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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
THIS MAN BITTEN
BY HALF A SNAKE
William Schley's Queer Ex:-I
perlenCe with a Rather that
Fought in Sections.
Special to The Times Dlspatcho


WILLIAA1SPORT. Pa. August al
William schley. Of Decatur Township,
has resolved never again to cut a ra tte-N
snake into more than two pieces. AZ,
experience which he had day or two
ago has convinced him that he may make
two snakes out Of one with impunlty,&
but when he gets greedy nnc tries to 4
make three there Is apt to be trouble.
incidentally, Mr.. Schley has learned thut
as snake-bte medicine common chicken
can give cards md SPADES TO- to wh,isksy-a
garded MS an Indispensable adjunct to life
In this mountainous region. }9, Y. .
IT happened up here in sharer's Cap
Of huc c After driving up
through Bald Eagle Valley to the gap.
| hitched my horse and took my basket
from there that tho berries were thick.
| was crossing the road to the patch
when saw a big rather right IN front
feather to that fellow.
For moment stood admlrng him
ana A. wondering hoy could catch him
there In the road. and ! tnsught he might
stay there until could get a crotchel
stick IN the woods and catch him.
had hatchet IN the buggy and went to
ST / u, thinking to cut q crotohed stick
well, sir. that snake must have been
watching me, for the moment turned
leg, brought tho Ratchet down on the
rnttler and when i lifted 1t there were
two snakes where there had been but one
before, had CUT the fellow In two. and
yet ] hadn't taken the fight out OF him.
No, sir he. kept right on-that is, the
front part Of him dld-and IN anoothe' mo-
So again my Ratchet went down. but he
swerved aside and let me have those
tnngs right in the foretnser Of my right
hand here, HSa5
We'll I tried to shake him of. but hs
element | forgot that had l!orse
and buggy so near nt hand. but did <
remember that Chris, sharer lived about
started over the hill toward his house,
I nut my foot down on the end of tho
snake, and pulled my hand free from Nc
fangs, | ran faster than before until
reached Sharers home. Glt
natural size and my hand was badly swpl- 4
len. My arm was HUE IN to the elbow. 4
Sharer at once bound my arm to stop
tho circulation and then poured wh!skeY
"Shnrer killed chicken and split 1t
open. Then he split my finger where the
!angs had entered and placed the ch!ckell
on the wound. The chicken meat turned
green and yellow, and gradually the
pain h Stopped, Afr., sharer then made )
poultice or soap and the white OF an egg,
and put 1t on the wound,
"rhis relieved tho pain and soon tho
liquor that ! had poured into me sent me-
10 sleep | remained at Mr. Sharer's house
all day and then went home. Although
tho swelling had gone ms arm felt sore.
and I expect It. wlll ne some Time hes
fore | can use a Ratchet again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
Dces Moi x ow Nev,-

Methodist preacher OF Richmond.
f named Steel. has kritten letter to the
Christian Advocate of that city, In which
he is disguised with the amount of space
given by- the secular papers to the III
ress and death OF Pope Leo XIII. He
thinks the attention paid, to the death
Of, one Pope and the election OF an
other was out OF proportlon to the i'm
portance of tho events,
DR.. Steel seems to be only another OF
those we'll meaning people who fail to
credit tho papers with giving space to
the news OF the day. but who think a
paper worthless that does not I'll It's
news columns with Just such matters
MS he would prefer to read,
The death of Pope Leo, nnG the e!ec,
ton of his successor were, matters or
interest to the average reader, no mat;
ter of what religious faith he cha
to be. The method OF election OF Pope
was educational as well, and formed
a most interesting chapter IN Gurrent
reading. pr. Steel Is narrow N ms
view besides being apparently without
knowledge as to tho conduct of news
paner,
The newspaper OF tho day gives its
space to topics that are o. pupl,c gen,
eral interest. IT Is a prize tight one
day, yacht race the next or even mo
death or marriage Of well known people,
There are certainly Two god ,news-
papers In Richmond and the good man
ought to drop In now and then ana rub
the rust on of his HououS-Nswport
Nc-,s T!-s.s-!411e.ree!e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
Replies to Part Of David B.
Hills Speech.
SHOWS SOME ILL.TEMPER
Unrcqulted Political Ambition, He
\ Thinks, Has Made Senator Hill Look
on Black side Of Everyone
and Everything.
(By Associated Prcss.)

.
ALBANY. N. y j. August Ex-Governor
Odell. in an address ut the picnic OF the
Pioneers Association OF Livingston coun-
~, at Genesee. N. T., to-day turned his
attention to that part Of former Governor
David Is. Hills address last week at OIL
colt Beach. n. Y. In which Mr.. Hill re-
ferred to Experimentation" and EGO
mania" In this connection Governor
Odell said:
@ '"rhosc who seek only personal ambition
and political advancement are too often
led TO public utterances which breed
discomfort, In the hope that through
the misery OF the people they may secure
tho consumma,ion OF their own selfish
desires. Such men, while processing pa
triot!sm and respect for our laws, are
rather encouraging those un-American
doctrines which are the outgro~th OF
dcspotic European governments
THAT man, therefore, whose unre-l
quilted political ambition causes him to
look on every man as his Zoe, whose
character Is so black that he Is led
through the circulation Of malicious false
hoods and ISLANDERS to pull down others
TO his own level. is possessed OF disease
more dangerous to society than homi-
cidal insanity, more 10 be pitled tNan
to be ccnsured.
"Platitudes, they may be. that serve
to impress on the young man his duty
to the State. or which serve TO recall the
fact that civic honesty is the foundation
OF successful government. but II their
utterance leads him 10 an avoidance ol
those mistakes which have made dere-
llct of many famous political bark, then
he who has the courage for their utter
ancc should not be snecrngly referred
TO as an 'eg mac but rather as one
who Is faithfully performing public
service in the interest and furtherance
OF a government OF the people,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
WlNNERS2CAN BE SAD
+ hat is Why This Barber Isn't Playin

That is WhyThis Barber Isn't Playing
the Races Now.
mo" said the fat barber in the Broad
way hotel, II amt playing the races
nowadays. Fact Is. I haven't made a bet
in three years, haven't got over being
sore over the last one made. and at
that I won It.
ut was this way, was working at
the chair about / o'clock one day when
In PUSHES guy knew but not very
Got any money!? he says to me.
"4'Touch.' says i to myself. SO ! told
him didn't have much. only what Id
made In tips that day. and Id had to buy
my lunch out Of that But he wouldn't
give up. ~ & .5st.
says.
give up, and. anyhow, | didn't know but
what he was good for 1t, so hands over
the half. and with that he rushes out.
wasn't mores an hour later when he
PUSHES back and shoves me three dollar
bills
"'What Is. 5it?'4he yells. Its money.
The Mutt Wins at 6 to ]. It's Il shame
you only had half, but ! put It In With
mine And with that no hauls out a
handful OF ones and twos,
WAS sore? was, New York SUM-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
CANCELLATION BOARD
MET IN SECRET
lRy Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, August 5,--The Board OF
Cancellation provided for by the Anthra-
cite Strike Commission to adjust dim
oultes in the anthracite coal region be.
tween the miners and the operators met
to-day behind closed doors at the ONCE OF
the general traffic manager OF the Lehlgh
Valley Railroad Company. Carroll y.
Wright met with the board for tho first
time as umpire.
Several matters on which tho board
failed 70 reach an agreement were sub
mltted 10 Mr., Wright rs umpire for him
to decide. Mr. Wright did not say When
he would give his opinion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
Lonrshoremen Strik

BRUNSWICK. GA, Aug. 25.--on ac-
count of a strike by longshoremen here,
the handling and shipping Of lumber Is
seriously crippled, Their demand Is for
an increase in wages, Of ah cents an hour.
one Of tho large shipping companies.
Some ships are being londed by imported
non-unon labor, but the unions are rapid
ed men. So far nearly four hundred long
shorelnen are involved In tho strike.
which threate tents soon to tie VII entirely
the lumber shipping interests here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
RAILROAD MEN TO
OPERATE COMPRESS
(By Associated Press

MEMPHIS. TENN, Aug. Ga perma-
nent organiza ton was effected to-day by
tho railroads entering this city for the
operation OF the cotton compress proper
ties in Memphis, which have been leased
syndtc ate will be known as the Gulf
Compress Company. The following onl-
GERS were elected
President. II. r, Smith, traffic manager,
OF the Nashville Chattanooga and ST.
Louis Railway, Nashville. Tenn; General
Manager, A. w. Walden, Atlanta; Secrc,
tary and TREASURER, G. G. Hanson, At
In nta ..Fst 1850
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
REFUSE TO COUNT
PRIMARY VOTE
Affairs In Winchester and
. Shenandoah District Badly
Mixed Up.
(special to The Times-Dtspa tch.)

y WINCHESTER. VA. August 25.-1t was
learned to-day that the Democratic can
wasting Board OF Shenandoah county has
refused to count the vote received by
Judge Frank 8. Tavenner for the State
Senate from this district to succeed SEN
tor s. r. Lupton, who. It will be remem-
bered, declined toSparticipate in the pri-
marles OF August 18th because Of their
.irregularity.
Prominent Democrats say that there Is
no other course to pursue, and that as a
result Judge Tavenner cannot be de-
clared the regular Democratic nominee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
New Trial Granted.
lBv AssncIated Press.)

~ W. IT3y ABsuCEHteV ~ css'1 :. u.
"a M ~ horn. Who Was sentenced to die on
Ne eailows Tomorrow, will have an-
other lease q lfe H 5i GO ceunse. iaes
cee Gee e1mreMsented it to the Supreme Court
R Within the time limit. ,whereunon Y was as
rmartified BY Judge Robert, and VIII act
hnis s Re% sF oetto 5hn.
5h.nnwthorne was convicted OF killing
Tucker farmer, by poison,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
TWO WOMEN DROWNED
DURING a FIERCE GALE
fBY Assoclnted press ]

NEW YORK, Aug, AIN gale this
jamaica Bay. They were Mrs. John Holm
and her sister, Miss Ragna Rasmussen,
OF BROOKLYN. They We're sailing In cat
about half a mile OF short, Holm was
picked up by a sail boat. The two women
were taken from the water hySa party III
steam launch, but they died without re-
xslning consciousness, ie Nls8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
Bank Clerks.
&c Aasociatcd Prose !

NEW YORK, Aug. 25s-The following
tru. tees Of the American Institutc Of
Bank Clerks were elected to-day:
folk Nationnl Bank. Norfolk. Va; A. II.
Wirrl Il. vice president, Of the National
PARK Bank, OF New York and Joseph
Chapman Jr asss d3 nash ,,oTs Of the
The officers Of the institute for the en-
hbu urrs. PRESIDENT; George r. Forle, OF Chi
cago. vice president: John +. Thompsoll,,'
Allen, OF New York. secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
BATTERIES OPEN
Three Vessels. Theoretically, Were
Destroyed.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND. ME-. Aug. 25,-The search
lights at l:55 p. NJ, were trained on
warship approaching the harbor entrance
and the batteries at Fort Williams began
a heavy cAnnonade.
Two battleships destroyed from SIX and
thirteen-inch guns at Fort Williams. 9TH
err wa rships can BIO seen outside the har-
Dor,
The vessels fired upon were proba bly,
xunboats or torpedo boat destroyers. Three
small vessels were brought into view by
The searchIieht at II rs and one round Of
lhots was fired from the six and thir-
tecn-lnch guns at Fort Wllliams, which.
according to the rules sank one yes
fred one round. each Of which sank n
vessel so in ali probability three vessels
were theoretically destroyed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
Not Appendicitis,
INV Associated Press,I

M (By Associated Fress,) T
KinIev Baer was operated on for Internal
tnnmor Yesterday by DR.. Mel MacPhat-
ter, Of this city. Instead e e. for sppsen,
restless t night, but was to-day reported
TO be doing well, gaff
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
WAREHOUSE WAS
Quilted BY FIRE
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. August 2s,-The ware
house OF P. w, Engs & Sons, whiskey
distlllers, was Quilted by fire to-day,
causing a loss estimated at $4,000, The
fame swept across the elevated rail-
road structure, causing suspension OF
traftic for four hours
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
Hunbe r,'s Appeal.

(ByvAssociated Pressl
PARIS. Aug. 26-Alm.e Therese Huns
bert and her husband, Frederic Humbert
hace signed an appeal to the Court OF
Cessation against sentence passed on them
last Saturday. Emile and Domain W.
SiE,Ss2 hare aso4ded ISs - appeal,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
HOSTILE FLEET HAS
BEEN SEEN OFF COAST
1nv 4 Associated Press.)

PORTLAND, MAINE. August 25.-Ths
hostile feet, the part OF which 10 to be-
nlayed by about twenty-five vessels Of
Tie North Atlantic Squadron, under Rear
Admiral Barker, was sighted on the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
VIOLINlST GETS
COUNTESS FOR WIFE
(By Associotad Press. J

VIENNA, August 25.-Jan, Kubelik, the
yiollnist. was married mt DebrecZin, Huns
gary. to-day. to Countess Marianne
Sssaaky, niece OF Coleman Won Sell, form
er Premier OF Hungary.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Some Smart

Here Ire some samples Of what the
British schooIhoy can do when be ties
hard.
John Wesley was : great SEE cap
tain. He besr the Dutch sr Waterloo
and By degrees oose TO be Duke OF Wei
Mng5nn. He was buried near Nelson
In the Poets corner ST Westminster alb
hey
The sublime porte Is = very fine old
wine
The p~asseSsiye css Is lAe case when
somebody has got yours snzd won't give
II 10 yoa"
The plural Of peany Is J~wopa1ce-"
In -hs sentence. I sw the goat butt
the msn' +buU Is e conjunction be
cause L shows the Connection between
TIE gost and the usa
Mushrooms slws!s grow il damp
places and SO they LOOK Ike unbrei-
las"
The difference bsrweeo waite and
sir Is thai air Gan BE made wette-. but
water cannot
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
h Rusy season.

III the spring & thinner shadow
SauHss the young mans phcAetoaok.
and Re casts upon each nickel i lean
and hungry look. In the spring 4
brighter yellow blush is On the butter
Gss sud hcsrder> se suspicious Of the
azure unsed cream. In the sprins the
ses,lve angler from the ground EXTRACTS
q woTn and with heudish slee iulpales
On = hook that makes il sQuiru- In
the spring = wcman's fancy turns TO
thoughts Of stylish hats, while her
weary. caOewnZn husband thinks s lot
and uuCmuc> Rats IN the sorias
she jelly farmer with 5 chucSie doth
Begin painting letters On = shinSte,
Sslscaer RearderS Taken In" The
assRSo Ean gets buSy-the kite IS on
The ~StrTRs-thuS We realiEe there's 81
says something 6oin' in tie spring.
Shicaso News
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
The n. P. Gets No Par.

Members ct the English parliament
unlike the members Of the American
congress and sll the other psr,ismenc
of the world. serve without salaries.
The labor parsy>s representatives in
parliament and the Irish n7y's mem.
ber r the only ones who are pssd tc
serve in the house Of conuoas They
draw their salaries not from the GOV
eminent but from the funds Of their
parties. There are so many ahse men
willing to serve their country and taes-
party for the honor OF il that all sg-
tauons 10 secure salaries for members
of COMMONS have failed. Il costs the
average member from $4,000 70 $4,000
in election expenses 10 get into COLI
mons if his election is warmly contest
ed by : candidate from the opposing
party. so that, as : rule. the average
member OF the house OF commons l. s
man Of fortune
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last?
Such was the experience of Mrs. S.
II. Newson, Decatur, Aal., For
three years. she writes. II endured
insufferable pain from indigestion,
stomach and bowel trouble. Death
seemed inevitable when doctors and
all remedies failed. AT length l was
induced to try Electric Bitters and
the result was miraculous. I i'm
proved at nee and now I'm complete
~ recovered" For liver, kindey
stomach and bowel troubles Electric
Bitters is the only medicine. Only
SOC. It's guaranteed by Scallin
Bros. druggists.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
when Women Carved.

In George Is reign It wss the bound
En- duty Of tie mistress Of I country
house TO carve fo- her guests Ell
ques1e demanded II OF her. and 10 one
might relieve her Of her srduous task.
lot even the master. To the latter was
only assigned the ess. labor Of passing
the bottle and looking On while each
joint was plaeed IN turn before his wife
Or daughter. as the cas- might be, and
by her rapidly manipulated Carving
became one OF the branches Of 8 good
feminine education. and there were pro
tesSsoaal carving master who taught
the young ladies
Lady Mary Wo-uey Montssu took
lessons in the art three times s week
and On her fathers public days made s
practice Of having her own dinner an
hour o. two beforehand a guest who
did not receive his portion from bis
hostess OWN fair hands would have
considered himself much agEisvei
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Ratt1esnakes Seldom Attack,

OF rartlesnakes there are at least .
dozen. probably fifteen, different kinds,
all inhabitants OF America exclusive
y. where they range from the north
era United States down to Pasasouis.
The common. or banded. ~ragSlesnake
extends from Maine 10 Texas. Once
generally abundant, il is happily now a
rare animal save III the more rhinly In
hshited districts OF the southern sni
western states II may attain a length
Of i've feet with q large triangular and
rattened head 1t feeds on rabbits
rats and squirrels and is for the most
part q slow and sluggish animal. wait
ing quietly I'LL some prey approaches
it This siuggishness makes it the
more dangerous. SIS it may be stepped
upon unswarss, with a most fatal re-
suit But it never either attacks spon-
ssnecasiy or pursues a resreatng ne
my,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
The BCAXer.

The beaver is really a sort Of porta.
Bile pulp mill. grinding up almost any
kin of wood that N his way. saws
a writer. l one measured a white
birch tree twenty-five inches through
cut down by a beaver. A single bea.
yer generally. if not always, amputates
the tree, and when it down the
whole family fall TO and have a regu.
lar frolic with the bark and branches,
4 big beaver will bring down q fair
sized sapling-say three inches through
in about two minutes and a large
tree in about al hour. The ability of
8 beaver to remain under water for 8
long time is o really so tough a prob
lem as II looks. When the lake or
pond is frozen over a beaver will come
to the under surface of the ice and ex
pei his breath so that it will form a
wide, fat bubble. The air, coming In
contact with the ice and water. is puri-
fed. and the beaver breathes 1t again.
This operation he can repeat several
times. Tie otter and muskrat do the
same thing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
ElECTED:.SCHoOL TEACHERS
Board of Education Selected the
Faculty for the City Schools
Two New Ones.

a meeting of the board o%f--..educa-
tion was held Monday evening FOR
the purpose of selecting the faculty
OF the city schools for the ensuing
year.
The following is the list: Prin-
cipal, Prof. G. a. Fry; :. assistant
principal. Miss Gold Corwin: second
assistant Miss Emma Haynes of Mt,
Vernon; special instructor in---high
school department, Prof. E. J. Quig-
ley; Misses Minnie Grace, Blanche
NandeBogart, Lille Patterson, Alice
Saul, Cora Miner, Pearl Jackson.
Mamie Saul for the west side; Misses
Edna Hathaway, Hannah Foley,
Lizzie Brown and Glare Nobis for the
east side. Miss Rinnie.Nolt for the
south side. Miss Mary Windle was
elected to the position of supervisor
OF music, a position she has held for
the past three months. With SUI
perintendent Hotf this makes a fac.
ulty numbering Is teachers. Prof.
Quigley is an addition to the teaching
force of the high school. The large
number entering that department
at the beginning OF the fail term has
made it necessary to add one uore
teacher, making four. Prof. Qu,p-
leyss salary was made $500 for the
year, The new teachers are Miss
Emma HAYNES, who graduates this
from the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Nermiition. and Miss-Rinnie Mott
who mas taught several terms-ln the
rural schools and --at--.~Riyerside,
both new teachers are capahle.and
conscientious in their efforts. Two
primary teachers, Miss Miner and
Miss Nohis. were given a raise in.sal.
airy, each receiving s55 per-month,
Miss Miner has received an appoint
ment to the schools at Sioux City but
1T is not known whether she will ac.
cept her election here or there.
The janitor force for the various
schools, Messrs. Wells and Rogers
for the west side, Roth for the east
side and Mrs. Carpenter for the south
side were reelected. The board de-
clded to remove the fence around the
west side school yard, looking toward
an improvement of the surroundings.
1t is the probable intention of the
board to remove the ouehouses and
connect the old west side building
with the sewer in the new building.
a. j. Kings was instructed to in
vestigate as to the cost Of the i'm
provement.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Life.

The poets exclamation: "Oh Life
| feel thee bounding in my veins is
a joyous one. Persons that can rarely
or never make it, in honesty to them
selves, are among the most unfertu.
nate They do not live, but exist:
for TO live implies more than to be.
To live is TO be well and serong-to
arise feeling equal TO the ordinary
duties of the day. and to retire not
overcome by them-to feel life bound
ing in the veins. a medicine that
has made thousands of people, men
and women. well and strong. has &C
comolished a great work, bestowipg
the richest blessings, and that medi-
cine is Hoods Sarsaparilla. The
weak, rundown or debiiitatsd, from
any cause, should not fail TO take it.
1t builds up the whole system.
changes existence into life and makes
life more Astounding. We are glad to
say these words in its favor 20 the
readers Of our columns