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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-19
Russia and England TO Confer.

Russia and England to Confer.
Count Samsdorff has instructed the
Russian Ambassador to confer with
Lord Lansdowne upon the Tibet
treaty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-19
Lake Baikal R. r. Opened.

A dispatch from Irkutsk said that
the railroad around Lake Baikal had
been opened for traffic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-19

Peru's New President.
Dr.. Jose Pardo was inaugurated
President Of Peru.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-31
Notice OF Sale Of School Bonds

Notice is hereby given that the trus-
tees of school district No. 13. Rosebud
County, Montana, will on the fourth
day of April, 1904, receive sealed pro-
posals and sell TWENTY-FIVE hundred
dollars ($2,50W of school bonds AS au-
thorized by the election held on the
10th day of February, 1904; said bonds
will be of the denomination of Five
Hundred Dollars $500 and each bear
interest at the rate of six (6 per cent
per annum; interest payable semi-an-
nually, and will mature in fifteen Q5)
years from and after date and be re-
deemable at any regular interest per-
iod after ten 1O years from date; said
bonds being issued for the purpose of
purchasing a school lot, the erection of
building and furnishing of the same
for the said school district.
BY order of the board of trustees.
Sam Newnes, John Larsen,
School clerk. Chairman.
Dated Howard, Rosebud County,
Montana, February ., 1904.
Date of first publication of this no
tice March 8, 1904. 4S-5t
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-31
Why Thus?

While our thriving little village is
working under the strain of summary
improvements, wise and otherwise, we
would be very much pleased if someone
who is on the inside would come for
ward and explain, for the benefit of
the public, why it is that our machines
of justice produce results so vastly diff
ferent in parallel cases. For instance:
Some two weeks ago an inoffensive la
borer came in from the north side of
the river, and having little money,
started out to have what he thought
was good time by trying to get a
corn~r on all the fighting whiskey in
town, but as the supply is unlimited
he fell short. He imbibed enough how
ever to make him think himself mon
arch of all he surveyed and as con-
sequence got into row in which he
was beaten so badly as to cause the
loss of his mind for an entire week.
When brought to trial he was sus-
pended on condition he leave the coun-
ty, which he lost no time in, doing.
Case number one.
Last week an individual who has
been around town for months, with no
visible means of support, took it upon
himself to indulge in ''high lone
some," in which he succeeded beyond
his fondest hopes, brought up in the
same place as the former "rounder'
in about the same condition, but being
a much larger man than his prede-
cessor, as we understand it, succeeded
in putting the bar tender hors de COM
bat and went on his way unmolested.
Case number two.
II we have the proper conception of
the word Justice" one of these men
was equally guilty with the other and
should be given the same course of
treatment. Is there one enforcement
OF the law for the poor sheep herder
who comes to town with few dollars
and gets too much snake poison and
another for the town loafer who COM
mits the same offense but who claims
to have little political pull?
We believe that the letter of the law
should be observed and enforced and
favors shown to none. What do you
Think
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-31
COUGHED ALL NIGHT
But Quickly Cured by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.

"a few mornings ago Mr.. ]. G.
Smitherman, a good citizen of this
place, came to the store for cough
medicine says DR.. d. N. Parnell, of
Maplesville, Ala. "He was SO hoarse
he could hardly talk and said he had
coughed all the night before. I sold
him bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and told him that if it did not
relieve him he might bring the bottle
back and get his money. I saw him
next morning carrying the bottle to the
store where he works, and he told me
it did him more good than any medi-
cine he had ever used" For sale by
all druggists.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-31

In another column in this issue will
be found the "Notice of Special Elect
ion," to be held April 30th, for the
purpose of determining whether or not
Forsyth shall be incorporated. While
Incorporation has its disadvantages ii
also has advantages and we suggest
that you 60 to the polls Saturday,
April 3Oth, and vote your convictions,
be they for or againgt, and if it be the
wish of the majority of citizens that
the town incorporates be it.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-31
The Duty OF Democrats

The decision of the merger case inn
poses duty on democrats as we'll as
upon the administration. The anti
trust law is held to be sound and
effective, but it must be enforced be-
fore it can bring relief t. the public.
The democrats must now insist upon
the enforcement of the law. Justice
Holmes in his dissenting opinion says
that indictments logically ought to
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-31

Thomas H. Carter appeared to be
more successful in the Rosebud county
meeting of republicans than he was in
the Helena primaries. That old fam.
liar song, go way back and sit
down." was sung to him in doleful
miner key.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-31
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ROSEBUD COUNTY

The democratic county central COM
mittee is hereby called to meet at For
syth Saturday, April 9th, at two
o'clock p. m. It is desired that all
committeeman be present.
T. J. THOMPSON,
Chairman.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

Anyone who has ever been at any Of
the lakes in the middle and north of
the United States will know that at a
certain time of July or August they
are said to flower
Fishermen are particularly well ac-
quainted with this fact, for at such
times very few fish can be induced to
take the hook.
In some lakes nothing can be seen
when they are Towering" except by
the natives, who know from the ap-
pearance of the water. But in other
lakes the water becomes quite thick
and yellow, seeming muddy or tawny
in some parts and a clear gold in 9TH
erS.
This Towering" of the lakes is just
what the name denotes, although many
of the inhabitants of lake shores do not
known what it is and cannot explain
it except by the vague statement that
at a certain time of midsummer the
lakes seem to work"
The Towering" is a real towering
1t is due to the blossoming of a water
plant, which lives under the surface
all year long till the time for Towering,
when it rises toward the top and
throws off myriads of small golden yell
low spheres which fill the water.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
The Tides of
the Ocean

OF all the operations of nature in
the whole world there are none more
regular in their courses than the tides
of the ocean. So perfect is their ac-
ton and so constant are they in their
ebb and flow that the big maritime
governments are able to figure out
the hight of each and every tide for
every day and night more than a year
in advance for any part of the earth's
surface.
In most places the tides run about
four to the twenty-four hours-two
being flood. when the water sweeps in
from the sea and makes what is
known as high water. and two being
ebb, when it sweeps back to the ocean,
leaving low water.
Each of these tides lasts about six
hours-that is, for five hours or more
the waters are on the move, rushing in
or out and then they cease for a
time. standing quite still in some
places, while in others they stand al
most still.
Sometimes a tide will run food on
the surface while it is running ebb be-
low, near the bottom. Places where
this happens are always likely to make
danger spots for the mariner.
In the majority of places the tides
rise and fall only few feet, but on
shores where the banks are very
steep. falling off abruptly into deep
water, it often happens that the tide,
when it rises. comes in so fast that
it pours through all narrow openings
in cascade-like torrents, making such
things as the famous "bores" that
may be seen in spots like the Bay of
Fundy.
In other places. again, there will
be more or less than four tides in the
twenty-four hours. Again, there are
places where hardly any tidal action
at all can be observed.
All these peculiarities have been
studied and are taken into account
nowadays by the observers who make
up the tidal tables.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

we thought So But we didn't know
of what that panther was capable.
Before dawn I was awakened by
a policeman, who had been sent
around by the night Waterman in
the animal place.
" Hurry up said he. The panther
has broken out and is killing the gil
rates.
Il jumped out of bed in hurry, and
on the way l learned that nobody has5
ventured into the room, but that TIN
noise was sufficient evidence that muir
der was going on.
Il couldn't imagine for the life of me-
how the panther could have broken out,
for 1 had examined his cage myself
and knew that it was all right. How
ever, there wasn't any use in guessing,
and l just made the dust fly, tell you
what!
Two blocks away we could hear the
uproar-the howls and screeches of the
panther and the shrill whstling cries
of giraffes in pain. When l reached
the door of the placeT-the noise was
deafening. 1 rushed upstairs, armed
with a crowbar that had snatched up.
and opened the door enough to peer in.
For a moment 1 thought that the
cage had been wrecked, for planks and
splinters lay all around. But soon I
saw that the cage itself was intact, and
that the wreckage was only from the
boards that we had fastened around
it,
Il jumped in then: there was Mr.
Panther in one end of the room, fast
in his cage. although most of the bars
were bent and some were marked deep
ly with his teeth His eyes were green
and his yowling and splitting and howl
ing, and between each howl he made a
mad jump at the bars or thrust his
legs through as far as they would go
and clawed the air in the direction of
the giraffes with his great paws opened
out enough to give a man the shivers.
In the opposite corner stood three
giraffes huddled together, trembling
and quivering, with sweat running
down their TANKS. And the other
two lay on the ground, with their legs
broken.
That black brute. although ne had
been with US so long, and had been
in the same car with all sorts of other
animals night after night had suddenly
been seized with the desire to kill the
giraffes. He had beaten away the
boards that covered his prison, and
had so terrified the big beasts with
his frantic efforts to get at them that
we lost two of them, for you can't
mend broken bones in giraffes.
and that's the way with every black
panther or leopard that I've ever
known. Not many years ago man
who writes about animals went into
one of our leopard cages for an ex-
pertinent There were seven ordinary
leopards in it and one black one. The
black one allowed himself to be petted
and fondled, although the man was
perfect stranger who had never been
in a cage with wild animals before in
E.i- Fn low Ntn To-
trainer, who had been in this partic-
ular den every day for four years,
entered the cage as usual and he had
hardly gotten in before the black Loop
ard had him by the shoulder, pulled
him down and laid his back open from
neck to waist with one blow of his
mighty paw. We got him out only by
tanning a hook right in the brutes
neck and hosting him off his prey.
No, sir, there isn't a black cat
animal that 1 would trust for a mo-
ment."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
THE TREACHEROUS BLACK CATS
LeOpards Panhers and JaguarS That Are of That Color
Cannot Be Trusted.

DO you see that black beast there?"
asked the animal tanner of one of
the big shows, pointing to a den of
panthers. well, there is the one
beast we can't tame or break we'll
enough to trust.
"Oh, no." he continued, in answer
to a question. He isn't unframed
for all that We make him do tricks
all right But he isn't tame; and we
never know when he may jump one
of the men.
1T seems almost as if the black
animals-cat animals-are all bad.
They certainly are worse than the
The black leopard and the black
panther, for instance, are both prac-
tically untameable. The black-maned
lion is another brute who is hard to
manage-much harder than the reg
ulation tawny colored breasts.
THE black jaguar is just the same.
The blacker he is the worse he seems
to be in disposition.
But despite the risk, we always
try our best to show a black cat ami
NAL among our performing beasts, be-
cause there isn't anything more beau
tiful or impressive. Graceful as the
ordinary panthers and leopards are
they do not compare in agility, grace,
suppleness or strength with the black
ones.
The ordinary person cannot read
lily distinguish between a black
panther or a black leopard. OF
course, the trained eye can see the
difference in a moment, for the two
animals are unlike in their size and
shape of their heads, in the slender
ness of body and in the thickness of
legs and tail.
But the unframed eye, which can
not denote these peculiarities, can al
ways identify a black leopard by
watching him until he moves so that
the light plays over his hide in a
certain way. Then, all at once, it
will be seen that, although he is coal
black, his fur is dappled with ro-
settles; these are black, too, but they
make distinct pattern in the beau
tiful, glossy coat, much like the water
mark that is seen in fine writing paper
when it is held up to the light.
The black panther has a coat of
a quite unbroken glossy black color.
l think that of the two he is the
more beautiful to watch. He is hard
~ ever off his guard for a moment
Other cat animals become a bit lazy
and Indifferent after they have been
Gagged for time; but the black panther
remains the same suspicious, shy and
active beast, even after he has been
in geological garden for years.
Il do believe that black panther
that has been Gagged ten years would
be just as ravenous and murderous if
he escaped as he is when he arrives
fresh from the jungle.
I'VE lost two beautiful giraffes one
night owing to a black panther which
had been in captivity for more than
five years. We were moving the show
across the city of New York, and
late in the evening we stored our
black panther in an animal dealers
place down town to wait for van.
In the same big room was a herd of
Ave giraffes. The beasts were not
so rare then as they are now, but
they were rare enough to cost us
49, 500 each. They had been with US
for several years, and had become ac-
customed to the smell of the other
beasts, so we knew that they wouldn't
be frightened by the panther-at least
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

"Trip. I want to praise you for your
bravery. You VIII make a good fighter
after a little. Never begin a fight if
you can help il, but if YOU have to
fight, then fight the best you know
how. When we get to the village dogs
will snarl and snap at you. and per-
haps boys win annoy you, but watch
me and do as l do"
AS we reached the town where the
circus was to be held the streets were
already full of people, and afar off we
could hear a band playing.
Ned explained that the circus pro-
cession was forming a mile away, and
that the first wagon would soon be
seen. Three or four dogs snarled at
us and showed their teeth, but We
gave them no heed, and finally got
place where we could see all that was
going on.
l was as excited as a boy eight years
old, and while we waited for the cir
Gus to come l found myself trembling.
That procession is something l shall
remember all my life. First came the
gorgeous band wagon, with a dozen
or more men playing on brass horns,
and that was the first time l had ever
heard music OF any kind. Then came
three elephants; two giraffes, three
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

In a kingdom that can be found only
on the very finest maps by persons
with extra good eyesight, there were
once a beautiful young Princess named
Seraphina and a young Prince, her
brother, named Ruffodino.
II befeH that, as usual with royal
houses in those days. a witch arrived
In town and grabbed the kingdom.
To save the two children, an old nurse
carried them of into d deep wood and
hid them IN a cottage that was 50
snugly concealed IT, the depth OF the
forests that nobody could md il.
You must stay here" said the old
nurse. and speak to nobody under any-
circumstances When all is safe, l Will
come or send for you. II l do not ap-
pear myself my messenger will utter
the word 'Vitzliputzli. and you may
follow with confidence"
Then the old nurse retired TO the
capital to try some Of her arts against
those of the witch. for the old nurse
herself possessed some knowledge Of
magic. which was a much more useful
accomplishment in those days than
playing the piano.
After SeIaphino and Rufodino ha1
been hidden aWaG in the cottage for
more than a week Rufodino, who was
of a volatile and disobedient .empera-
ment. insisted on straying around the
forest 10 pass away the time. Seraphina
tried hard TO coax him TO stay at home,
bur ne wouldn't.
He had not gone far before he ran
spang, into the ugliest old woman
whom he had even seen. She was old
Sulferstik the very witch who had
seized the kingdom. And she had come
10 look for SerapEina and Ruffodino 20
do away with them.
Ruffodino. of course. did not know
this. and when the old witch smiled as
kindly as she could. and asked him il
he would not like to see some of the
wonders of the woods, he followed her
eagerly.
She took him a long way, because she
wanted to find out the magic password
In order 10 lure the Princess out. too;
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
THE END OF Old WITCH SULFERSTIK
How the Fishes of the Sea Saved Seraphina
and Ruffodino

promise me to do it and do it, I will
let him go"
OF course the old witch only said
that because she wanted 10 get Sera-
phina into her power, too.
The poor little Princess could not
bear the sight OF her brother going
around like a squirrel in the wheel, so
she promised and went down TO the
beach. All the little fishes, red and
green and blue and gold and pink,
We're sitting in the water looking at
her because she was so pretty.
She looked Al the beautiful little
fishes and then she commenced to
CRY.
Alas, alas" she said. Il cannot
kill you. poor dear little things l
cannot do it,"
What can't you do?" asked all the
little fishes.
So the Princess told them all about
Il
It's awfully nice of you" said the
little fishes. Ito love US so much. We
wouldn't let any one catch us, any
way but We like the way you feel
about it, just the same. We wish we
could help you"
Just then the great grandfather of
all the turtles came along, very ma
jestically, paddle, paddle, on one side,
then paddle, paddle on the other. He
was very rich and rented out his back
to a select colony of barnacles, who
called the place Newport, because it
was on the sea.
The little fishes gathered around
and told him the story.
Hum" said he. Il don't like that
old Sulferstik Her sister is the one
that invented turtle soup. Let me
see, She didn't mention what kind
Of fish she wanted the Princess to
catch. did she?"
No. sir" said the Princess.
Well" said the turtle. moving off
majestically. Il should think that
hundred sharks, swordfsh and saw
fish would be just about right"
"Hooray!" cried all the little fishes
and nj once called aloud for the
sharks and swordfish and sawfish, who
came TO the shore in a treat mass at
the summons.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

for she well knew that Seraphina was
so obedient that she would never fol-
low anyone as RUffodino did
1t was not long before she had
Ruffodino boasting. This was one
OF his great weaknesses. She led him
OH by telling him how poor she was.
and then he could not contain him.
self any longer, but told her all about
his being a Prince and how his sister
and he were hiding in the woods
And at last he even told her what
the password was.
Now all that the old witch had to
do was to devise some way TO make
Ruffodino promise her something
that he would fail to perform; for
the old nurse, though she was not
nearly as good a sorcerer as Suffer-
silk, had still managed TO throw
enough Of charm about the two
children so that the old witch could
not kill them without going to some
trouble at least.
So the witch soon began to ask
Ruffodino about the things he could
do: and al last they began to speak of
hunting and fishing.
Ru1odino Immediately told her all
about how many fish he had caught
and old Sulferstik said:
Il wonder could you catch two fish
IN the sea yonder for an old woman
like me?"
Two" cried Ruffodino. I'M bring
a hundred ="
OF he started. while the old witchs
eyes turned green and her lips twist
cd into a hungry grin
The fishes in the sea had heard the
loud boast; and. as Runfodino APP
preached the shore, they cried, one
TO the other:
Fishes. fishes in the sea,
Swim away right merrily;
For the boaster thinks that he
Wal snatch one hundred from the
seal
So, of course. when Ruffodino ar
rived on the strand, there was not
a nm, not a solitary scale, to be seen,
And he had TO return to the old
witch without a fish
"Aha!" said she. Then YOU are
M my power and l will put you TO
q lingering DEATH"
With that she snatched him and put
him into a cage of fine wire with a
revolving wheel at one end, into which
she drove him. There poor Ruffodino
had to run and run to keep the wheel
going, until his tongue hung out.
Then the old witch hobbled to the
cottage. which she found easily be-
cause Ruffodino had told her all about
il. She knocked at the door, and when
Seraphina came out, she said;
'Vitzliputzii!"
Of course, Seraphina at once follow
ed her, and she led the little Princess
to the wire cage where poor Ruffodino
was busily engaged in turning the
wheel like white mouse or squirrel.
Seraphina naturally ran to it to re-
lease him. But it was cage made with
the best kind of magic in the most
magic hour of the most magic night
which is every seventh leap year wnen
the full of the moon comes at midnight
exactly.
50 there was no getting Ruffodno
out and there was no stopping him. be-
cause the magic of the cage was such
that whoever was in it had to turn the
wheel till he dropped dead or till the
old witch died, which was something
that was not likely to happen.
You can get him out on only one
condition." said the old witch He
promised me TO catch 100 FISH in the
sea and he didn't do It. II you will
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
Mr.. Pelican, the street Cleaner.

In many of the Haytian coast towns
the only department of street cleaning
that there is consists of pelicans that
roosts on rocks in the bay and fly
heavily into town each morning to
shovel up the refuse into their pouches
Although the black population of the
small republic does not care enough
for sweeping the streets, still the peo-
pie are glad enough to have .he peli-
cans do if. So there is a heavy pen
atty for shooting al one of the birds.
AS a result they are perfectly fearless
and will flap into the street and wad-
die along right in the crowd. They
arrive from the sea with their pouches
empty and wrinkled and go along with
their huge bills close to the ground like
road-scrapers. Gradually the POUCH
fills with all kinds of rubbish-and there
is always enough to spare in The Hay
tan towns-and at last it is distended
and full of knobs and corners like n
badly stuffed CARPET bag. Then the
pelican rises heavily and flaps away to
his roost.