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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Where sessar. Have Trades Unions

Begging is a vocation In China and
beggary an institution. In every prov
ince there Is an organized beggars'
trade union or guild-in some districts
several. These guilds have presidents
and officials and are in every respect
thoroughly we'll organized. There Is
a mem bershlp fee Of about 81. and all
members swear TO abide by the .rules.
The chiefs. or kings" as they are
called. are under the protection OF the
magistrates. and their power Is con
iderable.-Wide World Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Washington, Alexandria Il
Mt. Vernon Railway.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA
frn-., onrnaK

For Washington, from corner Prince and
Royal streets. week days, at 545, 6l0. $50
635, 6 As, 200, 710. 720, 7S5, so. 90.
sl5, $50. $50. $50, $40, $50, $50.
M, IL 10, IL %, IL 30, IL so, 10, IS, 80,
so, 10, 2 %, 80, 2 so, 10, rs. 8 20. 90,
40, 4 80. 4S5, 4 80, $40, 8 20, 5SS, 5aS.
500, 10, 80, 50, 40, 7 80, 8 90, s 30.
900, 9 80, 10 90, 10 80, II 10 and II sep. m.
SUndsys-7O0. $40. 8 Is, 900, $50. 10 10
iCd5 u 10 and Il 45 a. r. M; u i6 u 10 iSS
4 20, 4 40, 5 90, 20, 40, 6 90. 20, 6 10. 90,
100, 740, 8 90, $50. 900. $50, 1000. 10 80
and IL 10 pm.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, week
days, 5 As, $50, 1872, 1925, IL Is a. M, u 81,
20. 225, 1892, 436, 535, 705 and ID
p. ~.
Sundays--7O0 9 80, 10 Al, IL 40 q. m. IL ~
I ~, Q 40 3 40, 447, 7 05, 46 and 10 is .. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
CAREFUL Alb, . Worry.

A physician was recently attending a
patient whose husband came to see
him concerning her condition ana
greeted him with the words. "Mr.
Irving. do you think there is any need
for any unnecessary anxiety about my
TlfeT-ArgOnaut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Has to Take Them.

- can take 100 words minute
said one shorthand writer to another.
Il often take more than that re-
marked the other in soTrowful accents,
"but then ] have 10. I'm married"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Til. Ao. Of Artificial Beauty.

Writers on topics concerning WON
ems matters would fain have us be
lieve that the present is the age or
beauty. The fact is that never before
have the arts Of artificiality been 50
widely adopted among all classes as
they are tOday.-IondOn Opinion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Worth Two Men,

"Ien made the glee clnD.'
"Why. his voice Is cracked"
~ know. but It split the other night
md he's singing duets now."-Yale
Record
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Guessed X.

Guest (suspiciously ewing the fiat
tened pillows aud the crimpled
sheets)-Look here. landlord. this bed
has been slept in. Landlord (trium-
phantly)-That's what It's meant for!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Variety.

Tisitor-Why do you make some OF
Your pies round and some OF them
square? Wife Because my husband
has been complaining Of sameness OF
bis diet lately.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the sto. K.
holders Of the N. AUTH PROVISION
COMPANY will be held at the Office Of said
company, No. IFS south Fairfax street, Alex
andrA, Va, on THURSDAY, March II,
1905. at 3 o'clock p. m.
FRANK N. FIROR,
feb24 III Assistant Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
RheumatIc Pains believed.

B. F. Crocker, Esq, now "a years Of
age, and for twenty yesrs Justice Of the
Peace at Msrtinsburg, Iowa, says: 81
am terribly afflicted with scistic rheuma.
tism in my left arm and right hip. |
have used three bottles Of Chamberlsin's
Pain Balm and it did noe lots Of good"
For sale by W. F. Creighton and Rich
ard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11

Pufer-What's happened TO my meer-
schaum pipe? Mrs. Puffer-Why. dear.
! noticed II was getting awfully brown
and discoored. so put coat OF that
white enamel on IT,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
And Now He Doesn't.

Howell--Do you ike congregational
singing? POWELL did until the cats
IN our neighborhood adopted the Idea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Washington Southern Ry

Schedule in effect January 6. 1908.
Trains leave Union Station for Wsshingtou
and points north at OF and 9 0S 8. m, 1901
"a, OF, 9 %, and IL 80 p. m, week days.
Sundays-9 0S 8. m, 1901, S62, 3 % and
1913 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
5 0S local }, and AZ p. M. week days.
Sundays-437, 4S, and II % g. m. 4 OF,
SIS Qocal), and g. AZ p. m.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg at 8 4S
a. m. week days.
NOTE Time Of arrivals aid departures
and connections not guaranteed.
Z CIV CULP. W. p. TAYLOB.
GEM Supt. Traf Mgr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
PROPOSALS.


General Depot df the Quarterms ter's De-
psrtment, Washington, DC. eb. 10, 1905
Sealed proposals, in triplicste, will be re-
ceived at this Office until IL o'clock a. M,
Monday, March 10. 1903, and then publicly
opened, for grading at Arlington National
Cemetery. Va. Plans and specifications can
be hAd. and information obtained. on appli.
cation to This office. Envelopes containing
proposals should be marked Proposals for
Grading" and addressed TO MAJOR NJ. GRAY
ZALINsKI. Quartermaster, u. 5. Army,
Washington, ID. c.
feblS.l9 ,Ai,2l marl2,l3
NOTICE.-Having qualified rs admins
~ tor Of the estate Of SAMUEL 7. JEN-
KINS, deceased, all persons indebted to said
estate are requested TO make prompt settle
ment Of their Indebtedness, and all persons
TO whom said estate is indebted are re-
quested to present their accounts properly
certified for settlement.
ROBERT II. COX, Sergeant,
MARI lot Administrator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
ouIek climatic changes try stronI

Testers must be content to taste OF
their broth.--I.atin Proverb
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11

sure little liver pills. Sold by w. F. Creixh-
ton d Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11
Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation,
Capital Paid In, $500. 900.
Authorized Capital. $1,000. ono.
GROCERIES.
w. A. JOHNSON & CO..
JOHN AHERN 4 CO.,

JOHN AHERN 4 CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERs
And Dealers In
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS.
Country Produce received daily. Our Stocl
Of Plain and Fancy Groceries embraces every
thing to be had in this line.
We hold largely in United States bondec
warehouse and carry in stock various brandt
Of the best
PURE RYE AND MALT WHISTLES
aaade, Have also in store superior grades Of
Foreign and American
WINES, ALES, BROWN STOUT. DC.
aO-Satisfsction Guaranteed @ to Price arc
Quality. -
Cnrnar Prince and Cnmmsrce RtveAts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11

Reduetiosin Tomatoes, 3 cans NsnticOkes
25e. S. 4 ". Tomsto,s lie each.
j. G.. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-11

A tull line Of MARKET snd FANCY
BASKETS for ssle by n>,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03

Twenty Persons Trapped in Burning
Boarding House.

Boarding House.
New York, June 3.-Fire starting in
the basement Of Mrs. Mary MONEYS
boarding house in West Thirtieth
street completely cut off the escape
Of Mrs. Moneys twenty boarders and
when the firemen arrived a young wo-
man had thrown herself from the roof
to the pavement and was dead, sew
eral others were severely burned and
the upper windows, front and rear,
were crowded with men and women
begging to be saved.
AS there we're no fire escapes and
the blaze cut off exit by the Railways
firemen were sent up through an ad-
joining building, whence they crossed
to the roof of the burning house. Mrs.
George Mieklo was confused by the
smoke and was unable to reach the
roof. Fire Truck Captain Sweeney
saw her at a window on the top floor
and, tying rope to the chimney, low.
cred himself to the window, whence
the other firemen drew her and the
captain to the roof.
Lieutenant Reilly tied wet cloth
over his face and entered the burning
house through a scuttle from the roof
Feeling his way through the heavy
smoke from room to room he stun
bled upon Mrs. Haggerty in the third
floor front room. She had tainted.
Lieutenant Reilly carried her to the
roof and thence to the street.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
GENERAL BULLER DEAD.
Was First Commander of the British
Forces in Boer War.

Was First Commander of the British
Forces in Boer War.
London, June 3.-General Sir Red
vers Henry Butler, who had been i'll
for some weeks past, is dead. He
was born in 1889.
General Butler entered the army in
1858 and in 1891 he had risen to the
rank of lieutenant general. He served
in China in 1850, in the Ashanti war
in 1874, In the Kaff1r and the Zulu
war in 1859. He was in South Africa
in 1881 and in Egypt in 1882 and was
present at the battle of Tel-El-Kebir;
he also fought In the Soudan war in
1884 and was under secretary for Ire.
land in 1887.
He became we'll known during the
Boer war as the man who relieved
Ladysmith. He went out to South
Africa in 1898, first as general COM
handing the forces in South Africa
and afterwards as general officer COM
manding in Natal. He conducted the
operations for the relief of Ladysmith,
which was successfully accomplished
after an investment of 11S days, and
subsequently he conducted the opera.
t1ons that resulted in the expulsion of
the Boer army from Natal.
In April General Butler contracted a
chill in London and this indisposition
was followed by a severe attack of
jaundice and other complications.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
The Enulish Channel.

One Of the most famous bits of water
In the world. is the English channel
which separates and yet unites the sis.
ter countries Of England and France
and has been the scene of SO much OF
their history. It extends on the Eng.
lish side from Lands End to Dover
and on the French side from the island
Of Ushant to Calais It's entrance from
the German ocean is the strait Of Do
yer, twenty miles wide, while at
the other extremity, where it joins the
Atlantic, it is 100 miles from shore to
shore. The greatest width midway is
$50 miles. Owing to the strong current
setting in from the westward, the high
winds which frequently prevail and
the confguration of the shores 1t has
roughness which has become proven.
bal and few cross it without seasick-
ness.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
This Makes It Very plain

The meaning Of the word '.swastika'
Is ut is we'll" or good luck. The mean
ing of the symbol is more complex.
Some folks trace it to the sun.
'"rhe emblem is the sun in motion"
argued Professor Max Muller "a
wheel with spokes was actually re-
placed by what we now call swastika.
The sWastika is, in fact, an abbreviat-
ed emblem of the solar wheel with
spokes in it. the tire and the move
ment being indicated by the cramprus.
1T is the summary in few lines of
the whole work Of creation" said Nine.
Blavatsky; sis evolution, as one should
say, from cosmotheogony down to an
thropogeny, from the indivisible I'M
known to materialistic science, whose
genesis is as unknown to that science
as that Of the all Deity itself. The
swastika Is found heading the religious
symbols of every old nation"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
HARTJE CASE UP AGAIN.
Husband Asks for Additional Bill of
f. -. Particulars.

Pittsburg, June 3.-Attorneys J..
Scott Ferguson and w. B. Rogers, rep
resenting Augustus Hartje, the multi
millionaire paper manufacturer whose
sensational divorce litigation against
his wife, Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, was
unsuccessful, but attracted national
attention, went into common pleas
court and asked for an additional bill
Of particulars.
The filing Of the bill has made pub
lie considerable testimony presented
during the trial which did not come
out at the time, all of which is of a
sensational nature.
The libellant is asked to specify the
alleged indignities offered by re-
spondent to libellant by stating the
time and place where she alleges re-
spondent struck her in the face with
his fist and by specifying the time and
place in the city of London where she
alleges that in the month Of July he
kicked her without any provocation
and to specify as to the allegations of
inf1delity on the part of respondent.
A demand is also made for sources of
information.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
Kadiak Islands Queer Climate.


OF the abnormal climate of KadiaA
island, Alaska, a writer says: ''In spite
Of its situation in such high ATTITUDES
we find here what may well be de.
scribed as the parting Of the ways be.
tween the arctic and more temperate
regions. For, thanks to the moderating
influence of the Japanese current
which flows along its southern coasts,
Kadiak is favored with climatic condi.
lions such as are unknown even in
places few miles north or east Of il
on the mainland of Alaska So pro.
nounced Is the demarcation line that
even on the island itself traveller in
summer will suddenly emerge from
amid forests and vegetation of almost
tropical luxuriance into barren, des.
olate land of silence, where lofty snow
capped mountains tower aloft, brood,
ing, as 1t were, over the past terrors of
an arctic winter, which will soon de-.
scend once more, enveloping them in
its Icy grip"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
The Sons Answer.

After his sons great success with
the "Dame aux Camelias" Alexandra
Dumas wrote to him as though stran-
ger, congratulating him on the book
and expressing a desire to make the
authors acquaintance. II myself am a
literary man." said he in conclusion,
''and you may have heard my name as
the author Of Monte Cristo.''
Dumas fills was equal to the occasion.
He wrote Immediately in reply, ex-
pressing the great pleasure he would
have in making his correspondents ac-
quaintance, principally on account of
the high terms in which he had always
heard his father speak Of the author of
Monte Cristo."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
An Exasperatinq Mamma.

The small boys mother was the only
one who sat unmoved, while the small
boy himself-most unwelcome addition
to the informal afternoon tea-gleeful.
~ galloped around the circular table
daintily spread with silver and china
and lowered over by cut glass lamp.
ITS a spurious pony!" shrilled the in,
FAINT joyously as he tossed his faxen
locks and twinkled his besocked legs
with ever increasing speed.
mercy! He'll have the lamp overv'
shivered nervous young woman as
the human gyroscope stumbled over the
edge of rug, clawed at the table for
support, then triumphantly continued
circling Conversation froze on pallid
lips as they sat awaiting the inevita.
BILE crash. Only the voice Of the small
boys mother rippled along serenely.
The nervous young woman could
stand it no longer. In sheer despair
she ventured, Mrs Archibald-er-p
don me-your dear little boy
The lady addressed stared blankly
then grasped the situation. Malcolm"
she said weetly-" Malcolm, dear, run
around in the opposite direction, dar
ling. Miss Vinton's afraid you'll make
yourself giddy."-Woman's Home Com.
panion!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
The Defect In His DRESSING.

The professor of surgery in one of
England's universities has the reputa-
ton Of being one Of the most painstak-
ing and delicate operators In Britain,
thoughtful Of the patient and careful
in the clinic. One day in the course Of
clinical demonstration he turned to
student who had just commenced his
studies with the question:
''Now, sir, can you tell me what is
wrong with my dressing?'
The ingenious youth turned red and
preserved discreet silence. The pro-
fessor, however, was not to be put
off and repeated the question. After a
long pause the youth stammered out
in a fit Of desperation:
''Well, sir, if you insist on my telling
you, I should say your tie Is not quite
straight"-London Globe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
Countess Hertford's Bell.

Edward Seymour, earl of HEREFORD,
in the days of Queen Elizabeth married
as his third wife a beautiful young
widow who had been enga ged to Sir
George Rodney but whom she Tilted
for Lord HEREFORD. Sir George Rodney
travelled to Amesbury and, putting up
at the inn, awaited the Homecoming of
the earl and countess, who were ex-
pected to arrive the next day. The in
fatuated man wrote dying ode to his
tickle love, using his blood as ink, and
upon the arrival Of the bridal party he
went out to meet them. Lady Hert-
ford was agitated and terrified at the
appearance Of her old lover, and be-
fore Sir George could be prevented he
drew his sword and, falling on 1t, ex-
pired at Lady Hertford's feet. The
countess presented a bell to Amesbury
church perhaps as slight penance for
her fckleness. The inscription runs:
Be strong in faythe, prayes God well.
Frances, Countess Hertford's bell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
It IS SERIOUS.
Some OF the Bemidji People Fail to
Realize the Serious
ness.

The constant aching of a bad
back,
The WEAKNESS, the tired feeling,
The pains and aches of kidney
ills.
Are serious-If neglected.
Dangerous urinary troubles fol
low.
A Bemidji citizen shows you
how to avoid them.
Clark Roberts, living at 900
America Ave-, Bemidji, Mimi,
says: 81 suffered severely for two
or three years with a pain in the
small of my back. The pain
would come on very suddenly and
last for two or three weeks, caus
ing me much misery and discom-
fort while it lasted. The kidney
secretions were dark and I'm.
natrual in appearance, and there
was much soreness about the kid.
ney regions. went to the Owl
Drug Store and procured a box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. After using
them a short time I began feeling
very much better. I have moi
suffered from any trouble with my
kidneys since. The kidney secre
tons have become clear and l have
felt better in every way"
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cent. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
Making II Simple,

In the course Of his sermon a preach.
er in rural district used the world
phenomenon. This word caused one OF
the members some trouble, for he was
unable to attach any meaning to it,
Finally he determined to seek an ex.
PLANTATION from the minister and at the
close of the service approached him on
the subject.
'.What did yer mean by that there
long word yer used in yer sermon 2"
he began.
ooh, see you do not know what 8
phenomenon is" replied the minister
"Well, have you ever seen a COW graz.
ing in a field in which thistles were
growing?"
eyes; many a time"
'"That is not a phenomenon. And nc
doubt you have often listened to lark
singing merrily away up in the
Clouds
''Yes.'
'"That, again, is not phenomenon
But if you saw that COW sitting on a
thistle singing like lark that would
be a phenomenon" - Liverpool Mer
curry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
FIXING UP PLATFORM
Conference = White House De-.
cides on various Planks.
TAFT PRESENT AT MEETING
Resolutions to BE Presented to Chi
caso Convention Take Advanced
Ground on Tariff, Control Of Trusts,
Currency and Limiting injunctions.

Currency and Limiting injunctions.
Cincinnati, June 3.-The planks to
be presented to the Republican ma
tional convention at Chicago, as de-
cided on at various conferences at
the White House, are given in a
Washington special to the Times Star
as follows:
The Chicago platform will take ad-
vanced ground on the tariff, on con-
troll of the trusts, on the amending of
the Sherman law, on the currency
and on the question of limiting the
power Of injunctions., In other regards
1t will stand squarely on the policies
which have been the success of the
Roosevelt administration. In the
rough it will be drafted by Wade FL
lis, attorney general of Ohio.
Such were among the decisions
reached at White House conference.
There have been erroneous reports as
to the identity of those who attended
that conference, destined to be a his
torical one. The accurate list is as
follows:
President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft,
Secretary of the Interior Garfield,
Wade Ellis, Senator Long Of Kansas,
Senator Hopkins of Illinois, Frank B.
Kellogg, national committeeman from
Minnesota; Congressman Longworth
of Cincinnati and William Loeb, Sec
rotary to the president.
At the meeting the entire subject
was discussed. The topics most ex-
haustively considered were the tariff,
the trusts, control of the railroads,
currency, the conservation of national
resources, improvement of waterways,
Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and
the Panama canal. The order in
which these topics are to be present
ed to the convention was tentatively
agreed upon. subject, Of course. to the
approval of the resolutions committee
Of the convention.
Attorney General Ellis presented a
plank providing for an amendment to
the Sherman law, under the provisions
Of which harmless agreements among
mercantile associations, which seek
not to create monopolies or to fix and
control prices, but merely to protect
the legitimate channels of trade, will
be allowed. Such a provision would
also exempt the harmless acts of la.
Dor organizations.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
Il Would FIatter Man.

Few men have deserved and few
have won higher praise In an epitapb
than the following, which was written
by Lord Byron on the tomb Of his dead
Newfoundland:
"Near this spot are deposited the re-
mains of one who possessed beauty
without vanity, strength without inso-
lence, courage without ferocity and all
the virtues Of man without his vices.
This praise, which would be unmean-
Ing fattery If inscribed over human
ashes, is but just tribute to the mem.
ory Of Boatswain, a dog, who was born
at Newfoundland May 3, 1903, and died
at Newstead abbey Nov. 18, 1903"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
HAS The DESIRED EFFECT
Presidents Latest Declaration Con-
corning His denomination.

.~sSSs ~SS'e' WIZ
corning His denomination.
Washington, June 3.-Because Pres
ident Roosevelt's latest declaration
that mo friend of mine" will continue
efforts to renominate the president
was written to one of West Virginia's
delegates to the Chicago convention
for the specific purpose of heading off
what appeared to be a united effort
among certain delegates from that
state to revive the Roosevelt senti-
ment the general publication of the
letter Is regarded as not expedient or
desirable. More than this the presi.
dents friends, echoing his sentiments,
say that the president has expressed
himself to the country on this subject
in terms which admit Of no uncer.
tainty. For this reason, it is explained,
that no publicity will be given the
letter to the presidents personal
friend in West Virginia That the
missive has accomplished the purpose
for which 1t was written is said to be
the fact.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-03
On Trial for Alleged Peonage.

Charleston, w. Va, June BIN the
United States court here hearing was
begun on the charge>against Samuel
Dixon, a prominent coal operator of
Fayette county, and others of holding
workmen in peonage for debt The
alleged offense is said to have taken
place at the White Oak mines at Scar.
boro and there are two complaints.