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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
SNAKES HAUL HIS soAr.
Truthful Fisherman Tells story Which
Must Be Believed.

Must Be Believed.
Or. Bergesser of Nevada Is the pos
SCISSOR OF a lot Of trained snakes which
some time ago he deposited in Tucker
Lake. AS soon as the doctor gets In a
skin these trained snakes, which have
the faculty OF distinguishing their
master from anyone else. swim 10 his
skin. and hooking their tails over the
bow of his boat, haul him TO the place
where the bass are playing thickest.
when the doctor prepares 70 ash
these educated reptiles unhook their
tails and swim away.
After the doctor catches a boatload
Of bass. these Intelligent snakes re
turn, hook their tails over the boat
and pull him to shore. always bidding
him good-by with a hearty tailshake.
which they hold above the water IN
a most friendly manner
This is the reason Or. Bergesser can
catch fish where other successful
anglers fail.
The doctor also says that he has
noted a certain kind Of frog which sits
on the bank and warns the fish not TO
bite, and he always has 10 shoot these
frogs before be can have any luck
fishing.
The doctor is not only a successful,
but he Is also a truthful fisherman. as
persons win realize who read Of the
manner OF his success as thus stipu
lated.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

Praised he the lips u the Morn
Fer their musical message OF Light.
For their bird-chnntcd burden % song,
iralHcd b. the young Earth reborn
For lts freshness and glory and miFht
And The thoughts Of hiEh solemn %.
fEht
That AZ aash q its purity thrnnr
Praised be tho iina 90 The Day
10 their clarion call 90 the neif.
Where abe Hattie ~ Life must he fought
Praised bs the nre ~ th~ fraY.
Where the soul ls refined and annsalcd.
And The spirit heroic revealed
And pure ruld from base substances
wrought
Praised DO the lips OF the Night
Fer their murmur0ua messaEe % Rest.
For their iuiluhys mnthcriY sweet.
Praised hr the dreams 90 delight
While tired fAfe IN naleep iu Loves nest.
And ln harmony md and hlest
Heavens calm d earth's loveiiness
meet.
Israel ZanFwiu.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

DR.. c. d. Vermilllon OF Tescott tells
a joke on himself. He was called ten
miles into the country 10 attend = pa.
tient.
lie returned 10 bis home al day
break and was astonished 20 see Dr.
Anderson OF Beverly emerging from
his house. What are you doing here
AZ thls hour. be demanded curtly Of
HIS brother physician. Go into the
house aud see" snapped Dr.. Ander
son as he drove away. And going into
the house Dr.. Vcrmillion found a hne
ten.pound haby-Miuneapolia (Kan.l
Messenger.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

A hungry. discouraged and penni
less American OF "a sat on a bench
on the alameda at Quillaine. In one
of the South American states. It was
twilight The band played and the
people p~romenaded.
He had made a long journey over
the mountains, after meeting with all
kinds of bad luck, and on the morrow
would ask the American consul to
ship him home as a distressed" He
had not tasted food for t~wenty-four
hours. and his lodging that night must
be In the open air.
Clothed in evening dress and with
a hundred dollars in his pocket. Tom
Mosher would have looked what he
was. but ragged and pennilesa. he
shrank from observation, even though
he chung TO his seat to rest his aching
bones.
Then Il happened. 4 young lady
promenading on the arm OF her father
dropped her handkerchief to start q
airtation with n military officer. The
handkerchief fell equi-distant from
Mosher and the officer, and both
sprang forward. bumped their heads
together and rolled on the asphalt.
You losferi You tramp You
scum" shouted the officer as no
reached his feet.
1t was no ones fault-a pure ac-
cident. replied Tom. who had been
successful ia securing the handker-
chief.
Away with you. scum. OF III cut
you down. shrieked the officer as
he drew his sword and hourished il
about with great ~fereeness.
STEADY. man. Don't get in a tenn
per over nothing"
Then take that"
Tom took Il. That Is. instead Of
taking a blow with the fat OF the
sword he took the sword itself from
the hands Of the Inundated and en-
ragged officer and stepped back TO de-
fend himself from a dozen men rush
ing Up with ordinations on their
lips.
Mob hint Shoot hint He's a for
eigneri He's a reyolubunistt"
In two minutes a crowd Of 100 peo-
pie surrounded the pair and hercely
demanded an explanation.
The officer lied. He said that Tom
had appealed TO him for charity. and.
being refused. suddenly attacked him
and got possession Of his sword.
The crowd wanted no further ex-
cuse. Nearly every man had a knife.
but 20 n seemed to have a pistol.
They pushed forward to lay hands on
the American. calling for the police
at the same time, but when Toms
borrowed sword began TO play they
dared not close in.
Tom began a retreat. He did not
know where Il would end. but he
slowly fell back. down the wide ave
nue.. The police arrived and demand.
ed his surrender. and presently the
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

under dog Got any prospectey-
"Golng home on charity Of Uncle
Sam.
"umi Know anything about cop
per m~iningf"
I'm a bic OF a civil engineer and
can boss q gang Of mem"
Unit Come down to the hotel and
get acquainted with us. lilly says
you are a mar OF sand. Come down.
we won't bite YOU
Il was two years before Col, Dale
had a sonintaw. but his name was
Tom Mosher.- Elizabeth Bailey IN
Boston Globe.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
Model Fishino Gown.

A fshing d7css ordered by a well
known dem0iselle In the high walks
OF life IL OF gray and black water.
proof The coat sleeves o. the close
waist displaying a conservative small.
ness for any degree 81 picturesque
ness at this point IL not considered
good taste with sporting wear A
grcen leather belt and a green slik
crown band for The white feii alpine
are prescribed fishing touches.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

~sword-play. and the grim look around
hls mouth satisfied them that he was
"out for business"
As the crowd stood growing and
cursing and menacing the girl re
turned from her room with a re
vOlyer In her hand. and said 10 Tom.
ITS dads pet gun. and / know how
@ use Il. Now, then. let the gentle
men walk up. Keep your face to this
mob. and IL anyone comes up the back
stairs they'll ind me on guard. You
are an American aren't your"
"Ies-Tom Mosher Of Fail River"
And am here with my father. Col.
Dale OF Montana. He owns most OF
the Uncle Sam copper mine. What is
the trouble abOut?"
Tom briefly explained, and he had
just finished when the crowd gave
way for the mayor 10 ascend alone.
"senor Americana, I demand your
peaceful surrender In the name OF the
law. You have assaulted an ofBeer OF
the army and dehed the police. but I
promise you a fair trial"
The officer who says I assaulted
him is a liar" replied Tom. "and I
shall surrender only when so advised
by the American consul
Then the young lady viii please
retire while We XIII or capture you"
The y0ung lady viii remain right
herel" answered Miss Dale. "and II
there is & rush. look out for lead,
Bat the senogita will not protect a
reyolutionist-a criminal-a man who
has forfeited his lief"
We viii hold the stairs against you
al. This mar is an American. lie is
neither a criminal O a revolution.
lst
Thank you. Miss Dale" replied
Tom. without looking her way. It's
very brave OF you 90 stand BY me Ia
this way, but n they rush as AID three
or four people are killed. wont Il
make matters q great deal woraef"
III you surrendered now they'd
takb you out aud shoot you. and Il
viii be no worse II you fight for your
lie. II that old dad Of mine was
only here9"
We'll what's wanted7@ asked a
voice Al her elbow and she turned to
hnd that her father had Joined her.
"Oh. dad. this Is an American, and
they want 10 kiil bimi"
4 see. Well. here's the consul right
behind me. Give me that gun and
you fall back. Proud 81 you. my girl
proud Of you-but let me DO q little
talking
Col Dale talked. the consul talked
and the mayor talked. and as a re.
sun the mob withdrew. As a second
result the consul became responsible
for Tom Mosher's appearance In court
next day.
He told . plain story and tho mill.
tary oaicer thought best not 70 deny
II. His fine Was a nominal one. and
the mayor was one Of the hrst 10
shake hands with him after he was
released.
We'll. young man. you had a close
call Of H. said the colonel a. be
slapped Tom on the back.
IT was your daughter, sir. who
helped me out"
Just like Tiily-always with the
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
For Vouna Girls.

No other form Of negligee Is quite
20 popular or so satisfactory as the
hmono gown. The very pretty one
shown Is designed for young girls aud
combines lowered batiste with bands
OF white most effectively. The style
Is the familiar one that Is so general.
ly liked and can be varied by making
the yoke TO match the bands in place
OF the gown. or by using plain ma
terial for the foundation. Powered for
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
corrssponasnts' status chanosd.

A war correspondent who worked
Ia the days when war correspondents
we're somebody was the ages Sir
william Russell. now living In Eng.
land. IN HIS eighty fourth year. re
reported the Crimean war. our civil
war and later wars down 70 1850, for
the London Times. Interviewed the
other day. be was asked 10 explain
the difference between war CORE
sDondence then and now. and this
was the prompt answer I'm my time
We were free 10 20 everywhere. Now
correspondents are rot free to go n
where. apparently"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

mcnts and Turkish toweling DO not
require ironing and viii be much bot.
ter without H. he sure that they are
thoroughly DRY. Of course. before fold.
Ing and putting them away. Care
must Do taken 10 shake out such
things and 10 PIN them on the line
In such a manner that they will not
he drawn out % shape
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

hoodlum element began e throw
stones and heave aoWer pots.
To the demands Of the police he
was silent. the missiles thrown he
had good luck In lodging. He had
been pressed back fous blocks and a
crowd was forming In his rear. when
above the cries and shouts Of tho
street he heard a woman's voice;
Into the hotel here and upstairsl
IT'S your only chancs'"
From the corner Of his eye he saw
a girl on the balcony Of a building TO
his right--a girl leaning far over the
iron railing and waving 70 him,
Drawing a long breath, he made as
n 10 charge the crowd. and then sud
denly rushed lhtc the shelter OF the
archway. drove three or fopr men
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
small Hats LITTLE Shown.

New autumn hats. or rather hats 10
De offered the autumn buyers. are
largely o. lace IN black or white. or
even IN certain colors. tho latter. or
COURSE. 20 match the colors Of The
gowns they are to be worn with.
clany venise and trish are used
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

Design b. May Manton.
the trimming. To make the hmOno
for a girl OF n years OF x viii be
required ca yards OF material 81 or
A. yards 80 inches wide, with 2H
yards for bands.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

from his path and buried up the
bread stairway.
At its head he met a girl OF 20
whom he knew at once to be from the
United States. AS he stood gasping
for breath she said:
Hold the stairs for three minutes
and III be back with something to
shoot With"
The police aud the mob crowded
into the vestibule.
zone rush and he is ours"
There was q rush. but Il paused be
fore the head OF the stairs was
reached. Tom Mosber had learned
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
POSTAL WIRES ARE CUT.

Western Union Telegraph People a
Savannah start a Merry War.
Monday the Western Union started
a crusade against the Postal Telegraph
Company in Savannah. Manager
PesbFes, of the Western Union, took
Ayrss Of Iinemen and cut down the
wires from the Western Union poles,
on which they had been strung. This
cut cut an important sub-station Of the
Postal and destroyed three circuits.
An appeal was made to the city au-
thorities, but found it was unsupported
hV any ordinance.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
IRoNcLAD TRAIN FOR GEAR.

Russian Ruler May Go to the Front
in Protected Railroad Car.
An ironclad train is being built for
the car to take him to the Far East
if he should decide to head the army.
The train will consist of a summer
and winter palace car home, sleeping
quarters for 800 men and stables for
a hundred horses. The difficulty is COM
bining safety with minimum Of
weight. The rails of the Siberian road
are not heavy enough for ironclad
trains such as the English used in
Africa.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22

her up, and she turned turtle. Our.
squadron was under Golden Hill. The.
Japanese squadron was approaching.
Vice Admiral Makaroff evidently was
lost. Grand Duke Cyril was saved.
He is slightly injured. Captain Jakov-
loft was saved, though severely in
jured, as were five officers and thirty
two men, all more or less injured.
"Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky
has assumed command Of the feet"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22

magazines was melted. Smoke and
the fumes of the burned powder made
it almost impossible to enter either
the turret or the handling room, but
officers and men, with handkerchiefs
over their faces, made efforts to res
cue the men inside.
Before the fumes Of the burning
powder had left the turret officers and
men were in lifting the dying and dead
men.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
PROTEST UNDER CONSIDERATION

Uncle sam Cannot Act on Hypothetical
Wireless Telegraphy Case.
The state department has taken the
protest regarding wireless telegraphy
In the Russo-Japanese war under con-
sideration, but following the almost
unbroken practice, it probably will de-
cline to take any action on a hypo-
thetical case.
If an American citizen is arrested by
the Russian officials the state depart
ment will lay down line of policy
to meet this Kovel departure in in
tcrnational law.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
TO RELOCATE TRADING STAMPS
Atlanta Merchants Will Not Pay Heavy
License Tax lmposed.

Leading Atlanta merchants who
have been giving trading stamps, have
agreed to discontinue that feature Of
their business on July /, and the city
council will have before it st it's next
meeting a measure seeking to have the
recently enacted ordinance placing a
500 license on trading stamps become
effective on that date
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Battleship Strikes a
Mine and Quickly
Goes to Bottom.
Vice Admiral Makarof and
Nearly His Entire Grew
Went Down With
Fated Vessel,

An Associated Press dispatch from
St. Petersburg says: Official kilograms
from Port Arthur state that the Rus
sian battle ship Petropavlovsk has
been sunk off the entrance to the har-
bor
1t is estimated that eight hundred
men lost their lives by the destruction
of the ship.
Among those who were drowned
were vice Admiral Makaroff, the COM
mander of the Russian naval forces in
the Far East.
So far as known only four of the
officers were saved, among them being
the Grand Duke Cyril, first officer Of
the vessel, who was wounded.
AS the japanese fleet approached,
Vice Admiral Makaroff ordered his
whole squadron out of the harbor to
meet the attack.
According to the Associated Press
informant, while preparing to draw up
his line of battle in the outer road
stead, the Petropavlovks struck a
mine on her starboard side, amidship,
and Immediately began to heel. Be-
fore the crew could food the compart-
ments of the vessel in order to keep
her on an even keel, she turned bot
tom up and sank in a few minutes,
carrying down almost the entire crew.
Captain N. Jakovloff, the Grand Duke
Cyril and two other officers were saw
co because they were standing on the
upper bridge. The frightfuI loss of
life among the officers and men was
due to the fact that they were at their
stations ready for action.
The Petropavlovsk turned turtle in
a manner similar to the British battle
ship Victoria, which was rammed by
the Camperdown in 1893, and to the
incident in the Chino-Japanese war,
when a Chinese warship turned tur-
tie, many Of the crew remaining alive
for several days, hammering desper-
atplV IN the 11ptl1rnnd hull
The correspondent of the Associated
Press was informed Wednesday after
noon that Grand Duke Boris was going
to accompany his brother to Mukden.
According to the advices received,
Grand Duke CyriPs injuries were
slight.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
IeoRRoTEs TO FEAST ON DOGS
Ediot Of Humane Society at ST. Louis
to Be IGNORED.


to Be Ignored.
There is great Joy in the Igorrote re.
servation at the worlds fair in st.
Louis. The Igorrotes are going to
have dog feast, for which all arrange
ments have been made Six delicious
dogs were mysteriously tethered to
stakes in the reservation Sunday and
carefully guarded by the savage Igor.
rotes from the Philippines.
Governor Hunt who has charge Of
the Igorrotes, states that the humane
society cannot interfere with the pro-
posed feast, as the reservation is 800
yards outside the city limits, which
also precludes interference by munich.
pal authorities.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Powder Explosion on
MISSOURI Wreaks
Deadly Carnival.
Twenty-nine Marines Hurled
Into Eternity While Doing
Target Practice OFF
Pensacola.

A Pensacola, Fla, special says; By
the explosion of 1000 pounds of pow
der in the after 12-inch turret and in
the handling room of the battle ship
Missouri. Captain William s. Cowles,
commanding, Twenty-Five men were in
stantly killed and FIVE injured, two
of whom will die.
The Missouri was on the target
range with the Texas and Brooklyn at
practice about noon when charge OF
powder in the 12.inch lefthand gun ex-
ploded, igniting four charges Of pow
der In the handling room. all exploded
and only one man of the entire turret
and handling crew survives.
But for the prompt and efficient work
of Captain William S. Cowles in food
ing the handling room and magazine
with water, one OF the magazines
would have exploded and the ship
would consequently have been destroy
ed with every man on board.
At the time of the explosion the
fourth shot was being loaded and from
indications the first half Of the charge
had been rammed home and the Sec
ond section was being rammed home
when gases from the shot previously
fired or portions of tn ecloth cover ig-
nited the powder.
The breech was open and dull
thud gave notice of something unus-
ual No loud report was made, but
flames were seen to leap from every
portion of the turret A few seconds
afterwards another explosion some
what more fierce occurred. This was
in the handling room below, where l.
500 pounds Of powder or four charges
ready to be hOisted above and ignited
Three minutes after the explosion
ali were on deck and the surgeons
from the Missouri, Texas and Brook
Ign were attending to those rot dead.
The twenty-five men Of the turret
were found lying in heap. They had
started for the exit when the first ex-
plosion occurred and had just reached
there when the more terrible explosion
in the handling room occurred which
burned and strangled them to death.
Bodies Terribly MangIed.
The bodies were hardly recogniza-
BILE the terrible and quick fire having
burnt clothing from the bodies of the
men, and the flesh hung from them in
, shreds. The faces were mutilated by
the smoke and flames. Only one man
was breathing when the turret crew
was rescued, and he died a moment
after he reached deck.
In less than five second after the
first explosion two streams of water
were being played in the rooms, and
when volunteers were called for every
man of the ship responded and were
eager to go into the turrets and rescue
the crew.
The second explosion occurred near
one of the magazines and so hot was
the fire that the brass work Of the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
eAMMoNs MAKES Confession.
Tells of Killing Farmer Kimsey and
His Daughter, Fannie.

tbs Odu8UlCIy ! eiuiSs
A dispatch from Jackson, Miss,
says: Ed Gammons, the young white
man who killed Lake Kimsey, of Wa
ter Valley, and his daughter, Fannie,
has made a confession in regard to
the killing of Mr.. Kimsey
In his confession he, for the first
time, tells of the killing of the girl,
with whom he was in love.
He says that when he went to the
house after killing her father in the
field, he told the girl about it, and they
at first planned to run away and get
married, but he says the girl suddenly
changed her mind, and asked him to
kill her, which he says he refused
to do at first. Then she tried to snatch
the pistol from his hand, whereupon
he told her to step off a few PAGES and
Gurn her back, which she did, and
then he shot her.
First Minister from Paraguay.
Don Cecilo Baez, envoy extraordira-
ry and minister plenitpotentiary to
the United Staes from Paraguay, was
received by President Roosevelt at
the white house Saturday, Secretary
of State Hay presenting the new min
lister.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
OF sULLVs COTTON.

Judge Orders that Warehouse Receipts
be Given to Receivers.
After hearing in the United States
district court at New York Saturday
Judge Holt issued an order directing
the Guarantee Trust Company to turn
over to Receivers Taft and Miller, of
the Suspended firm of D. J. Sully &
Co., the warehouse receipts for the
3,008 bales of cotton and the cash bal
ance of $12,209 which was still held
by the trust company.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Report Received by Gear.

The following dispatch was received
in st. Petersburg from Rear Admiral
Grigovitch, the commandant at Port
Arthur, addressed to the emperor:
Port Arthur, April 13.-The Petro-
pavlovsk struck mine, which blew
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
JELKs GOES TO MEXICO.
Alabama Governor Seeks Health on
the Advice of Physicians.

the Advice of Physicians.
Hen. William. D. Jelks, governor of
Alabama, accompanied by his wife
and daughter, left Thursday for Las
Vegas, N. NJ, in search Of health.
The governors health is badly run
down and on medical advice he will
seek rest in high altitude. He ex-
poets to be gone several weeks. Lieu
tenant Governor R. M. Cunningham,
who is in Europe, has been cabled to
come home and take charge of the
executive office after the expiration OF
twenty days.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
CRUM CASE CALLED up.

Nomination of Charleston Colored
Collector Again Postponed.
The nomination of w. D. Crum to
be collector of customs at Charleston,
S. c., was called up in executive ses-
sion of the senate Thursday by Sena.
tor Gallinger
Senator Tillman, who opposed the
confirmation, explained that he was
not we'll enough to make a speech ana
the nomination went over out of cour-
tesy to him.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
MAKARoFF BRAVE OFFICER.
Sad Fate Of Russian Admiral Creates
Profound Sensation.

The news of the death of Admiral
Makaroff caused a profound sensation
in naval and military circles at Wash.
ington, for he was probably better
known than any other Russian naval
officer. This was because of the fact
that he had visited the United States
in 1896-97 and also commanded the
Russian north Atlantic squadron. The
general opinion is that Makaroff was
al officer of singular ability. In the
matter of personal bravery he had no
superior