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The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
CHANGE FOR coNATY..

Prospective appointment to the Va
cancy at Los Angeles Rishopric.
Rome, Dec 29,Bishop Conaty, rec
tor Of the Catholic university at Wash
ington, appears to have the best
chance OF appointment to the bishopric
of Los Angeles, Cal. When the con-
gregation of the propaganda meets
Jan! 19, after the holidays, the filling
OF this vacancy will be among the earli-
est business transacted.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
SHOOTS THIEF ON SIGHT. 1
Pennsylvania Bags Negro in HIS

Pennsylvania Bags Negro in His
8aa Cellar.
- Westchester, Pa, Dec. 20. - Lewis
Brown. a resident Of New,~G Garden, a
small village near here, yesterday dis
covered four colored men in his cellar.
He procured a shotgun and fred on
the quartet, killing one of them 1t is
supposed one or more of the others
were injured, as traces Of blood were
found near the house. The men mad
.bagged about thirty bushels of pota-
toes and were about to depart when
discovered. The coroner exonerated
Brown
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
COAL FROM ENGLAND.

Revival OF the Demand to Meet Arcri-
can Necessities.
London, Dec. 29--The American de-
mand for English coal again is in evil
dence. Four large steamers, carrying
among them 1850 tons, have this
week been loaded at the Newcastle
market for New York and Boston. The
coal covered by these transactions is
for January loading, and the rates at
which the vessels have been chartered
show smart advance.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
MAY Come 10 America.

Vienna, Dec. 90. 1t is reported here
that Archduke Ferdinand and the
crown princess of Saxony and their
companions propose going to the Unit
ed States, there being little probability
of their finding congenial homes In
Europe.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Mile. De Lussan TO Wed.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 29.-Mlle. Zelie
de Lussan, the prima donna, announced
yesterday that she would marry Hen
rico Robeldo of Brazil and leave the
April in New York. where they will re-
side. f a
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Payne Whitney has bought fifty
acres at Manhanset, Long Island, as a
site for country seat He evidently
doesn't believe that ten acres is
enough.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Great improvements are talked
about in France. A law abolishing all
titles of nobility has been drawn up,
ana now the fashionable ladies of
Paris. are proposing. to do away with
the soup course at dinners because it
makes their faces red
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Sunday newspapers may have to re-
duce their size on account OF the
scarcity of paper. II this is a blow
at the comic supplement, let the fam
inc do It's worst.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Redfern Must PAY.

Paris, Dec. 90 The courts have
awarded Mrs. Violet Faiconer. an
American, s4O0 damages against Red
fern the dressmaker. for unjustiiable
arrest and the seizure of goods in con-
nection with dressmaking bill
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

A University of Michigan professor
has discovered seven new poisons.
This should put additional life into
the growing infant industry of dis
tributing candy by mall.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

ST. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-Count Toll
stoi has sent a personal appeal to the
press asking the papers, in view of his
advanced age and illness, not to pub
iish any further reports of his condi.
ton, as they cause him pain.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

May Yohe and Captain Strong are
preparing to so upon the vaudeville
stage. The vaudeville stage hns much
to answer for. but really it doesn't de-
serve this.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

A German critic has been compelled
to pay s25 for the luxury of saying
that certain actress moves as grace
fully as hippopotamus. We have
known cases where the hippopotamus
would have been the proper one to,
bring action. 9.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
BLIZZARD AT TURKISH CAPITAL.
Roofs Collapse Under Weight of Snow

Roofs Collapse Under Weight OF Snow
and Ships Are Dashed TO Pieces.
Constantinople, Dec. 30--Much dam
age was done to this city and its en-
virons by the recent snow blizzard.
Roofs collapsed, and many small craft
in the hanbor and in the Bosporus
were sunk or dashed to pieces on the
shores, causing fatalities, and others
drifted seaward. The Black sea fleet
suffered in a similar manner.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

The man who built the first apart.
ment house In New York in 1853 died
this week, He lived TO see IS per
cent of the people of the Island living
in apartments and swearing at the jan
itor.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

If some of the stories told before
the anthracite strike commission by
the miners are true, the Almighty
must have forgotten something when
he made out President Baer's divine
commission.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
RAILROAD BUILDING BY NIGHT
Santa Fe Road viii Use Electric
Liqhts In Construction Work.

Lights In Construction Work.
Chicago, Dec. 20. - Building asrail-
road by electric light is a novelty
which viii be introduced by the Santa
Fe company when it begins construc-
tion of its cutoff to connect the Pecos
Valley line with it's main line in New
Mexico. In the construction of the
cutoff line, which will be done within
two months, 500 men will be put to
work in Abo Pass canyon, and large
electric light plant will be installed at
the mouth of the canyon, so that the
men can work at night as well as by
day.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

A fire in a large Chicago brewery is
said to have damaged the stock, IL
this means that the beer was badly
smoked 1t might be bottled and sold
as Scotch whisky.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Newport has established an asylum.
for dogs ard cats, and It Is now in
order for the dogs and cats to estab-
lish an asylum for some Of their own
ers.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

If Brother Smoot is already having
a hard time lodging the brickbats OF
the purity league and bands of hope
it is evident that he will have to go to
washington in an armorrclad car IL
he is actually elected to the senate.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

But then, 1t Is possible to lead a
too strenuous life. IA New York boy
has played truant from school 10S
times.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

King Alfonso has q cabinet crisis
on his. hands, but II will take some.
thing worse than that to spoil hts
taste for cigarettes. s.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

The Ohio man who advertises for a
wife with money enough to Offset his
brains should apply at the nearest
almshouse.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

The Britons whipped the Beers, but
the latter are getting o terrible re-
venge. They're all writing books and
selling them to the English. 81.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
SAMUEL CLARKE DEAD.
Leader Of the Expedition Of 1s4s Is
Called Away.

Geneva, N. Y, Dec. 29.-Judge Sam
uel J. Clarke. who lod an overland ex-
petition to Colorado in 1S49, and said
to be the last surviving member of the
first legislature of that state. died here
yesterday at the age of seventy-eight.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

But after all Sir Hiram Maxim is
not the only foreign celebrity who has
come to this country with the inten-
ton Of flying high.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Some men manage to consider them
selves great by beaueathing their
brains to certain institutiors Of learn,
ing.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Mr. Carnegie's digestion Ia reported
to be impaired. Evidently he has been
eating something besides Scotch oats.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Worldwide sympathy is expressedfor
Doukhobors In their efforts to Chris
tianize Canada.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Apostle Smeot is said to be very
susceptible to the Establishments of
the fair sex. smoot is easily smitten,
no doubt
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

It was indeed brilliant society
event in London when Capt. TeW and
Miss Ward were made one.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

George Gould walks to and from his
office every day. We always knew we we
resembled George In our habits.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Exercise Is great to keep people
warm. And ii doesn't cost any more
than 1t did last winter.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Lord Curzon has found King Solo
mons throne. a-d fatters himself
that 1t will prove to be good ft,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

vThat French movement for universal
peace might first try its hand on the
chamber of deputies. tt
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

The English language is to be taught
in Mexican schools. Make way fer
Mexico.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

A good epitaph is all right in its
place, but 1t comes so late
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

In a year Minister WI will be able
to continue his interrogatory by
cable.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

The woman with a past is often the
most eager to tackle future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

fire alarm. But just de same, if Whiskers has a latch key on a different block from us I can't see MT. Paul putting his leg out of joint kicking about 1t. But it ain't a man7servants graft to fuss wit dat part of de game. It's differ ent wit women-soivant. If Duch- ess didn't have a hand in running tings I tink she'd give up woik, and live on de tips she's been touching me for all desc years. was asking her about de poodle lhe had banked. What's de use of money except to spend it?" I says to her.
 De woist use you can put money to is to spend 1t, mon ami If you spend 1t you is no better off dan dose foolish poissons dat don't save it. None. is no good if you don't have it, is it? If it is only good to spend, why take all de trouble to get tt? No, Master Cheems, if you have money you have self-respect-de only ting dat you can buy wit money, and at de same time not spend de money. Dere should be a law dat man should make all de money he can and give it all to his wife. Oats de only way he can buy happi- ness"
 1 was a foolish fellow to come to clinch wit Duchess on dat proposition; for no matter how good a argument 1 put up. Duch- ess gets de decision, and de poisse. she being referee and stake holder, bote.
 But I was going to tell you about Wiley Widdy. She's not de kind of a player dat sits on de club house verandy waiting for a easy mark to go around de links wit her If de one she wants won't play, she'll be in de game if it's only lonesome-dough foursomes come her way swifter dan any odder. So when Whisk- CTS got shy, Widdy was as gaily- gaily as any goil in de county. Duchess tried her best to get Miss Fannie to drag Whiskers over to Widdy's cottage, so dat he could see what push was dere at Widdy's lunches and teas, and dat she wasn't sentenced to be a widdy day longer dan she wanted to be. But Whiskers tucked.
 'It is of de agravatedl" says Duchess. "It is dat if Whiskers see Madam Harding in company wit anodder, don he is of de sen timent urgent But if he will not go where he see dat many men admire her, what cdl one do?"
 "One can guess again" says. Let your betters alone, and fix it wit housekeeper to leave Mag gie have dis evening off, for me fren de barkeep is coming down dis evening, and we'll take a stroll up de pike wit him and Maggie"
 Duchess never said void in answer to dat, and l Lad right to be leary; for when a woman won't talk. even if she has a cue, it's time for a man to get his guard up, and Timber his legs for a quick sidestep. Mo fren comes down by de early evening train, and coachy lends me de station wagon to fetch him; de folks being at dinner and not seeing me make de sneak Wit de wagon. When we was in de housekeeper's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30
Difficult Plurals.

From the London Chronicle.
 The difficulty about the plural of words for different kinds of fish Is not solved by Photographers any more than by grammarians. The Oxford dictionary says of the word "cod," for example, that the plural is rare and 1t gives quo tation from a writer of the seventeenth century which occur both "cods' and "salmons." During the last few years we have several times seen trouts as the plural of tro,u. Dr. Murray quotes from Izaak Walton, three braces of trouts.' And there is, of course, Hoods use, in the Dream of Eugene Aram." of trout lets-'like troutlets in a pool" By the way, Dr. Bain, in his excellent gram mar, says that the collective plural, sal mon, corresponds to a class of neuter nouns which lost their nominative plural inf1exion in the oldest English. And then there is and are sheep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

M a Frenchman by marriage,
 as Duchess says, but deres one ting I'll never cop right, and dat's French cooking and eat ing. All dat religion, politics, Wall street, md sporting news is to Americans, eating is to de French.
 Oats de trouble wit your dinky nation, 1 says to Duchess. If dey goes to war dey gets licked; if dey digs a subway it's a grave; if dey breeds racers dey is skates; if dey plays polo dey only cuts up de turf; if dey fights duals dey only makes faces, all because dey is never tinking about de ting dey is making bluff at, but is tink- ing about how deir grub is to be sauced."
 Mostly I can get a fall out of Duchess by pulling hammer on de French, but dis time she only gives me de baby stare, and says, "Cheems," she says, "Cheems, you have only of de ignorance of what you speak. Besides dat dey is dc greatest people on cart, de French is de most brave, de most noble, and de only ones dat knows how to dress. Dey did everything be- fore anybody else done it. Did we not go to see M'sieu Suddern in de American play of Hamlet last year, and did we not see de same play by Madam Bernhardt- L'Aiglong' de year before? De French is always ahead"
 ''On your way, woman!" I says. Hamlet was wrote for Eddie Suddern by an Englishman, not by Clyte Fitch"
 "De more shame to de English man who stole it from M'sieu Ros- tand," -dcness says. 'De English never knowed how to fight until Napoleon teached em; dey will never know how to paint or sculp- tor, no matter who tries to learn em. It is only de tings dat France has forgot, dat any odder country does we'll
 "Dey mad a good brand of hot air on tap, anyway" l says. But tell me, why does dey put garlic in a leg of mutton?"
 Because de sheep hasn't de sense to put de garlic in his own leg" she says" But you has de bad temper dis morning, Cheems. Come wit me to de city, and we will dine at de restaurant of de husband of my fren, Julie. It will be my treat, for Julie is de dame du compton, and she charges me noting for dinner, so delicieux it Is for her to have de langwudge spoke to her polite"
 And dat's no dream, neider; Julie used to be a lady's maid, and she's so tickled to have Duch- ess come to de restaurant, and give her de news of de swell set, dat dey never asks us for de. price and dat's why de dinner at Ju- lies is Duchess most favorite treat
 We eats at Jacques-dat's Julie's hubby-between meal times, so dat dey can eat wit us; and dc walters dimes wit us too. It's den dat Duchess tells Julie de talk of de swift set, dat we hears at our place; and de tings she tells must be warm propositions, Julie Mon Dieus' and humps her eyebrows liko she was only two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30
When Boys Were Hanged.

From the Kansas City Journal
 Before 1929 it was not uncommon to hang boys of tender age for murder or other crimes. Blackstone cites a case in which a boy ten years of age was con- victed on his own confession of murdering his bedfellow, and the judges unanimous ly agreed that he was proper subject for capital punishment. Samuel Rogers men, tions that Greville was present when sev eral boys were sentenced to be hanged for taking part in the Gordon riots of 17s0. Never" naively remarked Greville, did I see boys cry so.' In 1872 boy. Abra- ham Charlesworth, 12 years of age, was sentenced to death with others for incen- diarism-arising from low wages and high priced food-and was executed at Lam caster. It is said the little fellow cried for his mother on the scaffold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

Miss Fannie?"
 Miss Fannie taut a while, and den she say :, How is Hortense dressed?"
 Just as she was when she dressed you for dinner"
 And Maggie?"
 Same as in de house, only wit her cap off, 1 says.
 But never could fool Miss Fan nie. She smiles a little, and den she says, "Chames, what mischief has Hortense been up to? Mrs. Harding is here, and when papa came back from de club he spoke of having seen Mrs. Harding. know dat he did not, but Mrs. Harding did not say he did not. l see by your face, Chames dat you know of some mischief dat will explain. and you must tell I'll not be cross wit Hortense.
 l never could con Miss Fannie If l tried, so l gives her de game dat was played, and she didn't put up no holler at dat. I was wondering what w doing wit de folks in de library, so when I was belled for, to fetch de proof for MT. Paul dat de cellar wasn't run dry, l rubber5 dc layout. Whisl1- CTS was playing up to Widdy like she was six per cent stock sell ing below par, and ne was afraid dat if he didn't bid quick dere' would be none of it left in de market. Widdy's cart was dere, and, when I called it for her, waltzes down to dc gate. and as she drives trough she stops, and says, Miss Fannie was telling me dat your wife can dress Mag gie to LOOK like odaer folks"
 Duchess Is no farmer, ma'am." I says.
 "She is a very bold maid" says Widdy, "but l tinK she deserves dis, what l just wins at bridge" and she passes me out long green, and p'cheei it was a flyer"
 Well, goes to de station wit me fren dc barkeep. and splits dat flyer at de lIltle drum near de station, and we says Here's to you" more dan zee.
 When l meets up wit Duchess, she says "Cheems, you has been drinking. Where did you get de price?"
 Tt didn't need no price" says. Tt was a tin roof.
 "A tin roof? What kind of a drink Is a tin roof2" E
 Its on de house. says l, and Duchess is wondering yet.
 Date de foist time in me life dat l ever sunk a tip on Duchess, and de best ting about it is dat 1t was her graft, at dat. If she ever finds out dat Widdy passed dat green to me, to pass along to her ito de Nort Pole for me.
 And Duchess earned de stake, too; for. from de looks of tings down our way, Whiskers will soon tell me to pack his trunk for wedding loiney; and when de par son has willed half of Whiskers' income t0 Widdy, de credit of de job will belong as much to Duch- ess as to Widdy's eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

room, having bite, and a mug of de butler,s ale to wash de cinders out of me fren's troat, Duchess chases me off, and den 1t was she puts up her Job. Widdy has been giving Duchess a lot of duds, and p'chee; If she did.4 rig Maggie up in em till she was dead ringer for Widdy-only dat Mag gie, in one of dose straight-up- and-down co, sets was asking wouldn't she break like a lamp chimney if she sat down. Me fren was looking like ready money, too; for his lid and blanket would pass him at hundred yards for a broker on de right side of de market.
 Take me out of dis corset, Duchess dear" Maggie was say ing. For de love of heaven, take me out before 1 die. 1 feel like I was boarded up-like I was boxed for de congressman to take away"
 "Vous etes tres charmante!" says Duchess, putting on de poor 6oil d Wlop w iudy uotu lO WCdl. Don't hold your skirt like a mouse was chasing you. Look, hold it like dis" and she shows Maggie how to hold her skirt like she was going to wrap herself up in it if dere w..s enough of 1t.
 Whats doing?" I says, when I sees desc tings.
 "It is a play" says Duchess.
 Who's to be played?"
 Come wit me, and say notting," Duchess says, and de four of us chases out to de road by de lane. Den Duchess and mo goes over to de odder side of d. road, and me fren and Maggie waltzes along by deirselves, an say, dey was so like Widdy and some swell Johnnie, dat I'd a yelled only Duchess pinched me.
 It was near dark when Whiskers comes out from dinner, and starts off for a stroll 10 de yacht club house to trash out de cup races once more. As soon as he cops Maggie and mo fren, he starts like he was going to cross de road, but den he seems to tink dat wouldn't do, and he keeps on; and when he passes em he hists his lid; me fren hists his, and dat sassy Bow cry goil, Maggie, sweeps a bow dat made her look more like de Widdy dan de close did. Whisk- CTS went on his way, and de couple makes a hurry sneak wit us back to ae house, where Mag gie gets out of her swell rags, and into her own close; and den de four of us starts off up de pike. Pretty soon butler runs us down, and asks me didn't know 1 was due at de house, for dere was to De bridge, and me being second man, it was up to me to be on call if MT. Paul would want a small bottle.
 Say, before I gets a ring to go to de room where de folks was, Miss Fannie sends for me, on de quiet, and she says, "Chames, where is Hortense?'
 "Walking up de road wit butler, Maggie and fren of mine" 1 says. Shall I chase after her,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30
ST. LOUIS FAIR WILL BE
 RESPLENDENT PAGEANT

The Louisiana Purchase cost the United States s15,OO0oo0, says the New York Man and Express. The Louisiana Purchase exposition will involve an expenditure of more than $500O0,00O Of this amount the exhibition buildings surroundings and equipment will alone absorb S40,000 GOO, as compared with the $27 25OO0O expended in like way expeuded upon the Column bian exposition at Chicago. It is fitting that the mere celebration of this Jeff fersonian event in the tale of national expansion should exceed in cost many times the price of the bargain so for tuitiously driven with Napoleon l. It was of the great pacific acquisitions in the history of the world. It has af- fected beyond calculation the destiny of this republic. It added to the original states of the Atlantic seaboard the hin- terland of the trans-Appalachian hin- terland, whose control some philosophers of history rank as at least one motive of the revolution.
 The celebration of this purchase of L. OOO,OOO square miles. stretching from the Mississippi to the Rockies, from the gulf to the Canadian frontier, containing now l5'O00,OOO inhabitants, embracing today the major area of twelve states and two territories should have ample space for Its field as we'll as liberal expenditure. So 1t is we'll that the St. Louis exposi- tion Is to fill twice as large an area as the Chicago worlds fair did, and Is to cSTer almost as much ground as the