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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-17

The late is badly in need of rain to advance it to
maturity before frost comes.
Corn has advanced but it is in need of rain
and continuation of weather. 1t is the opinion of
some that much of the crop will FROST
Hayng drawing to Close and the crop that been
secured very heavy and of excellent quality.
COUNTIES.
weather pen coasidefae1S
barley fine crops ripening FAST owing
qs5 and an dy Everything in
~f WHEAT 9 @
I tee cme segas
fs for wheat rusty heads
has wes ha
good barley will be cut the first
Ts % on @ s .a s
FOSTER very dry grain ripening SLOWLY
wheat 6ipg good crop ia da
mot as
oats harvest general some rust in early wheat late
KiDDERsteele Harvest OATS barley some wheat in
5e.} 5sa o5 barley al!
be " Eft; 1s c sss; k.s
Hssse report
s bs %s g dry
late nesd g. 1Hn ay wheat harvest
% t*n s n: ss
eas 5a Wit very BAD
1a es f 1o
s :s s'fy
ss! and
yield very heavy potatoes penng; needs rain
ssz Ws az
wsate1 past favorable
pss se e~
sfes* r Mon
ss ID,
Msehs crops during
ssS :essss East: sa: q s ss1
s ws rS:s x fstf9yse
coming on nicely barley complaint rust
done ~ black
@ sass
5 f9ssa Of oats
damage but mostly
r saey ali but eu
some eat damaged by rust and worth cutting
sa
5s7 being sst al
siderable barley damaged wheat
@ wheat
I
RoLErTE RoaPast very favorabe wheat filing WE'LL
some barley harvested hayne progress,
SARGENT-Cogsw
oats will be half late; good
Weather favorabe
splendd late also good. with good
yield cutting of and
ably injured by :. .l1I1 1'..I |"-sDo-9c.
STARK-Dckinson-A but do anv
good, except to freshen the ranges. -
wheat partly filed:
all wheat effected heads black
in spots oats and barley fairly good Finley
the wheat rusted badly
completed; corn growing fast will notm mature - 800
STUTSMAN-Edridge- slowly:
ley being cut rust bad all kinds Of
small grain considerable rust il wheat fields
andNo damage in this vicinity
oats barley and speltz nearly all harvested wheat
next week rain needed early fax looking
rpening grain as
there has rain hail. which cut bafeY had II
places. -#$ ..T.
-Aston-wheat filing fairly wel damage
helds oy hessian ny; haying finished
dry rain badly needed.
WELLsFessenden dry; some barley cut;
corn looking fine wheat being
harvest " not be grain viii be
account Of dry weather 7as5l-
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
POSTOFFICE DYNAMITED.
Arkansans Opposed to Negro Postmaster Supposed to Have
 Done the Work.

Humphrey, Ark, March 1.
 The postoffice building was blown to atoms by dynamite yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. The report awakened the people of the neighborhood and broke some windows in the adjoining build- ings. Nothing has developed to throw suspicion on any one, but the supposition is that some one did the deed on account of ob- jection to the postmaster, who is a negro. As the postmaster be- fore him, a negro blythe name of Toms, was sent to the penitenti- ary for robbing the office of reg istered matter, and the negro appointed being very inefficient, there is naturally much talk as to the way the postal affairs have been conducted. The postmaster was absent from town and has not yet returned, the postoffice being in charge of the deputy, a young negro girl, the daughter of the postmaster. By far the larger portion and better class of citizens are outspoken in their denunciation and heartily wish that the person who did the deed may be caught and severely dealt with. Another opinion advanced by some is that it was robbers who blew up the building to hide traces of their crime, but few put any faith in that view of the matter.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
KANSAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1904
MARRIAGE SETTLED SUIT. Wealthy Arkansan, Aged 75,
 Weeds Girl of IS.

Walnut Ridge, March 1. One week ago a breach of promise suit was filed in the Lawrence county circuit court for $10,000 damages.
 The suit was brought by Miss Fair Belle Hill of Minturn against A. w. Shirley, merchant and land owner of Minturn, whose wealth is rated at Sl00,000 at least.
 The age of the bride is Is and that of the groom is 75. The parties to the suit came to Wal nut Ridge yesterday and were united in marriage.
 By the terms of the marriage contract the suit was withdrawn and the bride accepts a stipulated inheritance.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
COMMENDS SHERIFF RANDY

The courageous and conscien- tious action of Sheriff Randy at Newport on Sunday night when he succeeded in saving a negro from a mob in all probability prevented the committing of a public crime that would have cast a stain on the state of Ar kansas.
 While lynching is always to be deplored, we suppose there is no present prospect that summary execution will not be resorted to when a community has been aroused by the brutal assaulting of a white woman by a lecherous negro, but the guilt of the negro in the jail at Newport had not been established, .and 1t is to the everlasting credit of all concerned that he was not allowed to be taken out and swung up for a crime that the next few hours might have shown was commit ted by another.
 The institution of lynching has the advantage that no guilty man escapes, but on the other hand the courts have the advan- tage that no innocent man is put to death. Little Rock Gazette.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
ARSENIC AND BREAD.
Mrs. Ogden Bryant and Her Two
 Daughters Have Close Call.

| Texarkana, March l. Mrs. Ogden Bryant, one of the most prominent ladies of Texarkana, and her two daughters were taken deathly sick shortly after dinner yesterday and physicians who were hastily summoned pro- bounced that they were suffer ing from arsenical poisoning. Four doctors labored continuously with them throughout the night, and it was only by the most he roic treatment that their lives 1 were saved.
 l Miss Bessie, the 17-year-old daughter, is still in very criti- cal condition, though slightly better tonight. The others are out of danger.
 The poison has been traced to the bread eaten at dinner and a thorough investigation is now in progress.
 Mrs. Bryant is the mother of Col. Ben M. Foreman, former postmaster and present leader of the insurgent Republican organ ization of Arkansas.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
REV. w. K. BOCOCK.

Lexington, Va, Feb. 29. ' The funeral services of the Rev. Walter Kemper Bocock, who died in Philadelphia Tuesday, Febru- ary 18th, were conducted in old St. Stephens, in that city, on Friday, February 18th, conducted by the Misrepresentation, the Rt. Rev. Mackey-Smith. The interment took place in Lexing- ton Saturday, the 20th, after ad- ditional service in the Lexington Presbyterian church, conducted by the Rev. Professor James A. Quarles, D. D., of Washington and Lee University, and the Rev. R. J. Mcbride, D. D., rector of R. E. Lee Memorial church.
 MT. Bocock was the son of an eminent Presbyterian divine, the Rev. John H. Bocock, D. D., and nephew of a former attorney general of Virginia, the Hon. Willis P. Bocock, and of the Hon. Thomas s. Bocock, for many years a member of the Federal congress, and the only speaker of the Confederate congress. His mother, Sarah Margaret Kemper, is a sister of the late General James Lawton Kemper, governor of Virginia from 1873 to 1877.
 After graduation at Washing ton and Lee University with the degree of M. A. in 1877, MT. Bo- The Piggd2 1S
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
IRVING FRENCH COMPANY

The Irving French Company of recognized artists will open a three nights engagement at the opera house Thursday evening when the roaring comedy-drama entitled "A Runaway Wife, will be presented. No truer words have been uttered than Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. z This attraction is guaranteed to drive away dull care, so you can't afford to miss it at prices that please all. Prices 15, 25 and 35 cents. Ladies free opening night only if accompanied by an escort with one paid 35-cent ticket.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
NINE BIRTHDAYS,
 40 YEARS OLD.

Pine Bluff, Maroh 1. Last night Dr. J. w. Scales enter tained his friends with a banquet at the Hotel Trulock, the occa- sion being the celebration of his ninth birthday. Dr. Scales was born February 29, 1864, and has a birthday only once in foul years. This is his first birthday in eight years, as there was nc leap year in 1900.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
MRS. HUDSON DEAD.

 Helena, March 1. Mrs. F. M. Hudson of Poplar Grove died at her home last night of an attack of the grip or some kindred dis ease. Mrs. Hudson was in her eighty-ffth year, and her en- feebled constitution was unable to withstand the disease. Two children survive her, County As sessor J. M. Hudson of Poplar Grove and Mrs. w. B. Dilzell of this city. The remains will be inferred at Marvell tomorrow morning.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
cock entered journalism in Phila- delphia under the aegis of Col
 onel A. K. Mcclure, and rose to


 delphia under the aegis of Col onel A. K. Mcclure, and rose to eminence in his profession.
 In 1892 he decided to enter the ministry and deal from the pull pit with the problems nearest and dearest to his heart. At this time he was the leading edi- torial writer of the New York Press. He studied in the Union Theological Seminary at Hamp- den-Sidney, Va, and the Gen. eral Theological Seminary of New York, was ordained to the priesthood and had charges in Detroit, Mich, Darlington. Md, West Washington, D. O., and elsewhere. His active work in the pulpit was interrupted by severe ill-health, and for the last few years of his life he was a member of the staff of the Church Standard of Philadelphia. In that city he was particularly ac- tive in dealing practically with sociological problems, was presi- dent of the Christian Social Union and editor of it's periodi- cal. He had contributed also articles of distinct literary merit for many years to various secu- lar and religious magazines. He won from all sorts and conditions of men respect, admiration and love.
 MT. Bocock is survived by his mother, Mrs. John H. Bocock, who lives with her daughter, Jasper, the wife of Rev. R. B. Willis of Searcy, Ark, and one brother, Professor H. Bocock, professor of Greek in the Uni versity of Georgia at Athens.
 Richmond (Va.) Times-D Dispatch.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-02
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

| will be in my office from 7:30 o'clock a. m. to 6o'clock p. m. to collect taxes. Office will close to balance collections and answer letters. Books will be closed on April 10th and 25 per cent penal ty will be added. Don't wait un- til the last day or week.
 Your friend,
 R. w. RANDY,
 Sheriff and Collector. Newport. Ark, Feb. 22. 55
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18
CHILDREN'S DECEITS.
Signs of Depravity in Little Ones
That BOde iii for Their
Future.

Natural depravity of the youthful
mind was fully shown in North side
confectionery store, when three little
girls entered the shop in Indian file
and make a bee-line for the candy
counter in the rear Thei: faces wore
an expression OF injured innocence,
says the Chicago Tribune.
well, what do you want row?"
the old woman who was proprietor Of
the place inquired.
Oh" said the eldes, girl. barely
seven years old, j rkiug her elbow
EXPIRE ssly in the direction OF one OF
her small companions, "she gave you
a nickle Instead OF cent" The old
woman went b .hind the counter and
took out a tin box containing q num-
Der OF coppers. She peered into the
box, she shook il, - make sure there
was no nickel lurking among the
other coins, and then held it under
the noses OF the little girls. exclaim-
ing sharply: There. now! Do you
see any nickel there?"
Without replying the girls fled
out OF the shop, each face clouded by
an expression of hopeless disappoint-
ment.
"You wouldn't believe it," said the
old woman, bitterly. Il wouldn't
believe It myself ii didn't stand
here all day ard see it with my OWE
eyes The deceits Of children are a.
NEST enough TO drive me crazy. They
COX you right in the face with angel
eyes and lie TO on as "a Sly as If their
tongues were oiled. Many 2 penny
l lost bec5us= could not b-..-va that
mere babies were trying 20 Swinale
me, When catch them r., it they
run out just IS those girls did with
ont saying any thirg. That does not
keep them hon coming back here
again, though
"The boys around here are just as
bad rs the girls. Half a dozen boys
we're In here getting candy one day,
and they had got their candy and
hadn't paid for 1t, when boy stuck
his head In the door aud shouted:
Say, missus, your sign has tumbled
down. His eyes bulged out as If he
was scared. and my heart gave such
a jump that could scarcely get out
to the sidewalk. The sign was all
right. The boys left the store by a
rear door while was looking for the
boy. Afterwards they declared that
hey paid for the candy when they
got 1t. 1t Is dreadful to think what
men and women these Buys and girls
will be when they grow up"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18
. L. - TT q II r a.
Bosrs the 1Iha Kind You Have k9ays Bourh
''s; 4 &HMzzz
The December Smart Set.

Th- feature of the December smart
st IS urG 1n7'~dlv the novelette,.
delivering s7d His Dsu"ht=r o.
story r Washington ". b. Wv
author. Foxc, 30 y Wis Who's meteor
ic entranco irto the fi-'d OF fiction IS
likely to b ,he sensation Of the sea.
@ Tota'lv ok Down, this writers
Fl st marasciiot WAS not only accept
ID on sight 5v one OF the most con-
sentative publishing houses In Amer
ica, but two new books were con-
trscted for 10 form series of three,
all on the National politics and socie-
ty centcring at Washington. Mean
while the Smart Set has secured the
drst work to be published under the
name of Foxcroft Davis-a story OF
bic man and remarkable
woman In the interesting setting Of
| fe at the Nations capital, which no
author has yet known so intimately
and vitality. The appearance OF this
story Is II event.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18
. "A . TX q 1I.A
Bears the 1Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a &XHzzzx
Johns Ready Wit.

John was driving Mr.. and Mrs.
IT. to the station when it was noticed
that the horse would stop every now
and then, and Mr.. T. remarked upon
it.
"What is the matter this morn
ing, John !" he asked.
"Shure, sorr," said John, "the
horse is sensible craythur, an Oh
think that he stops now an thin to
listen as to what yez are sayin' be-
hind his back, SORT"
The truth Of the matter was,
though, that John in trying to lis
ten himself neglected to pay atten-
ton TO his business, but his ready
wit saved him from any reprimand
on that occasion.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18
formation on the subi .ct and he will

formation on the subj .ct and he will
tell you that it Is because they are in
70 IN like crescent, the sacred EN-
pr, III OF Islam.
A Polish Jew will explain that az
the Passover the blood epJiuk e upon
the Intel and doorpost, III the man.
ner dire cted by their ri ual, fosms the
chief points OF an arch; hence OBJ
viously, the value # shaped tai
ismens such as horseshoe are.
The stoid and .unimag inative
Russian ptasant, on the other hand
maintains, that the luck associated
with 1.-THE horseshoe is chiefly due to
the material, irrs spective of its shape,
iron being additionally charm
wherewith to nulliiy the malevolent
designs OF evil spirits and COLLINS
Very different is the story by which
the IrishrIen seeks to account for his
liking for the same talismauic SYM
bpl. The name "Ironclad" or "Ire-
land" he will tell you originated as
follows
The whole island was once submer-
ged In the sea, out of which 1t rose
only once In seven years. aud then
only for IA short time. Many attempts
had been lie To break the spell aud
induce the country to remain perma
nently above the waters. but all were
vain until one day a daring adven-
tuter threw horseshoe from the
boat on the topmost peak OF Wicklow
mountains, just as they were dis,p-
peaIing beneath the waves. Then.
at last, was the ban removed. The
Emerald Isle b-eau forth with to rise
from the ocean depths. into which it
had sunk, and it has been dry land,
more or less. ever since.
la England up to comparatively re-
cent times, hors. Shoes were used al.
nost tv,rywhere as anti-witch
charms, and the custom is not yet an
extinct one. No witch, it used to be
~aid, could enter building over the
door Of which a horseshoe-or better
still, three hoIseshoes-had been fix
ed prougs downward.
The origin of this particular belief
is Ieferable to the oil legion OF ST.
Dunstsn, This versatile Eoglish &c
Giles ,tic was a skillet farrilr, aud
one day while at work IA his forge
the Evil One entered In disguise and
and requested Dlus'a1 to shoe his
single hoof." The saint. although
ne al once rccogniz II his malign Gus
toner, acceded. but caused him SO
much pain during the operation that
satan begged him 10 desist This
Dustan did, but only after h had
made the Evil One promise that
neither he nor any OF the lesser spir-
it his scs"a7tS. would ever modest
the inmat - If a house where a horse
shoe was displayed.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18
. "A ST o1IA.
s Bear. tn. %h' x Kind y. Hay. Always Bought
Signature ss &>Azzzw
Horseshoe Luck.
[Chicago Chronicle.1


The origin OF belief in horseshoe
luck" is so ancient that It's origin has
never been determined with certainty,
and no superstition is more universal.
Even since horses began to wear
shoes, those orsscents IF iron have
been accou1ti lucky emolems OF all
people, racss a nations that have
been acquainted with their use.
The Chinese, for instance, say they
nail them up over their doors as a
charm against evil spirits, b cause of
the cloes resemblance In shape be.
tween them and the arched body Of
of the sacred snake, Nagandra, one
OF their principal deities.
ass th- Turkish Mahomeiau for In
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18

In the Russian camp after a twenty
mile ride with fractured collar bone.
In one of his perilous excursions In
to the Japanest line he unscrewed the
breach block of one of the gunners OF
the enemy and brought it back into
the Russian camp as trophy.
Although the arm regulations do
not allow enlistment at an earlier age
than eighteen. Zoueff's exploits
have won him full membership in the
Siberian riffs
A Japanese officer writing tor Les
lies Magazine thus describes one OF
the charges made by the Japanese iu-
!antry at Nsnsham:
Suddenly we saw from where we
were, on curve OF the Nsnshau crest
facing the Xinchsu b,y,a sight which
made our blood bound In our veins
1t was the bsttl,f,g of Nippon flap
pug away oVe' Mne'e 'He nus 'ian
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was al "'""dy' fle was STA 1ding
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18

cept him. Captain Itaki reluctantly
returned. He would have sacrificed
himself and all hands In his enter
p,ise if he had been allowed to pro
cxcd.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are becoming favorite tor
stomach troubles and constipation.
For sale by all druggists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-20
ITALIAN JUMPS
OUT HIGH WINDOW
Dashed to Death on the
Pavement Below.
AT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Had Become Despondent on Account of
Serious nlness-Evades His
Nurse at Night.

Tired of living in a ward in the En-
ergency Hospital where he was under
treatment for tuberculosis peritonitis.
Antonio Castantin. an italian, threw
himself out Of a fourth-story window
at that institution this morning about
$3.50 o'clock. and ended his life BY dash
ing his brains out on the asphalt below.
He was picked up by hospital attend
ants Immediately after he struck the
driveway, and although there were signs
Of life at that time he died within f1ve
minutes
His brother, Guiseppi, called at the
hospital this morning 10 see his sick
brother and when he was shown the
lifeless body he became violently mad
tore his hair and clothing and at
tempted TO cut his throat II was neces-
sary for the hospital officials to put
him in the strong room Of the hospital
In order to prevent him from carrying
out his threat 10 end his life He was
kept in the room all the morning. and
unless he Quiets down he will spenC
the night there.
His Family in Italy.
Suffering from acute bowel troubles
Antonio, who left his wife and children
in the southern part Of Italy two years
ago to court fortune In America. left
his work on the railroad and came Il
Continued on Second Page.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-20
RUSSIAN .SORTlE
MEETS REPULSE

LONDON. Sept pa dispatch from
Tokyo reports that five Russian bat
talions made a sortie from Port Arthur
on Sunday afternoon and attempted to
recapture the Etseshan fort
After severe fighting for several hours
the Russians were repulsed with heavy
losses
This story is not confirmed.
The Chefoo correspondent OF the 'Iele-
graph" says that letters from their hus-
bands received here by the wives OF or,
Gcers at Port Arthur say that the naval
guns at Liaotishan are nearly worn out
by incessant firing.
II Is added that a ship recently ran
the blockade. bringing a submarine boat
A. sections. Nobody In Port Arthur un-
derstands submarine boats, but some OF
the officers and crew q the Peresviet
Volunteered 10 operate the craft.
STbt weather has suddenly changed and
becorne Intensely cold. The Port Arthur
Garrison IS undergoing severe hardships
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-20
InpeigIed Into Ambush
COSSackS AnnihiLated

LONDON, Sept. 20.-Telegrams from
Shanghai report that some Russian bat
talions attacked the Japanese on the
heights east Of Yumentseshan. north
east Of Yentai. on the night OF Septem-
Der IS. but were repulsed with heavy
losses
A Berlin rumor represents the engage
rnent as a serious disaster for the Rus
SLAMS. a large force OF COssaClks being
ambushed and almost wiped out.
General May Have Been Killed.
Shanghai reiterates that General Mist
cbenxo has been killed, but gives no
details.
Everything is reported 70 be quiet at
Mukden. whence it is stated that fight
ing IS expected I'm the neignborhood Of
Sinunfntfng 10 the west
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. Q-A mes
saere has been received from Kuropatkin
reporting that his army Is engaged IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-20

harmony with the spirit Of the imperial
declaration Of war. which was based on
the principles Of justice, without regard
20 race or religion, Japan's sole object
being the safety OF the country and the
spread Of civilization In the interests Of
all nations.
NJ Saionji. leader Of the constitutional
party. accompanied by VI. YokOi. a
member of the diet. started for South
China, seeking 20 restore his health.
II 81 reported that the Korean crown
prince is seriously III with scarlet fever.
The prize court at SasebO has con-
demned part Of the cargOes Of the steam
ers Siping and Peking, which were cap
tured outside Of Port Arthur
The "NtChi NichI' says IL learns that
the authorities intend 20 change the con-
sCription law. extending the term OF
the second reserves.
The Jill Shimpo" says that heavy
rains impede the Russian retirement
from Mukden-
1t Is rumored that the Chinese govern
or of Mukden will be deported.