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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

II looks as though the ambitious
scheme suggested by certain Russian
statesmen and Involving the expendt
ture OF 81. 1000. 600. 900 in the construe.
ton Of a powerful navy was a good
deal OF a "blun. AT an events. re-
marks the Troy On " Times, the
proposition has been sidetracked, the
minister OF finance announcing that be
no possibility OF raising tho
funds that would be required Il seems
10 an outsider that there are many
ilinFs which Russia needs more than
. BE and costly navy.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

New York-With a temperature OF
n degrees IN the oiiee OF the weather
bureau aud several degrees warmer
on the pavement, New York expert
enced ideal June weather Friday
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Rio Janelro-The Steamer Kasado
Maru Is due "a leave Kobe April ~ 10
bring % Brazil 1000 Japanese agricul.
mral laborers 20 work Ia the state "
San paulO.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02
80 - oamhIInn nm %.

Albany. ~ Y.-The assembly Thurs.
day afternoon passed by a decisive
majority the bills designed 70 abolish
the legal protection OF gambling al
rae tracks In this state. In accord.
ance With the recommendation OF Gov.
Hughes.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

There IS pathos about the statement
that any man or woman has died OF
grief that appeals % the sentimental
but as a plain matter Of fact grief
alone does not XIII Therefore, re
marks the indianapolis Star, the prac
tlcal minded are not surprised 70 learn
Of the latest reported a S OF this kind
that the physicians return TO the
health board specifies tuberculosis as
the cause Of death. Doctors are pro.
sale. for. though they often minister
TO minds diseased. they begin by build
ing up the body.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Philadelphia, Pa-Tho condition OF
United States Senator Penrose. who Is
il az his home here, continues favor
able and BIS recovery b now hoped Tor.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02
KILLED ON A A
Express Messenger Found Dead in His
Car at Newton, Kan.


Newton, Kan-O. A. Bailey. an ex.
press messenger OF the Wells Fargo
company. was killed By an unknown
person on Santa Fe train No. IFS be.
tween Florence and Newton early Sun.
day morning The murder was a very
brutal one with robbery as the object
Both safes. the local and the through
safes, were ransacked and at least
$1,000 In money and some jewelry
taken. Whether this is the full
amount the robbers secured is not
known.
From the dead mans pockets keys
were removed and the safes ransacked.
Then the keys were put back into
Bailey's %oyercoat, the coat folded and
put in his grip where it was found
later.
Two theories are held by the officers.
One is that the robbers entered the
car unobserved at Emporia, Strong
City or some other point along the line
and c%onsealed themselves tin a favor.
able opportunity to commit the rob.
berry occurred and the ether is that
Bailey admitted somebody he knew
and considered a friend.
A reward Of $1,000 has been ordered
by the Wells-Fargo Express company
for the apprehension Of the guilty
parties. Up to Sunday evening no
trace OF the robbers had been found.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02
I'm Espress cempanIea EnIoLned.

Lincoln. Neb,-In a spirited answer
TO the cross-peutlon Of the express
companies, Attorney General Thomp-
% Friday asked the supreme court TO
issue an injunction TO prevent tho
companies from charging rates To- eX.
cess Of the provisions Of the silhloy
act. which reduces rates 20 per cent.
He accused the corporations Of econ.
u~lmaciously resisting the law.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02
To sion Convention. sam

Tokyo-Conyentions between Japan
and the United States and Japan and
the United States aud Japan aud Great
Britain covering trade marks and pat
cuts viii be signed shortly.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

The s500eQ0 world memorial to
Shakespeare In London. 10 be- com.
pleted ON the three huudredth ami
yersary OF the poets death, win be an
architectural monument and statue,
not a home for im]pecunious Hamlets
md Ornhellaa.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Preparations are being made at
Belfast for the building OF a ship
which is to be 1000 feet long. Il may
become possible presently 70 have our
Rev York-to-Europe automobile races
on the decks OF he larger steam
ships.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Mr.. Edison says his success Is due
10 two per cent genius and 81 por
cent. hard work. And yet some men
who think they are endowed with ss
per cent genius and do two per cent
hard work wonder why they get only
two doIars q day.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

When the second robin comes
around to hunt up the first robin the
latter takes him aside and congratu-
lates him on his good sense in
waiting.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

II b said that King Edward never
wears a nightcap. For that matter
neither do we.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Tallahassee, Fla.-GoY Groward
Friday appointed Hal Milton OF Mari
anna 10 succeed the late senator
Bryan Of Florida M the United States
aenala.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

A story from York. Pa, about the
cat mothering a family Of six rats
makes the most prominent members
Of Nature Fakers' organization look
look like tyros.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

That London health journal may be
right in declaring that flesh food is
the chief cause Of dipsomania. Il
has been noticed that frankfurts sug
gests beer.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Il must be a great relief to find. as
King Edward did In Paris, hat the
supposed explosion Of a bomb was the
.blare OF an enterprising photographers
hashlight
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Over 1000 people committed sui
eide in Prussia last year, Evidently
the gospel Of hope is much needed in
that country.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Maybe the editor Of the Detroit pa
per that asks. did you eve know a
Chinaman 70 be an anarchist never
wore around all day a collar into the
edge of which the Celestial laundry
man had fled large and regular
teeth
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

An expert g~eologist says that Mag
ara Falls may disappear If the power
companies are not checked. Then
where win the bridal couples 60 to?
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02
Express Ratea ordered Reduced.

Guthrie, ok-C0rporatlon commits.
sion Friday night ordered a i0-peT
cent reduction IN an express rates.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

A London paper is telling its read
ers how to live on $500 a year" The
average human being would be glad
Of the opportunity TO experiment on
that income without any instructions.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

The New York man who testified
that he lost 81. 900 in horse racing
should have been asked IL he knew
anybody who has ever made $1,000,
600 at the races.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

That freproof wood invented by an
institute Of technology professor is
very interesting. but the chips and
shavings won't be very good for
kfndIings.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

a man in Kansas City, who defend.
ed his WI case. was hned $3.50. And
yet he may have saved money.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

The news Of the progress being
made in digging the Panama canal
must be read with many a wistful
sigh in Paris.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Perhaps Hetty Green. who IS living
in a nat in the slums, is preparing 10
do settlement work She has never
adopted any fashionable fads before
but it isn't too late for them yet.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

A St. Louis woman has been given
a verdict OF s501 because she was
called an old hen" It is awfully hard
20 prove this on q woman
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

One Of these days the new king Of
Portugal viii want a wife. No Amer
lean heiress need apply. Jobs as
queens are not so plentiful in Europe
but that the people need them all at
home.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

The Detroit man who tried suicide
with q safety pin might have had bet.
ter success with a safety razor.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

With $4,000 more women than men
in Massachusetts. the bachelors In
that state must be exercising unusual
vigilance this year in the presence
OF q female with a determined CLEAN
IN her eve.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

the Rich nm Tribune.
GEO. b. DowELL, Publisher.
---
RICH HILL ........s.. MISSOURI
II 3 said that King Edward w
wears a nightcap. For that matter.
neither DO we.
a man in Kansas City, who defend
ed his own ass, was aned $3.50. And
yet he may have saved money.
The Detroit man who tried suicide
with a safety pin might have had bet
ter success with a safety 2
Oyer 1000 people committed sui.
eide in Prussia last year, Evidently
the gospel Of hope is much needed in
that country.
The news Of the progress being
made in digging the Panama canal
must be read with many a wistful
sigh in Paris.
A St. Louis woman has been given
a verdict Of s5O1 because she was
called an old hen" It is awfully hard
TO prove this on a woman.
An expert geologist SAYS that Mag
ara Falls may disappear If the power
companies are not checked. Then
where viii the bridal couples go to?
When the second robin comes
around TO hunt up the first robin the
latter takes him aside and c%ongratu-
lates him on his good n in
waiting.
That freproof wood invented by an
institute Of technology professor is
very interesting. but the chips and
shavings won't be very good for
Endiings.
It must be a great relief to find, as
King Edward did IN Paris, that the
supposed explosion Of a bomb was the
.blare OF an enterprising photographers
hashlight
That London health journal may be
right in declaring that flesh food is
the chief cause Of dipsomania. It
has been noticed that frankfurts sag
gests beer.
A story from York. Pa, about the
cat mothering a family Of six rats
makes the most prominent members
Of Nature Takers organization look
look like tyros.
The New York man who testified
that he lost S1.000,o 600 in horse racing
should have been asked IL he knew
anybody who has v e made $1,000,
600 at the races.
Perhaps Hetty Green. who IS living
in a nat in the slums, is preparing 10
do settlement work. She has never
adopted any fashionable fads before.
but it isn't too late for them yet.
A London paper is telling its read.
efs AOM 10 Aft NA LOW a eNoA' AAN
average human being would be glad
Of the opportunity TO experiment on
that income without any instructions.
One Of these days the new king Of
Portugal will want a wife. No Amer
lean heiress need apply. Jobs as
queens are not so plentiful IN Europe
but that the people need them all al
home.
With 10000 more women than men
in Massachusetts. the bachelors IN
that state must be exercising unusua.
vigilance this year in the presence
OF q female with a determined CLEAN
IN her eye.
Maybe the editor of the Detroit pa
per that asks. did you ever know q
Chinaman 10 be an %anarehist?' never
wore around all day a collar into the
edge Of which the Celestial laundry.
man had filed large and regular
teeth.
Preparations are being made al
p,rF,rt f,- sbe b51ffdfn~ of "a ehff
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Killed His Sister.

Rochester, N. Y. Feb. 25. - Louis
Barber. aged forty-five, killed his sister,
Mrs. Jerome Lewis, aged fifty-hve, at
their home in Medina, and then in
fiicted probably fatal wounds to him
self. Barber quarreled with his sister
over a trivial matter, and then shot
her pet New Foundland dog. The
sister upbraided him, whereupon he
beat her over the head with a poker,
crushing her skull. He then shot her,
killing her instantly. Then he shot
himself. He is under arrest, though
he probably will not recover.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
TUNNEL UNDER
HUDSON OPENED
President Pressed Button That Start
cd TrainFrOmNewY York to HObOken.
THE INITIAL CEREMONIES

A tunnel and subway system con
meeting Hoboken with New York city
by tubes under the Hudson river was
formally opened when President
Roosevelt pressed a button in Wash.
ington, thus starting an official train
from New York to Hoboken.
The train carried the governors OF
New York and New Jersey and off
cials of the three cities interested &c
the new station of the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western railroad in Ho
boken, where exercises were held in
celebration of the beginning of the
operation of the new system. There
a letter from President Roosevelt was
read and speeches were delivered by
the two governors and several city of
ficials.
Time of travel between the metrop
oils and the cities and towns across
the river will be cut in half Trains
will rush from Nineteenth street and
Sixth avenue to Hoboken in ten min
utes. Before the end of the year the
Newark extension will be finished
and passengers may step into a train
in Herald square and be. landed in the
heart of Newark in less than twenty
minutes.
Elaborate ceremonies attended the
opening of the tunnels Governor
Hughes. of New York; Governor Fort
of New Jersey. and between five hun
bred and six hundred guests among
them several men of prominence in
every branch of business and profes
sions. entered an eight-car train at the
station at Nineteenth street and Sixth
avenue. It was started when President
Roosevelt pressed a button in Wash
ington. Stops were made at Fourteenth
street, at Eighth street, at Greenwich
and Christopher streets. after which
the train. a duplicate of those to be
used in the regular service, made the
dip under the river
It made a short stop at the divid
ing line between the two states, the
place being marked by colored lights
Twelve minutes after leaving Nine
teenth street it came to a stop in Ho
boken, and there the passengers left
the cars.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
snhoolbov shoots HImeeIf.

Despondent over an idea that his
father wished to get rid Of him, William
Miller. a sixteen-year-old schoolboy,
living in Brooklyn, went to his room
and shot himself through the head
with a revolver. He died at the hos,
pital. A bloodstained note tightly
clutched in the boys hand and ad-
dressed to his father, read: 81 shot
myself because you wanted to get
rid of me and because I stole S2.25'
Goodbye" The father of the dead
boy said he knew nothing of the
money referred to by his son, nor did
he know of any reason for his act.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Will Raise s5oo.ooo.

Cardinal Gibbons was rendered a
reception in Washington by the
Knights of Columbus. This organiza-
ton proposes to raise a fund OF
100000 for the Catholic University
of America, and in a brief address the
cardinal commended the movement
Resolutions of sympathy at the death
of Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee.
the Episcopal bishop at Washington,
were adopted.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Saved BY His Dog.

Byron McNeally. after fifty-two
hours in an old well near Louisville,
Mo-. in which were a number of dead
rabbits, was saved by the persistence
of his dog. While hunting McNeally
dropped through the brush cover of a
disused well, ninety feet deep. The
dogs antics attracted attention and he
was followed to the we'll A mirrors
reflection revealed the huntsman at the
bottom. He will recover.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
police Chief Shot Dead.

Chief of Police Benton, of Fayette-
vile. N. c., was shot to death in
front of his home in this city just
after the churches had let out, by a
negro, Sab Murchison, crazed with
drink. This man also shot two ne.
groes a few minutes before he shot the
chief. Murchison was captured ar
hour after the shooting and placed in
Jail He is suffering with a wound IN
the thigh, inflicted by Chief Benton's
sixteen-year-old son, who just after his
father was shot seized the dead Off.
GERS pistol and pursued the murderer
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Iona Chase For Murderer.

After a chase of over ten thousand
miles, Detective D. o. Baldwin, OF
Roanoke. Va, brought back from the
Argentine Republic by way of Eng
land. Moses Faris, a young Syrian
wanted in Virginia for the killing of a
fellow-countryman Frank Assaid, last
March. Faris asserts that he killed
Assaid. who was a merchant in Roam
oke. in self-defense, after the man had
attacked him with a knife.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Furnishes Boz Ry PItehfork Jas.

In the county court at Lacrosse
Wis, August Mundstock, who is a
prosperous farmer admitted that he
had punished his foster-son, Arthur,
aged fifteen years. by jabbing him with
a pitchfork. The boys body, from
neck to knees, was covered with
wounds and scars. Mundstock confess
ed that he had punished him this way
for ten years. The prisoner was fined
SIS and costs.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Four suraIars strIp House.

While Mrs. Jennie GrifHs, OF st
Louis, was downtown shopping, -four
energetic burglars drove an unlettered
moving van to her home at 2206 Chero-
kee street and looted the house OF
everything except a canary bird. Even
two stoves, with fire in them. were
taken. NeighbOrs who saw the four
men industriously at work supposed
Mrs. Grifis was moving out of the
house. When Mrs. Grif1s returned
home she found only the frightened
bird flying about the smOke-begrimed
vacant rooms.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
DANCING Causes Death Of eIrI.

Death brought a tragic close to the
annual dance of the students Of Nor
gan Park academy, at Chicago
While the dancers were preparing tc
depart, Miss Blanche Arnold, eighteen
years old, expired in the pGrlor of the
school gymnasium. where she was
waiting for a carriage. MY! I've had
the best time of my life!" she said
just before she fell. Her death came
after she had danced most of the
night, and the physicians said the vic
lent exercise brought on the attack Of
heart failure.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
no discuss WeIfare Of the chIId.


The program for the first interna
tional congress for the welfare of the
child. to be held under the auspices OF
the National Mothers Congress II
Washington, March 10 to II, has beer
completed. The congress will be opened
by President Roosevelt at the White
House with an address. Delegates
will be in attendance from all over
the world. The United States will be
officially represented by Elmer ELS
worth Brown, appointed by Presiden'
Roosevelt. and each state will be rep
resented by a delegate appointed by
its governor. The congress promises
to be the most important of the kind
ever held. and many puzzling ques-
tions bearing upon the life and train.
ing of children will be discussed.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
counterfeiter Convicted.

Bartholomew Ruli was convicted at
Trenton, N. J., on the charge of hav-
ing counterfeit money in his pos
session. Ruiz was arrested at At
lantic City last summer. His defense
was that the counterfeit money had
been dropped by another person and
that he had picked it up. His story
was not believed.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Famished Wolf Bites Three Persons.

A famished wolf came out of the
swamp near Chaffee. Mo-, and ran
through the streets of the town, biting
three persons before it was killed.
Allen Stokes, a railroad employe was
so severely bitten on the right leg that
he Immediately started for st. Louis
for treatment, fearing hydrophobia.
John Lewis and a small negro boy
were bitten. Citizens pursued the wolf
to the swamp and shot it.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Died of Fright When He saw Ghost

Because he imagined he saw his own
ghost in a mirror, Michael OstrOpshot
who died near New Philadelphia, Pa.
is said to have been literally scared
to death. The looking glass was hung
in such a peculiar way in his home
that whenever the owner looked into
it he saw two images Of himself, one
a shadowy. misty likeness in the rear
He was so frightened that, although
entirely well, he predicted he would
not live out the month.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Unable to Talk, Fortune Is Lost.

Benjamin scull, an eccentric citi-
ZEN of Warren county, Illinois, lost
the power of speech before he died,
and couldn't tell his attendants where
his $4,000 is hidden. He frantically
tried to talk, but his tongue was para
lived. The wealth is believed to be
buried near his home, but cannot be
found.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Mules Worked Underground 30 Years

Reno, New, Feb. 25. - Buried in
Davidson mountain for thirty years,
twelve mules which have been used
in the Sutro tunnels ore carrying ran
road were brought to the surface for
the first time. The animals stood in a
binding snowstorm, blinking at the
unusual scenery, and then in fright
tried to stampede.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Nav Match Burns and Johnson.

Tommy Burns, the heavyweight
champion, and Jack Johnson, the ne
gro heavyweight, may meet in Eng
land to fight for the champion
ship within the next few months
A syndicate of British sportmen have
offered a purse for a fight between
Burns and Johnson, to take place in
England. They have placed deposit
of $4,000 with Messrs Spalding, and
Burns, having accepted their terms, has
deposited a similar sum as a forfeit.
The syndicate offers Johnson $4,000
win, lose or draw. The fight is to take
place before June 10 and Burns insists
on a sixteen foot ring.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Heroic Sacrifices For child

The life of little Antoinette Mey
ers. two years old, of Pittsburg. has
been saved by the heroic sacrifices
made by her mother and her sister
aged fifteen years. The child was
terribly burned. and skin was grated
from the mother and sister, both OF
whom are in a serious condition. II
is said, however, all will recover.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 26. - The SUI
preme court held to be constitutional
the law of 1904 prohibiting the en-
ployment in factories of children I'M
der fourteen years Of age.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Teeth Came Loose; Clicked to DeatI

Teeth Came Loose; Choked to Death'
Isaac Yeskowitz, sixty-nine years
old, an inmate of the Hebrew home,
New York, was choked to death
by his false teeth. While at supper
both the upper and lower sets came
loose and lodged in his throat, and he
ctrangled before the cause could be
learned.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
Doctor Sleeps II Days; Awakes Strong

For more than 270 hours DR.. w. A.
deem sleep. After As hours he was sup.
posed to be dying. Watched by nurses
and relays of doctors, he came out OF
his slumbers with a clear vision, good
appetite and in perfect health. Ten
physicians examined their brother
practitioner and several of them say
the case is a complete puzzle. During
his sleep DR.. Egberts body was limp
and he seemed like a man dying. He
says the sleep was not the result of any
LIQUOR or narcotic, and that the whole
period is a blank to him.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-28
CUCUMBER SEED

Imported White Spine Gu
cumber Seed............... IS
Early Long Green............" 65
Early Cluster.................." sc
The daily tribune., 1908-02-24
CONSERVATION BY
A TELEPHONE GIRL

st. Louis. Mo-. Feb. "a = When it
became known among the girl OPP
orators OF the Forest exchange Of the
Bell Telephone company today that
their associate. "Helen" lies. was
really boy in disguise. there was
general condemnation, because there
was not one among them who had not
at some time copflded to him her
most intimate secrets.
The climax came week ago when
Helen" sought dasbing brunette
in the rest room and declared that he
loved her and could not live without
her. To her he confessed that he
WAS a man. :
The girl repusled him and imme-
diately sought Miss Burns, the chief
operator, and related all that had oc-
Cured. Miss Burns obtained a con
fession and ordered "Helen's" ilnme-
diate discharge.