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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
No ROYAL Road.

st. Clair McKelway believes that
the journalism of the future will be
profession and that men will be espe-
cially educated for it, They are and
always have been. Did that important
and valuable member of the profess
sion never hear of "the hard school of
journaism?" There is no other, and
never will be, worth a pinch of snuff,
in our humble estimation. The uni
yersity of experience is the one which
gives the real degrees in journalism.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
This lunch Was a Success.

A lady in Budapest recently gave a
charitable lunch party to the poor Of
her district. She placed no limit on
the number of invitations, and the re
suit was that 5000 people arrived, all
eager for the treat. Eventually the
police had to draw their sabers to keep
order among the jewellers. There were
10 two opinions about the success OF
the function. The guests to man
declared they had never assisted in so
intense and exciting a lunch before in
their lives. They were quite cut up
when the time came to go.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
Production OF Nitrate of Soda.

The annual report Of the Nitrate
Association OF Chile which controls
the worlds supply of nitrate of soda,
shows the production in 1902 to have
been 2,9s2,522 SO pounds from sew
enty-eight works. The nitrate beds
are near the surface and are worked
as stone quarries 1t is anticipated
that the immense amount of nitrate
the United States now gets from
Chile for use in fertilizers will ulti-
mately be supplied by factories maxi
ing it by electrical process from the
air, as is being done at Niagara Falls.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
Was Always RUNNING,

The Duke of Argyll tells this story
Of Winston Churchill, which shows
that tae talent for talk developed
young in the author and member Of
parliament Some years ago he visit
ed Harrow, and noticing a boy run
ming around the cricket field all by
himself asked what he was doing it
for. That's Lord Randolph Church.
ill's son, and whenever he talks too
much we make him run three times
round the cricket ED"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
COMO Road for Motor Cars.

The Congo Free State government
is cnstructing a road in the northern
part of the state for the transport of
passengers and goods by means Of
motor cars. The new route, Of which
nearly $50 miles have been completed,
will join the important trading centers
of Dongu and Lado. While making
the road a local engineer hit upon the
happy idea of driving forty elephants
up and down the projected highway
until the thick underground was
trampled down, allowing the natives to
complete the task
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
Cot IL.

At the close of the third act the
gifted tragedian was called before the
curtain MY friends" he said, ap.
parently much astonished and embar
raised, your kindness overwhelms
me. have striven conscientiously to
win your approval, but was not pre-
pared for 80 magnificent welcome
and in tie surprise of the moment
find myself utterly hesitate for
want of q suitable word "Ratsis
shouted a gallery hoodlum.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
Painting the Dome Of the Capitol.

The dome Of the capitol at Wash
ington is being painted. Every five
years it's coat is renewed and $4,000
gallons of white lead are used in the
process. The work is being done by
eighteen men, under the direction of
Chilly" Lewis and "Al" Ports. The
latter has been employed for such
work about the capitol for thirty-nine
years. Ports is the only man who
ever climbed to the top of the Statue
Of Liberty surrounding the dome. He
did this on Labor day 1884, and fas-
tened garland OF electric light bulbs
around the neck Of her majesty.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
: ron, Immense Wealth to Poverty.

George Kettler, an aged cobbler
who died recently in Argentine, Kan,
at one time was worth s12,0o0,000.
Kettier was of German birth, and dur
Ing the Franco-Prussian war operated
a large shoe factory in Hanover.
Profitable army contracts swelled his
fortune to the figure named, but he
lost everything in speculation. Then
he. came to this country penniless to
begin life anew.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
corean a COLLEGE Graduate.

Roanoke college at Salem, Va,
which has had more foreign students
than any other college in the south,
will this year graduate the second
Corean to take the degree Of bachelor
Of arts anywhere in the world, the
first being Kin Beung Surb. who re-
ceiyed his A. B. at Roanoke in 1888
aud his A. M. at Princeton in 1899.
k.nsic Kimm, who will be graduated
this year, is so good a speaker that
he won O. prize in defamation several
years ago.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
Here's New "Drink" Cure.

A novel remedy for the drink hab.
tor, rather, for enabling those
who have Sworn off" to remain
ION the water cart"-consists of ice
water drunk through a raw potato.
Take bowl of ice water and pota-
to. Peel the. potato and cut down one
end Of it until it can be easily insert
ed In the mouth. Dip the potato in
the ice water and suck it every time
a craving for strong drink comes on.
It is claimed that this treatment will
effect an absolute cure. The why and
the wherefore are not stated, but the
process is such a simple one that
there can be no harm in trying it it
any one is afflicted with thirst
which they really and truly. desire to
lose
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
THE RAINFALL IN ENGLAND.
cycIonic Disturbances Had Little Ma
teriai Effect.

Fortunately for the south Of Eng
land the eyclonic disturbances, which
this year have been more than usually
numerous. have kept fairly regularly
TO their normal track, says the LODI
don Chronicle This course has TAX
en- them across Ireland and Scotland.
and as a result the rainfall account
In these two countries is now much
ahead of the average. Scotland north
mas had an excess Of nearly ten inches
the surplusage in the west and east
being nine and five inches, respective
". Ireland has beaten the average by
between five and six inches. Tho
south Of England has had but trile
more than its usual allowance; the
eastern counties, on the other hand.
being nearly an inch short.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
Woman's Loaic.

AS one phase of life this is interest
Ing. A woman was overheard to re-
mark to her companion: Eyes, she
was terribly sore about that day she
lost S45 on the races" What did
she do it for?" asked the man. why,
she must have some fun; she works so
hard all the rest Of the tine"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
A GOOD PLACE TO BE Eat"
Incongruity Of Surroundings in Wild
Countrx

Country.
One Of the strangest sights ever
saw in wild country was little min
lister CARRIED in solemn black, white
dog" collar, buttonless vest and stiff
black straw hat The dominic was
standing in leaky boat in the midst
of a primeval woods, fishing the boil
ing waters of a mountain torrent. At
his back cataract roared and
pounded the rocks, churning the water
to white suds; above him the eternal
snow glistened on the mountains, and
but few yards away a gaunt CHINA
mon bear was quietly nosing among
the driftweod.-Dan Beard in the
World S Work
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
CANCERS, TUTORS, G0iTEIs,
FFSrrETT,A and Plies.

yaricoceie ard enlarged glands with the sub
mutaneousiniec ton method, absolutely With
out pain ard Without the loss OF a drop OF
blood is one Of his own discoveries. and is the
cost really scientific and certainly sure cure
Of the nineteenth century No incurable
cases taken, Consultation to those interested
at 40. DR. EEA & co.
MINI MINI. Louisville. Ky.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-16
All kinds of business before the U. S.
Land Department..
II years in g. S. General Lard
Office. 8, years in actq al practice.
REFERENCES

Hon. Knute Nelson, U. S. Senate.
Hon. Moses E. Clapp, y. S. Senate.
Hon. H. steenersol, Crookston, MINI.
Hon. John Lind, Mime apolis, MINI.
Hon. J. Adam Bede, Pine Cfty-,stSriann.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
Mr.. Sanders Begins Well.
he Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal
w. T. Sanders, the new appointee on
the board of railroad commissioners has
shown a fitting conception of his duty by
resigning as attorney of the southern
and the Louisville and Nashville railroads,
both of which roads he represented In
Limestone county. If he had continued
as counsel of either to both railroads ne
would have been open to criticism, and
that there are those who would have
criticised him, judging from the temper
of the fight that has just been made on
the railroads, none can deny
In the legislature there was manifested
a decided prejudice against railroads,
perhaps not all the railroads, but at least
some of them in the state, and this was
shown in the rather drastic legislation
enacted.
AS a matter of fact, however, under
the law, under the provisions of the act
creating the railroad commission law,
Mr.. Sanders could not have Continued as
counsel of the railroads. The law eX-
pressly forbids it, and tie senate could
have refused to confrnf him had 1t seen
fit.
Section s4S4 Of TIE code says: mo
person owning alIy stock in any railroad
corporation, or in the employment of
a-l5;-railroad corporation, or of any person
owning or operating any Ialrodu III eh's
state. shall be appointed by the governor,
or confirmed by the senate as member
of such &c mission"
This section of the code was Incorporate
ed in then ew railroad commission law
which makes the commission elective in
stead of appointive.
However unjust this may be to the rail-
roals, denying Them as it does, represent
tation on a board to sit in judgment on
sixty millions of dollars worth of prop
erty, placing them and their vast inter-
cts, in fact, I'm the power of men who
know nothing of railroads, it is law, and
in accord with the spirit and purpose of
this law Mr.. Sanders saw fit to sever
his connection with all railroads.
That it was a great sacrifice for Mr..
Sanders goes without saying. But he
is sure to make a good railroad com
missioner lie has begun well
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

York's fashionable matrons and grand
mothers, who are all under a debt of
gratitude to Miss Duncan. which, accord
ing to their own saying, they can never
repay. Miss Duncan first came into no.
tiee in New York about six years ago.
series of exhibitions of Grecian dances
at the Lyceum theatre. The following
winter, assisted by her mother she start
ed a dancing school, which used to hold
It's sessions in one of the big drawing
rooms on the second floor of the Windsor
hotel On the afternoon of st. Patrick s
day four years ago NOR than a hundred
little boys and girls, the children of many
of New York's weathest families, were
gathered In the drawing room. The first
dance, a quadrille had just been started
Suddenly Miss Duncan, who was standing
| by one of the windows, saw the figure of
! a woman shoot by the window and go
| hurting down toward the street. The
! next moment another figure shot by Be
| fore Miss Duncan could reach the window
| to look out the maid rushed into her
| room and whispered to her that there was
not a moment to be lost-the hotel was
blazing on every floor Fortunatel. there
was a stairway leading from the drawing
room directly down to the street. In
less than a minute Miss Duncan had made
the children form in line and take hands,
and then she and her mother led them
safely down the stairway and across the
street to Miss Helen GouIp' s house. where
they were taken care of and finally sent
to their home in hansoms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

tinguished. And whole china sets with
gold handles, feet and ornate tops to the
coffee urn and covered dishes have the
decor ation in heraldic emplems designed
expressly to accord With other personal
belongings.
Fruit dishes and berry bowls of small
proportions to accompany such outf1ts
are of the new ornamental china that
suggests garden and orchard. straw
berry holder has a cluster Ct very real
looking berries In relief about the handle
the berries in SIZE, color ard expression
being tenptingly life like. A dish lor
grapes bears the luscious clusters Tor
insignia, little studies In tender bloom
and shading.
For a recluse luncheon or the nourlsh-
ing bite and sip recommended between
times come bouillon sets consisting OF
CUP saucer and holder with design AFTER
the fashion of fish or game sets Ana
there IRE salt holders formed OF dresden
figures Tearing hampers or their packs
or offering aprons full of the needful.
The salad bowls and mayohnaise boats,
iust big enough for a cosey quantity. are
Of cut glass, or Of the dainty white Swed-
ish woodt nwarc which admits, Of such
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
TUSCALOOSA.

Tuscaloosa, March 14.-(Speclal.) 1.-The
Chit-C Chat club was most delightfully."- en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon by Miss
Katie Lou Powers, one of the clubs most
charming members, at her pretty home
on University avenue. The entire after
noon was devoted to finch. The prize, a
pair of silver tweezers, was captured by
Miss Mary Hewel Majors. After the
games, a most delightful collation. was
served. Those present were Miss Katie
Lou Powers, Miss Mary Emma Browne
Miss Ellen Ashley. Miss Marilou Mar
lowe, Miss Aurian Barnes, Miss Alice
Grote, Miss Jodie Nelson, Miss Alice
Wyman, Miss Sudie Beck Powers, Miss
Katie Blair Miss Mary Hewell Majors
and Miss Lolle Eddns.
Miss Mary Werner entertained the Mer-
ry Madens very prettily Saturdy after
noon. The parlors were very attractive
in decorations, ferns, palms and cut flow
ers. The guests of honor were Miss
Louise Pickens of Birmingham and Miss
Elose Picl1ens of Greensboro. The fol-
lowing interesting programme was rem
dered: Piano solo, Miss Mary Nuzum; re-
citation. Miss Jennie Morris; piano solo,
Miss Bette Hays. In the guessing con-
test, Miss Adele Harrison was the win
ner.
Mobile, where she has been the guest OF
Miss Katie Fitzpatrick for the past sew
eral weeks.
o. Garrett Hail. former popular Tue
caloosian, was visitor to the city.
Mrs. Mamie b. Wilkerson is visiting
relatives at Macon, Miss
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Heyworth have re-
turned from an extended trip to Chicago.
New York and Florida
Captain Spencer Cosby of Mobile was
in the city recently
Mrs. Minis p. Jemison has returned
from New Orleans, where she has been
visiting her mother, Mrs, Torrey.
Mrs. William G. Cochrane has returned
from visit to relatives at Mobile ana
Meridian, Miss.
Mrs. s. H. Noriss and Miss Hester Nor
ISIS are visiting relatives at Birmingham
Phillip Brady. who has been visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. John Brady,
has gone to Pensacola to rejoin the
United States battleship Massa chusetts,
on which he holds the position of bugler.
Mrs. r. Temerson of Birmingham Is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Jake Temerson.
Judge and Mrs. w. G. Cochrane and DR..
Hardin p. Cochrane are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Cochrane, In Carrollton.
S. e. Cowen of Birmingham was IN the
city recently.
Marriage license has been issued to Ed.
Thomas and Miss Ida Caps.
The young ladies of the Alabama Gen.
trail Female college entertained at a most
enjoyable recital Monday evening
Col. j.. i. Herzberg of Gadsden is in the
city visiting his wife and children, who
are the guests of Mrs. B. Friedman on
Greensboro avenue.
w. X Smith Jr. and T. f. Wimberlv
of Birmingham were recent visitors to
the city.
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Dainty Sets in China for Solitary Meal.

From the New York Sun.
Charming equipments are brought out
row for the solitary breakfast appoint-
meuts so intrinslcally pretty that the
lser may derive entertainment ard sat
isfaction eating alone. So many people
take meals in 1Eeir rooms i'll these times
because of enforced rest or desired pri-
vacy that the requirements of individual
service are matters Of special attention
with the makers and dealers in table
ware.
Adjustable bed trays, tables and stands
are provided with careful thought for the
Tic eds 10 be supplied and the sybarite
who would avoid even SO much as a
crumpled pillow discomfort while break
fasting ated mcy have a back rest which
supports him at a pleasant angle and can
he shut up and put out of sight in a flash
when not wanted.
Breakfast sets of FIVE or seven pieces
comprising all the necessarles, with a
trap to match. can be bought from SIC
Up. There is a dainty roll tray or a COW
q cd muffin dish. an oatmeal bowl and
ssucer, gig cup and the coffee or choco-
late equipage, all deco1 atod in accord and
prettily shaped and handled. Some sets
include a stanch little rameldn and plate
for the scuffle or tidbit which must be
served just off the fire to be nice.
enothes accompaniment. or there Is a
olose-coNtred snail bowl for the stew or
soup.
The tiny creamers. sugar bowls and
coffee pots made for these breakfast
trays are ex1uisitely turned and decor
ated. mary of the coffee and chocolate
inns being of fire-proof ware, enriched
with silver decorations contrived to har-
monize with the style of the other silver
q ~ N N tt,lf x-f1, al
sets entirely of fine plate distinctively de-
corated sets of rare porcelain, with
dainty creamers and pitchers poised on
bronze or gold feet; and cup and plate OF
egg-shel transparency, with only the
meat dish of stout ware to withstand the
heat. Other luxurious sets have sugar
bowls creamers and diminutive ice tubs
of cut glass and the other appointments
of china.
Some of the gold-lined terrapin dishes
end coffee equpages which accompany
these breakfast sets are ornamented with
the monogram of the user. Even cut
glass pieces made to order are so dis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
SUNNY LOS ANGELES
THE CITY OF ANGELS
BY PAUL COOK.

of the Pacific Electric railway Is unsur-
passed
Los Angeles Chinatown.
One of the most interesting attractions
of Los Angeles Is Chinatown Althoush
this cannot compare with the famous ce-
lestial quarter of San Francisco, YET lhere
are several thousand Chinese In Los An
geles. and the quarter occupied by them
Is well worth a visit.
OF all the noisome places the dirty little
shops, Joss houses, and other dives OF
the low-class Chinese are the worst. Be
cause, strange to US, they are more loaeh-
some than the hlthiest negro novels
The Los Angeles Chinatown Is situated
in the slums on each side of the Soulh-
ern Pacific tracks, at the north END Oh
Main street.
The narrow, filthy streets, the quaint
gaudy signs, the nauseatng daintles on
sale at the grocery shops, the swarmins
eelestials and a multiplicity OF DOORS
are the salient features of Chinatown.
The Chinese are inveterate smokers OF
tobacco as well as of Joss and the
shop-keepers stand all day in their doors
putting meditatlvely on their curious
pipes.
Chinatown is not a particularly invit-
ing place but 1t is interesting and quite
frequently ladies bent In sightseeing can
be observed threading their way gingerly
along the streets. There are several very
respectable shops facing the square
where souvenirs can be bought.
To an American, the life these Chinese
lead is something awful. In popular
phrase. the Joss" houses are all they
are Cracked up to be-" The mind can
not conceive of a more loathsome picture
of beastiality than the scenes these in
famous dens present. This refers to the
low-class places for Chinese customers
Those patronized by Americans look
much better and some of them are ele-
gantly furnished.
All the Chinese do not live in China
town. Some of the wealthy class have
nice homes in other parts of the city,
and there are many truck farmers who
live on the outskirts of Los Angeles and
peddle their wares on the street The
faces of these farmers are burned red
dish copper color by the sun. The Chin
csc women cling to their native dress,
while the men compromise by wearing
American hats and trousers with the ma
tive shoes and blouse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
Whites Riddles.

From the Harrodsburg Herald.
Mercer county has a number of skilled
whttlers; some turn their skill to cutting
up numberless pine or cedar sticks in
front of the courthouse on spring and
summer days, while others employ their
talent to better advantage. But the king
of them all is a 16-year-old boy at Nc
Afee. With an old knife that looks as
though it would scarcely cut tobacco or
hot butter Walker Parsons turns out
violns as perfect in all details as ever
a noted maker put on the market. He
takes the wood directly from a sugar
tree and with no other tools than his
knife he has made six fiddles in the past
three months. The last one he made com
plete-box, bow and all--in -four and one
half days for Dr. Powell Lapsley. The
instrument is perfect in shape and of
fine tone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
AN ETCHING.

Straight and tall the pine-trees stand,
in each uplfted slender hand
A censor cup all pressed and filled
With pungent sweets from earth distilled.
A bending sky broods grey and STILL
And Up and DER the distant hill
The your trees climb with steady feet
A wandei ing wind comes by, and fleet
And fast the leaves are borne before
To shlvering fall and lie in heaps
Like birds whose wings refuse to soar.
On such a day the true heart Keeps
It's tryst with days that are no more.
The slow recurrent rain-drops seem
Sad tears from un-accustomed eyes
That scarce have time to weep.
Tie fitful wind that camors, cries,
A voice from out some troubled dream
That stole the solace from some sleep
And in the sky with It's sad grace
OF shifting cloud. we see some face
Beloved well. all Swallowed DER
With sorrows deep engraving trace.
JULIA NELLY FINCH.
Birmingham, Ala.
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uriouc decora ton. Cracker jars for hold
ing LAYER crackers ard fig biscuits are
shown IT. Japanese decorations. And
syrall dishes for serving Jellies preserves
and other nourishing sweets are available
in a wide range of shapes and decora-
items varying from the flower and leaf
shapes of glass and porcelain to those OF
East India pottery having basket net
work for protection and furnished with
quaint handles and shoppers.
Punch cups and Lemonade glasses are
Accomplishments, modelled on dainty lines
srd etched in told or enanieled patterns
that make them attractive and of dit
ferent otder from the regular set-table
sppontr,cnts
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The Travellers.

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mer dummy will not come
into First avenue and Nine
teenth street, but will turn
at Second avenue aud Eigh-
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Co.
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Miss Duncan's Berlin Success.

From the New York Sun.
The news of the remarkable success
which Miss Isadora Duncan, the Amer
lean dancer, has scored in Berlin will be
welcome to at least a hundred of New
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via B. r. L. & p. Co.
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