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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-04

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-04

M,sses jamie and Mittie Elam enter
tsined Monday In honor Of their guest.
Mlss May Wiley. Of Los Angeles CAL
and Mrs. N. r. Catictt. OF Mont
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-04
Maury Dry Goods Co.

Is Ro5V ia tie Eastern Markets and fast
freight and express are bringing as
good things from him daily.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-04

The members of the f'rierson Me-
mortal church gave an ice creau
supper "Wednesday night at the
residence OF Mrs. Sophia Gotham, II
south Columbia. IN honor OF the re-
turning OF the church pastor, Rev. j.
u. Green. TIE occasion was very
happy event, aud was one OF gres'
pleasure to all who attended.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
HUNTER WINS BY STRATEGY.
Confronted by Four Full-Grown
Lions FriEhtens Them Away
with His Field Glass.

Few people, even among hunters OF
game, have met with an adventure Sc
exciting as befell British ships off,
Ger, who, fortunately, has survived, and
now relates the story in the Field.
When on shooting trip in the in.
terror of East Africa, accompanied only
by native boy, he suddenly came to g
standstill. Immediately facing us
scarcely rs PAGES distant he says
standing quite still, their heads and
shoulders showing above the long grass
their ears cooked forward, their ewes
fixed straight on us, were four fullgrown
lions.'
1t was thrilling moment. He was al
once face to face with a problem az
complex as it was weighted with. i'm.
portant issues. There was no cover
and If he attempted to retreat all the
animals might spring upon him. If he
fired he could make sure of killing one
OF them: he might even kill q second
but what Of the survivors,. -
. The hunters brain worked rapidly
and when one Of the lions showed signs
Of restlessness he had decided that II
would be madness to fire: christening
his case of fieldglasses, he caught it by
the strap, and, rushing forward with q
loud yell, hurled it at the enemy. --
The fieldglasses won the day, and all
four lions turned tail and bolted, yelp.
ing as they went. thus ended" he
says. my first, last, and only chance Of
bagging lion" -. .'''s< ~.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
PARIS Al / TO PE 1
An All-Rail Route from the Chinese
Capital to Europe. :.
Connecting Links in China ana Man
churfa Now Complete and juno
ton with the Trans-Sibe-
r1an Railroad Elected.

1t is not generally known that the
prophecy made a few years ago that
some day there would be an all rail
route from Paris to Picking has been
fulfilled, but such is the fact The
connecting links between the Chinese
capital and the trans-Siberian railroad
have been completed so quietly that
the world has scarcely heard of it, but
1t Is now possible to travel all the way
from Peking to Europe behind the puff
Ing locomotive. 1t is long journey.
and tedious, for in China the trains do
not run very fast, 20 miles an hour be-
Ing considered the maximum speed.
The 80 miles between Peking and
Tientsin will take from II: 80 a. M, the
time the train leaves the former place,
until the shades of the evening are be-
ginning to fall. There are eight sta
lions between the two cities and the
stops are long; especially SO would they
seem to rushing American. At Tien-
tsin the traveller will be obliged to
spend the night, for in China trains are
not operated after dark, but he will
have no reason to regret the delay, for
in this busy, thriving city of !, 900, 900 in
habitants there is much of interest to
see.
The sun will not have arisen in the
! morning ere the traveller will have to
be on his way to the depot. for the
train gets an carly start on the next
| stage of it's journey. After leaving
Ttentsin wide sandy plains are crossed.
and here irrigation enables the Chinese
to raise sorghum as the principal crop.
Along towards noon grass and hills
rise before the traveller as refreshing
VISION, and the ride among the valleys
near the Gulf or Liautung, with it's low
mountains and timber stretches. is de-
]ightful. Shan-hai-kwan, on the Cult
OF Liautung. is reached at seven o'clock
In the evening and here ends the Chi
nese railroad.
At Shan-hai-kwan the last fortified
gate in the great wall of China, which
| extends clear across north China and
has its eastern terminus here, is passed
and Manchuria is entered. Through
the narrow strip Of this country of 40
miles, which extends along the Gulf Of
Liautung, the Russians have built a
branch of their Manchurian railroad.
1t connects at Chan-hai-kwan with the
road from Tientsin.
Leaving Chan-hai-kwan early the
next morning, the traveller now passes
stations with queer-looking Russian
names, and before many hours finds
himself at Ku-pang-tsze. which is the
junction point where travellers for Eu-
rope transfer to another train. though,
as the map shows, this railroad is con-
t1nued to the northeast to the town Of
Hsin-min-tun. The route is now over
the main Manchurian line. When New
chwang is reached the traveller finds he
has consumed three long wearisome
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09

and imposing figure at all state cere-
monials, while, in addition to the man
fold duties of her position, she en-
joys the doubtful privilege of giving a
state dinner on the evening of the
opening of parliament, and of being
attired in black when in attendance at
court
Next in importance to the mistress
of the robes come the four ladies of
the bedchamber, who are rarely Of less
rank than that of countess. Unlike
the mistress of the robes, whose ap-
pointment is political, these ladies are
appointed by the queen, and are usual
ly either personal and dear friends or
the wives or daughters Of distia-
guished men who have established a
claim to royal gratitude.
The countess of Antrim, for in
stance, was the daughter, of the late
Gerald Grey, an, old and dear friend
of Queen Victoria, and Lady Gosford
is a daughter of the duchess of Man
chester, one of the most intimate
friends of the royal family. All four
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
THE ART OF SHOCKING.
Mother Who Has Mastered 1t Need
Never Worry About Trimmings
for Children's Frocks.

"Smocking is one Of the prettiest dec
orations possible for children's frocks
and aprons, and is equally appropriate
for cotton suits and shirts for women,
as it launders beautifully and lasts for
ever"
But it is so difficult to learn how to
do it," said the mother of youthful
family, who took great pleasure in MAX
ing little garments. II have puzzled
over the directions given in art books for
the English method and the American
method, and they all seem to me hope
lessly complicated"
Il felt that way myself at FIRST" said
the friend who had suggested the smock-
ing of some new aprons. "Lpuzzled over
the different directions in vain, and
finally gave it up One day. however,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
800 F5@DsS
LADIES' WHO SERVE
7 He QUEEN, 4.

TT is the privilege Of queen to be
ministered to by ladies in whose
veins flows some of the nobiest
blood among her subjects; and when,
as in Queen Alexandra's case, she can
call each aristocratic servitor a per-
sonal and devoted friend, bound to her
as much by ties of affection as of 10y
atty, she is indeed to be envied.
There is perhaps no greater lady in
all the peerage than the duchess Of
Buccleuch, who is proud to be mistress
of the robes to her majesty. The
daughter, sister, wife and aunt OF
dukes. she has every qualification for
her Office which exalted rank can give
her; and when we add to this that
she is tall, stately and handsome, q
queen Of society and woman of rare
charm and many gifts, and that she
was an intimate friend of our late
queen, as she is of Queen Alexandra
it is clear that she has exceptional
qualifications for her high Office.
The mistress of the robes is cfie1
of all the queens ladies and a brilliant
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
melon /. !. CONVEX IS
Geronimo's Conversion Recalls an
Amusing "Reminiscences. I.
Gift Of wateFme1ons to Two Com
verts Who Had Been Baptized
Created: u EMisnpprchension
Among Rest of the Tribe,

The news OF the conversion to Chris
tianity, and the baptism of the, cele-
brated5 Apache chief, Geronimo, recalls
some interesting episodes In the his
tory Of the old warrior and his people.
After many years Of almost constant
depredations upon American frontier
settlements, these Bedouins of the Dor
der mountains of the southwest were
captured, while on one of their pre-
datory excursions, by troops under
Gen. Miles. Soon after their capture
the general caused the entire tribe,
men, women and children, to be
marched to the nearest railroad station
and shipped thence bodily by rail out
OF the reach of the mountain region in
which they had previously found con-
cealment
The tribe reached Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. in due time and was placed in
camp on the military reservation. For
q time the Indians seemed well con-
tented but they grew restless at length
and many Of them began to wander
about at a distance from their camp,
hoping. doubtless, to escape observa-
ton of the guards and eventually be
able to make dash for liberty.
The war department being advised
of these indications determined to an
ticipate such possible venture by send
ing the tribe still further away from
their old haunts. Mt. Vernon bar
racks, Ala, was selected for the pur-
pose and the Indians were at once
hurried to this historic place, where
they were placed in log cabins built in
the pine forests adjoining the barracks.
In this forest, and under the same
trees, doubtless, an American force
under Gen. Wilkinson encamped for
some time in 1913, previous to his cap
ture of Mobile from it's Spanish gar
rison.
A school house was erected in the
Indian village and two or three Ameri-
can teachers were employed to instruct
the children. An army chaplain was
ordered to the village to superintend
the school and instruct the Indians in
the elements of Christian ethics.
The; barracks at the time was gar
risoned by the, United States troops
and chaplain was on duty with them
The two chaplains from the first were
jealous in their efforts to convert the
Indians to Christianity, and labored
among them untiringly with that OBJ.
ject in view The efforts of one of the
reverend gentlemen were at las,
crowned with come success, and cou-
pie of; Indian warriors expressed de.
sire to live Christian lives. The chap
lain warmly welcomed the converts
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09

ly, and secondly, to preserve the elias.
ITCHY which renders shocking so pref.
ty and desirable, by always following the
fold on the wrong side when taking an
upward or a downward stitch. If, as
sometimes happens, this is imprac.
ticable, the stitch should be fastened al
the point where it is caught together and
cut off. I hope I have been able tc
make this plain to you, and that you will
try shocking those little aprons with
red cotton, or white, if you prefer, fol
when you have once learned how to do it
you will find it Is the quickest and pref.
test way to ornament children's
Clothes IN. Y. Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09

ladies of the bedchamber are women
Of great social gifts and charm, and
are rather the queens friends than her
servants.
The duties are both light and pleas
ant, involving a residence at court
rarely exceeding six weeks, which is
made as agreeable to them as posi-
bic, whether amid the ceremonial! OF
Windsor and Buckingham palace or In
the peaceful environment of Balmoral.
All their expenses, except those OF
dress, are borne by the queen, AID.
as the ladies are usually chosen from
those who are not too literally pro-
vided for, the salary is a very COM
Portable addition to their private
means.
The two extra ladies Of the bed
chamber are usually peeresses whose
days of active service are practically
over, and whose reward is sinecure
Office with an acceptable salary at
tached. The two extra ladies of Queen
Alexandra are much older than ael
majesty, and we're among her earliest
friends and attendants when she first
came to US a radiant bride from lie.
yond the seas"
OF the four bedchamber women the
most notable is Hon. Charlotte Knoll.
lys, the daughter of Lord Knollys, who
for many years has. been an intimate
and highly-trusted companion of ths
queen. Unlike the other ladies, Miss
KnOllys is in constant attendance or
her majesty. acts as her amanuersi.
and is indispensable in a hundred
ways.
OF the maids of honor there ar,
four, all beautiful and gifted, and il
every way charming. Two of then
are the lovely twin daughters of thu
late Lord Vivian, to whom the queer
is greatly attached. They are always
when possible, in attendance together
and by the queens wish dress exact
ly alike. A very gifted young lad!
! is Hon. Mary Dyke, daughter Of ST
William Hart Dyke, whose musica
skill and sunny gayety are highly val
ued by the queen; and Hon. Slyvi'
| Edwardes, who was favorite o
Queen Victoria, is almost equal.
clever and charming.
To the maids of honor falls tn
agreeable duty of acting in turn as Ih
queens companions; they read, sin,
and play to her. and generally enter
tain her. They freqently accompan.
her on drives and walks. share he
hobbies, from fancy work to phoiog
raphy, and, in short, fulfill their mis-
sion in life by, being pretty, amiabie
helpful and amusing. The lot of tn
maids of honor is indeed an enviabl
one, for when they marry they receiv'
the welcome dover of $1,000, they ar
entitled to the description of honor
able" for the rest of their lives, ar
practically assured of suite of room
at Hampton court and probable
place in the royal household for thei
husbands.
Indeed, apart from the great honor
the profit and pleasure of being one o
the queens ladies'" they are Away
assured of the royal favor and every
thing that it means in the way of un
failing kindness and consideration.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
.PEA||SM| !. N GUIANA
Superstitions Of the Indians and tho
Resultant Tragedies.
Roasting Alive of Mother and Babe
at the InstiEation of Peaiman
Turns Public Attention to
British POssessiOn

The burning of mother and one Of
her twin babies in British Guiana as
reported recently by the commissioner
in whose district the horrible religious
sacrifice took place, has directed at
teEtion to the peculiar forms of super
stition which still prevail among the
aboriginal Indians Of that country. All
disease and evil is believed to be tho
work of kenaimas or spirits. In the dis
trict where the mother and babe were
roasted alive considerable sickness pre-
vailed, and the peaiman, the Indian
doctor and priest, was called in to dis
cover the cause of the epidemic. Prior
to the epidemic woman gave birth to
twins and such an occurrence is rarely
or never known among the Indians,
tho peaiman at once declared that ono
Of the twins was the child of q kenai-
ma, as woman could not naturally
produce two children at q birth, and
was the cause of the sickness.
The next step was to discover which
babe was the child of the kenaima. Ono
night one Of the babes awoke and be-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09


be devoted exclusively to the cross
country championships. Cycling will
receive attention and three days have
been set aside for the national bicycle
tournaments. The worlds fair inter-
scholastic athletic championships will
take two days and will be open to all
schoolboys of the United States. Two
days will be devoted to uIoits and
swimming will receive the attention it
deserves. Two weeks has been set aside
Tor lawn tennis tournaments. Cricket
Will be given several days and it will
be we'll taken care Of and three cham
ISOLATION will endeavor to decide the
American championship Association
football, Gaelic football and hurting
have been given two days each. The
National Rogue association will be
asked to hold its championships in st.
Louis during the fair. Basketball will
be we'll taken care of and ahree cham
pionships will be decided-the A. A. u.
championship open to all clubs. the Y.
M. G.. A. championships and schoolboy
championships. Three days will be
devoted to archery for men and wom-
en-, two days for polo and two or three
. days for lacrosse. The worlds fair
all-around championships will be held
! July 4. The collegiate championships
Will comprise Is events, and at this
meeting it is expected that the winners
OF the eastern meeting and western
meeting will decide the college cham
pionship of America A separate
championship is set aside for the west
ern colleges, which fixture will take
two days. The Young Mems Christian
association championship will be two
days in duration and the. German tur-
ners will be given several days for
their athletic fixtures. To days will be
devoted to Irish sports, ana a week to
international fence-s. There will be
two days of amateur wrestling at all
weights Automobile contests will be
given, and it is expected that weeks
carnival will be held. Arrangements
have already been perfected whereby
the Association of Amateur Oarsmen
will hold its two days regatta. College
football will be the feature of the fail
season and matches will be arranged
between the universities of the east
and west.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09

pan games are
played at the ex-
position. The COM
mittee having the
selection of the
d a ties for tn e
games in charge,
of which James
E. Sullivan, secre-
tary-treasurer of
the Amateur Ath-
letic union and
chief OF the physi-
cal culture depart
ment of the expo
49,,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09

and in time, when they had given sat
isfactory evidence of change OF
heart, advised that they should be
baptised. The rite was finally accom-
plished in the presence of many of the
Indians, who had assembled in the
school house for public worship.
On the following day planter
passed through the village with load
Of watermelons for sale. The chaplain
on duty with the Indians purchased
several melons from the man and pre-
sented one each to the new converts
who happened to be with him at the
time. T. g. 81
The act was prompted purely by
kindness, but it was not so understood
by the simple minded people. The
news spread quickly through the viii
lage, that the converts, Hard-Smeller
and Strsight-Horn, had been rewarded
by gift for receiving the rite of bap-
tism. The tribe rose to its feet as one
man. metaphorically speaking, and ex-
pressed its willingness to accept the
rite on the same terms. Hard-Smel1er
and his companion :endeavored to COR
rect the Misrepresentation, but the peo-
pie refused to believe them. They had
been caught in the act of accepting =
gift from the chaplain, and no other
cause for this exceptional kindness, ex-
cept their submission to baptism, was
apparent to the untutored mind Of the
poor Apaches.
Both chaplains were Immediately
thereafter subjected to liberal propos-
ais, wholesale and retail, by Indians
who desired to submit to the rite OF
baptism for a consideration similar ia
that which they believed had been &C.
corded to Hard-Smeller and his dough-
y companion. - .S's : = -
The failure Of the Indians to drive
the bargains they proposed, and the
lapse of the watermelon season soon
after the Hard-Smeller incident, had
doubtless much to do with the suspen-
sion Of interest suddenly awakened in
the teachings of the chaplains. At all
events but few conversions or hap
tisms thereafter rewarded their labors
while the Indians remained at Mt. Yer
non barracks.
81. r. BRINKERHOFF,
Lieut.: Col. o. s. A.. Retired.
Tough.', .55s,
Cholly But why does your father
mot favor me s b
Aida He says you are awfully fresh
[and, what is more, that you can't earn
your salt /. y Times. 55ssS5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
The Belle.

We think a belle is incomplete
Without ring when young;
But later on-oh, sad DECEIT
We find she has a tongue,
Judge
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
The Eaxenre of Pessiu3sm

Father" said little Harold, what is
an optimist?"
can optimist, my son, is a man who
feels so confident that he is going to
get the worst of everything that he is
trying to pretend not to mind it,
Washington Star
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
An Unfortunate Interruntfon.

An CnIUftuu3tc INterFuptOn. .
Il think" she complained, that Ar
thur would have proposed to me last
night if you hadn't come in the parlor
just when you did,
what reason have you for believing
that?" her mother anxiously returned.
HE had just taken both of my hands
in his. He had never held more than
one of them at a time before. Chi
cagO Record-Herald,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
Twas Ever Thus.

Alas! mans cup of sorrow
Is ever filled with woe:
When the ice man disappears
The coal man gets his dough.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
Nothing But the Best.

HAS your husband provided a mau-
solemn for you?" asked Mrs. Oldcas-
tie.
"Oh, my, no! Josiah was bound to
have hard wood floors all through the
house. "--Chicago Record-Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
His Opinion.

DO you believe that every man has
his price"
Il won't discuss that" answered SEN
ator Sorghum; but will say that the
reason some men stay honest is because
the price asked is so much higher than
the price bid" We hington Star
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09

cCdAc, dS "dy NC
seen by some Of
the features al
ready mapped out.
The championship
meeting of the
Amateur. Athletic
union, Of which
Walter H. Ligin-
ger is president.
will consist of two
days devoted ex-
clusiveiy to relay
racing for schools,
colleges and clubs,
~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
AIfneraloRicn1 Mobility,

. The Iron Duke was a man
OF stern, inflexible will.
But the Anthracite Baron, they say,
Is a chap that is harder Still! = F..
Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
An IllRAiOn.

For pelf man resolutely schemes,
Despite the wealth that he secures;
The other fellows dollar seems
At least three times as big as yours.
Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
A Daring Man.

Hes the kind of a man who courts
danger, l understand"
well. should say so. Why, he
doesn't hesitate to open Irritation with
any young widow he meets. Chicago
Post.