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Show - FARMER KILLED WITH AN AX. ' ACTRESSES AND QOGS. Surrounds Murder of W. A. Slmerly at Savannah, Mo. Sahvannah, Mo. The body of W. A. Slmerly, a prominent farmei-- was found Monday morning by John Shores, a neighbor and member of a searching party. Mr. Slmerly lived a mile northeast of Filniore, this county, ami the' body was found about a quarter of a mile north of his home, in a ravine and partially covered with 'Mystery TO CAPTURE A RATT LS N A rCE. : yi i Leading Stage Favorites Always companied by "Canine Pets. ' - .Advice as to the Best Means to' Employ When Suddenly Confronted. It Isn't everybody who knows how to .catch a rattlesnake, even should he have sudden occasion to put such .kjipwledgo .jn pwcilee. The first1 Inflicatjlpnfj th,e prsenc, pf a, rattler Is In the sharp, unmistakable rattle 'The reptile is the fairest fighter. 'of all living creatures,' n'ever falling to give .due warning of Its -- hostile intent, Bending low end gazing among the dangerous one may be : pled. He is curled on himself like spiral spring, bis head flat and trar gular. and a fourth of his body raise out of the coils and bent into the shape of a horizontal S, ready to strike with lightning rapidity. The eyes glare black and cold as the viper is poised like a tense spring, alert, and ready to bury Its long, needlelike poison fangs and to eject the frightful Ac. Mrs. Patrick Campbell travels about with Pinky Panky Poo; Miss Ethel Barrymore has Dodo; Miss Julia impedimenta includes Pbncaet. The high and mrg'n'ty names stand .for dogj of various degrees, sizes and shapes, although, barring Sarah Bernhardt, who is a law unto herse-lf- it is brush. Three gunshot wounds were safe to assume that actresses dogs are discovered on the body and the head small, fitted for the lap, the sort to had been crushed with an ax. The cuddle. clothing was partially burned. Whetht The actresses all of them are glad er an attempt was made to burn the to come to Chicago, because the Chibody or the clothing was burned as a cago hotels, the biggest of them, will result of the close discharge of the 'larbor even the smallest dog3. New York hotels are not hospitable to dogs, sbotguir is1 not clear. The last seen of Slmerly alive waa stick them into cellars and other barabout 9 o'clock Sunday morning. He barous boles, in which delicateJy nurleft hbme, carrying an ax, with his tured canines object to being shoved Leonard and their mistresses object for them. cousin, Leonard Slmerly. went to an uncle's home. About 6 Will the Chicago hotels change their o'clock Sunday evening Slmerly's rules and bar dogs? That is the ques- poison. mother became alarmed at his absence tion to the fpre with Chicago managers If the intruder is without striking and notified the neighbors now. and remains where he Is he distance just Slmerly was about 40 years old and In little Is danger, as only In the rarThe tall is the season for actresses unmarried, lie made his borne with and dogs. and. whatever actresses may est cases have the snakes been known his mother and niece, was not of a do in New York, they seldom appear in to attack and assume the initiative. Quarrelsome disposition and did not Chicago without a dog. Miss Ethel If the hunter withdraws, gradually have a known enemy. His cousin Barrymore is now at the Auditorium the viper assumes a position of repose Leonard stoutly maintains his inno- Annex with a dog, while next week which It maintains until again threatcence and Ignorance of the crime. ened. But to the snake catcher the Miss Julia Marlowe is expected at the The finding of a pair of spectacles Auditorium with a dog. "Such New threat of the rattler is not a serious near the scene of the murder has York hotels as the Holland and the deterrent. He knows the creature can somewhat allayed any hasty action Waldorf-Astoria.said a Chicago hotel strike only within a radius of about fhat might have been taken. No gun manager yesterday, "will not allow a balf its length. Having struck It baa been found. Prospector Fee, Sherdog even to the Prince of Wales Act- , must recoil and aim a second time beiff Holcomb and Coroner Kelley were resses in New York somehow get de- fore it can send out its hideous hea-summoned to the scene early Monday tached from their dogs, but you never A stick six foot in length Is all that morning and a coroner's jury is in- saw one in Chicago minus a canine atIs necessary to catch the formidable vestigating the case. tachment. That is where they take snake. Pushing' the end of the stick advantage of Western good nature and toward the reptile,' the aunter watchRe Alaskan Cold Output. Why, I know, an his chance TTie rattler Is motionless Seattle, Wash. The Aiaskan season a as If carved out of stone, only Its the- Holfor 1904 is closed, so far as shipments actress paying $200 week at acwas on land who to icy eyes fastened upon the end requested beady, quit to the North are concerned. The Paciof stick to await the proper mocount her the of pug." fic Coast Steamship Company has rement to strike. When 'that comes Mme. Bernhardt, according to the ceived advices from the White Pass there' Is" a movement too quick for the and Yukon railroad not to accept any same authority, made the rounds ' of to follow,-anthe long fangs are beeye New York six hotels prominent more freight for interior points in Althe! while the reptlla into sunk stick, cause setof when but her she animals, aska beyond White Horse, as it will at once. Is' aldown tles realizing she Annex at the here not be able to handle it All the north In a fightcoast lines are preparing for the rush permitted nay. encouraged to AM her ready, colled up and again attitude of with kind menaging any of outcomers from all points in Alaska. apartments Before It can strike down comes the Ttiey are beginning to arrive now, and eries she pleases. pinning tf.e long, squirming body pole, May Yohe used to revel in pets at boats are preparing to leave for the to eround and the, hunter walks the last trip of the season to Nome. SL the Chicago hotels She had a lap dog, toward the helpless one, takes a boldly walking dog that accompanied her Michael's, Dutch Harbor. Cook's Inlet , behind-close It tie head, where up to the theater and another that sat and other calling points along th cannot the .reach hlra. poison fangs on the carriage seat when he loutheastern coat-tupright a Into his and bag. puts captive There are a few shipments of treas- drove. of catch are other methods There It has ure yet to come On the wuoie. But the day of the dog in Chicigu fattier for wh?n Instance. the Ing been good season for gold diggers. hotels Is approaching an end, for the is m Its winter the quarters reptile he entire managers ape New York J&sh.ons. The pold production of and lethargic and lazy.' But the manNorthern district for the present year Chicago Chronicle. ner described Is the only way the proas follows: fessional ?nake catcher secures nls $10,000,-000; Didn't Respect the "Cop." Klondike. $11,000,000; Nome, Policeman John Bentley. of the specimens. Chicago Chronicle. Tanana. $2,000,000; all other disEichty-firstricts $3,000,000. making a total ot precinct, :n Richmond Effect of Bright Colors. borough, tad a lucky escape from death !ast night when he was kicked Why are Orphans dressed In dingy This Is customary Iff most of blue off It Witt Roosevelt Encaged? the running board of a trolley car Hamilton Mass North Shore society by a smai: mule tied behind a wagon the orphan institutions ou!d not be surprised by the anThe moral and physical effect A Luckily aside from.'jeing bru;sed by nounce men! ot Hie engagement of Miss the heels of the mule, he received only brightness and color cannot be overMice estimated. Remarkable cures have oo;ivrit and Congressman a sprained wrist. c Nic holas Ix.Tuworth. ot Ohio. The B'ntiey was on a special car that been effected by placing an Invalid of exp' itJ.M v b.s oeen growing was carrying an Italian society to In a room abounding In color. The tinre a dinner iiid ostuue ball for Ton:pklnv:!;e S. I., where celebra- effect of dingy blue upon the mind cf Mm Hnsevel were given Friday tion in honor of St. Rocco was taking a child Is depressing. To a sensitive : nipht by the wealthy Didulor at the place The car was crowded and Bent-le- child the monotony of the blue dren George C itood on the running board. Davis Is Injurious To be an orphan certainMyopia llunf Clubhouse Miss Roosevelt t Lee. grandfather, avenue is a narrow street, and the car ly does not change temperament. mtcn asked about the matter, said: "I in passing through that street r i.ed Someone will say that blue Is morj now nothing about it" the hindquarters of the mule. easily kept clean. This Isn't exactly Immediate. y the animals heels Lew true. Ths truth Is that blue "doesn't "Harmony" Kid CauqHt. Into the air and caught Bentley on the show dirt" It gets dirty, but It can t Oklih' tnt C tr. O. T. Claude Har- thigh. The car was not go;ni fast ir be seen This Is no excuse, for cleanmon, a;ia! Mumony Kid." who Bontcy would have been killed As U liness is one of the first requlremeua o murder his wife about was tie was knocked oft by the Wow of the orphan asylums. If It Isn't. It werk neo. and made his escape from and landed on his hands on the paveshould be he police headquarters whr-- arrested, ment, spraining one of bis wrists. Why, then. Is blue denim good was catifeht la Arkansas City Saturday enough for the orphan, and bright collight and ts now In Jail her. Mrs How He Sold His Stiry. none oo good for our own? Has ors a taken to her father's Harmon An author who has been unsuccss-fu-l Is ever occurred to the committee on V me at Taloga and Is said to be recov-rrin getting a story .accepted, "clothing" for the orphans that color She has declared her Intention he bad kept it going for sevthough has to do with health, cheer, charac,o prosecute her husband to the fullest eral years, noticed that the manuter and refi-e- d living. xlrnt and In this will be aided Ly her script worn oy constant Brightness Is a tonic. Dullness fjfhcr. transmission in the mails, forwarded breeds disease, mental and physical I' by express to the last available Mepmhls Commercial-Appeal- . Saloon Men Held Up. on his at it list, publication valuing Seattle .Vah Two masked robber Russia Not SO; Slow. " Cop way's saloon Mondiv ISO ?ntct,d In was He luck this time The story "In Moscow," said Nathan Haskell morning. hot Conway. James Murphy was lost i. route, and no trace ot u Pole, the tra- - sister of Tolstoi, "I saw ind Ctlbri McBeitb. and rwapnl. could be foand little cbd crying miserably one Murphy will die Conway's right arm Some a tin.? afterward friend who tfteraoon. He walked slowly down on will be amputated, and McBeath Is i nfortunate knew the of the if the principal streets and bis bowls history ly hurt In the side. The robbers torn nd gestures of despair soon brought a watb story aske f ton from the rash drawer and "Did ever of ojli article that get big crowd around aim. mm Conway pocket. Conway Is a off ?" yours "What is the matter, my child V brother ol Councilman James Conway "Just sold It." replied the joyful au- What troubles youT" rrery one asked. thor. 'I am lo?t Will somebody please Take. Th Story la no foundation row did "And much la. me home to van Troubtapoy, Mie alee There for you get itt" Dubuque, was former am It do'lars. A speaker for the report that pi on clothier of the South End "Fifty bought by mind, Is hit vho the B has Henderson Just got In his new stock of David express company." losing are his friends and shirts 'jok.nel Henderson tprlng overcoats, suits, There are nearly 270 different reli- tats and umbrellas, which he will sell rdienant over the report. Colonel Henderson Is enjoying perfect health. gions In the United Kingdom. heaper than any one else la the , , Mar-lowe'- s - -- , ; , " . '. . 4 ; . O t . fe"S-Int- y d I- -' bl : . nc-ktie- a, Mosquito bills are always acknowl- - ity?'" ' Value Emphasized by Recent Events. ' In. France of late there has arisen a schoo which decries the sacrifice of any naval qualities for, speed, and considerinjle expression " is "given to the views'' of 'this party 'by a clevnr article in the curreni issue of Le draws a Yacht, Our contemporary from failure the of picture the Jeanne dAre, designed for a 23knot speed that, she cannot obtain Emphasis is laid on the fact. that the Giorle class, designed for .two knots less speed, have all actually beaten the Jeanne d'Arc on trial. Now, much an there Is in this favorite illusion, of the party,, we do not think that it is safe one to take. Contemporaneous with the Jeanne- d'Arc are the tour Drakes of the British navy cruisers that often run at So long as Drakes can ron down Cresslea and Diadems, the doctrine that speed is not worth haying because it cannot be depended upon win find Mttie favor over here, because the ifte 6hlp always has the option of battle, and bat means much if not everything. In modern war. Bui even the French extremists, we fancy, would oot seriously argue tor th slow monster cruisers. Le Yacht certainly does not: being content to cite ras63 of speed failure, and rgue Ino"ly gently 'or a "steady ' stead of d oroblematlcal 23 " Of ;be cases cited, the- Varla lt promlnent-Thargument In her case Is that at Chemulpo fire was opened At 9,000 vards at 6.000 the Variag bad her steering car disabled, and turned for harbor Aotb her propellers Th bat-'I- f tasteu balf an hour, and In ihat time she ran 3.C00 yards, giving a 6pec'd of about 13 knots, Instead of legendary 24. Some allowance is rn(!e for the fact that the 6low Ko 'ettz was in company, but none tor ,lie fact that the' Variag wa? iground 4rt of the time. So, for all that It vercs established that 'the Va.-iacould not take her 24 knots, the case Is of doubtful value against high speeds. The second cas3 cited Is ire failure of the Asama and Toklwa t" catch the nominally slower Rossia and Gromobol. Here the argument Is that the fatigues cf five months' war service La J brought the Tokiwa' a 16 knots Epeed only In place of 22 knots or more. But again other causes entered. The Asama and Tokiwa have cylindrical boilers, which, according to report published In thest pages last week, developed "birds nesting," whereas the Russian ship of the Belleville type, bad water-tubeIn the pink of condition probably It is important that points like this should be carefully remembered, or very fals conclusions may easily be drswn That the value of speed may be overestimated Is in no way lm probable, but. arguo as wp will. It Is diSicult to map out victory for the an low sgilnt the swift, unless enormous disparity of numbers exist. There I a claslcal spying of Sir Boyle Roche's that "no man can tin in two place at once unlcs ho b a bird" In laughing at this very Irish bull, we arc apt to overlook a grcai underlying truth In the remark sur posing It to be applied to naval sr fare. The swift warfhip.or fleet rai-no- l , of roursr', be In two places at opce, but It can ccrtinlvcompcl tl e cnmy to have ships in two or three different piaros at once to waylay it. In fine, it in tolerably certain to cora-pc- l to rllviile, and thus take tbf risks of annihilation In de:ail. Thi e. f'ly W .utli African war ln!icat"'l trs rnen1oi;s a'Har.tacog speed r.l mobility ronfei, and hs! we not tr.l.'n a leaf from tbo p. r 1Fk and eft, ilred mo! Ilify aiFo, It might have trr." rn Indefinitely. Suppose, on the o.her bar-!- , tl.ai we hd the mili'iry 'f 'lie Dra'K? class. Low long would t!,1 war have lasted. A fw months, perhaps, at the outside; And so pofMbly only a few weeks! in naval warfare, ships must nave pp:?d, and difficulties In It must mly to ? overcome. As a matt3r of lart, we have at this moment done so. In so far ss British cruisers can assuredly run down any possible enemies. Such, at least, is the paper condition cf affairs, ar4 service performances with the Drake class leave no qua'rns but that "paper" would be confirmed by war. Difficulties there are, and must ever be. Mostly tbey are Inherent In warships. Tor Instance, the oeean liner is designed to run at high speed regularly, rarely crul?lng at a low rats, whereas the warship usually goes slowly, but must be able to spurt her tardest at very short notice. From this cans' trou'' Its-- . - anti-spee- d - 23-kn- ts - e g s oD'-ni- ' tht Aiust I th navj tb prse.o? SPEED IN .WARSHIPS. y r c;x-i- st . 1 rule wai has.' passed lnt '.pry we shall Itjarn. no: doubt, is nothing that w things. Tbe-rso likelj to learn.vras that it a Togo's guns but his speed advri which panvlized tho Russian an them tied ito Port Arthur. VLo s ' no greater.argument in favor pf s, could exist. London Engineer. the-sea- e w . Glove Wearers. peculiar fact that the Sd erners have small hands. I rarely' "It is a. a size over 10, and are from .7 to the average In tho North the a 'J. age Is from 10 to 12,. Another pecu faet is ihat cast of the Mississippi I the dressed kids, while west of river, even In St Louis, the demanl for mochas. I very seldom, sel. smoothly dressed glove west of Mississippi. Styles have chan cities have changed, Milwaukee changed, and men have changed du! tho twenty-twyears I have been i I have traveled out of ing gloves. waukee fourteen years and never fore was interviewed about the b ness. Among the cowboys the gan formerly reigned Bupreme and n'ott could be sold then but a finely dres gantlet of the best buckskin, with most fancifully trimmed gants possi i Now the cowmen run to a cat as Is but which buckskin, plain, as made the finest imported fully from France. The cowmen ar.e tremely particular about their, glovj and wear out a good many pairs Th are aa particular about their gloves j the Northerner is about his whj collar." MllwsuX shirt and stand-uWisconsin. o . two-but- p The Moon. He was very drunk and very hapn In spite of a heavy summer cold, an be walked across Woodward avenue ti ward the Soldiers' monument aft the manner of a hop scotch piaye Suddenly he baited. ""Biggest bood I eber seed," he ejad lited, pointing uncertainly throug the trees along Cadillac square. "That's no moon, said the pollc man;" hustle up or you won't sH any real moon for thirty days ome." 'That bust th' sure thl ause id goes round ad round, like wod I saw last weeg." The policeman stepped forward an the man hurried on as fast as he couli until he cleared the trees. Then he ba good view of a big sign which, ii by electric reflection, looms up over thj He stopped awhile and buildings. be boo-1- , -- 'nought "Dat's th' bood," he muttered, in fa sway tones, "but sub gug has gaught d a big sigd od Id."-Detro- it Free t'ress. Wilke6barr' crniic iuc in . nil ui Hero. tuuuiun tiniwhirh occurred over one hundred years ago, no monument has bcn erected to his memory A plain m ir Me slab covers his crave In Hoi Ion- laek cemetery In this city It odd that the resting place of this in in one of the most distinguished of the early heroes of the Wyoming valley. mus negiecia. eiiouiu nave oecn The Rev. Horace E. Hayden. of be Historical Society, has Interested a number cf bis descendants In procuring a suitable marker, snd a bronze tablet will be erected to his memory some time the coming week. The tablet will be placed at one side of ' entrance to the rooms of the Historical Society. It is a beautiful piece of work and will be a credit to the memory of this early hero and to those of Lis descendant wh have made It possib'e for the tablet to be erected. The tablet was selected by the Rev. Mr. Hayden and the Inscription has been placed upon it by him, and made by Paul K. Cabaret, of New York ;ity. Wllkesbarre Record. fii er, so-em- i Never was there worse confusion caused by similarity of names than between Strauss, the and poet, Strauss the composer of the celebrated "Blue Danube" and many other waltzes. What makes the muddle more amusing Is the fact that fie two Strauses are quite intimate with one another, and when the tone poet Is congratulated as be oft&n Is on the success of th5 waltzes he did cot write, be at once sits down and humorously relates Ms experiences In a long letter to bis friend. One diamond mine, the Premier, near Pretoria, In the Transvaal, yielded 75.S9I carat d'irlnsr the month r |