davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
BElN0 o.o.. i'd CHINA.
What Happens When a Devil Jumps
 Down Patients Throat.

What Happens When Devil Jumps
 Down a Patients Throat.
 It is the custom for a Chinaman to visit the barber every week to have a general overhauling. First. the head and face are shaved; second. the ears are scraped and cleansed with a small brush made of ducks hair; third, the upper and lower eyelids are scraped with a dull edged knife. all granukl- tions being smoothed away. and then an application is made with duck s hair brush of salt solution.
 t This is the reason why you will find so much blindness in China. They take no antiseptfc measures whate, CT.
 Finally the patients back is mas saged, and after paying fee of cents and no tip he leaves the shop, feeling clean outside. but now must consult his regular physician.
 After going through the usual exam ination, which is form of military in- spection, the doctor dia noses the case and treats it unless devil .'appens to jump down the patients throat. If this has happened the doctor can do the patient no good until he promises to set off a hundred firecrackers and to make daily visit to the joss house. This done, he receives the usual pills for those vacated by the devil.
 These pills may consist of spotted rhinoceros horns. said to be wonder full cure for intestinal troubles. The spotted rhinoceros horns come from southern China. and in the market at Singapore a single specimen will bring $25.
 Tigers bones when ground to pow der and mixed with Chinese wine make a great blood tonic which is used by all classes of Chinese in north ern China. The recipe is held by a firm in Shanghai that has become very wealthy by the sale of this tonic.
 Old deer horns are boiled down to make the medicinal glue which binds the fifty ingredients composing the average Chinese pills. As in these you may get anything from a pinch of gunpowder to powdered cobra tail dust it is not the fault of Wong Yik Chee if just the right kind of specific escapes the patient.
 Equal in medicinal efficacy to the above are three high grade tiger reme dies, the eyeball liver and blood. As may be imagined. tiger eyeball. the genuine article. can be prescribed for only the exceedingly wealthy Chinese. Similarly the liver, when dried and re- duced to powder. is worth it's weight in gold all over China. Tiger blood, when evaporated to a solid at a tenn perature of no degrees and taken as a powder. is believed by Asiatics to transform a craven into hero.-Med ical Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
POINTS OF INTEREST.
The Big Perfect

equipped Turkish bath at the Hotel Atlas, Fairfield Ave, near Broad St. is busy place. Where Bridgeporters and gentlemen from the surrounding country find health and luxury in the bath. There are four expert attend ants under the personal direction of Prof. Atlas in attendance. The Turk ish Baths are always open night and day.
 Candy Specials.
 If you are fond of chocolate nouga- tines, fresh and delicious, visit the Puritan, at 199 Fairfield avenue, to- morrow and take advantage not only of the fine nougatines but of the low price as well. Nougatines of the reg ular 40c kind will be offered for less than wholesale price. Hore hound tablets will be sold as another special A chance toaget your winters supply. Peanut blocks, solid masses of pea nuts, held together with molasses candy, reduced in price.
 Sweet peppers stuffed with rice are delicious baked and served with a to- mato sauce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
CITY BRIEFS,

The Bridgeport Board of Trade has been notified that the annual meet ing: of the state board of trade will be held in New Haven, NOct. 29.
 At the annual meeting 1.-the La t dies union of Park Street. Congre- gationa1 schupct, officers were elected as follows Vice presid ent,s Mrs. Geo. o. Howe secretary, Mrs. Charles R. Ayres treasureE Mrs. Frederick E. Brown. The election of president was deferred until the present presi- detn can be consulted. S
 A Pullman palace car Representing the American Druggistss Syndicate is expected in this city, Safurday. The enterprise is comparatively managed and owned by the druggists of the country. Among the stockholders in this, city are J. D. Hartigan, J. A. Leverty & Bro, w H. Gardner, Karl O. Cyrus, Dantoff& Meyer, George JanliesOn and W. P. Hindle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
DRIVING A NAIL
More to It Than Simply Hammering Il
 Into the Wood. -f

More to 1t Than Simply Hamrering ii
 Into the Wood. rf
 One who thinks that the driving of a nail consists simply in getting the whole length of it out of sight has little conception of the real nature of the operation. says the Scientific Amer jean. A nail driven by an expert will often hold several times as much as one i'll driven, while. too, it is often made to draw the parts into place. If you have ever watched a mechanic driving nails you have, doubtless noted that he rarely drives one at right angles with the face of the work. There is reason for this. Suppose that he is mailing the ''sheeting" on the frame of a building and desires to draw tbe board down tightly against the one below it. He points the nail downward. and q few we'll considered blows at the last produce the desired effect. If the board is bent edgewise, SC that much force is required, probably he will start the nail in the upper edge, pointing very sharply downward. Again, two nails driven in board at different angles will hold it in place much more firmly than the same nails would if they were driven at right angles with the face of the board.
 Did you ever notice that in driving a nail in very hard wood one man will do it successfully, while another sue ceeds only in doubling the nail up be fore the point has fairly entered the wood? The difference lies in the fact that the expert strikes the nail fairly and not too hard. ''coaxing' 1t in. while the other strikes too hard and with indircction. It may be properly mentioned right here that in driving a nail into very hard wood it is usual ly profitable to dip the end in oil or grease This will not sensibly inter fere with the holding qualities of the nail, while it will be found to very materially facilitate its driving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
THE TEASEL.

A Queer Plant With Water Traps Fos
 Its Insect Victims.
 Among common plants there are few more remarkable than the teasel. There is little doubt, says a well in formed natural history contributor to the London Chronicle. that the teasel is as much flesh eating organism as any spider that ever spun web.
 Moreover, it's method of securing it's victims, though quite as ingenious as that of the spider, is much more com vehensive as well as more efficacious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15

church fund. There will be offered for sale a fine display of seasonable delicacies from the best of Stratford' farms and all those who would like to provide themselves with the neces- saries for their Sunday dinner will have rare chance to do so. The sale will continue afternoon and even ing p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
No Fault of Rs.

"Why, Johnny! Your little sister is shelling two quarts of peas to your one"
 Well, I told the durn little chuinp about it. but it didn't do no good."- Cleveland Leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
Poor Taste.

Little Edna treading)-Say, mamma what is a lack of artistic taste? Nam malt is the feeling. my dear. that prompts a baldheaded man with red whiskers to wear a black wig.-Ch, cago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15

A cottage, if goodness be there, will hold as much happiness as palace.- Hamilton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
FOOD SAIR1

Tomorrow afternoon and evening, at the rectory of St. James church in .Str1xfordS there will be a food and ve6s6abie sale for the benefit of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15

Before putting away window screen: brush them we'll and rub well with cloth dipped in kerosene.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Rev. G.. w. Nicholson, pastor of the First Baptist church, was toast mas ter at the banquet of the Christian Endeavor society, held in the lecture room last night. Among those who responded to toasts were Deacon L. A. Skinner. Deacon William J. Platt, President Arthur B. Warner and Rev. W. I. Maurer, of the West End Con- gregational church. The dinner was arranged by Theodore T. Phillips, Miss Ruby Widinghoff Mrs. A. E. Warner, Miss AlcysJanks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15

Few people cook their cereals long enough. Oatmeal should be cooked at least four hours.
 Yellow tomatoes made into a salad with either French or mayonnaise dressing are very tasty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15

Property has it's duties as we'll as it's rights.--D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15

Remarkable values in large stock Notions offered this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
FINANCIAL.

CHARLES c. SANFORD, Pres. F. N. BENHANf, Vice President O. H. BROTHWELL. Cashier
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15

Sweet peppers stuffed with rice are delicious baked and served with to- mato sauce.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09
Obituary..

Vivian Pearl Bingham was
born in Bourbon county, Kansas,
Dec. "a, 1891; died at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. N.
Bingham, near Quapaw, Okla,
Aug. 10, 1909, aged II years, Z
months and p days. At the ten.
der age of 13 yers she obtained the
Divine behest, Remember, now,
thy Creator in the days of thy
youth, and lived devoted chris
tian life to the day of her death.
Her funeral occurred Tuesday
afternoon at the family residence,
the services being conducted by
Mr.. Prentice of Baxter Springs,
Kas. Miss Pearl possessed un-
usual charms of person and dis
position and her mental endow-
ments were of very high order.
She was one of Ottawa county'S
successful teachers, having taught
last year at Lincolnville and had
been employed to teach the COM
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09
The Big Reunion.

Well, thank goodness, it is
over. We have reference to the
big reunion. This years reunion
was mighty profitable one fol-
the merchants of Baxter Springs.
1t reminded one Of the old times
when the reunion was held closer
to town. This year the mer-
chants cleaned up the collars,
handkerchiefs, shirts, socks, I'M
derwear and other necessary ar
/ ticles they had in stock, and the
grocerS were about out of eata-
bles when the big thing was over,
The hotels and restaurants did a
big business, the livery horses
were all played out, and parties
who had rooms to rent had no
trouble in renting them.
The travel on the Frisco was
very heavy, in fact it was never
so heavy before, and the local
freight business was a regular
fright. 1t was the biggest ever
from a standpoint of attendance,
but the number of privileges did
not come UP to former years. On
Park avenu concessions were not
sold, but Red Hot street was
sold out, as usual. The conceS-
sion men, with very few excep-
tions, made good money, and full
ly half Of them have asked for
the same locations for next year.
The reunion of 1909 will go
down in history as the most sue
ceSsful ever held. The order was
good, very few arrests being nee
essary, and the police force is to
be congratulated on the way the
matter was handled. The police
were in charge o. Mike Clary, a
man mature in the handling of
policemen, and he was on the job
all the time. The men under
him all like him, and to this i'll
large manner is attributed the
success of the police force in
keeping good order. The people
came here to have a good time
and they had it. They will be
back again next year.
The number of tents contracted
for in the beginning was not
large enough, and it was neces-
Sary to use every tent that could
he secured, even after the con-
tract number had been placed.
The accommodations were not
lacking, however, and everybody
was taken care of.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

ing year. She was full of sympa'
thy and beloved by all with whom
she came in contact. She was
very ambitious, but the beautiful
flower was plucked before it was
fully blown, that heaven might
enjoy the fragrance it was sure
to shed. Although her life was
short it was not in vain. 1t has
left a sweet fragrance behind.
All who knew her will thank God
it was their privilege to have
known such as she was, and hea-
ven from this time forth will be
more precious to all her friends.
1t is hard for those who loved her
to give her up, but her beautiful
christian life should ever live in
their minds and hearts and be an
inspiration for them to follow in
her footsteps. She was laid to
rest in the Baxter Springs ceme-
terry Tuesday evening, Aug. II.
Safe in the arms of Jesus
Safe on His gentle breast,
There by His love DER shadowed
Sweetly my soul shall rest.
A FRIEND.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09
DR.. English. Phone 1913.

If you haven't a fan in your
place of business, you ought to.
It will pay for itself a dozen
times over each month in increas-
ed business. What in the world
do you have a fire for in the win
ter? To keep comfortable, you
say? Then why not have fan
in the summer time for the same
reason2 Get busy and have a
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

E. S. Wilcox, who has been in
this vicinity for some time, left
last Friday night for Los Ange-
les, Cal, via FL Paso, Texas, and
Tampico, Mexico.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

w. J. N. Robertson, Pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45; preach
ing service at IL; regular union
services in the evening in Libra
ry Park. Everybody invited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

Baxter Springs got some
mighty nice advertising last
week, on account of the miles of
new walks and curb and gutter
which have been put in. There
were thousands upon thousands
of people from all over the Coun-
try here, and they could not help
commenting upon the neat ap-
pearance of things. The only
fly in the, ointment was the weed
growth along that nice new walk
on East River street.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

Reunion Park is a hard look
ing place now. Sixty thousand
people make considerable litter,
but Frank Miller, the caretaker
of the park, will soon have it
cleaned up.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

For evidence which will convict the
party or parties who have been
damaging the property of the Baz'
ter Telephone Company, by break
ing glass iusulators or otherwise.
R.W. DOW, Manager.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

Mrs. ]. S. Patton left Monday
morning for her home in Kansas
City, after taking in the reunion
and visiting relatives and friends
for a week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

fan put in, not only for your own
comfort, but for the comfort of
those around you. Don't be
squeeze.
See Pierce's $3.50 Sunfower
Shoes.
For good things to eat phone
259. PRENTICE & Co.
I Farm loans at s ~ per
cent. Insurance that In
SureS. a. Y. Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

Tax books will be found a
Office of Apple & Smith after
Sept. 20 for 1909 tax.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

For Sale, fine milch COW. VIM.
Brugger, 2 miles northwest of
Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

The newspaper boys all over
this Southwest country treated
the big reunion mighty nicely,
and to them we owe our individ-
ual thanks, for il was through
our work and solicitation that
they said so many nice things.
The newspaper boys are a nice
lot of fellows.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

E. E. Edwards is putting in a
nice concrete walk in front of his
carriage factory. The building
of this walk makes that whole
block look nice, the rest of the
walk having been built already.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09

Mrs. C. A. Black and children,
Miss Margaret and Bonita left
Thursday night for thei home
in Fort Scott, after taking in the
reunion and visit with relatives
and friends. Mrs. Black is a sis
ter of Mrs. B. w. Patton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-09
Oswego College 20. Young E= 5ee!s:

New management improvements Strong faculty. Pre-
Music Eocuhon Home
Heihiu cultured September
Address Thames Ei1RkHR HREshER. HssIdsHl
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-22
BEAVERS LOSE FOURTH STRAIGHT
GAME TO DILLON'S CHAMPIONS

ing, and little Danny Webster and Al
Demmick are scheduled TO go SIX
rounds. Montana Jack was introduced
into the ring last night, together with
Flynn, and the COW puncher looms up
like a real fighter. He possesses the
sturdy shoulders and strong jaw OIL d
mixing fighter, and from the way he
sizes up and his work against Al Nelll
in the north, Jack should give jim
plenty of activity when they shake
hands and get to work. The fans Will
be given a rest for the week to come,
and the lights will be dark at Maud
Friday night, but the week following
Flynn and the newcomer will pull a
big gathering. The men are already
hard at their training. Emmick and
Webster will present fast little
scrap, and Danny will need all ms
cleverness against AL. Altogether
Manager McCarey is to be congratu-
lated on the class of his next card.
Billy Papke arrived yesterday from
San Francisco and was introduced last
night in the ring. The Kewanee con
querer of Hugo Kelly looked as II he
never had been in fight and was
clothed in the height of fashion. He
stated that it is his intention to lay
around for about three weeks, and he
will take a little rest after his hard
routine of training for the last battle.
Papke last night authorized the an
nouncement that he now is wiling TO
meet any 15S-pound man in the world
Stanley Ketchel preferred. By this
Billy means that he has regained his
old-time form and believes he can re-
verse the knockout scored by the
Michigan fighter and regain the MID
dleweight title. Papke has strings on
several matches but has made no de-
cision as to any one of them as yet,
and will consult with Manager Nc
Carey of the Pacific Athletic club be-
fore he ties himself up to a contract
The Illinois fighter never looked in
better trim, and from pompadour to
trinity shod feet he seemed the per-
sonification of health and rugged
strength.
A little of this Nelson Hyland stuff
is at hand For once Promoter Coff-
roth has taken the advice of a few
wise friends and has refrained from
pouring into the ears of the fans a
long tale about the coming worlds
championship battle, etc, etc, ad In
finitum. On the heels of Hyland' s
poor Showing against Kid Dalton in
this city, when the Kid almost whipped
the Californian in a ten-round bout,
the battle with Nelson is nothing snort
of ridiculous. But the strangest thing
of all is that the San Francisco rams
will undoubtedly fall for it and will
crowd the Mission street arena when
the Battler and Dickie lad come to-
gether next Saturday. Forty-five
rounds between the champion and a
third rater! Verify Jim Coffroth must
be hard put to 1t to frame up an at
tractive offering to his constituents.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE

DETROIT, May 21.-Donovan start
ed a game for the first time this season
and was driven to the bench in the
sixth on four hits, including a double
and triple, which decided the game.
Score:
Detroit 4, hits II, errors 1.
Philadelphia 8, hits Is, errors 3.
Batteries-Donovan, Summers and
Stanage; Coombs and Thomas.
CLEVELAND, May 21.-Cleveland
defeated Washington today. 1t was
Falkenburg's first game this year, and
he was very effective with men on
bases. Score:
Cleveland 4, hits Z, errors 0.
Washington l, hits 7, errors 0.
Batteries: Falkenburg and Easterly;
Groom and Blankenship and Street
CHICAGO, May 21.-Coston defeated
Chicago easily today. Score:
Chicago 3, hits 6, errors 5.
Boston 6, hits 8, errors g.
Batteries: Sutor, White and owens;
Arellanes and Carrigan.
ST. LOUIS. May 21.-St. Louis de-
feated New York today, hitting WARRIOR
in two innings. Srore:
st. Louis 2, hits 8, errors 2.
New York 1, hits 5, errors 2.
Batteries; Petty and Stephens; War
hop and Blair.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-22
BOUT
BILLED AT MAUD
JAPANESE AND AMERICAN TO
ROUGH AND TUMBLE
CONTEST WILL BE STAGED SUM-
DAY EVENING, MAY 80
Champion of Japan viii Compete with
Chicago Exponent of Art of Kick
and Twst-Only Two
Methods Barred

The local Japanese colony will in
wade Maud Junction in a swarm Sum
day night, May 30, and the white man
who takes occasion to wander toward
the fight pavilion will have to rub his
eyes and gaze at the familiar white
arc lights and the smoky rafters of the
familiar old fight shed before he will
be able to convince himself that he has
not suddenly been transported to the
land of the cherry blossoms.
The attraction will be genuine Jiu-
jitsu match between Yokoyama, cham
pion wrestler of his weight in the ORR
entail land, and an American, George
Santell, who halls from Chicago and
carries around with him the title Of
champion Jiu-jitsu exponent of the
west. Yokoyama claims all kinds of
honors from the Flowery kingdom, and
has the proof to back UP his state
ments. He is a fearful adversary, for
he is wise on all the tricks of the game,
and already has cleaned up all the good
men on the coast.
Santell will arrive tomorrow morning
to prepare for the bout, and both men
will train hard for the week following.
Santell claims to have followed this
style for years and is so confident that
he will make the Jap quit that he is
ready to back himself with real money.
Although the bout appeals primarily
to the slant-eyed residents of Los An
geles, there will be many among the
American population who will turn out
to witness the bout, as for real rough
ness it has the boxing bouts beaten
from here to Santa Anita.
Yokoyama is the second man of
prowess in this art in Japan. The jap
anese who is managing him makes the
explanation that the artists of the
i1urI1- md -t11Y1 ~ In I1n
island are divided into eight divisions,
classed, not according to weight, but
ability. There Is no number eight at
present In Japan, and Yokoyama is No.
Z, making him to all intents and pur-
poses the champion.
That Yokoyama is a high-class ex-
ponent of the game can be vouched
for by the writer, who witnessed a bout
in which he took part in Sacramento
six months ago. and in which he put
his Caucasian opponent, husky young
man styled Young Americas" who Is
a clever wrestler and outweighs the
Jap about twenty pounds, out of COM
mission inside of five minutes, winning
two straight falls, one in four minutes
and the other in a minute and half.
Nothing is barred in these contests
except gouging out the eyes, and kick
ing at vital portions of the anatomy.
The Jap secured a straight hold in
his Sacramento appearance, wrapping
his arms around his opponent and
choking him black in the face, until he
was almost too far gone to give the
three raps with his toes that signaled
defeat. The meetings are to a finish
as there is no intermission until one
man gives up.
The coming contest will be held at
100 pounds, and is being promoted by
c. Stott, local man. Yokoyama is an
exceptionally tall and well built Jap.
standing nearly six feet.