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The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
No Room. for Calamity How1i,g.

Large sums of money are being offered
in the financial columns OF the Chicago
daily papers to loan at 3115 per cent on
city property, AZ per cent on farm prop
erty. When money is offered at these
rates it behooves the calamity howlers
to take a back seat. Such interest rates
indicate such prosperous times as the
country has never seen bcfore.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
IN|n(9JES OF 4 WOMAN
REMARKABLE ROMANCE OF THE
COURT OF THE GAR
of RUSSIA
WIFE OF FINANCE MINISTER
Banished After Nearly Causing Ruin
of Her Husband and Involving
the Greatest Banker
In Russia.

Adolph Rothstein. the great Russian
banker, who recently came to America
and negotiated a loan for his government,
Is a. character in one Of the most remark
able romances of the cars court, says
the Philadelphia Times.
1t is story of a financial intrigue, of
beautiful woman, the Russian minister of
finance, Sergius de White, and of Roth
stein himself, one of the greatest bank
ers in Europe. The story has just come
out through the perpetual decree of exile
against Nine. de Witte, the woman In the
case. 1t has never been published In
Russian newspapers. but it Is part of
the whispered court scandal attendant
upon the narrowly averted disgrace of
Minister de Witte a year ago.
At that time a great Russian railroad
scheme collapsed, and the minister of
finance was accused OF using his official
position to assist him in stock jobbing
schemes. He hurried to the cars palace
to make explanation. and was refused adj
mittance. elimination and recriminat ton
were hurled back and forth among the
powerful members of the ears cabinet
and De Whites disgrace was demanded
in nearly all quarters. He was admitted
ly the ablest man in Russia. and many
began to believe him the most unscrupu-
lous
Suddenly everything was hushed up.
Nine. de Witte was exiled, and her hus-
band was restored to the confidence of
the czar. Just how it was all brought
about remained a mystery outside of
court circles. No Russian newspaper dar-
ed print line Of the strange story of the
grasping intrigue of a woman which
wrecked some of the tremendous business
enterprises Of the government and cast a
shadow upon her husbands brilliant rep
utation. Editors in Russia print very
much what they are told to print; other
wise they are given transportation to
Siberia. So this episode in the lives of
Adolph Rothstein and Nine. de Witte was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

work by Byzantine named Marcus
Gracious, called the Book of the Fire
for Burning the Enemy"
1t was the Chinese who learned how
to produce goldfish by propagation from
variety of carp, originally somber Of
hue, and to them Is attributable also the
development of the modern faru1yard
chicken, whose domesticatfon in the
Flowery Kingdom dates back to the
earliest dawn Of history. The early an
cestor of the chicken was a jungle fowl,
well known to science today. 1t striking
ly resembles the modern game chicken,
and the development from it of the va
rious breeds of poultry now recognized
may fairly be considered one of the most
extraordinary feats of human ingenuity
an achievement in which man has prac-
tcally assumed the part Of a creator.
Inc Chinese have shown themselves
capable Of carrying out the most gigan-
tic undertakings. OF these the most no.
table is the Great Wall, which was built
about 200 3. c. by Chi-hang-ti, the first
emperor. This famous warrior first con-
quered and brought under one govern
ment the various petty kings and princes
who had previously divided among them
selves what is now known as the Chi
nese empire. To keep out invasions by
the TartarS he erected a wall extending
along the whole of the northern frontier,
and brought the work to completion with
in five years by requiring for the purpose
the labor of every third man III the coun-
try, without pay, though the laborers
were fed. The wall which still remains
almost intact, though somewhat ruin01Is
In parts, has length Of LEGO miles, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

is broad enough for six horsenen to ride
abreast along its top. It's material is
brick and stone, filled in with earth, and
at intervals of 100 yards it is fortified by
strong tow ers.
GREAT WALL A FAILURE.
Strange to say, the Great Wall failed
to keep out the Tartars, who in later
years became so troublesome that the
emperors were glad to give their daugh-
tiers in marriage to the invading chief
tains, with brides of money to persuade
them to refrain from spoilation. Ihls
sort of thing went on until about the
year 1000 A D., when extensive districts
inside of the famous barrier were sur
rendered to the warrior tribes from the
North, with regular annual tribute of
money and silk So afraid were the
Chinese of these predatory foes that
whole armies Of them would take flight
at the mere appearance of few squad
rons of Tartar horse. But finally they
applied for help to the Western Tartars,
or Mongols, who subdued both the East
ern TartaI,s and the Chinese themselves.
? In 1924 the Mengols made themselves mas
tiers of the entire northern half of mod
ern China, Wiping out the Eastern Tar
tars so effectually that only a remnant
of them remained. From this remnant,
however, spTang up the Manchus who
four centuries later conquered the whole
of China, and who remain to this day
in control.
The Manchus have intermarried freely
with the Chinese. When they possessed
themselves of the province of Marking,
they made all the women prisoners, and
exposed for sale in the market all t-e
females they did not want for themselves.
They put them in sacks, young and old,
pretty and ugly. and sold them all at the
same price, about IL shillings, insight
unseen" Buyers had to pay their money
and take their chance in the lottery.
The Chinese tell a story of a man NAM
ed Pung, who lived 300 years and mar
ried successfully seventy-two wives. No.
Y having died and entered the other
world, she inquired of Pung's grandfather
why her husband had survived so many
centuries. rs it," asked She that his
name has not been written in the register
of Yen Wang, the god Of death?" mot
at ALL replied Pung's grandfather ST
will unravel the mystery for you. Both
the name and the surname of my grand
son are really entered in the book, but
in a peculiar way. Wh~-l the leaves of
the volume were put together the binder
accidentally took the leaf on which
Pungs destiny was written, twisted it,
and used 1t to fasten the leaves together"
Pung's wife could not keep the secret
and, the story reaching Yen Vang's ears
he examined the register, pulled out the
piece of paper, and Pungs life was ended
at that moment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
ROMANCE OF CONFESSIONAL.
French Incident That Led Up to an
Important Judicial Ruling.

A case recently decided by the Ninth
Chamber of the Civil Court Of the Seine
would have served Boccaccios turn adj
mlrabfy. says the London News. The
matter, however romantic, is neverthe-
less a very serious one, especially to GER
tain sections of the community, for 1t
concerns nothing less than the inviolabi-
1ty of the confessional. By the legal trib-
unal above named the Able Breton, VI
caire of the Cathedral of Meaux, was
fined 200 francs and costs for having be-
trayed secrets confided TO him in his char
aeter of confessor. Fact is a thousand
times stranger than fition. and never,
surely, had the grave lawyers of the
Paris bar a more curious case brought
before them. The story Is briefly this:
Pere Eillsee, an ex-Franciscan monk,
Whfie still within the pare of orthodoxy,
had once a quarter of an hours interview
with young lady. Mile. L., In a convent
parlor, her brother and sister being pres
ent. 1t was a case of love at first sight.
The pair never met again, but entered
into correspondence, we gather, of an in
nocent but sentimental nature. After
time Mile. L. grew uneasy and her con-
fessor, the said Able, being absent, she
poured out her heart TO him in writing,
Of course under tn pledge of secrecy. She
was hidden to hand over to him the
whole of the tender missiyes, which were
straightway handed over to to his SUI
periors. Then followed veritable earth
quake.
The case for the defense was based
upon the fact that the young lady's con-
ndence had been given in writing and to
the able in his capacity of friend rather
than of priest. This view the court
would not entertain for moment, hold
ing that the role of cenfessor Is not con-
fined to the confessional box. Laws,
moreover, alike ecclesiastical and civil
Were adduced in point. According to the
constitution OF Pope Benedict XIV.
Qf45), any priest violating the secrecy of
the confessional Is suspended from his
functions. The civil law on the subject
of secrets confided professionally, wheth-
er to priest or laynan, is still more cate
gorical. By no consideration of interest,
public or private, is9the violation of such
secrecy held exeusable: The scene in
court was picturesque and stormy. AT one
moment the plaintiff, still wearing the
frock and girdle of st. Francis, and
the defendants advocate seemed on the
point of coming to blows. The de-
nouement of the story and the effects
of the law suit and its disclosures remain
to be seen. 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
Moscow-Yaraslav railroad and of other
Russian enterprises.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

They Occur In Twenty-SIx Repub-
lies In the World.
New York Sun.
world, fourteen besides this country elect
their presidents, as in theory the United
States do, by indirect vote The cleo
toral college In two cases, those OF
France and Switzerland, is the Iegisla-
ture OF the country met In joint session
of the two houses
In the case of twelve others-Mexico.
Costa Rica, Argentina. Brazil, Chill. Co
lombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Ven
ezuela, Liberia and Santo Domingo-as
the United States, a special electoral
body is chosen by the people TO elect
the president Six republics-Guatenala
Salvador, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador
and Hayti-choose their president by d.
rect vote of the people, though suffrage
Is not ip all cases universal, and in many
of the Central and South American re-
publics the popular election is often little
better than a farce.
The republic OF Andorra, lying In the
Pyrenees, between France and Spain, has
no officer recognized as president, though
there Is a president of the council, as the
little legislative body of the country IS
called; two officers, called viguiers, are
appointed for life by the president of
France, the other for three years by the
Spanish bishop of Urgel, have some of the
powers of a president, and are at the
same time judicial officers.
The smallest and Oldest republic of the
world, San Marine, a little country of
thirty-two square miles, lying in the
Apennfnes, has two presidents, each OF
whom exercises power for six months
The mode Of eIecting these officers is
extremely curious Every six months
the members Of the chamber of deputies,
which is the popular house of the legis-
lature, nominate six of their own men,
bers; three ballots are then given to
every voter, each with the names of two
Of these six; the polling place is the
Cathedral of San Marine. the capital of
the country. The ballot box is placed
on the high altar, and after the ballots
have been deposited child draws. one
at random from the urn. priest then
announces the names on the ballot and
the persons thus named become the pres
idents of the republic.
The terms Of presidents vary from six
months in San Marine and one year IN
Switzerland to seven wears in France.
Only one French president however, has
served his full seven years, and he was
forced to resign his second term. Three
other French presidents were forced to
resign and one was assassinated. In the
Central and South American republics
the term Of the president Is from four to
six years. In several the same persons
cannot serve for two successive terms,
and In one, two fun terms must inter
vene before president can be reelected.
In Switzerland a president cannot serve
for two successive terms. 1t is almost
a fixed custom for the vice president Of
Switzerland to be elected president at tie
expiration Of his term in the former Of
flee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
MANILA WOMEN LAPIDARIEs.
They Are Skilled In the Making of
Pretty Things.

Inc lapidaries of our new Oriental pos
sessions are the dark-skinned women of
the Tagal tribe, who have acquired their
skill and ingenuity in gcm-setting from
the aruacers of Spain and Morocco. saws
a writer i'll the Scientific American. In
dellcacy OF design and execution fheir
work far surpasses that of their masters
Much has been written about the coral
Jewelry of Manila pink coral necklaces.
Wtate coral pendants and red coral res
aries like drops of blood), but the impress
sion should not be gained that the lan
ldary art Of the Manila women Jewellers
is confined to coral products. Pretty
and characteristic as these objects OF
adornment are, they do not compare in
value and beauty with the chains of
woven gold, filigrees Of silver and pen
dants OF pearls and garRets made by
tneSe women Diamonds, amethysts and
similar stones are not so often met with
III the native jewelry of Manila, but their
rarity is rot known, even though thew
are almost entirely lacking in the trim
kets OF the natives and foreigners in Ma
Mia. IL
Only native gems and minerals, such as
garHets, black, yellow and white pear1s
coral, mother Of pearl and gold and silver
are utilized by the women jewelers.. All
OF these island gems are found in the
small shops of the native jewelers., and
the manner in which they are worked
up into ornaments OF striking beauty
and value attracts the attention of an
American. A recent importation of many
of these most popular Manila ornaments
gives promise of their wide introduction
into the United States. The specimens
brought to this country an the work of
women artifieers, show that the native
lapidaFies combine the ability of the
moorish gen-worker with The patience OF
the Chinese and Japanese craftsman.
among these specimens are beaGifu and
exquisite earrings, necklaces, bracelets,
chains, buttons, pins and brooches of
every conceivable design The chains are
made of the most delicate strands OF al
most pure native gold, braided and woven
like piece of Manila hemp rope, with
even the tiny threads initiated TO perfec-
ton. So delicate and dainty Is such a
chain that one can hardly believe it pos
sible that the women lapidaries beat out
tie Tough gold and draw the gold wire
without any of the modern tmplereels
used by Western goldbeatera
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

wife's skirts, the Russ an minister of
finance was using his official position TO
juggle the stock markets He laid the
facts before the car, and the latter fel.
into towering rage. De White, hearing
of Mamonto's disclosures. FASTENED to
make his peace with the emperor He
was refused an audience, and there were
exciting rumors Of his suicide.
Somehow, nobody knows Just how,
De Witte was finally restored to favor
one of the stipulations upon which terms
were made was that Nine De Witte
should leave Russia and not return.
She is now living in Nice In considera-
BILE luxury on the millions which came
out Of the pockets Of the directors of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
Dog stole Marriage License.

New York Times.
Last Wednesday, Stephen H. Simpso1.
and Miss Ida Williams decided it was
time to marry. He got the license He
and said 1t was lovely" Simpson ad-
United 1t was Pretty flne." and that
night the girl laid IL on table in her
room. Her spaniel dog ran into the room
barking to wake his mistress. She awoke
and saw the dog running out with the
precious license gripped firmly between
its tenth. She cried. IT was no use.
The dog would not come back.
This morning Stephen II. Simpson came
back to Clerk Salmonson. The girl s, dog
ran away with the license you gave me
last Wednesday and ] want another
he said. He got 1t.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
Agnosticism.

Detroit Journal.
While her husband was hanging his
her hands.
'rWill you never know when you have
had enoughi" she exclaimed, reproach-
fully.
ST am consistent agnostIc, / hof.,!'
replied the man. with q certain dignity
and In the correct inebriate dialect
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
TRAGEDIES IN THEIR LIVES
REMARKABLE SERIES OF sHAD-
OWS In THE FAMILIES OF THE
HAVENIEYERS
DEATH IN VARIOUS FORMS
Suicides, Accidents, Broken Hearts,
Divorces, Bitter DfsappO4ntments
and Other Mischances of Ono
Kind or Another.

New York World
In more superstitious age there would
be talk of a "Havemeyer curse" and
no one would doubt that a secret enemy
had invoked witchcraft to decimate and
harass the posterity of old Frederick c.
Havemeyer. who early in the century
established little sugar bakery in Van
dam street, and thus laid foundation
for one of the greatest fortunes in Amer
lea.
Death self-inficted, death from disap-
pointment, death from heart break, death
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
Free Trial Treatment

WE send one nn ont Remedies Of wonderful marvellous
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ton Of any kind. ~ ' eNle- ueoeP
A e depdgg man who had apped after We'll you
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whenl
And another wrote thus "H dumped gold my feet would
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e DOCK IN sealed envelope without and entirely charge
Write to the ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY, ~ md
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
81 Complete MazakaO0d
assd How ia Attain 81. -

Here at last is information from high medical source
hatmustWORKWO with this generation ofrnen."
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The book, isPURELY MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
useless to curiosity seekers, invaluable TO MEN ONLY
WHO NEED IT.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
The triumph Of Love
is Happy, Fruitful Marriage.

EVe man who Woud know the grand truth plain facts
tho new disooyeries of medical science applied
married life; who would atone for past errors
and avoid future pitfalls, should secure
the wonderful little book called
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

This narrative is not following the mis-.
fortunes of the family chronoIogically,
but tracing first the tragic deaths in a
direct line The divorces and other
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

is broad enough for six horsemen to ride
abreast along its top. It's material is
brick and stone, filled in with earth, and
at intervals of 100 yards it is fortified by
Sfr tow erS
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-26

tions-leave Towanda & As am. and 10 30
am; arrive Satfeld, 7.52 a. m. 1.O4 p. m.
STAGE LINES
Stage leaves Hughesvile post office for
Lairdsville, Mengwe and Philipsdale daily
Wilson, Beaver Lake and ,Fribey on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at ll.30
Stage leaves Glen Mawr tor Hillsgrove
and Forksville at ii O2 a. IN.
Stage leaves Muncy Valley for Unity
vile, North Mountain and Lungerville
daild at IL l9 a. m.
Passengers taking trains at flag stations
can secure train excursion tickets from
the conductors.
Philadelphia & Reading, Lehigh Valley
and New York Central mileage will be
accepted only tor through passengers trav-
cling from Halls to Satterfeld or Satter-
field to Halls.
The general offices of the company are
located at Hugheeville, Pa.
b. HARVEY WEIGH.
President. Hughsville. Pa
SD. TOWNSEND, Gen. Mgr, Hughesville, Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-26

Connection with Phila.& Readingiat Halls
For Philadelphia,::New York and inter
mediate stations-LeaveW W illiamsport 7:42
am, 1000 a. m: Arrive Halls 1859 am.
1919 a. m. ForlShamokin and intermed-
iate.. ate..stations-leaves Williamsport 4:30 p.
MI. ;..arrive Halls 4.5l p. m.
From Phila., New York and intermed.
late: te::stations-leave Phila. 1921 a. m. and
ll.36 pm; leave New York via Phila.7 30
am. 900 pm; leave New York via Ia,
maqua,.9 10 am. Arrive Halls, 6.34a.m.
and 5!21fp. m.
From: ::Shamokin and intermediate sta
tions-leaves ::Shamokin 8 10 4. m. Ar
rive Halls 9 40 am.
Connecting with L. v. r r. at Satterdeld.
For Towanda and intermediate stations,
leave Wilkesbarre 3.O5 p. m; arrive at
Satterfeld 6.25 p. m.
For Towanda and intermediate stations,
leave Bernice GAO am; arrive Satterfeld
7:04 a. III.
For Wilkesbarre \and intermediate sta
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-26
4. 7. ARMSTRONG;,
SONESTOWN, PA.
DEALER IN
Flour Feed and Groceries

l33 pounds of pure Lard for $l.0O
Baking molasses, 25 to Soc.
s pounds Rolled Oats for Csc.
I pounds of Corn Starch for 25c.
7 pounds Of Laundry Starch for 25c.
2 pounds of Rio Coffee for 25c.
8 bars OF Lenox Soap for 25c.
No. mackerel per pound &c.
Best Sugar Coated Hams @llc per lb.
Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sack!45c.
Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, $3.50.
Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 9Oc.
Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 9Oc.
Corn, Oats and Barley Chop 9Oc.
Wheat Bran 200 pounds $l.50.
Flour middlings, l40 pound sack $l.40.
Fine middlings 200 pounds $l.60.
Flour per sack $1.00.
Winter Roller per sack 4l.O0.
Good Flour 9Oc.
Rye Flour 25 pounds, Soc.
Graham Flour 12} pounds Soc.
Common Fine Salt per barrel $l.20.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-26

Iardenbergh Has n WalkOver For
Lively Scramble For COngressmen-
nt-Large, With Two Candidates to
He Named.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-26
AM AGENT FOR THE
Celebrated Pitkin Paint
THIS PAINT Is FULLY GUARANTEED.
CALL AND SEE COLOR CARD, JamesTMcFarIane
bou$e CLEANING
-> -~

If you are short Of anything when you rearrange
your house this spring send to Hocomb & Lauers store
and get it, they keep everything in the house furnishing
line that you can think Of If you have not been in
their store to inspect their immense Stock do SO at once
and be convinced that you do not have to 60 out of the
County to get what you want.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-23
LEGEND
Of the CheIOkees and the Time
They Went West.

Press Assn.
Ft. Gibson, 1. t., May 90 "A con-
tributor to the Ft. Gibson Post. a To-
cal newspaper, writing of the early his
tory of the Cherokee Indians in what
is now the Cherokee nation, says:
About twenty years before the en-
igration of the Cherokees from Geor-
gia in 1897 to their present home a
portion of the tribe, moving west of
the Mississippi river, arranged for
peace with the Osages. A party Of
osages who did not know Of the peace
compact attacked the Cherokees and
in the war that followed the Chero-
KEGS secured the country of the
Osages.
The scene o. thA fAal battle was
ClaremorC mounds, near the present
town of Claremore on the St. Louis &
San Francisco railroad, named after q
French adventurer, Claremount, who
fled from France when Napoleon was
overthrown and the monarchy re-es
tablished. Claremount became a chief
Of the Osaages and was killed in this
battle.
The battle gave rise to an Indiar
legend explaining the origin of the
salt springs near the Cherokee orphan
asylum, The sweetheart of Palisha
an Usage maiden, was killed in one
battle and she wept over it until the
Great Spirit, in pity, transformed hei
into the springs whose salty waters
perpetuate the tears.