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The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Retreat of a Lion.

An Englishman who passed five
years hunting in Africa, gives a
graphic account OF a scene that he
once witnessed there. He was out
elephant hunting, andhis party con-
sisted of 250 natives. That was a
large and imposing force, and one
would think that so great an array
would terrify even the widest and
most ferocious beast.
Sudden.y the hunter saw a big
lion coming slowly but defiantly out
OF the brush, its eyes blazing with
fury and its tail nervously lashing its
sides. Not a bit abashed was II at
the army of hunters that confronted
II, but it came boldly toward them
as If seeking to force combat. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that the
natives, every mothers sol of them,
fled from the beast like a flock of
frightened sheep. In the panic that
followed eight of the hunters dogs
We're allowed to escape from the
leash
The dogs instantly faced the lion,
but that kingly animal, seeing that
its bold bearing had routed its hum
an enemies, became uneasy about its
cubs and their mother, and turned
toward the brush through which
they were retreating. 1t did not
run, there was no showing of the
white feather in its action; il just
walked calmly and majestically
away, growing fiercely at the dogs.
which trotted along on each side.
As the hunter had been left alone
by the stampede of the natives, he
thought il wise not to bother with
the lion, for fear of unpleasant conse-
quences, so he called OF his dogs and
watched the lion disappear in the un-
dergrowth covering his retreat of his
family with the air of a conQueror
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30

along far worse than Lynchburg, many
drinking clubs having sprung up, and
miscellaneous drinking, or the results
OF 1t, being much In evidence.
As to Atlanta, the largest OF the trio
with population around one hundred
thousand and with three months ex-
perience Of prohibition behind IL, this
northern Investigator concludes that
the morals Of her people are much worse
than under the license system. Allan
has greatly retrograded under the
dry law" he says, There Is more
drunkenness since prohibition went in,
to effect three months ago than has
been seen in that city any time In the
past twenty-five years"
It may be taken for granted that OBJ.
server Creede was ION the hunt" for
good results from prohibition and would
have been grAtified to have found them.
Under these circumstances, his honesty
forbidding him to shut his eyes to evil
results, his conclusions are peculiarly
significant.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Potter Wasps at Work.

The family E1menidae, or solitary
wasps, contains some curious work.
ers. Some ere miners. and dig SOL
itary tunnels in the earth; some are
carpenters and cut channels in wood
and then divide the space into cham
bers by partitions of mud. Some
build cval or globe-like mud nests
on branches or wigs. This home
may be partitioned into several tiny
rooms into winch are put various
small insects captu. ed by the mother
wasp upon which the youns wasps
feed. st. Nicholas.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
OURBOYSANDGIRL
600
GUNDA THE DANCER

When Gunda, the big Indian ele-
phant at Bronx Park, New York.
Isn't busy munching carrots or at
tending to his duties at the receiving
teller's window of his personally con-
duted bank, he generally will be
found swinging his gigantic frame
easily backward and forward with
rolling rhythmic movement
strongly suggestive of dancing. Keep
er "Baldy" Truman, at any rate, de-
clares It's dancing, and he ought to
know, for no human being knows the
big chap and his ways as well as he
does.
Among the visitors recently to
the antelope house where Gunda is
making his happy home pending the
completion of his own palatial man
sion quarter of mile north, were
a pretty young school teacher and her
class of a score of little girls. Gun
da was just as glad to see them as
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
WHEN GUNDA DANCES.


they were to see him, and the big
fellow had the time of his life while
the peanuts lasted. After he had
passed about a dozen quarts of the
toothsome COOLERS d.wn into his ca
ptcious interior and had collected all
the pennies in sight and added them
to his store, seeing nothing further
coming his way and feeling entirely
satisfied with the world in general
and himself in particular, he began
to swing forward and backward on
his toes with his wonted grace and
ease.
"O-o-oo-oh!" shouted all the little
girls and the pretty teacher in uni
son, hes doing The Merry Widow
Waltzp"
you're all right, old boy" whis-
pered Keep Truman into Gunda's s
ear after the encore, gimme a soul
kiss. Gunds responded by laying
the end of his trunk lovingly against
his keepers cheek.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
To Polish Copper.

When there is no time to polish
the copper In the regular way, an
emergency shine may be quickly i'm.
parted in the following manner. Mi1
q cup of -four tablespoonful OF
salt and a cup of vinegar to a smooth
paste. and after dipping the article
TO be cleaned in hot water apply the
mixture quickly and carefully with
a soft cloth. Then wash in hot sudi
and polish with dry cloth. Alcoho
on a soft cloth is also a quick clean
er OF copper.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Cnt and .ouse DiIIar.

In Lichfield Cathedral the central
pillar If the chapter house and the
clustered shaft and yaulting ribs
which spread from it are very fine
specimens of early English work
one of the pillars contains the quaint
design of a cat nth e. mouse an its
mouth. II is supposed to have been
executed in humorous spirit by one
of the masons, who, so far as the
stone permitted. made it quite ~eal
istic.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Breaking Il Gently,

Dear sirs," begins Babu business
letter from Calcutta forwarded by q
reader, I'VE conform our last respect
of the tenth inst, and have none Of
favors to acknowledge. we
beg TO announce that a deep misty
cloud lowered over us for eight days
and did not clear itself away until 1t
washed of our hands our most steady,
energetic and pious Tunwi manager"
London Globe.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
.rhe oneen,s Onair.n

At certain dinner party, a we'll
known writer who was present was
asked by one of the company what
he thought of Mr.. Maurice Hewlett's
novel, "The Queens QUAR-" Don't
you think that the author was a lit
-er-improper-in The Queens
Quair?' was the question. The gem
tleman thus interrogated pointed out
that the manners and morals of the
time fully justified Mr.. Hewlett's
work, and the conversation was
changed to other topics. When the
dinner was nearly over a mild-look-
ing gentleman sitting next to the
writer whispered, II beg your par
don, Mr.. -, but what did Mr..
Hewlett do in Queens SauAre?"
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Domestic Economy.

They had automobiled in twenty-five
miles to see Mr.. Highfyer's pet ocu.
list, and on the return trip three tires,
one after another. had blown up.
Whereupon Mrs. Highhyer remarked
plaintively and with intense convic.
ton: "My dear Alfred, It would have
been so much cheaper to have kept
you at home and bought you a glass
eyel"-New York Times,
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30

A young English farmer wishing
to have his banns published, went to
see the parish clergyman. The rev
erend gentleman asked him several
questions, all of which he was able
to answer with the exception of one
lis your intended a spinster?" tho
clergyman asked. He paused in
thought. Then he replied, mo, sir;
she's a dressmaker."
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Was Not 70 Be lmnroved.

There is an antique anecdote, but
one so much to the point that 1t will
bear repetition, which throws a side
light on Mendelssohn's acute crit-
cism. A pupil confessed himself 'un-
able TO solve a problem in counter
point-did not know where TO put an
other note. Il am glad of that" was
the response, "for neither do l."
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Evidence lackInu,

Masrer-what part of speech is the
word egg2
Boy-Noun, sir.
Master-Is it masculine, feminine,
or neuter7
Boy (perplexed) tell, sir.
Master-Is 1t masculine, feminine
or neuter2
Boy Cooking sharp)--Can't tell, sir,
till it's hatched
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30

Little Bobby-Uncle JohI does
hair grow on your face because you
shaver?
Uncle John (who is baid)-Yes,
Bobby.
Little Bobby-Then why don't you
shave your head?
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
A Eroa.

A little girl was asked to define a
frog. "a frog" said she with childish
volubility, ''is a great big green bug,
with its mouth always open, and it's
always standing up in front and sit
fling down behind"
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30

therefore, if kidney
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious re-.
suits are most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, but your kid
neys most, because
they do most and
should have attention
first. Therefore, when
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
On His Trial.

Gaspard De Chugchug = Di-did
monsieur advertise for a chauffeur?
Old Griggsby-I did, but you amt
the one I'm hoping the son of a
gun will apply who ran over me last
week
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Medical Assurance

Saphead-"Doctor if l was to
lose my mind would l be aware of
It myself?"
Doctor-"You would not notice
the difference. nor would any of your
friends"
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Fair Resemblance.

"Your husband says he works like
a dog" said one woman.
"Yes; it's very similar" answered
the other. He comes in with mud
dy feet, makes himself comfortable
by the fire, and waits to be fed"
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Must Obey Papa.

He-If you refuse me / shall go
out and hang myself to the lamp
post in front of your house.
She-Now, George, you know
father said he wouldn't have you
hanging around here.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
As She Is Smoke,

"Izzy, you come by the house in
mo. / don't"
"Yes, you did"
why did II"
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
The Little Things.

whats the matter over there?"
''The sword swallower is being
choked by a fishbone."
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30

your kidneys are weak or out OF orderJ
you can understand how quickly your en-
tire body is affected and how every organ
seems to fail to do its duty.
If you are sick or feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. A trial will con-
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp-ROot, the great kidney and
bladder remedy, is soon realized. II
stands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands of the most distress
ing cases. If you need a medicine you
.Y,o,,1I l,ox,a fIa basf
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Keep Only Old Geese.

Keep the old geese for breeding
purposes. Market the young ones.
Geese may as well be kept in ser
vice many years and thus differ
from chickens.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re-
sponsible for much sickness and suffering,
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30

how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mis-
take, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, and don't let a dealer sell you
something in place of Swamp -Root-if
you do you win be disappointed.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1909-04-30

SuOuIu HdNC INC DCsI.
Sold by druggists in
fifty-cent and one-dol-
lar sizes. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
na,,,,1,1at ta11;no 80,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
WHAT SCRIBES
THINK OF ELAN

The following comes from a Cincinnati
paper
The Reds management, which was
supposed to have ceased its annexation
of bush-league talent. gave a final gasp
and added one more athlete TO the Reds
opulent list, swelling the total TO 43.
The last addition was Shortstop ELAN
who has been burning up the sod or baN-
ing the clay of southern league diamonds
as a member of the Birmingham team
1t is not recorded that ELAN has been
giving the union carpenters of President
Kanavaughs circuit much work repair
ing fences. as his batting during the past
three weeks produced only IA hits in 50
tries, an average of something less than
$50 for that time In a fielding way,
however, ELAN seems TO be some sort of
a ground-coverer and HEAVIER his record
of 45 put-outs 70 assists and six errors
during the period of three weeks showing
some class in defensive work. He also
has taken part in 10 double plays, which
also is going some for a shortstop on
the alfalfa circuit.
The addition of ELAN swells the Reds
list of new infielders to four-not enough
to cause the regulars any uneasiness.
The others are Manda of the Kansas
State league, johnson of Chattanooga
and Doland of Rockford. The other new
candidates are Patterson. McCabe AMI
Doyle outfielders; konnick and Lafitte
catchers. and Hosp. Ashley, Furcher
Brennan Lower Keyes, Smith. Vaughn
Carmichael Lynch and three unknowns
pitchers. making a total of 49, including
the old members of the team
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
Some More Hard Luck For BarOns
Athletics Hope Pi1sbu7g Win Win
HE Pennant of HE National League

Cleveland, August 26.-The Athletics
are hoping that Plttsburg will win the
National league pennant, in case of the
Athletics being fortunate to win out in
the American. They fear the Cubs more
than they do the Pirates.
Chicago" says "Topsy' Hartzel, "has
three great pitchers in Brown. Reulbach
and Overall TO send against us, providing
we win. A good southpaw may puzzle
them. but they win pretty often from the
left-handers at that. Pittsburg, though,
is weak against a good 'spitbalr pitcher
or a star left-hander. Now, we can send
two left-handers, Krause and Plank, and
two spitters. Morgan and Dygert, or two
speedy men, Coombs and Bender, against
them. and think among the six we have
at least three or four pitchers who could
make the Pirates look cheap.
IF we win the pennant and have to
meet Pittsburg, pick US to win the
worlds championship. But we have not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
COLLINS GETS
100 SAFE SWATS

Eddie Collins. the Athletics brilliant
young second-sacker, who has been lead
ing the American leagues swatters for
a greater portion of the season, is the
first player in the major leagues to punch
out $50 hits. The 10th bingle came in
Saturdays game with the Maps. Two
more hits followed and Collins safeties
now total 152.
..Ty' Cobb, who carried off the 1907 and
1913 sticking honors, and whose start this
campaign was a poor one, is gaining on
the Athletic. Tyrus the Terrible starred
in Sundays game with the Nationals,
driving in the three runs secured off Wal
ter Johnson with a single and a double
If Cobb fails to lead his brethren in hit
ting he will be high for both leagues
in stolen bases Right now his pliers
total S. which is three more than Wag-
ner stole during the 1908 race in ISL games.
Cobb stole but 80 in 100 games, while
Pat Dougherty of the White Sox with
AZ in 1888 games was high last season.
Collins and Cobb are having a merry
setto for the batting honors At pres
ent the Columbia university graduate is
in front with .941 mark. Cobb, .335, Is
the runner-up. However, Cobb has scored
more runs and has stolen 20 more bases
than his opponent. He has walloped
out one more double, one less triple and
five more homers The batting figures
of the two to date are:
Name G, Alb. r. BH. 2B. 3B. HR.Av.
Collins ..112 44s 81 152 20 I BAL
Cobb lib Ais p 1ss q 1886
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
GENEVA Wins.
Admission Wins First.

Admission August 26.-tSpecial )-Annis-
ton ran away with the first Of the three
final games for the city championship
this afternoon when they defeated Oxford
by score of 10 to 4. Rowe of Piedmont
was knocked out Of the box In four in
nings, being succeeded by Ernest Wilson.
Faulkner, his mate, caught good game
and did excellent stick work. Landrum
and Knight were the battery for Admission.
Features of the game were the unassisted
double by Burgess at first for Admission
and the heavy batting of Knight and
Reynolds, Anniston's catcher and center
fielder. The second game of the series
will be played tomorrow. Hits and err
rors We're numerous today
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27

Newport, r. l., August 26.-By taking
three out Of four hard-fought sets from
Maurice F. Mclaughlin, the Pacific coast
champion, in the final round of the TWEEN
ty-ninth annual tournament of the United
States National Lawn Tennis association,
on the Casino courts here today, Will
liam ]. Clothier of Philadelphia won the
right to play william A. Larned for the
national championship.
Larned and Clothier, who have met
many times during the past few years,
will play this most important match of
the season tomorrow.
Seldom has there been more intense in
terest in a challenge match than in that
to be played tomorrow. Only the first
American champion, r. d. Sears, who
maintained that position for seven years,
has exceeded Larned's record in national
title-holding, and only one other, r. D.
Wrenn, has equalled it. II I.arned wins
tomorrow he will enter on his fifth year
as champion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
Game At Aliceyille.

Aliceville, August (Special.)-The
final game of the series with Gordo was
pulled off yesterday in the form of a
double-header, which was won by Alice
willie by narrow margin in each game
The games were full of features, but the
home run of Gilbert was worthy of special
mention. Each of Gordo pitchers yielded
up home runs, while Aliceville's staff
was batted freely but the fast fielders
of the local bunch gave good support,
and several times the side was retired
after men had reached third with one or
none out.
The score Of the first game was to l,
and at the time the game was called in
the fifth inning on account of darkness
Aliceville was winning by a score of to
2 Both teams Datted well and Berman' s
fast fielding for Gordo and Dents swift
ness for Aliceville at shortstop were feat
ures. Aliceville and Gordo leave this
morning for Pamela, where they will meet
West Green and GAINESVILLE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27

won the pennant yet. Our chances look
pretty good at that, for we will finish at
home, while Detroit must take an east
ern trip jGst before the season closes.
That should help us, although it did not
work out that way in 1907"
DO you want to know why so many
baseball writer's picked us TO finish sew
enth or eighth this season. asked Ira
Thomas, the catcher of the Athletics.
1T is because they overlooked the fact
that we have about the best manager In
the business. he continued. Il doubt
if there is another manager in the league
that could have taken such a team and
kept it out of the second division. There,
we had three youngsters in the infield
and some experiments in the outfield, in
addition to a bunch of pitchers that many
said were all In. But we had Connie
Mack teaching US all the while, and he
is the one man responsible for the Ath-
letics being In the lead today
Thomas opinion is shared by his team
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
Killed From Ambush.

Monroe, La August 26.-Frank Nor
gan an employee at lumber camp near
here. was shot and killed by unfdenti-
fed parties in the camp last night
Some one outside of Morgan's tent cailed
him and when he sat up on his cot
two loads of shot were fired into his
body. One load was birdshot and the
other buckshot, which leads the sheriff
n believe that two men were parties to
the murder. There is no clue to the
assassins
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
At spartanburg: Greenville 10; Spar
tanburg 0.
At Greensboro: Greenboro 8, Winston
Salem q
A. charlotte: Charlotte L Anderson g.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
DISMAL STORY OF
WAR IN MOROCCO

Lisbon, August 26.-Special dispatches
received here from Melilla, Morocco, say
the fighting is general on the Moroccan
coast The new Spanish artillery has
wrought terrible havoc among the Moors,
who have lost 1000 men in the last three
days. The Spanish casualties amount to
$780, A Spanish column has destroyed
three villages near Restinga- Moorish
deserter who has come into the Spanish
lines declares that Spanish prisoners,
after being horribly tortured and mutt
lated, are decapitated and their bodies
flung into a hole on Mount Guruga. This
hole Is a mass of decomposing corpses
Estimates place the number of Spanish
prisoners at 1000.
The water being doled out to the Span
ish troops is insufficient. The officers buy
mineral waters but this the men cannot
afford, and, driven by their overwhelm-
ing thirst, they have drunk from stag
nant pools. Many cases of poisoning nave
resulted Already So men have died from
this cause and 10 have been sent to nos
pitfalls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
Individual Shooting Begins.

Camp Perry. o., August 26.-Six hun
dred and twenty-four contestants took
the range this morning in the national in
divdual match-next to the national team
match the most important event of the
shoot held under the auspices of the ma
tional board for the promotion of rifle
practice.
This field is the largest in the seven
years history of the match, excepting
only that of 1868, which numbered 637.
The skrmish stage consumed the entire
morning. At 100 o'clock began work
on the a0-yard range for rapid fire, and
at $50 o'clock the field took the 200
yard range again for slow fire, which
was not finished until nearly dusk
The statistical officers announced that
it would not issue any bulletin of the
standing of the contestants until tomor-
row.
At the end of rapid firing the fact was
officially stated, however, that the high
est score was 40; that the one hum
dredth man had made 131. and that the
two hundredth was only points lower
12s
The remaining stages-600, 800 and 1000
yards-will be rushed through to end the
match tomorrow afternoon.