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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-13
WOMAN ACTS AS ARBITRATOR
FOR CANN|BAL CHIEFS IN AFRICA

Though she is not an American by
hiIIh, Airs. Marguerite ROby who re-
Gently attracted 50 much attention by
acting as an arbitrator for two canni.
bal chiefs in Africa. claims to be a
daU"ht"r of the stars and S ripps
Mrs Iioby is Spanish woman and
pen hlpa that which Is 50 daring in her
nature may be credited 10 her Spanish
fathers.
In a recent issue OF the PhilaGel-
phia Ledger, Mrs ROby tells Of her
wonderful experiences in CongOland.
Almost all Of her life she has travelled
in all parts Of the globe, and a short
time ago while on her way to Mel
bourne she read a book concerning
the treatment received by the natives
on the rubber plantations. so decided
to 80 to COngoland and see if these
conditions existed.
In September, 1910, ! disembarke ed
at Durham and started on my first trip
through the upper Congo, starting
from Elizabethville with Lake Vic
tGria Mania as my objective" said
Mrs. RohY in the Ledger.
After many hard struggles the fair
explorer managed to reach the lake.
Her first guide whom she employed
proved faithless and one morning she
awoke to find that he had left during
the night. carrying with him the pro-
visions. She was then forced to dis
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pensc with her natives and pursue the
fugitive. She failed, however, for she
had not travelled far before she was
stricken with one Of the fCVers com
mon to the people Of that country.
MIS- ROby was very fortunate in that
she had a knowledge Of medicines
which she picked up during the life
Of her usDand, who was a prominent
physician Of Philadelphia. While con-
vaIescinG, she boarded lake steamer
and there found her erstWhile guide.
sac Immediately approached him but
found that he had cheated her from
the first and instead of having prOvi-
siOns for several months he had but
litUe Of the food
After she had arrived at Lake Nj
ANA she decided to explore the south
ern part of Congo She decided to
take charge OF This expedition herself,
so with thirty or forty native CARR
ers started on her journey in Janu-
airy, 1912.
She travelled from rubber post to
rubber post and often found the coun-
try between quite uneXplOreL. AT
ever post had to get fresh guides,
she wrote, for the languages spoken
by the natives were entirely different
There was on:y one boy. however,
who knew al of the languages and
he acted as an interpreter"
In all of the villages she visited
she was quite a curiosity for the ma
tives had never seen white woman
before They would pat her hands
and her face and stroke her hair,
which she wore in a plat down her
back. Her clothes too attracted bit
of attention. (She wore mans at
tire)
Her reason for wearing her hair
in that fashion was rather amusing.
The native boys would steal her hair
pins. And otter at night would occupy
themselves arranging it in many fan
tastical fashions much to their own
amusement This hair-dressing by
the-way was all done with her own
hairpins, which they had confiscated.
One of her experiences was being
offered cannibal fare. She was stand
ing at the outskirts of a village one
day and saw rather fierce looking
man approaching her, and knowing
the customs of the people she gaZed
at the sky apparently not noticing
him. Then she saw a flock of birds
and one after another shot them
down with her gun. This seemed to
impress the reiiow so he became more
friendly. Mrs. Roby then asked him
if ha would bring her some food
for herself and her boys: The ma
tive assented and said that he had
some special food for her. He with
several other men appeared a short
time afterwards bearing what seemed
to her, to be the body of a man. 1t
proved to be merely leg of man
they had killed the day before
To her one of the most exciting ad
ventures she encountered was with a
herd of buffaloes. 1t was a case OF
kill or be killed and the buffaloes
suffered.
Her knowledge of Medicines made
Mr. pnsSv famous 2mnrs the Sanni
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-13
PASTOR FAV0RS
UNSUITABLE
DIVORCES

"WhOle: ale Divorce WIS tie sub
Get of d stirring address delivered b.
lev. R. Elmer Smith from the pulpit
CT the First Methodist Episcopal
Church last evening. Taking as his
text why did Moses then Comman
10 give writing of divorcement,' Mr..
Smith brought out facts in which ne
favored justifable divorces, ami
branding uph1ppy marriages as mina-
tire bells on earth.
81 have just as much respect for one
jrstifiably and lawfully divorced as
have for one lawfully married" said
Mi. Smith in the course of his sermon.
" holcsale divorce is another term for
fer love and both arc abOminable. WO-
men should stop making the fatal mis-
take of marrying men for the pulpo> G
Ot reforming them.
"UnhaEpily married." The two
words constitute a real, a dark. a ter
ride picture of many a household.
Many people think that death is the
greatest of calamitieS. the climax o.
tI&gedies. but such is hv no means the
case. An unhappy marriage is d living
ever present tragedy is miniature
hell. 1T is Paradise lost. 1t Is hui
man vampires nest 1t is worse than
Living in a retreat for the insane, be
cause the insane are, not conscious of
their misery. 1t is place where love,
light and beauty are shut out AMI
where hatred, darkness and ugline. S
are shut in.
Have | OverdraWn the picture?
Nay, is it a picture which cannot be
tainted in cOlOrS too dismal. If it were
only possible for artists to place upon
:le canvas realistic piCtu Of broken
hearts and shattered lives, or, in other
words, pictures of many bla> ted homes
ali good men and angels would weep
as they gazed uNon these scenes.
Reecher says, "Well-marr1ed. man is
winged; Unmatched, he is shaCkle9.
Talmage once wrote. That there are
hundreds and thousands Of infeliCitOu5
homes in America no one will doubt.
II there were only one skeleton in the
closet, that might be locked up and
aha ndOnCd but in many home there
is a skeleton in the hallway and A
skeleton in tho apartments. Shake
spearc was thinking Of the many ter
rihle domestic tragedies when he said
'EFOuld all despair that have reFO'ted
wives, the tenth Of Ea1kjnI you'd
lfne thensolvCE.'
THAT distinguished French Cla& ic2l
scholar. VI s. Awe Ia icr. wrote, IT
is in vain TO" man 10 no torn FORUM,
L.,
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DAUGHTERS OF HAWAII TO MEET.

an important business meeting on
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. L. A. Coney, on
Richards street.
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\ jail breaker was chased through
the streets Of San Francisco and fin
allv shot AMI killed by an officer after
he had repeatedly refused TO stop.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
The Slit Skirt.

= This is the twentieth century.
Once upon a time women wore hoop
skirts which bobbed up and down
with the breeze and exposed not only
the ankles of the wearer, but good
ness knows what else in the line of
lingerie. Then came the hustle,
then the tight basque fitting with un-
erring accuracy, suggesting what it
did not. reveal and later the much
footed hobble. Today in the split
skirt we have the announcement OF
female independence Whether it is
for good or bad they have declared
for freedom and comfort. The ap-
prevail Of the male sex is not desired
- The "Peeping Toms" who never tried
to wear the skirt do the mud sling
ing; The slit is little declaration
of independence all by itself and the
women should be praised for possess
ing sufficient originality and courage
to permit of the freedom and comfort
this afforded. %. ..-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
SAGE TEA DANDY
70 DARE1N HAIR.
Losk Years Younger! Us, the Old
time Gage Tea AM S llphur
and Nobody Will Know.

You can turn gray, faded hair
beautifully dark and lustrous almost
over night If you'll get a SO cent bot
tie OF "Wyseth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" at any drug store.
Millions Of bottles Of this old, famous
Sage Tea Recipe are sold annually
says a well-known druggist here, be-
cause tt darkens the hair so natural.
ly and evenly that no one can tell 1t.
has been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray,
becoming faded. dry, scraggly and
thin have surprise awaiting them,
because after one or two applications
the gray hair vanishes and your locks
become fluxuriantly dark and beauti-
ful-all dandrnff goes, scalp itching
and falling hair stops.
This is the age of youth. Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't
wanted around, SO get busy with
Wyseth's Sage and Sulphur tonight
and you'll be delighted with your
dark, handsome hair and your youth
full appearance within a few days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Rural Carriers Underpaid,

The increasing burden on rural
mail carriers caused by the parcel
post has resulted in a movement in
congress to increase the salaries of
these faithful servants of the public
A bill has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Arthur B Rouse, of the
Sixth Kentucky district, member OF
the postoffice committee. The fol-
lowing salaries for carriers are pre-
scribed in the Rouse bill:
Routes six. to eight miles long
1892; routes Of eight to ten miles
$3.50; 10 to IL miles, $500; IL to ID
miles, $667; IA to 16 miles, $726; 1e
to IS miles, $S47; 10 to 20 miles
1858; 20 to 20 miles, $1,O89; 22~tc
"a miles, $1,161; over "a miles, ST..
210. -..-. u.s..
''This is an increase of 10 per CEN
over the present salaries,' said Mr.
Rouse. "Some such increase is sure
to be made by the present congress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08

arbitrary and imaginery things
known as state lines, there is no le-
gal machinery whereby states and
the federal government can co-ope-
rate in raising and expending joint
funds no matter how laudable the
purpose.
The money was voted on the pro-
viso that the states contribute two
dollars for one from the treasury.
Only three states of 4S were able to
accept such a conditions. The fed
eral authorities had to modify the
conditions on their own responsible
ity, dealing with counties instead Of
states. And even then only few
communities were able to receive any
of the benefit of this appropriation.
The two departments agree that
good roads cannot be constructed by
joint action. Either the federal gov
eminent or the states must act alone.
The states are already doing much
in this direction, building many
miles of good roads, and spending
$1,O0O,000 per day for improvements
and maintenance. With commit
tee on roads the government will
soon begin single-handed road
building, based on it's right to pro-
vide highways for the transportation
of mail. -
The joint departments recommend
an additional appropriation of ST.
100000 on the same terms, not be-
cause road building under such con-
ditions is practicable, but because
the object lesson to the country, and
the value to the postoffice depart
ment in studying costs of rural de-
livery over model roads, make such
an experiment worth the money and
trouble. f..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY
KIDNEYS

Bemidji Readers Should Learn to
Keep the Kidneys Well. u
The kidneys have a big work to do.
All the blood in the body is coursing,
through the kidneys constantly to be
freed of poisonous mater. It lis heavy
enough task when the kidneys are
we'll, but cold, chill, fever or some
thoughtless exposure is likely to irri-
tate, inflame and congest the kidneys
and interrupt the purifying werk. :
Then the aching frequently begins
and is often accompanied by some ir-
regularity of the urine-too frequent
passages. sediment or retention. Thou
sands testify to the wonderful merit
|of Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy for
the kidneys only, that has been used
in kidney troubles SO years. You
will make no mistake In following
this ;BemidN citizen's advice.
Henry Revor, sos Bemidji avenue,
Bemidji, Mimi, says: "1 have taken
|Doan's Kidney Pills procured from
Barker's Drug Store, with splendid
results. had lame back, together
with pains across my loins. Every
move I made caused me pain. Doan's
Kidney Pills removed the trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan,s land
take no other. ADV.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Some Confederation.

OF all fish yarns brought to San
Francisco the one brought in by the
coasting> schooner James H. Bruce is
a prize winner. Moreover, It is true,
and there is further evidence than
the mere word of the jolly sea dogs
that their ship ran into and killed a
huge whale. Portions of the carcass
of the unfortunate mammal were
still visible on the forecastle and
headgear of the schooner when she
came in the other day. Huge pieces
Of blubber dangled from the stays
and parts of the fore rigging. "A
prize story and golden grain belt are
the prize beers, advertisement. Order
of T. R. symons, agent. Phone
1922.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08

People have always used furniture;
but the kind of furniture we use to.
day is of comparatively recent origin
Wood ivory, precious stones, bronze
silver, and gold have been used from
earliest times In construction and FOL
the decoration of furniture, but mod.
ern furniture is a development of lit
tie more than four centuries.
Furniture has always varied in
kind and style according to the needs
and customs of it's users. There are
few examples left of really ancient
furniture. This is due partly to the
perishable materials used in it's max
ing, and partly to the fact that the
people of olden times had little furn-
iture of any kind. Even the poorest
home of today is better supplied
with household appliances than the
most aristocratic house of splendid
Egypt, tasteful Greece, or luxurious
Rome. 49,. '-
And in the long period between the
destruction of these ancient civiliza-
lions and the Renaissance the max
ing of furniture developed very little
The rulers of Egypt were as well
housed as the early kings of England
Household furnishings were the priv.
ilege of the great alone. No person Of
mean degree could or would use 9
chair-one of the commonest objects
in every modern home. Active peo'
pie, as they were, living much in the
open air, they needed but benches or
which to sit at meals, and beds or
which to sleep. Our luxuries were
not only unknown but unnecessary tt
them. .".. ~-.. .'--.. ....s 81.
The Egyptians used wooden .furni
ture, carved and gilded: they als(
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
TRAIN CRASH FATAL TorTWl
Extra Freight Hits Way Cars ant
Kills Men in Caboose.

Adams, n. D., Sept. 8.-Two men
were killed and one was seriously In
jured when an extra freight train on
the 500 line gcollided with a way
freight, the latter being on the main
line of the road, with members Of the
crew sleeping in the caboose.
The dead are Conductor Steves J.
Gallant of Thief River Falls, MINI.
and J. j. Fashant, brakeman, sof Ma.
pie Lake MINI. Earl Dwelling OF
Thief River Falls, Mimi, was seriously
injured, but physicians say he will re-
cover. Harry Fry of the same town
also was hurt. -44. I ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Mother Of Eighteen Children.

81 am the mother of eighteen child
rem and have the praise Of doing
more work than any young woman
in my town, writes Mrs. G. J. Mar
tin, Boone Mill, Va. IT suffered for
five years with stomach trouble and
could not eat as much as q bisc,,it
without suffering. have taken three
bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets and
am now a we'll womansand weigh 168
pounds. can eat anything want
to, and as much as want and feel
better than 1 have atsany time In ten
years. refer to any one IN Boone
Mill or vicinity and they will vouch
for what say Chamberlain TAb-
lets are for sals by Barksr's DRUG
!Store.-Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08

used chests in which to keep things.
The tables and couches Of the Assy-
rians were inlaid with ivory land
precious metals. The wood used was
mostly cedar and ebony. Solomon's
bed was Of cedar Of Lebanon. The
furniture of Greece was oriental in
form, and from this the Romans alb
sorbed many ideas. The Roman
tables were Of marble or rare woods
They used gold and silver plentifu1ly,
even cooking utensils being made OF
these precious metals.
Most medieval furniture of Italian
make was richly gilded and painted
In the north Of Europe carved oak
was used to greater; extent. The
feudal halls were furnished with
benches carved and paneled. Chests
of oak or Italian cypress were used as
receptacles for clothes and tapestries
The oak Golfer with wrought iron
bands shown in the picture is OF
French make, of the latter half of the
thirteenth century.
The Renaissance made a great
change in furniture making. Cabi.
nets land ipaneling were done in the
outlines Of palaces and temples. In
Florence, Rome, Venice, and Milan
there began on a large scale the man.
ufacture of isumptuous cabinets
tables, chairs and chests. Spain
France, and Germany soon followed
the fashion, and in England Henry
VIII greatly encouraged the art O.
furniture making. 81
Then came period of notable de-
velopment in furniture making, tn,
eighteenth century. From being mas
sive and exceedingly scarce and cost
ly furniture became light, plentiful
and cheap. r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Newspaper Man Dead.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 8.-Francis M.
Larned, fifty-one years old, formerly
secretary of the Washington public
service commission and we'll known
Chicago newspaper. man, died here
of pneumonia. Before coming to Sc
attic in 1904 he had been dramatic
editor of the Chicago Daily News and
literary editor of the Chicago Evening
Post
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Caught a Bad Cold.

Last winter my son caught a very
bad cold and the way he coughed was
something dreadful" writes Mrs.
Sarah E. Duncan, of Upton, Iowa.
"We thought sure he was going into
consumption. We bought just one
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and that one bottle stopped his
cough and cured his cold complete
ly." For sale by Bankers Drug Store.
ADV. ~ a'..= ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Co-operation in Good Roads.

The partial failure of the postofice
department and the department of
agriculture acting jointly to use the
100000 which the last congress
voted for good roads illustrates an
interesting point. Because of those
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08

The hot weather of last week may
be credited to j. P. Lair of this city.
He has been giving outdoor exhibit
tons of the Coles hot blast stoves
and the result was felt Throughout
this entire section The council
should grant him permission to do
this the coming winter months.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Reject Retaliatory Duty.

Washington, Sept. S.-The counter
vailing duty on wood pulp proposed
by the tariff bill was stricken out by
the senate finance committee and all
retaliatory features against Canada
were removed. 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
TWO MEN DIE IN WRECK
st. Paul Road Freight Crashes into
Rear of Work Train.

Rear of Work Train.
Butte, Mont, Sept. S.-Two men
were killed and seven seriously in
jured in wreck on the st. Paul road
at Janney, fifteen miles east of Butte.
Two of the injured may die.
The dead are ]. L. Durham, brake
man and Gus Parosparlus, laborer.
The men killed were riding in the
caboose of work train. A west.
bound freight train crashed into the
rear of the car. r.
A car Of ballast directly ahead of It
made escape almost impossible.
Unofficial reports Of the wreck
place the blame on the engineer OF
the freight, who is said to have dis.
regarded signals left by the work
train.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
Miner |mpaied on Pick.

Butte, Mont, Sept. 8.-Mike Tonor,
a miner in the Red Lodge coal mines,
was caught by fall Of ground and
impaled upon his pick, which was
forced through his abdomen. He was
dead when found.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-08
RAPIDLY FILLING OFFICES
President Wilson Has Made 2,450
Appointments.

Washington, Sept. 8.-President Will
son is rapidly filing the public offices
with Democrats Up to date he has
made 2,456 appointments, 2,1S4 OF
which are postmasters. The balance
comprises officials in the executive de-
partment and in the diplomatic, Gus.
toms and legal service of the govern
ment. .-~a
The appointments made comprise
those within his gift. The grab bag
is still fairly full. If the politicians
had their way it would be empty by
now and he would have nothing left
for the purpose of reward or punish
ment,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-07-23
SOUTH RYEGATE

The young ladies belonging to
the Philathea Glass of the First
Presbyterian Sunday school reallz-
ed $40 from a sale of ice cream and
candy held in the church vestry Fri
day evening.
A very successful food sale was
held by the L. A. S., of the U. P.
church Saturday afternoon in the
vestry. The sum of SO was realiz-
ed. A second sale will be held next
Saturday afternoon in the same
place.
Miss Beth Gorham of South New
bury came Saturday to spend a
few DAYS with her friend. Miss
Margaret Stephens.
Miss Mary Bjorn of Barre is
the guest of Miss Ella Samuelson
this week.
Mrs. Hilbert Samuelson is visit
ing friends in Massachusetts and
Connecticut.
Mrs Taggart of Newbury is visit
ing Mrs. Ellen McNiece at Mrs.
Emma Gibson's.
Mrs. Emma Gibson spent from
Wednesday to Saturday in Wells
River, the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
John Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Duncan of
McTndoes spent Wednesday at M,
F. Sargent's.
w. o. McAllister and son. Wilbur
returned SATURDAY. to Manchester.
N. H., after spending a two weeks
vacation with relatives here.
Mrs. Clark and Howard Bishop
of Quincy, Mass. came Friday to
visit Mr. and Mrs. William Step
hens for a few DAYS.
Miss Margaret Stephens who has
been assisting Mrs. Raymond at
Wells River. has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Darling re-
turned Wednesday to Barre, after
several days spent with DR.. and Mrs.
G. w Darling.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Nicol Wednesday. Mrs. Jane
Buchanan is caring for Mrs. Nicol.
Mrs. George Robertson of Hins-
dale, N. H, formerly Mrs. William
Frazer, was in town Wednesday on
business
Miss Emma EliasOn returned Sat
urday from visiting her friend, Miss
Mary Hooker at Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burtis GoOdfellow
of Barre made their relatives here
flying visit Thursday on their
way home from their wedding trip.
They were at Lake Averill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Jennings of
Montgomery, Alabama were in
town Saturday on their way to Rye
gate to visit Mrs. W. H. Nelson.