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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04


Silver Hearts, at Scott, the jeweler.
The roads are IN very bad condi-
ton.
Have your watches and jewelry re-
paired at Jones 81 Ross. \.
E. j. Willis and wife returned
from Duluth Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward, parents Of
Mrs. DR.. Henderson, arrived from
Eau Claire, Wis, last Saturday TO
visit here.
Call and see our Ladies Misses and.
Children's Jackets.
O'LEARY5lS BowsER.
+ Frank Kennedy returned Saturday
from the Twin Cities where he spent
five weeks in vacation while his brok--
en- arm was recovering.
Wanted good girl for general
homework; wages, 81 per week. Mrs.
j. J. Trask, near Munger's mill.
Dr. Ward left Tuesday for the vest
ern coast to spend the winter. This
northern climate does not agree with
his health.
Pure Whiskey HARPER Perfect
Whiskey HARPER Every bottle guar
anteed Harper. Sold by Markham
Hotel Co, q. Fl. Miles, Bemidii,
MINI.
The way to buy goods cheap is to
pay cash. Call and see what 81 will
do at Whites.
j. *. Titus secured the contract for
building the school house in Sec, 8,
eight miles from town. Four bids
were in, his being the lowest, $47o.
SIT. Philips church, Oct. I, Cons
munion $50, Mass 1880, Sunday
school $50. Rev. Philip Murphy,
Pastor.
For Mems Underwear, Oyershirts,
Shoes, Clothing. GO to
O'LEARY 81 BowsER
Mayor Dudley went to Fosston Sat
lurday to superintend another ship
ment OF cattle for his meat market
Their patronage now demands 30 head
of cattle every two weeks, all Of which
is shipped in.
Sawmill in good condition for sale
at reasonable rates on easy terms.
Call at the Pioneer Office.
The Boston can make you close fig
ures on flour and feed. We purchased
twenty-five cars before the advance.
Call and get our figures.
Ed Achenbach has purch ased the
-four and feed business of Vim. Roufs
s. 20. Mr.. Roufs will return TO Wa
| dena where his family has already
gone. He was "a very pleasant mer-
chant, and we are sorry to lose him,
but he has left anotnrr good fellow in
| his place.
1t is we'll to know that DeWitt's5
| Witch Hazel Salve will heal a burn
and stop the pain atsOnce. It will cure
eczema and all skin diseases and ugly
wounds and sores. 1t is q certain cure
/ for piles. Counterfeits may be offered
You. See that you get the original
| De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Mayo's
Drug Store.
Electric storms were unusually
severe this summer, but none more so
than that which took place last Mon
day. Lightning struck q Norway
pine that stands on a. NJ. Greeley's
lot on Beltrami Ave. and splintered
| it from top to bottom. The people in
the neighborhood, the Miller family
across the street, Mesdames ]. w.
White and D. K. Mcpherson were
more or less stunned, particularly the
latter who was only few feet away.
The flying bark and limbs rained up
on the cottage roof.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04

Silver bracelet and pulley ring
Scott, the jeweler.
Mrs. r. "A. Brown is suffering with
tonsilitis this week.
There was no service at the Presby-
terrain church Sunday evening, Rev.
Higgins being called TO Duluth.
Just received Waterproof Duck
Coats at Burton's
Iron and Wood Turning and Band
Saving at Miller's
1 One by one the bachelors fade away.
Frank White has gone to his old
Canadian home to return in double
harness.
The town now assumes very busy
appearance. The new railroad, the
woods and prospects of anew saw-mill
help to draw it nearer its goal.
One-fourth of on clothing at the
Richards store
ssE " l-EAR1 StS8IoOW SER.
Have your W atches and Jewelry re-
paired at Jones & Ross.
A parsonage is being built for the
Baptist church in Bemidii. This has
been long felt want.
Mrs. McElroy IS two-story building
is TODAY weighing itself on Second
streetIt is on its voyage from the
swamp to the hill.
No other pills can equal DeWitt's
Little Early Risers for promptness,
certainty and efficiency. Mayo's Drug
Store.
Evan Carson, who has been at the
point Of death with typhoid fever for
several weeks, is now considered
somewhat better. Hopes Of his re-
lcoyery are now being entertained.
For Douglas Shoes go to
O'IEARY 8 BoWsER.
w. S. McC lenahan, Of 1Brainerd,
was Ia town last week in the interest
OF his candidacy for 10th judicial
judgship. He says his prospects are
very hattering throughout the district,
nearly every republican county con-.
vention having endorced him except
Beltrami.
The world was not built in one day
and fame is not made in second,
The title of 1.-THE best place to trade at
| in Bemidiin was given to J. w.
White e Co.'S Mammoth store after
a long service to the public in good
bargains and fair treatment given
them.
Guy Dunning left for Winsor last
Friday where he has been engaged to
teach a term OF school his first
offense. Guy is an unusually bright
boy and no doubt will make an excel
lent teacher.
We have received notice from the
land office in Duluth that the official
plat Of survey Of township Isl, north
ofsRange 26 west, will be opened Tor
sale on Thursd az, October 18th, 1900,
at % o clock q. m. 4
Rev. I'll. w. Knowles Of Duluth will
deliver his popular lecture il the city
hall next Tuesday evening, Oct. 8,
entitled Uncle SANS Destiny. It
is q pleasing, inspiring and instruct
live lecture. You cannot afford to
miss it. Price, Is cents.
TAKEN UP On Thursday, Sept. Is
one black steer cali, white face, be-
tween four and five months old. Owner
can have same by paying damages.
St VIM. Erhardt, Bemidii.
DR.. Ward has in course OF construc-
ton residence building, located be-
tween courthouse and school-house
blocks on Beltrami Ave. 1t is to be a
modern house and is being built to
rent. No doubt it will prove to be a
very good investment. The demand
for houses to rent is very great.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04
r. B. FOSTER.
r RESIDENT DEN IST

Mooern Methods. Low prices.
Office over Mayo 8 Barker's Drug
Store. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04
G. G. HOUPT
!; REV KNOLES
OPERA. HOUSE,
Monday Night.
SCOTT. The Jeweler.

Mrs. Chas. Crump went to Mime
apolis Friday.
III For Novelties x and Souvenirs see
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04

II. N. "A. s 5gisphl MIS- o1T@ san s az,
Oracle; Mrs. NJ. j.. Leak. recorder.
Second and 4th Tuesdays OF each
month. Woodman Hall.
The sun., 1900-08-12
The One-Prtce Heifer.

Yew wan.er buy the, heifer zeb' donr believe rev
wouldn't sell tibet heifer. sir. to any iivin' man.
No. Sir II yew should come an lay nfty in my hand
I'd 70 an shei the stable door an let thet heller
stand
I'd let her stand hight where she Is ti she Is old an
gray
Afore ia sell one side OF her. ,hets all I've 90, to say
Yew heerd wanted to di,pose' Yew must hev heerd
wrong;
I'd buy dozen like her. z,a II yew'd bring them
along.
OF cours. I've 20. lot OF stock more stock 'en what
Ineed.
An am short OF stable room. an somewha, short Of
feed:
But eI for sen thet there beast wouldn't no street
Let forty dollars come between thet heier Zeb an me-
| am one price critter. Zeb. no man kin beat me
down:
She's wuth heap more n forty. zeb. ask any man
in town
III Hunker wants her purity bad. an 30 does Deekin
Hale,
But er said before Of course the heller Amt for sale
She's gentle an she's food an knd an slicker then
an er
:, child could milk her any time, she never raise
heel.
She never hooks nor jumps the fence she never runs
away.
An comes around at mlkn time e. regular er the
day.
You'd orter see the milk she gives, It's yaler. thick
an sweet.
An eI for quantity. by gum. tibet heifer can't be bea
Theys iunks OF butter noaun' round inside the
milkn pail
An speak,n OF her butter zeb-bu. then. she aiu',
for sale
Yew say yewre bound to hev her. zeb' Yew want
her purity bad
The slickest pece OF cownesh SIR. farmer hadl
wuth thirty dollars sz she stands, an not dollar
less
For I'm one price cr,ter zeb. yewll md ,hes out
guess
wuth thirty dollars E, she stands I'll tell yew vha,
III dew:
III swap her now for twenty -nvs-'ivi1t me an her
an yew.
Jes. twenty nve no more or less for I'm one price
man.
An II ysv'd want to swap her back. Why durn II, zsb.
yew can JOE CONE
CAMBRIDGE NAaA
The sun., 1900-08-12
AN ABSENT-MINDED HUSBAND.
Locked His Bride in = Room. Went Away ana
Forgot All About Her.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Trii

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
INpIANAPoLIs. Aug. The honeymoon had
not started well. They entered the hotel here
with a sef-conscious air that made all sitting
In the lobby look up and smile. She waited at
the foot OF the stairs while he walked up TO
the register and wrote Edward T., Toph.
Batesville, Ind" He looked at the signature
for n moment and then seized pen H. the
clerk started 70 turn he book and hastily and
1oph we're assigned 10 Room 235.
About O'Clock Yesterday afternoon abeiboy
passing down the hall heard some on. sobblng.
He listened for a moment: satisfied him.elf
10 the clerk. The clerk went up the elevator
with visions Of a suicide nlttinR through his
minds eye. and he quickly located the SOUNDS
listened closely, but no sound Of mans voice
was heard. and III" clerk thought of all the
stories he bad ever read or heard of deserted
and hearfbroken women. lie knocked gently
on tho door. waited moment and then knocked
little harder. The sobbing ceased and the
clerk heard some one str in the room te
door A woman voice said paintivey. oh.
Edward The clerk stepped back.
Il beg your pardon" he began. but heard
you sobbing and | thought perhaps You were
It's its, that is. Mrs; Toph replied. plainly
embarrassed IT'S nothing really, nothing.
| am greatly obliged 20 you for coming TO my
assistance, even though don't need anything"
The, clerk returned To the Office, hung up tho
pass KEY ana trlrd 10 ldlhOm the mystery.
While he was thinking of II. NJ. Toph rushed
into the hotel. did not stop for the elevator but
went up the stairs three steps n q time and dis
appeared into the room. Last evening he came
down and walked to the desk greatly embar-
rassed.
i am sorry" he said that We put you 10 any
trouble or alarmed you. hut the fact j. IL vas all
my fault. Thir afternoon Mr.. 1oph lay down
10 rest We were married only yesterday. and
you know am nervous and iOrgetful sort Of
fellow. While she slept forgot all about her.
took my hat left the room locked the door be-
hind me and took nCrthbOund car. didn't
think about my wife until got rlear out 10 Broad
Ripple. | rushed back. Of course. ou the first
car. but In the meaItIm" she had awakened and
did the only thing a woman can do sat down
and cried That j. What was troubling her
when you went 10 my room. You see. she did
not know why J. locked her in OF where I'D
gone
The sun., 1900-08-12
Fishing and Wishing.

From tk Sacred Hedr Rsriue
Three little folk by the meadow brook.
With a line o, twine and bent pin hook.
And an eager. earnest. serious look,
AS they were coming lesson book,
Sat resolutely fishing!
But either the fish were wondrous wise.
or they had the sharpest kind OF eyes,
For they wouldn't bite. to the grea, surprise
or the little folk. who said with sighs.
Let's play the game OF wishing"
II wish" said Tom. for pot OF gold.
With every minute that has been told
Since the day the earth Was young or old:
I'dhave more money than l could hold.
See what get by wishingr'
Il wish. said Ned. that the ships At sec
And all that Is in them belonged 10 me,
And all that have been. or ever will be;
My wish is the best. don't you agree,
And worth a day Of ishins'"
II wtsh." said Moll. with toss OF her head.
And a pout OF her II ips that were cherry red.
You'd &c, your wishes Just as you said.
And give them 10 me-now, Tom and Ned.
I've Got the most BY wishing"
And all day long IN the woodland shade
The three little fsherfolk sat and played,
And oh, the millions Of money they made,
Though never a dollar OF IL was paid.
Was worth a year OF nshlng,
The sun., 1900-08-12

From, ne lndianapoli, Journal
o silent D,ad.
SO dear TO many many hearts and mine.
So suddenly Invisible. lnaccess Die. remote.
Give US some token or coenlance OF our gnef
One word. one touch, one little passing sigh only.
And all this mocking wall OF i'm penetrsble matter
This terrible. tangi BILE sunshine. rain ana clay
Barriers to love and SORROW.
Would now into significance-
silent Dead
So lately standing In incorruptible honor.
For sin 10 hate and white souls TO adore.
So like the austere and stainless Christ In life and
nfe's stern brevty,
Where art thou now
bereayed,
This never.diminishng desire and longing and ~
Means nothing nnds no echo nor Response
From all the inhDiie voices OF the univer~f
Can such adesoia,on pass unnoted up In heAvenf
And hast thou already broken the bonds so strong
For unfamiliar I,ys'
Nay! Thou vert too loyal
Thou wet too constan, TO the daily care and the un
That Destiny imposrs-,oo nobly seltenscins, wise
Conscious and inalienably kind:
Else weTr this unbeArable and the insi,,enee OF
And the untCrseusol. pas, would terminate .ndur-
anc. with Mes breath.
once said. III all seem false and weak.
And nnd nothing worth allegiance in the Earth.
IL. myself will be the thing seek
The thing hoped 70 nnd-nat my IDEAL
presently looked
Forth from my wild. vain dream.
And saw thee standing steadfast. brave and strong
As thou hasteven so lately stood IN tncoruplbie
honor
And was looking upward,
SO far upward that the highest level OF my souls
ideal
Seemed lowly ard invisible from thine.
And said humbled.
Mine iorsake, and thine serve henceforth."
And when. after long use and days OF service dear
dare To gaze still hieher-higher than thou
10. there was only God
And this remains thou ART gone mot far
God, and a little time
To fashion my endravor after thine
Not Death nor Heaven can In thee higher
Than thou hast dwet and shall forever dwell In the
hearts Of thy friends OLIVE SAsxAY.
SHEFFIELD. Mo.
The sun., 1900-08-12
The Man with the Padded shoulders and
Short Coat.

From the Baltimore American
We've sung about the women and their fris and fur
bellows,
Their usspish waists and trailing skirts. their tightly
compressed toes;
We've laughed at all their foolishness-sheir follies
we've expressed
As things tha, we mus, pu, up with II they would be
well dressed
But while we wax sarcastic, let US make q little
note
OF the man with padded shoulders and the muehiy-
shortened coat
We rave Of woman's sillineSs In rainy day attire.
which shel not wear except on days when sunshine
teams like fre.
". hoot and howl at her big hat, We jibe and sneer
Because she'll use complexion tints tina, sometimes
peel night Of.
But, overlook her for while. and help us 10 asssi
The masculine attre-the coat that hasnt any tall.
It strikes him at the waist band and looks like q
widened belt
The Nueerest looking carmen, ,ha, you ever saw or
felt
The shoulder, lump and hang around in broad and
And miss the shoulders Of the by something like
mile.
Let's sing no NOR, OF woman's whims, bu, take .
cApng crack.
hack
The sun., 1900-08-12

for the millions he had missed one Of the fairies
whispered in his ear:
Never mind. Darby. you're the richest
man here
But there's only five houses and n shop
cried Darby. pulling the hair on the head Of
him. and not twenty souls in the place
There's the pigs that Paddy Malon.y left
says another fairy.
another
And he has bit Of silver in the chin ey
plece, says third
fourth.
And al that Darby cheered up and found
u ana wed there ever after, the richest man
In the place
That, said Barney McIlae, filing his pipe,
is how fairies came To america
=. But his friend and counsellor Condy Nc
Moneeal puifed on and said nothing
The sun., 1900-08-12
P0EMs WORTH READING.
A Fairy Klondiks.

Febry AtOm01ke.
The eunningest elf you ever saw.
With a perked-up nose and . saucy eye.
And gosamer clothes from magic loom.
Just tipped me a wink as he passed me by
III you've nothing better 70 do" said he.
As he poised on q ray Of the pale moonshins.
"Turn into fairy and follow me.
And meet an old lady friend Of mine
SO took my wand and my fairy cloak
= And We scampered along 70 fairy rill. 6
Where fairy old lady. my elfn's friend.
Had perfectly wonderful fairy mill
Hundreds Of fairy wheels whiried round.
while dusty m!dgets bobbed In and out
IT'S truly remarkable sight" I said.
But, tell me, what Is II all aboutf'
"Rs fairyland secret. but III tell vou''
Said the ELF with smile and a friendly nod:
"She's making a fabulous fortune here
Getting out gold from the golden rod
FRBD NYA
The sun., 1900-08-12
oUEsrIONs AND ANSWERS.

Several friends say that the poem The City OF the
Dead" Is by Richard Burton. not by Mr.. Burnett
hr Burton Is professor Of English literature In the
University OF Minnesota.
The sun., 1900-08-12

The case OF Dalton W Dalton divorce was tried
in Boston. think In 1887 and the testimony and argu-
them, r. Il. Dana on one sid. ana Rufus Choa,e
Chosies speech and am informed tha, the speech By
Dana vas suppressed By the family but did appear
In the Boston Bee Choate illustrated from Nirsi the
case OF Dido and Dana boomeranged Rufus With il
IN gree, sWir ! am preparing an article Of instances
ss Sin . n. e Dalton u Pa
The Boston Public Library and the Boston A,hen-
rum are the only places likely to have Gle of the
Bee. which was not paper OF great prominence.
In the matter Of the national salute being twenty
IT'D added equals q. /, seemed significant and
appropriate. that 81 guns should then be The nStonai
saluis Ihi, authentic. Is credi, given where
credit Is due' E. c. ScHoONAAKER
This "l776" suggestion is absolutely worthless
Tventyone guns Is the highest salute In Great Britain
and In other counties we'll. which certainly never
added together the figures of the year ITO
WIN you PRINT I'll. complete poem of which the fol
be able 70 fnd H.
Sorrow came 70 me nbidden,
As It's her wont 70 DO
saving a. she crossed my threshold.
Is my sister JOY with YOU"
W. 9. Carv-The Brooklyn Theatre was burned
Dec. s. 1875; about 800 lives were lost
i"o ""'u hn'' % oPpieu o a paft OF
Central Park In this city Is pronounced 70 rhyme
with ball.
r ". H.-The Rev. DR.. Gibson never confessed
that he killed the two girls for whose murder Theodor,
Durant was executed
n. B We do not believe that Ad)Ai E Steven.
son said In speech that one dollar day Is enough
for a labOring man" Similar expressions have been
imputed 70 many politicians In the past
X Cu'i~-Gen Ludlow and Gen Wheeler are
the only general ocers the active list Of the perma
nent establishment who graduates Of West Point
Gena Miles. Brooke. OTIS Wade. Merriam. Young
and Macarthur are all from the volunteer army.
The sun., 1900-08-12

To which department Of the British Government
should address an inc ury relative an unclaimed
estate that was left about nfty years ago. s g. ".
To the Clerk OF the Crown in Chancery. House OF
Lords. London You would best apply through q
Law frm in this country
The sun., 1900-08-12

To decide = wager. kindly let me know the exact
number Of hatteships as a type In the American
and German nAyteS s. I. y.
In May OF this year We had eight frst class bat
ueshlps afos, six in commission and Germany had
Ave we had one third-cla batteship: the Gesmans
had seven such ships
The sun., 1900-08-12

a new type Of electric heater for rooms and street
cars consists OF continuation OF electric fan In
bell shaped case with porcelain cylinders wrapped
with German silver wire. The cylinders are heated
nearly redhot by Of electrc current in the
wire and the fan blows curren, OF air over them.
warming II as II passes and thus accomplishes ven
tlaton and heating al the same time. The supply
OF air may easily be taken from out OF doors. so that
such an apparatus will supply clean warm air to an
apartment, and may thus replace tn. furnace register
or steam radiator
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-02
FOUR AREKILLED
Further Details Of the Disaster
to American Troops on
Marinquque Island.
Captain Shields in Command Said
to Be Among Those Who
Lost Their Lives.
Fought for Three Hours Until
Ammunition Gave Out and
Then Surrendered.

MANILA, Friday. Sept 2s.-Via Hong
Kong, Oct. 2l.-Persstent native re.
ports, which are generally believed,
have been current III Manila for several
days to the effect that Captain Dever.
eaux Shields. and Company +, of the
Twenty-ninth regiment Of infantry,
consisting OF "a men, stationed at Boag,
Martinique island embarked Sept.
IL Oh the gunboat and landed on
the Martinique coast, Scptembc IA,
where 800 Of the enemy, armed with
rifles, supposedly from Luzon, surprised
the Americans. The latter fought for
several hours. until their ammunition
was exhausted. after which they were
overpowered and surrendered, relief
being impossible. At least
Four Of the Soldiers Were Killed.
among whom, according to reports, was
Captain Shields. The Americans also
had several wounded Lieutenant
Bates Of the staff on board the gunboat
Yorktown left Manila Monday After
gathering troops at Batangas they pro-
ceeded to Martinique to verify the re.
ports regarding the fate of Captain
Shields aud his men, and, in case the
native rumors were well founded. to
punish the rebels and release the cap
tives News from this expedition is
awaited with some anxiety at Manila.
In the meantime the censor prohibits
the transmission of news concerning
the affair.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-02
DESERTER'S DEED.

Story Of Lawton's Death Told by .
Trooper Of the Eleventh Cavalry.
CHICAGO. Oct. "A special to the
Record from Salt Lake. Utah. says:
Leon Mayhue, n private in troop l,
Eleventh United States cavalry. who
has returned from the Philippines. was
present when General Henry w. Law.
ton was killed last December. near San
Mateo. He saw tho shot fired and de.
clares that the man who aimed the rifle
was deserter from the American army.
He said:
General Lawton took our troops
from the Eleventh cavalry, as scouts
when he came down from the north to
capture San Mateo. He planed the bat.
tie for Dec. 10 and on the night before,
ut 1880, we proceeded toward the
town, travelling a3 miles. We reached
the outskirts Of the city at daylight and
firing began about o'clock.
II was with the skirmlsh line within
so yards of General LawtOn. aud we
SAW u man ia pA1Ch tiOusCASy SAOW AZ 1,
conspicuously among the white uni.
forms Of the insurgent officers. come
out on the tower Of the church. He
surveyed the ground on which we stood
very carefully then raised his musket
and fired. AT that instant General Law.
ton. who was dismounting. moved his
hand across his face as if to brush away
nm insect and sank to his knees.
1--WE found in the church about 100
yards of telegraph tape. which inter.
preted showed that General Del Pillar
and an American had been III command
of the insurgents. That night word was
brought in from the insurgent line that
they intended capturing Lawton's body.
We knew then had there not been an
American in that company who saw
him fall the Filipinos would not have
known he was dead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-02
CLEVER POLITICAL MOVE.
Annou msnt of Lord Roberts Prone
eion In Com,oan IL r.iuThi.T

Announcement of Lord Roberts Promo
tion TO Comm ande s.in.C Chisf.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The appoint
mcnt of Lord Roberts to succeed Lord
Wolsclcy as command.r.in.c chief Of the
British army had all along been ex.
pected, says the London correspondent
Of The Tribune, but the official an.
nouncement just made can only be re.
garded. in view Of the general election.
ms clever political mancuver. With
Lord Roberts as commander -in.chief
the question Of appointing new secre.
tary for war will be reduced in impor.
inncc as the very fact Of the hero of the
Son,h African campaign being in su-
preme command OF the military forces,
will be in itself guarantee Of war
Office reforms.
General Butler should succeed Lord
Roberts III South Africa He will be
the senior officer there when the field
marshal leaves and there are several
others who rapk before Kitchener.