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BE q Good Reader.

In little conversation with one of
the chool-boys who lives but a stones
throw from my home, and who was
just returning from school with his
books slung over his shoulder, asked:
"And what study do you like best in
sohool?"
Reading" was the prompt reply.
AT first l wa, astonished. 1t seem
ed as if this vas very simple matter
to be first in school-boy's liking
the mark, perhaps, of dullard; but
knew Charlie to be one of the bright
est boys on the street, and not a whit
behind his fellows in his grade at
school, and, after little reflection,
l cleared the matter up so that it did
not seem so strange after all.
Here was 8 boy who could DO his
other school tasks easily because he
could read we'll, and because he had
come so soor to see the advantage Of
being able to read anything intelli-
gently.
Here is an example in arithmetic.
just exactly what is it to be find out,
or solve? Well, the fellow who can
read the statement Of the problem
intelligently is long stride on the
way to it's solution already.
Here is sentence to diagram, in
language lessons. The boy who can
see at o glance the main words, and
then the dependent words in their
right relation, because he grasps in an
instant exactly what the sentence
means, is not at all troubled about
the simple mechanical process of
arranging the words on the bars, or in
the loops, Of the diagram.
1t is the boy who understands what
he reads who can read the descriptions
in his geography and not have mere
page to commit to memory, but,
rather, a page picturiug to him places
which he already feels that he would
like to visit for himself.
Just SO in reading page of history.
To the boy who does not have to STUN
BILE over words, the narratives picture
events which make the reader wish he
had been there and had hand in the
things that were going on.
And in reading story it is good
reader who has time while he is read
ing to really see and get acquainted
with the people Of the story, and to
discover and admire the hero or the
heroine.
As matter Of fact the good reader
hardly knows that there are words be-
fore HMM his way-but he sees
with his minds eye the ideas and
realities which the word-piotures hold
up to him.
!AAad the only way to learn to read
we'll is to read, read, read; and to
think hard when you read; make it
business, climbing over an occa-
sional hard word by a lift from the
dictionary, but most often discerning
what the obscure word means BY what
the words all around it say.
There is an old saying that "bread
is the staff Of life." Reading lis the
'.staff" of the intellectual life.-Boys'
World. 6
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Suspicious.

Policeman-Look here, my man,
what are you doing? You've been
hanging round and peeping into
that shop for the last hour, and it
looks very suspicious.
Shy PateFfamiiias (who has with
in the last few days experienced the
first joys of fatherhood) That's
easily explained. My wife asked me
to go out and get feeding bottle,
and I'm just waiting till there's no
one in the shop before I go in to get
the thing.-London Answers.
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Meeting of Stockholders.

The annual meeting of the Stock hold.
ers of the Cox Manufacturing Com rany
@;!i 10 heid at the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank in the city Of Anderson, S.
c.. on Tuesday, the Goth day Of April,
1901, at IL o'clock. Stock holders who
cannot attend in person are requested to
sign proxy and send to some stock
holder 80 that they may be represented.
w. +. cox, Pres. and Treas.
April 6, 1904 AZ 8
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-04-20
Meeting Of Stockholders.

The annual meeting Of the Stock hold
ers OF the Riverside Manu- featuring Com
pany will be held a. the office of the Com
psny, in Anderson. s. c., on Thursday,
April 2lst, 1904, at II o'clock. Stockhold-
ers who cannot attend in person are re-
quested to sign proxy and send to some
stockholder 80 that they may be repre-
sented. Respectfully,
u. p. McBRAYER,
Pres. and Treas
March 23 1904 40
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-01-30
WOMEN BECAME HYsTERIcAt
Fire in Chicago Building Results in a
Panic.

Chicago, Jan. S0.-Notwithstanding
recent experience with smoke and
flame tenants OF the Masonic Temple,
q twenty-story structure, failed to
scare when fire broke out in the
Cosmopolitan building adjoining The
occupants Of the Cosmopolitan made
a hasty exit. On the upper stories OF
the Cosmopolitan number OF women
became .hysterical and, blinded by the
smoke, made efforts to spring from
the windows. Cooler heads, however,
prevented this and the women were
carried down the fire escapes.
Nina HERNIA Verba was. SO severely
burned that it is believed she cannot
live. Chemicals she was mixing on
the sixth floor exploded and caused
the fire. The woman in dying condi-
ton was carried down a fire escape
by G. w. Randolph. secretary and
treasurer of the Cosmopolitan Ligh,
company. Several other persons were
burned, but not seriously. The fire
was confined to the fifth and sixth
floors. s.,. 49,.
Edward Stokes, who assisted in the
rescue of Miss Verba, was probably
fatally burned and was taken to the
county hospital. OF the thirty.fiye
people on the floor where the fire
started twenty-five were girls and
women
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Ex.MAYoR AMES OF MlNNEAPo.
LIS GIVEN HIS FREEDOM BY
SUPREME TRIBUNAL.
-.
Rad BEEN CONVICTED OF BRIBERY
EVIDENCE HELD NOT SUFFICIENT
TO WARRANT CONVICTION
OF CRIME CHARGED.

st. Paul, Jan. S0.-Dr. A. A. Ames,
four times mayor of Minneapolis, is
again free man. The state supreme
court has rendered, an opinion up
holding the indictment, but declares
the evidence does not sustain the con.
viction secured hereunder.
The courts opinion is unanimous
as to result, but divided as to reasons,
The majority opinion, written 6s
Justice Lewis and concurred in by
Chief Justice Start and Justice Col.
Inns, is a surprise alike to defense
and state. It .!overturns the lower
court on a point hardly emphasized
by the defense, while. sustaining the
state on the contention which the
state feared most and which the de.
Tense based all it's hopes upon.
The court says the Indictment was
valid and charged but one offense.
but declares that the state did not
prove the offense charged.
= DR.. Ames is now free man unless
he can be indicted again upon some
other charge.
DR.. Ames was under sentence Of six
years in state prison on conviction OF
the crime of accepting bribe from
women Of the town.
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INTERMEDIARY STEP.
Conference of Russian Official and
Japanese Minister.


Paris, Jan 3O.-It Is understood
that the conferences between Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff and Nj. kurino,e
the Japanese minister at St Peters
burg, have permitted the latter to adj
Rise his government concerning the
position Russia is likely to take In the
Forthcoming answer, but the officials
here say this was merely an inter.
mediary step towards adjusting the
remaining differences, as the answer
Is subject to change until officially
communicated. 1t Is further said that
Russia will not answer until she feels
reasonably assured that her answer
will not have the effect Of precipitat.
ing hostilities.
The officials here are gratitled at an
apparently authoritative statement
that Japan does not intend to fortify
the straits Of Korea. They say it will
remove one Of the main obstacles, as
the most recent negotiations showed
that Russia was unalterably opposed
to the creation Of any condition in
Korea which would lead TO closing
that outlet from the sea OF Japan. a
strong lntimation has been made that
the maritime nations Of Europe and
the United States would have taken
UP the question unless this declara.
tion had been made.
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ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT.
Bechtels Make Charges Against Pros
ecutinu Attorney.

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 30.-Counsel or
behalf of the members of the Beehte
family has made formal complaint be
fore Judge Trixler against District At
torney Edwin j. ,LichtenWalner, charg
ing gross and willful negligence In his
conduct Of the prosecution OF the
cases growing out OF the murder OF
Mabel Bechtel and the suicide 9!
Thomas Bechtel.
Mrs. Catherine Bechtel, her daugh
ters and Mrs. Henry Newhard, q
neighbor of the Bechtels, made affi
davits before Commissioner Leidy al
leging that the district attorney was
in state Of "beastly intoxieation'
during two days OF the trial making
a postponement of the case by the
court necessary.
1t Is alleged that he repeatedly
kissed Mrs. Bechtel during visit tc
the Bechtei home on Tuesday after
noon. Oct 81, the date Of the finding
Of Mabel Bechters body
Mrs. Brobst, Mrs Bechtels daugh
ter, alleges that the district attorney
made improper proposals to her and
Martha Bechtel sWears that Mr.
Lichtenwalner endeavored to make
an appointment with her.
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SECRETARY OF WAR ROOT.

developed into a farewell for Secre'
tary Root and reception for Govern
or Taft. The former formally pre-
sented Governor Taft to his colleagues
as his successor, expressing at the
same time his personal regret at the
severance Of official relations which
he SO long had sustained to the presi-
dent and members of the cabinet.
Tribute to Retiring Secretary.
President Roosevelt spoke with deep
feeling of the retirement Of Secretary
Root. He wished it understood that,
while in the circumstances he could
make no public expression of his feel
ings without the appearance OF trench
ing upon propriety. he was sincerely
indebted TO Secretary Root for the
great work he had accomplished. No
one, not even a member OF the cab
met, could realize the labor, self-sac-
rifce, generosity and disnterested-
ness which had characterized Secre-
tary Roots entire career as a member
of the cabinet. or how much his devo.
ton to his great task had meant to
the administration and to the coun-
try. Especially had all this been true
of the secretary's work during the
past six months when he had expend-
ed lavishly Of his energy and ability,
without thought OF credit to himself,
but solely with the idea of advancing
the interests of the president, his sue.
cessor and the people of the United
States.
In the presidents tribute to Secre.
tary Root the other members Of the
cabinet cordially joined.
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y IL.
1t is fully realized here that the
forwarding OF the answer will mark
another critical stage III the negotla-
tions, everything depending on Japan'sl
attitude. 1t Is feared that. despite
pacific influences, the hands OF me
authorities may be forced on account
OF the extreme excitement, of the press
and people. A high official saiT;
,Of course we cannat preveAt war.
Russia will do her utmost TO offer
Japan a basis for durable peace. but
there are limits beyond which we can
not go. In Korea we grant practically
everything and in Manchuria we al.
ready recognize all the treaty rights
OF Japan and all the Iother powers.
Should Japan reject .pur conciliatory
propositions the world must place the
responsibility upon Japan.
An important fact in connection
with the situation Mas been learned by
the Associated Press. Within fort
night both Russia and Japan have
officially communicated to the United
States and to Ithe European chancel-
lors their positions regarding some OF
the points az issue. This course was
considered hecessary in view OF the
Will and varying reports disseminated
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on bond last February she marr1eu
John Kramer, an attorney, who had
defended her brother, Will Prince.
who later was convicted on charge
Of conspiring with the defendant to
kill Kennedy. Mrs Kennedy killed
Kennedy, who was local agent for the
Merchants Despatch Transportation
company, a month after they had been
married. He had refused to live with
her, bringing suit to have the mar.
riage annulled on the ground that he
had been forced into it.
The first verdict was reversed on a
technicality. Mrs. Kennedy's defense
was emotional insanity and evidence
was presented to show that her grand
father and great grandfather had died
in insane asylums, one in New Hamp'
shire and one in Connecticut.
The verdict Of acquittal was found
solely on the ground that Mrs. Ken.
nedy was insane when she shot hel
husband. The jury, however, found
that "the defendant has since re-
gained her sanity" which will save
her from being sent to an asylum.
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UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES MEET.
Those of Catholic Institution Decide
== on a Liberal Policy.

Washington, Jan. 30.-The annual
meeting of the, trustees of the Catho-
lie university was held here during
the day. Among those in attendance
were Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ireland of st. Paul and Archbishop
Keane of Dubuque.
A decision was reached to add de-
partment of pedagogy and bureau
Of statistics in Catholic education to
the university. This announcement
was interpreted by Catholic students
and benefcaries as indicating liber-
al and broad policy and healthy con-
dition of the finances Of the univers-
ityr-= ==-
Thursdays action will mean the ad-
dition of a new corps Of instructors.
The work to be done by the bureau OF
statistics Of Catholic education will
cover the entire United States.
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UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
BIackmailers Try to Secure $4,000
From Southern Pacific.

San Francisco, Jan. 30.-It is stated
that the Pinkerton detectives who are
investigating the anonymous letters
sent to the Southern Pacific company
demanding $4,000 under threat to
dynamite trains have centered their
suspicious on five men now in the
vicinity of Fresno and that one of
them has been picked out as the au-
thor Of the letters. The men are said
to be under surveillance, but imme-
diate arrests are not looked for owing
to the absence Of positive evidence.
The detectives say that the activity
displayed by the railroad in the effort
to apprehend the authors Of the plot
has frightened the would-be wreckers
and that the danger of the threats be-
ing consummated is entirely past.
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HAS NO SECOND CHOICE.
oIney insists Cleveland Should 6e
Democratic Nominee.

oIney insists Cleveland Should Be
Democratic Nominee.
Washington Jan. 30.--Former Sec.
retary of State Richard Olney OF
Massachusetts, who Is in Washington
in connection with the meeting OF the
trustees of the Peabody educational
fund, is still Of the opinion that. Grover
Cleveland should be the Democratic
nominee flor the presidency Asked
for his reasons in believing the former
president should be renominated he
said:
IT can only repeat what have, al
ready said. There Is no Democrat IN
the country who has as much strength
among the conservative people as MI.
Cleveland. Il am still satisfied that II
he were nominated he would be elect
ed"
The former secretary had no second
choice and he declined to discuss the
position Of William Jennings Bryan in
regard to the. Chicago and Kansas City
platforms and his intention to an
tagonize the Eastern Democrats, or
"reorganizers;" as he terms them.
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ITCH ASSAILS s.
WOLVES
Disease Bids Fair to Wipe Out the
Coyote Pest in South
Dakota.

Dacoma, S. d., Jan. 30.-About roul
years ago the commission firm Of
Becker & Degan shipped into Lyman
county from Texas about 10000 head
OF cattle for the range It proved to
he a bunch that was slightly affected
with the Texas itch. The result was
a contamination of the range cattle In
a greater or less degree. Stockmen
have by great diligence wiped the dis.
ease almost out, but still there is an
occasional case let run until the ami.
NAL dies.
Now comes a strange development
in the matter. Wolves and coyotes
that have eaten of the dead animals
have hacoma affected and it is no un
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SECRETARY
ROOT RETIRES
Portfolio of the Secretary of War
Now in the Hands of
Coy. Taft.

Washington, Jan. 80. - rreslaen.
Roosevelt, Secretary. Root and Gov
ernor Taft were the principal figures
at the days meeting Of the cabinet.
All the members except Secretary
Hay were present.
Governor Taft arrived at the execu'
tive offices soon after the cabinet had
assembled and was shown directly
into the cabinetroom. He remained
throughout the session, leaving in
company with Secretary Root.
The meeting, after the transaction
of the usual departmental business,
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HERRIEDz DEFENDS
DIVORCE MILL
Governor of South Dakota Says Famous
Divorce Laws Are Misunderstood
by the Public.

residents OF the state, out mao gone
to South Dakota for the express pur'
pose of securing divorce.
"There is no sentiment in the state
against the present laws governing dl'
vorce and I do not anticipate that
they. will be changed. Six months
residence in the state is necessary to
become bona fide resident and even
then residence is not considered bona
fide If applicantsehav gone there sole
ly for the purpose of securing a dl
ynrca -
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Chicago, Jan. 3O.--Governor Charles
N. Herried of South Dakota defended
the divorce laws Of his state ct the
Palmer House, declaring that they
were misunderstood by the public.
''To secure divorce III South Da-
kota," said the governor, "a person
must be bona fide resident of the
state. The only cases in which East
ern courts have held that South Da-
kota divorces were not valid were ones
in which it was shown that the appli-
cants for decree were not bona fde
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Korean Disturbances Spread.

New York, Jan 30.--Internal dis.
turbance in Korea is Spreading, cables
the Horad's Seoul correspondent. 1t
is the result of increased taxation.
The governors OF three provinces re,
port that. their officers have been cap.
trred by organized bands and govern.
ment fluids taken.
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MONEY NEEDED IN FAX e1o,
Flotation Of Proposed Cuban Loan
Postponed.

New York, Jan. 3o.-Negotiatfons
for. the fotation of the proposed $685..
100000 Cuban loan have come to a
temporary halt The banking inter-
ests which have this matter under
consideration declare that the Russo.
Japanese situation makes such a
transaction inadvisable at this time
because it would tie up large sum
of money which might be used else.
where to better advantage.
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Bryan Fastening Home.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 30.-W. J. Bryan
is fastening home from the-Eas in
order that he may see his sister, Miss
Mamie Bryan, who is very i'll. Miss
Bryan has tubercular peritonitis and
an operation may have to be per-
formed to save her life, although she
is now too weak to undergo it. -
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ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
Second Trial of Mrs. Lulu Prince
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Kansas City, Jan. 30.-Mrs. Lulu
Prince-K Kennedy-Kramer, on trial E
second time for the murder in Janus
ary, 1901, of her first husband, PhiliV
H. Kennedy. was found not guilty BY
a jury here At her first trial she
was convicted and sentenced to ter
years III the penitentiary. The case
was reversed and during her release
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common JnIng 10 see d coyote sniyer
ing on the prairie devoid of hair. Many
of the animals have died from the eff
fects OF the cold. and stockmen believe
that the entire determination iof the
pests Is only matter of a short time.
- As=the loss from 1.-The depredations
of wolves is much heavier than that
from the itch the exchange is good
one and cattlemen are not sorry ovel
the result.
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that the kattirs have effected juno
ton with tho Hereros who are be-
sieging that post. AS Okahandja was
salresstSf se~-~f1ard pfessatf' Ems announce!
ment has caused concern at the colo
NAL office here.
The following dispatch from Lieu
tenant ZueIow. sent by messenger via
karibih, has been received here;
"Okahandia. Jan. 2o-Am holding
Okahandja. Occupied it Jan. 10 With
200 men after heavy fighting. Am
waiting for guns from the Pabicht.
Ask-fora division of artillery, Weak
rclief-corps with machine gun=from
=Windhoek repulsed 18th and 18th
Loss reported eight reserves. In order
to establish connections with the rear
and bring forward military transports
we attempted today With sixty men
to reach karibib by rail"
A later dispatch, dated Jan. 21
says:
Yesterday afternoon, near kawa
tuerasane. between Waldau and Oka
sise, there was sharp fight. A divl
sion about seventy men strong. sent
forward by rail, lost four dead ans
three slightly wounded. The enemy
lost twenty to twenty-five dead.
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FOUR DEAD AND NINE DYING.
Many Girls Poisoned In German Cook.
ina School.

Berlin. Jan. GA medical inquiry
Is being made into a strange case of a
number of girls belonging to cook
ing schooh at Darmstadt who were
poisoned recently by eating salad
made from canned beans. Four Of the
girls are dead and nine dying. Up
to the present the Investigation has
failed to define the exact nature of the
poison, whether it was due to some
new plant poison or whether it devel.
oped from decomposed meat used in
making the salad.
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VERY HARD PRESSED.

Kaffirs Join Hereros in Attack on
= Okahandja. s1=
Berlin, Jan. 30.-The commander of
the German gunboat Habicht,~ lying at
Swakopmund, German Southwest AT.
rica, cables that he has received news
from Lieutenant Zuelow, in command
OF the German forces at Okahandia.
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TUNNEL RAILWAYS.

Great System for freight Planned Un.
der City of Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 3C.-The Illinois Tele-
phone and Telegraph company has
sold all it's property to the Illinois
Tunnel company, with an authorized
capital of $3O,Q00,000. The sale gives
the latter company the control Of the
tunnels, tracks, telephone cables, ETC.,
forty feet underneath the city of Chi
cago.
1t is the purpose to make the tun-
nels terminal transfers. The railroads
will deliver freight at depot tunnels
and trains will carry it to business
houses.
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RussIA's REPLY TO JAPANESE
NOTE WILL NOT Be SENT
UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
ADMIT THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAY EVERY.
THING DEPENDS ON At
TlTuDE OF JAPAN.

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 30.--The au-
thorities here now say that the Rus
sian reply to Japan will net be trans
mitted until next week.
1t is said that the delay was neces-
sary In consequence of the extreme
care taken in drafting the document.
Viceroy AleXief's views are also
awaited before It's transmission to the