malloy and How
ley; West and Laud.
At Louisville - Louisville Columbus
game postponed; rain.
Only three games scheduled
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2 to /, and the visitors taking the sec
ond, which went eleven innings, to L.
Score by innings: Ri. E:
ST. Louis ....,..,....o0011 Oo0s-2 o
Chicago .......000 0000oI 1
Batteries Powell and Stephens;
Walsh, Sullivan and Shaw.
Second game-Score by innings: R-H. e.
St. Louis .........0 0 1000o0O03
Chicago ...........O O01 00O01-2 2
Batteries - waddeu and Spencer;
Smith, White, Walsh and Sullivan.
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Webb City s, Enid o.

Enid, Okla, June 5.-Webb City won
in a one-sided affair. to o. The game
was full Of ginger up to the fifth in
ming when a decision that was disput-
ed by Enid put the locals in the air
and they failed to recover. O'Brien
who pitched for the visitors was too
swift for Enid to hit. The score:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland 10. New York 1

Cleveland, June 5.-Cleveland easily
defeated New York, 10 to l.
Score by innings: RI. E.
New York ...........0 o o. 0000-1 S
Batteries-Berger and Bemis; Man
ming and Blair.
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Boston 1, Chicago. 1.

Boston, June 5.@The Chicago Nation
al league team made their first ap-
pearance in this city and played II in
nings to a tie with Boston, each side
being able to score but one run before
darkness stopped the game.
Score by innings: e.
Boston .....OOO00o1 90 o0o0oeooI 8
Chicago .--00O00o10O0000o 2
Batteries-Lindman and Bowerman;
Pfeister and King. az
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extinct Erickson had bessa i'll and
the sickness left a blood clot on his
brain, causing mental arrangement.
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JOPLIN.

Slated for Moore in ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Wichita ............O 1 o I 0-3
Joplin ........--.....0 o o o o o o.
Summary: Earned runs-Wichita 2,
Joplin 1. Two-base hits-Speer, Mid
dleton, Corkhill Home run-Pennell,
Harrington. Bases on balls-Off Moore
1, off Speer 3. Struck out-By Speer Z,
by Moore 4. Left on bases-Wichita T.
Joplin 8. Wild pitch-Speer. Hit by
pitcher-FiIlman. Sacrifice hits-Annis
Stolen bases-Holland, Cormack, Fill
man, Wanner, Reed, Ragan. Umpire
Alloway. Time of game-1:50.
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st. Marys 4, Washburn O.

st. Marys, Kan, June 5.-Washburn
college lost the state championship in
a seven inning game to St. Marys col
lege here Thursday afternoon by a
score of to o. The fight for first place
was between Kansas university, Kan
sas State Agricultural college, Wash
burn and ST. Marys. The University
and Farmers declined Washburn's
challenge for a deciding game thus put.
ting the championship up to Washburn
and st. Marys. Green pitched a fine
game for st. MaryS and was not found
by the visitors batters. Fielding on
both sides was rapid, but without any
sensational plays.
Score by innings: RHE
w asnburn -..--.-----.-..-o 000000-0 /
Batteries = Lonberg and Snyder;
Green and Swift. Umpire-Scanlon.
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FOR A BIG Log ROLLING.
Woodman to Have JoIlif1cation at
Junction City.

Junction City. Kan, June 5.-The
Fifth District Log Rolling association
will hold its annual meeting in this
city beginning with the 18th Of this
coming August. It has been planned
to have the log rolling at that time
because that is the date for the kan
sas troops to be in camp for the
maneuvers. A large number of the
Kansas troops are members of the
Woodman lodge, and it will be q fine
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Western
HESSO.. =.
citation
Gossip
.,, WHERE THEY PLAY
sI y TOMORROW.
Topeka at Hutchinson.
Enid at Joplin.
Oklahoma City, at Springfield.
Webb City at Wichita.

Who would have thought it? For
both the Olsons to pile up two costly
errors in a game. Oklahoma City never
earned a run off the locals in yester-
days game and did not hit with the
locals. But the errors. let US forget.
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~ I0u10
St. Louis, June 5.-Chicago and St.
Louis broke even in a double header
the home team winning the first game,
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

Pueblo As, Sioux City 81.
Pueblo, Col, June 5.-Pueblo made it
four straight from Sioux City by tax
ing double header.
Score by innings: e.
Sioux City .....1OO1O O10O0ES 8 0
Pueblo ..O01002 0O01- 10
Batteries and Henry;
Jackson and Mite
Second game-Score by innings: r. E.
Sioux City ........ o 0 10000 o. Z l
Pueblo ................4 o OO00s-5 8
Batteries-Freeman and Shea; Gal
gano, Nichols and Mite.
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st. Louis z. New York S.

New York, June, 5.-Bunched hits and
punched errors in the eighth inning by
the New York players gave the game
to st. Louis.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
st. Louis .-..........11 100000 8 1
New York ...-....2 90 1'0001 Is ID Q
Batteries-Salee and Hostetter; Tay-
Ior. Crandall and Needham.
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Wichita 3, Joplin 2,
WICHITA

Joplin, Mo-, June 5.-Heavy hitting by
Wichita won the game. to 2. The
| score.
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On Other Diamonds.

Tulsa 5. Bartlesville 4.
Independence 1, McAlester 0.
Muskogee 6, lola 3.
Jewell City a, Nicodemus 8.
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Lincoln Z, Omaha 3.

Omaha, June 5-Lincoln pounded Hol-
lenbeck all over the park and poor
fielding did the rest.
Score by innings r. H. e.
Lincoln ................0 0 II IA
Observation-Disclosures and Gonding;
Zackert, Down, Bonno and Zinran.
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ST. Louis 2-1 Chicaeo 1-2.

BatterleS = S1eVer, klIHdn
Schmidt; Young and Criger.
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Denver ~, Des Moines

Denver IL, Des Moines 1.
Denver, June 5.-With Is hits Denver
won easily.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Des Moines ........ % o o 90 90 6
Batteries-Olmstead and McDonough;
Clark, Bomar and Yeager.
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Boston 2, Detroit 1.

Detroit, June 5.-Inability by Detroit
TO hit Young gave Boston its opening
game in the west.
SQo-e nv inuinoa. HI FL
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
NEW SHORT STORIES


The late Bishop Potter at one of
the delightful reunions of the Episco.
pal academy in Philadelphia-Bisho
Potter was educated at this venerable
and aristocratic school-condemned
modern finance.
81 condemn at least" he is reported
to have said, ''that sort of modern
6nance that consists in getting some
thing for nothing. l once knew a boy
who would have made a splendid
financier.
"This boy, strolling idly through the
streets-he never had anything to do
met another.
Il wish he said, that had a
nickel. Then I'd buy a good five cent
cigar and go into the woods and have
a smoke
"T have a nickel said the other
boy.
"'Have your the first cried eagerly.
Then let's form a corporation
"'All right. How is 1t done?'
"Tll be the PRESIDENT. You'll be
the stockholder. The nickel will be
the capital, and we'll invest 1t in to-
bacco.'
THE thing was agreed to. and the
president, taking the stockholders 5
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
A Witty French Aeronaut.

1t would appear that NJ. Sahtos-Du-
mont. the famous aeronaut, has a
pretty wit. He was once called as a
witness in a case concerning a dis
puted will, and during his cross exam
ination he was much bullied by a very
conceited young lawyer. "Now tell
me-" said the latter, speaking Of the
deceased testator, "was not Mr.. x. in
the habit of talking to himself when
alOneT "Tm sure 1 don't know"
"And yet you have told the court that
you were an intimate friend Of his.
Why don't you known" Because
replied tha aeronaut, amid rOars Of
laughter, II was never with him when
he was alone."-Gaulois.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02

Ine steering wheel ana the doctor, nat.
less and begrimed with dust. clinging
desperately to the seat beside him.
Then out of the crossroad just below
where she stood and directly in the
rattling farm wagon, driven by old
Mrs. Clark, who was as deaf as a post.
The girl covered her eyes and scream
ed. There were a wild yell. the sound
of splintered wood and a terrific grind
ing crash.
When Margaret looked again the
wagon alone was in the road. The au-
tomobile, turned on its side, lay against
the shattered fence. In the field beyond
lay two huddled figures.
In moment the girl was running In
that direction with all the speed she
could summon. AS she reached the
scene of the accident one of the two
figures scrambled Imply to his feet
The other painfully propped itself
upon an elbow. Then she saw that the
man who stood erect was the doctor.
Even as she came running into the
field she heard Grahams voice, rather
faint, 1t is true, but perfectly calm.
How badly are you hurt, doc?" It
inquired.
"Only a bit" was the response. "a
few bruises and scratch or two"
"Thcn get up to the Copley place az
fast as you can"
But your the doctor dcmurred.
I'm all right Never mind me. I'll
be fresh as a lark when you get back.
Hurry on now"
Margaret ran 10 his side and, kneel-
Ing down. began TO wipe the blood
from his face. Already the doctor was
making hurried examination. while
Graham fumed and fretted and bade
him hurry TO Tim Conley.
''H'mv' said the doctor at length.
Pretty badly smashed up, but were
lucky. both OF us, to get out of It as
well as We did. Talk about your nerve!
By Jove, the way he swung that car
out Of the way was magnificent. Never
thought for himself nor me either.
I'm convinced" he ended.
He pulled roll Of bandages from his
case and handed them to the girl. aust
do up his head and stop the flow of
blood as best you can, If you will, Miss
West" he commanded. "I'll go up to
Copley's and fix Tim up. Then I'll
come back here and set Graham's frac.
turcs.'
He went limping up the road, and
the girl bent closer to Graham.
"It was splendid" she cried, her
eyes shining.
"That?" said Graham. "Oh, that was
nothing. had TO do that, you see. II
was question of killing the old lady
or getting bit banged up myself"
Her face was very close to his
Something warm and moist struck his
cheek.
Those wicked stories they told
about you she began.
They're true" he declared. Il have
lost my nerve. l couldn't go into a
road race to save my life. This was
different you see. This was some
thing that had to be done"
Two warm lips were pressed to his
griIly, blood stained forehead.
Had to be done" she repeated
meaningly. "Oh, you delicious simple
tom"
I The doctor, limping back few mo-
ments later. discreetly screened him
self behind tree.
There are times it is better to wait
before reducing fractures" he medi
tated
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
Republic of Haiti.

1t was in 1871, under the influence
of the French revolution, that the
BLACK republic Haiti, came into be-
ing. The mutual antipathies Of the
mixed population burst forth into one
of the most vindictive struggles on
record. which resulted in the extermi-
nation of the Europeans and the indie
pendence of the negro insurgents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02

oON Il oAAD.
cents, bought a cigar forthwith. Then
he led the way to the woods. There
he sat down on log. lit up and began
to smoke skillfully.
"The stockholder waited for his turn
TO come. He waited very patiently.
But the cigar diminished. One-third
of it. two-thirds of it disappeared,
and still the president showed no
signs of safety.
Say exclaimed the stockholder at
last, don't get a whack here:'
The president, knocking of the
ashes, shook his head.
81 don't see it. he said.
but what shouted the angry
stockholder, do l get for my capital"
"'Well,' said the president, you can
spit Washington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
SuIphur,

Sulphur thrown into the fire Of q
stove, furnace or fireplace will instant
ly extinguish the fire in a chimney
or flue. If small bag or parcel of
sulphur, say three or four ounces,
were kept in a handy place and used
when needed, as directed above, it
might be the means of saving proper
ty and perhaps life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
They Were, of Course.

Parker NJ. White. the humorous ad-
vertisement writer, was talking in
Pittsburg about the universally of ad-
vertising
Doctors, lawyers, clergymen," he
said, "claim not to advertise, but some
how or other we see their advertise
ments occasionally. Am not right?
THE millionaire proprietor of pat
ent tonic called on we'll known doc
tor one day.
look here he said; you are the
DR.. Leroy Fisher who is attending
Senator Stoxon, are you not?
81 am, SIR the physician answered.
"'Well,' said the tonic man, 'whatll
you take to put ON the daily bulletins
that you give out about the senator
this sentence: use Blood Bitters. They
ward off disease?"'
"'Why, man. said the famous doc
tor Indignantly, 4 wouldn't do that for
anything. Those bulletins are not ad-
vertisementS.'
"The other chuckled harshly.
"'Ain't they:' he said. Then take
your own name off EN-"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
Plantain and Banana.

The plantain (AIusa paradisiaca) is
a small tree plant that is closely akin
to the banana. but differing from it in
not having the purple spots on its
stem. The fruit OF the plantain is also
larger and more angular than that Of
the banana.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
Our Deepest Well,

At present the deepest well in this
country is one drilled for gas in Pitts
burg. 1t was sunk to the depth OF
4,690 feet, when work had to be aban-
doned on account of the drilling cable
breaking of its own weight.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
Siamese Football,

The Siamese play football with a
wicker ball. They are permitted to
touch the ball only with knees, head
and shoulders. The object of the game
is to keep the ball In the air as long as
possible. He who lets it strike the
ground loses q point,