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did be in any of his eloquent utter
aAces ever advocate advancement Of
lhe Negro. He was simply willing
20 tolerate him in maEiai position
lIo oppoted the Poe amendment not
hecauee be wslss6 tue Negro to
enjoy his full political rights, but
because hs kn-w that the Southern
states wero beiug held up 10 the
scorn OF tho civilized world, aud he
did not want his state to be so re-
garaod. AS | intimated before, his
great lec al talent, III 8 statesman.hip o
put him fsr and away ahead Of TIL.
man and Vatdaman end thus made
him far more dangerous than these
political misfi' 9. We believe we aro
better acquAiuted with tho political
record OF the l.ta Senator than is
Bro. Ih0mpsOl.sn lua. tho readcI
of the plUu,eI Press vii .hi1k So,
toe, va ave 10 uUubt.
J II JauSeon,
F!os buig. Nd.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18
From Far-Off
South America

My Dear EJitor:-I owe YOU many
thanks indeed. You're OF both the
2lst and 29th OF Sept, duly and
gladly received. | h.ve also paoscd
them on 20 Others, who have lust
finished prsisirg The Pioneer Press,
by saying 1t was very good only
there sbould be moro Of il, and news
upon general TOPICS with all news
about the County and people. /
told them that you could 'bet,.r
tell why it wac nov ss they thought
it might be, ond thss l was dong
what could on both ends 20 help
bring abou! some general, If Lot
special relations be!weeu you. ODe
ot my fficnds said that SITTER tbs
year be should like to become con.
sribu'or TO some Of your very io.er-
essing jnurnals. This friend is one
Of the most noted young men in this
psrt OF tho couDtry rs q master, pro
fessor and teacher OF The Porlugeae
language. Ho 10 full blood Negro,
and has much interee. ia .be history
of America, ! v,s eurp7iaed 10 havc
bim tell me things abont u.u ald
things there which | knew very lit,
tie about. He alec showed ms tie
cuts OF several Of tho most noted
coloted men in Americs. lie can not
uuders tand how it is that thesy mtn
Go not enjoy al shs privileges Of sDy
American. lie wanted NE To tell
bin about It ,s the books ond ia
pers which be bad seen, only spoke
of it as fact, bu> gave little nr 10
information Of Why it was or The
rea0on that such mon as ihosc would
stand for any eucb boycotting. /
simply told him that jt wgs very
lopg story, and one which / thought
that some OF you would be abls TO
give mols just publication tban |.
ADotber OF my colore d frj,uIs aeked
me il knew Of good colored peo-
ples magazine or paper which would
give definite and complete informa-
tion upon tho subjcc,7 and | was
very sorry to admit that / did not.
| told BIN sba, I supposed that you
would publish The names Of all the
leading journals from which be could
cboose. Well / know that it looks
like abusing your good nature to ask
tor space 10 your WY Interesting
!litle orka but ak yourself sir.
What good is paper among auy
people il not TO help tuem to higher
thibgs by giving them certain infor
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18
AneCdola|
Literature
By w. G,
THE REPORTER S TASK.

A Newspaper man wa- talking
about tho diflculties Of reporters
life.
"A kind of intuition,-a kind Of
mind readtng,' he said, "is essential
10 successful reportlDg"
Two business men were talking at
u club.
Did you tell that reporter not to
announce that you were q candidate
Tor the sherital.y" said the first.
The other looked up from his jour.
nal gloomily.
"l es," be answered, bu, tho durn
tool never put it in his paper"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18
Mr.. Jackson
hits Back

0t' Col'Ufs-A' uoS uttD Eo lUNg
aimee engaged in newspaper con-
roversy that h.d begun 20 feel
that my ut'ersncos we're attracting
no attention. Now here comes Bro.
w. }. Thompson boldly challenging
my s.at tements of .he 21at. ult., with
special reference to my Progressive
predictions and my advocacy of
Theodore Roose evels.
The honorable manly end intelli.
gent manner in which the gentleman
atssok' my position makes il q very
pleasant sssk to reply. Says ht:
Like many people in this country,
Mr.. Jackson does not seem 10 under
Nssand Why tho Progressive Party wac
'organized.
l very veil know that it ia the
opinion of many shDs the party men.
toned vas brough. into existence to
crafty the sm bi,ion Of Mr. Roose-
welt. From hsssy surface view
this would seem TO be true, but if
Bro. Thompson will take a deeper
view snd csst bis minds eye back
ward be will see that this storm bod
been gathering for the past fvs or
si1 yesre. The unrest broughs about
by the encroachmen.s of special
privilege, the shrossiiDg Of The gov.
ernmsnt by the money powerp, .be
juggling of the terff TO sui. these
people without regard 70 the feelinge,
Tisbes and in.eres, of the common
people oil tended to bring about this
evols which wrecked the once glo
ious old republican party.
Mr.. RooSevels end bis frieods
yens to Chicago lass June 10 fgh'
quarsly and openly the battle for
Progressive priDcip piles within sbs
.rty. They wen; sbere pos only
scked up by many Of the. ssroDges,
Ppp blioAn states, but shey had the
on's share of Mr.. Tsfs's own stale.
70. Thompson will hardly dispu'e
be fact that wherever the people
pd the chance 20 givo full and free
Fpreeslcn TO their will through
rect primaries Mr.. Rooseyels soored
victory, But the fiat had gone
rsb, majority or no majority, Mr..
possvels stsll nos have the nomiDa.
ton, The principles for Which
stands, though demapds by the
opIe, shsll find no place 10 sbs
hsform of the so called republican
Fty. That great apostle Of special
vilege, Senator EIihu Root, backed
the National Committee, had
Fermined TO shrot.ls the will of
people and 10 force upon them
pdids'e whom they did nos want.
is lie dspgeI oue business 90 The
uel bas shown. The people esid:
p'lsmen, you have msnipulsted
convention 10 suit' yourselves,
you oannos control our voIss,sDd
70 went The old party to cd ig
ninous defeat.
(ea, We cbeerfully graps that had
Roosevels received The nomins-
at the June convention there
I'D have beeh DO revols by bim or
friends, And why? Simply
kuse With such pomisalion, there
Id have gone into the platform
, Progressive principle for
&, cb be end bis powerful friends
saiautiy aOd loyalty con nd,ny
in the psrty After snch n,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18
The CROOKED WAY.

District Attorney Whitman Of
Now York was talking about tbe sad
case Of western banker who bai
stolen great sum Of money from his
depositors.
"The man. said Ar. Whitman,
'l.vcd beyond bis mcans-motor
cars, house With eleven baths, son
at college, daughter coming out, and
wife hungry for diamonds. Tnsinev
liable result, Of course, folIowad.'
Smiling MIR. Whitman added, "The
uofnrtunate man got Strengthened, so
be became crooked"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18

CCEVen HOh II IS remarkable In0tPd
that Mr.. TAT. va. able 10 secure the
few elec;orsl votes that be did.
True, Mr.. Roo,evclrs political SUD
may have gone down 10 ri.e no more,
bat the reforms for which he so
couraReously battl.d are liviug ia.
cues, which will be recognized sud
accepted before the old democratic
party is dislodged from power. All
Of tbeee good repu blicsns that Mr..
Thompson spesks of, Who rather
than see Nr. Roose velt win, vo,ed
for Wilson, were certainly no: st.
ssched very strongly to their candi.
ds'e nor 10 the principles of tbe
republican party for which be 60
strongly conssnded.
Now, let us look the matter
squarely IL the face, diveasing our
selves of ell prejudice. Tsfs etood
eqnarely for the classes-;be special
favored interests, while Roosevelt,
stood for those who by reseon Of
their great wealth, claimed the di.
vine right to rule regardless of The
will of those who are the br cad
wlnners Of the Dation-repardless of
tEose who ia time of national dspeer
a'e expected to take up arms and
become targets for the enemies of
their country.
Why pray? should Mr.. Rooeevsls
be regarded as an oposss'e because
be refused TO be bound bend opd
foot by The com bined money powers
who control the government and can
tie up the country in panic when.
ever IL suite :heir fancy. Those who
are sCqn sin'ed with Mr.. Rooseve!Is
record know tba: from tie very
begin ming Of bic political career, be
haa foughs the bosses with q stub
borDess that was really remarkable.
Reforme work slowly, sud i. could
Dot be expected .bas in the brief
spoce of seven years the evils of
which the couDsry couplsins could
be entirely removed. However, be
did welI,snd be did not appoint sDy
rebels or Negro hssers TO high ju-
dIcisl positions siiher.
Bro. Thompson says that the
Progressive party with few excep
'one is composed Of thai class Of
men who have hsd all they csn
reasonably expect Of the hands Of
the Reps ublicaa party and have
started a new party in bope Of get
sing bev lease on effice.
Here Bro, Thompson makes 9
fa'sl biuDde If you will closely
examine the personnel Of the Pro.
greesive leadere, shs great msjori!y
of 'bem Will be found to be yourg
and vigorous men whose political
and official services have been quite
brief. We instance johnson, Bever
idge, Glasscock-theas with thous-
snds of Others of like faith make up
ihe leading factors of the Prooress.
i've party.
We cone now to Bro. Thompsop's g
last error, Il am" says be: "of The
opinion Mr. Jackson is as much ms.
taken in taking The stand he does lin
favor Of the downs and outs as he is
IN placing the late Senator Rayner
In the class Of Tillman and Varda-
man"
To use common expression. All
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18
PRELIMINARY FIGHT,

"What il going oD?' asked the
terrified atranger in Central A america.
'Revolu,ion,' replied the man In
the uniform
Nv DO il leader Of the rebele7"
"Don't know yet. That's what
ihio fight is about"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18

'no"Sp'S sbu tA'pka lTOu every bArl
Of the world and hand TO your read
srs, thus making your article Just
what the name iDplieo. [ bono vou
Will forgive mo for all my bolIness.
but [ feel that it is necessary. srG
will cay too, that it ia the a1e.tv~,
pity in the world that in no walk OF
life can you all seem to sgree loog
euough to do good for your rnce.
1t is sham eful to read tha. you sI
forget the vital things Of your race
while fighting among yourselves
over white men and their politics.
and none of them srem 70 bother
much about you after they are elect
cd. II you would use half as much
force in getting a plank in the plat
forme as you do in fighting ore anoth.
fr over them after thr white men
have made them altcGq,hor for t,e;:
benefit, it would be better fir you,
Ii is auch a pity thnt color, d ulun
can not heiiove tbss another cau
differ in opinion and &c. be ay len
ess SO the msclvca. Ncgro.s must
Isarn to tolerate all kinda of,Eou hts
among their people. A man can 10
honest and yet not sec things as yyu
or 1. N~erote have been too mu2h
OF one mind. They nee q some djf.
ference IN thought among Lbom, AID
when matters 81 riously concern tbc
rnco you should drop all Your petty
d'tf'reHces until the complAiDt Las
been ccnploseIy rsmcdied, Now | |
did not oiL down TO say just wha, ! |
haVc niready said, bus | uopc tbat il
"i'l DO you no harm. Ncggocs are
10" J'G'"ns to prosper, SO let rs ~,
down TO eoDe!hing for general yoo1.
II l. ootan't benefit our genera,iOr
it may help future ono. L.. US
help she children TO do better ,hao
"hs: VS. h6ve done ard are doing,
What | speak to you aoout ! usa
was attracted by just shor. while
ago. IL Lagos, Africa, it seems
that when the Kipg made deed 10
hoglaod long ago he said nothing
about private owuer8hipe, and nei,h
er did the private ownsra say aoy-
thug about their righ:B. Now,nTter
many years Enslsnd seerDs to see Gt
not TO recoguizs nDy private owner. |
ship and the natives can sboy no
paper Of wh&.evcr kind To prove b W
they really became owrera OF th,ir
essa'ea under any government whal I
ever. T0us they sremod very 20
10 loose oil They hsd. You msv
koow IDoTs about this matter lh,u,h
tuan !, since you belong 10 lbo A.
soc'a'cd Press Of shc wo,lf I'D rvi |
IDENTIFY hayc your own rcpoltor, even
down 10 Africa. But refer 10 lhjs !
as en- example Of how cuIotcd peoplr
are losing ell over shs word bv
clsmoring Tor this ting or ,hst ,bino
and IeaY'ng lueI own Gu iooss Tor
other people TO at.Dd TO. You poo
pie have been and arc now doinp >
similar thing II America. How in
heavens do You ell ever expect to get
up thss wsy7 It 10 shame indeed |
Again, there existed untold riches
among certain Nggtoes ia The lond
called Rhodesis, South Africa. This
as you know is ths great land Of
diamonds, ard about 80 or IS years
ago any amount Of diamonds we're
found there, possibly enough 70 pay
Tor the freedom Of all the slaves in
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18
The Two WAYS,


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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-01-18
SIGNs OH APPROVAL,

POLITICAL PARTINGS
"The campaign soon will slip away,
The contest will he over.
And friendships will revive, they say.
To last for four yeara pao,n D, .
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
PECULIAR LIVE STOCK FARM
Canadian Has Pleasant Possibilities In
His Proposed Raising Of
Black Foxes.

Probably few, If any, men in this
province have started a black fox
farm at less cost than Robert Row.
ley, proprietor of the Laurentide pre-
serves at Lake Edward, says a Que
bee correspondent of the Montreal
Gazette. While up at Roberval Mr..
Rowley heard that man there had
four young pups, part red and part
black. 1t is said that nobody wanted
to buy the animals, though the price
was about $40 or so a head. Mr.
Rowley gave the man his price. The
next morning Mr.. Friedman. manager
of the black fox ranch of Lieutenant
Governor Wood of New Brunswick.
who had been securing the country
for young stock, saw the foxes and
Immediately went into the hotel and
in front of every one present offered
Mr.. Rowley several thousand dollars,
but was refused. When the villagers
realized the offer some of them al
most collapsed on the spot and the
place has been fox crazy ever since.
Mr.. Rowley is also purchasing a
pure black dog fox at a very small
sum and will cross it with the litter
which he got so cheaply. He expects
to have litter of pure black foxes
next spring
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
Very Warm.

A party of commercial travellers
were drawing the long-bow and spin
ming yarns of wonderful adventures
on sea and land. A silent listener
sat in the corner. Presently one Of
the company addressed him.
Have you travelled much, sir?"
"a little. I've been round the
world seven times"
Then you must have had some
striking experiences. Perhaps you
would like to tell us one or two"
"Well,' said the stranger, perhaps
the most remarkable was on my last
voyage. At one time we found the
heat SO terrific that we used to take
it in turns to go down into the stoke
hold to get a cooler"
No more yarns were related that
evening,
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
U. S. HoNoRS LORD HALDANE
EngIand's High Chancellor Has Busy
Time-To Address Bar Assocla-
ton at Montreal.

New York.-Viscount Richard Bur
den Haldane, lord high chancellor OF
Great Britain, had busy time during
his five-days' visit to the American
continent. An inspection of the Mill
tary academy at West Point. banquets
in New York and Montreal. an address
before the American Bar association
at Montreal and the acceptance of an
honorary degree from McGill univer-
sity were some of the events that oc-
cupied his time.
The prime object of his visit was
to deliver an address before the meet
ing of the American Bar association
at Montreal. His theme was the
Higher Nationality" study in law
! and ethics. Among his auditors were
former President William H. Taft and
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
BIG RANCHES OF ARGENTINA
Vast Tracts of Land Recovered From
Indians Supporting Great
Cattle Herds.

Washington.-"It is almost impos-
sible to conceive of the enormous
growth of the stock industry of Argen-
tina in the last quarter of a century"
said Ernest Mattel, large cattleman
of Buenos Ayres, at the Shoreham. Il
believe if the laws of the two coun-
tries are favorable Argentina can sup
ply this country with a great quantity
of beef, which would materially assist
In reducing the cost of meats to the
consumer
LESS than forty years ago the great
rich tracts Of grass land in Argentina
were practically unproductive. The
Indians roamed the plains and general
settlement on the land was danger
Gus and we'll nigh impossible. The
lndianS however were subdued in
( 1878, and that date saw the inception
of the estancias or ranches and the
systematic reclamation of the land to
pave the way for an industry the mag
nitude of which today is stupendous.
THE immensity of the cattle bust
ness can be estimated from the Off
cial returns recently published, which
SHOW that lhSl year III tiS AlBehtine
there were 30,O0O,000 cattle, 100000
sheep and 100000 horses. The cattle
and horses are bred in the warmer
parts of the country to the north,
where alfalfa abounds, and the sheep
in the districts in the southern prov
inces
Some of the large ranches carry as
many as 10000 head or cattle and pro
vide hunting grounds for many Eng
} lshmen. The 'gaucho' is one of the
: most picturesque as well as useful fig
ures 1r these ranches and forms the
counte part OF his famous brother the
cowboy of North America. Life on q
ranch is far from unpleasant, and or
t some Of the big ranches under British
y control evening dress for dinner is the
n custom. The Argentine wool is of higl
q grade and large part of 1t goes II
! supply the home markets"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
Japanese Courtesy.

A country where courtesy is bust
ness, and business but a gentle avo-
cation, reflects its popularity in the
most trifiing details of conduct Such
a country is Japan and such a detail
recently came into notice when city
electric bureau of Tokyo asked the
patrons on its street car lines how
they preferred to be addressed when
it was necessary to urge them to
move up" Out of the 2,719 sugges-
tions sent in the Independent selects
and translates six, as follows:
Those not getting off, to the mid
die, pleased"
THE middle is more comfortable"
I'm sorry, but all move on by one
strap"
There's a pretty girl about the
middle of the carl"
"A pickpocket has just come on
board!"
The municipal authorities frowned
somewhat upon the last three sugges-
tions, but the conductors will be
taught to use some of the other forms
Is 1t possible that the Japanese hope
IN arafoty ~, aABasaot atroats1,. aarx,Koa
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
M0NGoLS KILL BRAVE MAN
British Telegraph Operator Laughs In
the Face of and Taunts His
Executioners.

Pekin.-News has reached here OF
the tragic death of an English tele-
graph operator named Grant and his
four Chinese companions. 1t seems
that Grant, together with Mr.. Henning-
sen, the Pekin superintendent of tele-
graphs, and other linemen, had been
sent into Mongolia to repair the Chi.
nese government lines. The party
separated at Tuerin, Grant following
one line and Henningsen another. The
latter completed his work and return
ed to Pekin. where rumors were
brought him that Grant had been slain.
With DR.. Wolf and a Mr.. Giles, Mr..
Henningsen at once returned to Mon
golia to look for the missing opera
tor or to verify the rumors of his
death.
When the party reached the place of
the reported capture of Grant, he de-
scribed the appearance of Grant to the
local chief, who told him that such
man was In the camp of the Great
Chief, 40 miles further on, but that
he had Joined the Mongols and would
not leave them. When they reached
the Great Chiefs camp Russian was
found there who bore striking Sc
semblance to the missing man. In
the carp they found Grants belong
ings, his saddle. pipe and boots. They
asked the Russian about them and
were informed that the things had
been captured from the Chinese.
bennington then became angry, and
bitterly reproached the Russian. The
latter replied that he had no idea the
things had belonged to Grant. The
Mongols had captured them all from
the Chinese. and 1t was evident that
the Chinese had killed and robbed
Grant. Henningsen then turned to the
Mongols and upbraided them.
you must have known that this was
not the man l was looking for" he
said, land as you have all my friends
belongings you must know what has
become of him. shall go and talk to
the Great Chief" ...-.
One Of the Mongols who had shown
the party several courtesies then
drew Hennlngsen aside and urged
him not to indulge in any further
questions.
Your life and those Of all the party
depend upon your discretion in this re-
spect," he said. You will not find
out any more here, but can tell you
that Grant had been killed. Go away
in peace. If Grant had done that he
would not have been killed"
Having discussed the matter the
party decided that they could do no
more, but. they learned from other
Mongols that Grant and the three
Chinese had been captured. and that
the Mongols had decided to kill the
Chinese Grant was told that he could
go to Kalgan after his camera had
been destroyed, but he refused to aban-
don the Chinese.
The Mongols gave him the choice Of
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

George B. Luks, the painter. said to
critic in his New York studio: Your
criticism is at any rate original and
amusing, my boy. 1t reminds me of
the colored laundress in the Uffizi
Gallery. when this colored laun-
dress visited the Ufizl, her mistress
led her UP to Correggio's master
piece. There, Hannah, what do you
think of that?' she said Hannah,
shaking her head lugubriously. star
ed a long while at the pictured an
gels whose white robes were all yell
lowed by time, and then. with a sigh
and a disappearing shake of the
head, she said: DE saints is de last
folks to put up wiz bad laundry
work."
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
Visitor From U. S. Sought in
Vain for French Quarter.
shops, subways. Music, Drinks and
Even the Prize Fighter Were
American Made - Nothing
Novel was to Be Seen.

Paris,-"Say. where's the French
quarter of this town, anyway" asked
visitor from the west Of clerk in
one of the tourist agencies of Paris
recently. 4.=..
you mean"
Exactly what say" said the
stranger. Il came all the way to
Paris to find something new, change.
novelty, and all I've found is-say,
at breakfast yesterday morning |
read an American paper. though it's
published here in Paris. found
that the jockeys who won races here
the day before are named McGee
o'Connor, ONeill. Sounds like list
of Broadway traffic squad cops Can
you beat It?
1.-THE first thing l saw when
went out on the boulevards vas the
Sign American shoes Next door
was a windowful of gaudy green and
yellow neckties and celluloid collars
tiles no hayseed would wear ant
celluloid collars like our motormer
discarded years ago. but all labeled
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

Here are sign words, professor, on
the walls of this cave"
so l see."
"They tell, no doubt, tale of great
historical value"
"Not exactly This is just the lease
of the cave Says the tenant must
pay forty clamshells per month in
advance and isn't allowed to keep
dinosaurs, pterodactyls or sabre
toothed tigers"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

the murder of his wife at Lake Como
three years ago, will be taken in
charge by body of policemen and
carbineers, according to orders issued
by the project and the chief of police.
The instructions say that Charlton
must not be allowed to communicate
with outsiders. The officer in com
mand of his escort will be held person
ally responsible for the safety of the
prisoner