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The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11

can pack John into my bed, for which
+ have no further use tonight. AS for
me, am off to the p0stoftice, and
thence to the High street about the
dead body The police ought to. know,
you see, and they ought to know
through John; and 7 can tell them
some rigamarole about my brother be-
ing a man OF highly nervous organiza-
ton, and the rest OF 1t. And then, I'll
tell you what, John did You notice the
name upon the cab 5 IA
John gave the name Of the driver,
which, as have not been able to com
mand the vehicle, here suppress.
well, J" resumed Alexander, e r Il call
round All their place before come
back. and pay your shot for you IN
that way, before breakfast time. you'll
be as good ais new. z
John murmured inarticulate thanks.
To see his brother thus energetic In his
service moved him beyond expression
IL he could not utter what he felt, he
showed at legibily in his face; AM al
exander read 1t there. and liked L the
better In that dumb delivery
But there's one thing, said the lat
ter, s.'cablegrams are dear; and dare
say you remember enough Of the gov
ernor to guess the state of my finances"
1.-THE trouble is. said John, that all
my stamps are in that beastly house"
tAll your what?" asked Alexander.
Stamps money explained John.
"It's an American expression. I'm
afraid contracted one or two.
II have some, Z said Flora. q have
a pound note upstairs.
my dear Flora, returned Alexan-
der, "a pound note won't see us very
far; and besides, this is my fathers
business, andlI shall be yerysmuch sur
prisedsifeit isn't my father who pays
for 1t, I'll
"I would not apply TO him yeti do
not think that can be wise, objected
Flora
You have a very imperfect idea Of
my resources, and none at all Of my
effrontery." replied Alexander, Please
observe.
He put John from his way, chose a
stout knife among the supper things,
and with surprising quickness broke
into his fathers drawer
There's nothing easier when you
come to try he observed, pocketing
the money. 5 III
II Wish YOU had not done that, said
Flora "You will never hear the last
| OF IT, sssa ssss5ss ", " Y
ooh, don't know, returned the
young man; "the governor is human
after all. And now, John, let me see
your famous pass-key. Get into bed
and don't move for any one till / come
back. They wont mind you not an
sWering when they knock; I generally
| don't myself.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
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GLT 81 R@BERT LOUIS STEVENSON. A-E-l-7
CHAPTER x.--lCoNrixuED.,

ss CHAPTER X.---fCoNTiNuED.s
There, in his fathers room, at MID
night, the fire was roaring and the gas gas
blazing. the papers, the sacred papers
Ito lay hand on which was criminal
had ali been taken off and piled along
the floor; cloth was spread, and 2
supper laid. upon the business table,
and in his fathers chair a woman,
habited like nun, sat eating. As
he appeared in the door way, the nun
rose, gave low cry, and stood staring.
She was a large woman. strong, calrn.
a little masculine, her features marked
with courage and good sense; and as
John blinked back at her, a faint re- re-
semblance lodged about his memory,
as when tune haunts us, and yet VIII
not berecalled.
"Why, it's john" cried the nun.
II dare say I'm mad said John, UNI
consciously following King Lear; but,
upon my word. don't believe you're
Flora
'.Of course am replied she.
And yet 1t is not Flora at all.
thought John; Flora was slender, and
t!mid, and of changing color, and
dewy-eyed: and had Flora such an Ed
inburg accent? But he said none OF
these things, which was perhaps as
we'll. What he said was. Then why
are you nun?
..Such + ousensep' said Flora. m
sick-nurse; and I'm here nursing your
sister, with whom, between you and
me, there is precious little the matter.
But that Is not the question. The
point is: How do YOU come here? are
you not ashamed to show yourseH3'
"Flora. :, said John, sepulchrally, !
haven't eaten anything for three days.
Or, at least, don't know what day 1t
is; but Z guess I'm starving
You unhappy mani" she cried.
Here, sit down and eat my supper;
and I'll just run upstairs and see my
patient, not but what doubt she's fast
asleep; for Maria is a malade imagin-
aire"
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
yust Like q woman.

A woman who Is a most successful
bargain hunter bought two trunks for
SIS at sale of unclaimed goods by a
storage company. The trunks were in
good condition for travelling; she found
in them unmade material for two
dresses, quantity of good lace and a
number of other articles available for
use. After taking out everything she
cared for she sold the remainder for
So And now all the women of her ac-
quaintance want to attend storage anc-
tions.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
Notes from the Paris Exposition.

"The Singer Manufacturing Com-5
pany, Of 149 Broadway, New York,
show their usual American enterprise
by having very lcreditable exhibit,
located in Group XIII, Glass IS, atsthe
Paris international Exposition, where
they show to great advantage the cele-
brated Singer Sewing Machine which
is used in every country on the globe
both for family use and for manufac-
turing purposes. The writer was high
" pleased with this display and OBJ
served with much satisfaction that 1t
was favorably commented upon by
visitors generally. q
The Grand Prize was awarded by
the international Jury to Singer Sew
ing Machines for superior excellence
in design, construction. efficiency and
for remarkable development and adap
ton to every stitching process used
in either the family or the factory
Only One Grand Prize for sewing
machines was awarded at Paris, and
this distinction Of absolutely superior
merit confirms the previous action OF
the International Jury at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, In Chicago,
where Singer machines received 81
distinct awards. being more than were
received by all other kinds Of sewing
machines combined. l$ 3S 5
Should 1t be possible that any Of
our readers are unfamiliar with the
celebrated Singer Machine, we would
respectfully advise that they call at
any Of the Singer salesrooms which
can be found In all cities and most
towns in the United States. 4
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
WEED ExTERMlNATOR.

Here Is an implement that will be
the means of destroying many an OBJ
stinate weed that persists in appear
ing year after year on the lawn, sim
ply because the root has not been
plucked up. There are numerous weeds
that cannot be killed by cutting off
the tops close to the ground, and the
only way to exterminate them is to dig
the root out. This is often not only a
difficult task. but is liable to mar
the appearance OF a lawn by tearing
the sod. With the Intention Of pro-
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
Peenliar Architectnre.

Not far from Bradford. in Yorks,
a gentleman has summer dwelling,
the whole Of the outside of which con-
sists of buttons fastened on boarding
or cement, and there are said to be
about 100000 Of such buttons. with
about 10000 Of them of different kinds
says london Answers. At one time,
not very long ago, there was on the
Lancashire coast, near Lytham. cot
most entirely from the remains OF q
score or $50 OF whales that had been
driven ashore some years before The
framework of the edifice consisted
wholly OF whalebone, and the dried
skins OF the huge creatures were neat
" and strongly fastened as a covering
for walls and roof. There is another
building of exactly the same kind at
Peterhead, in Scotland, and In this
case the skulls of the whales and some
of the heavier bones are used with
great effect as, outside ornaments.
AT st. Helena, in Lancashire. IA huge
engine boiler and gigantic pan, once
used In some chemical works, nave
been turned into a workmen's club
and institute, the pan" being in
yerted Near Wakefield, in York
shire, a most comfortable cottage has
been made, so far as the walls are con-
cerned, Of a number of great drain
pipes left by contractor for years,
while the roof consists Of the refuse
of an oilcloth factory. There are IN
England alone half q dozen cottages,
not to speak of many summer houses,
made wholly out Of Old preserved pro-
vision cans. The house Of a foreman
Winder of a huge collierys near
Barnsley contains five rooms, vet the
whole of the outer walls and roof are
made OF meat and other tins. #
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
IN n Paris Restnurnnt.

A visitor in Paris was seated at a
table in one Of the high priced res
taurants in the exhibition grounds.
thinking of various things, as he read
over the bill of fare and observed the
prices.
BY thundern he exclaimed to the
waiter, haven't you any conscience
at all in this placer
-"Beg pardon" replied the naughty
servant. s
Haven't you any conscience--con-
science conscience2 Don't you un-
derstand?"
The waiter picked UP the bill of fare
and began looking it over.
II don't know if we have or not. If
we have it's on the bill; il it amt,
you've got to pay extra for it. Them's
the rules. ir."-Spare Moments.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
Tho Ice Floods OF Ieeland d.

DR.. Thorvald Thoroddsen in recent
papers gives curious picture OF life
and scenes in Iceland. Settlements are
limited to the lowIands, yet even these
are not safe place of abode. for they
are exposed to lava floods, river floods
and showers of volcanic ashes. When
the glaciers Of the dome-shaped noun
tains are suddenly melted by volcanic
heat. overwhelming torrets, bearing
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
!; s1ai,og 4 Brincs BIZ rrasp

At agrecent auction sale at Liver
pool two logs of African mahogany
were sold for the unprecedented
amount of 1,536. These logs formed
one tree, and were bought for the
purpose OF being cut into veneers for
the decoration of the palatial resi-
Gences Of some Of the merchant princes
of the United States Of America. The
veneers are used In the place Of wall
papers. The prices realized for the
twoilogs were, respectively, los Sd and
Is Sd per superficial foot, which Is a
record for African mahogany logs in
the rough state as imported. Dundee
Journal.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11

viding an implement which will take
up the root with the least possible in
jury to the grass George F. Marchant
has designed this implement, which
has simplicity Of construction and
.cheapness to recommend it.. In oper-
alton the normally open prcngs are
forced down into the earth around the
roots and the lever located underneath
the handle is lifted by the hand. This
raises a rod inside the tubular stand
ard and forces a conical wedge to
spread the upper ends Of the pivoted
prongs apart, thus gripping the lower
ends of the prongs on the root and
allowing it to be lifted out entire.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
Enhancing the dignity Of words.


Mr.. b d. Preston. Of the coast and
geodetic survey. who has recently stud
led the language Of Hawaii, calls at
tentio to a remarkable popularity in
which that language shows sharp
contrast to others. Usually when a
foreign word is adopted into "a Lam
guage it is debased in it's meaning.
Thus, saloon" meaning drinking
place, comes from the French salon, a
parlor, and the Spanish word; hablar.
to talk, IS transformed by the French
into word signifying babbler and a
liar. Many similar examples are found
in European languages. But in Hawaii
the opposite rule prevails, and words
that have been adapted from the
tongues Of white men have been ele-
waited in meaning and designate bet
ter things than they did in their orig
sinal language. '.s 3s
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
: NICE ~ o.
ROG r S.

immense masses Of ice and fragments
Of rock, sweep down the river beds. Yet
with all their disadvantages the IN
habitants Of the narrow loWlands OF
Iceland enjoy universal education, and
among them more books and neWspa-
pers are published per head OF the pop
ulation than in any other country.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
The saYnge BneheIor.

SCI know something won't tell"
sang the widow boarder's little girl,
as little girls have done ever since
language was invented.
Never mind, child said the Saw
age Bachelor. you'll get over that
habit when you get older.''-Indianap
oils Press.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11

that Flora had found her patient wake
full, and been detained with some de-
tails Of nursing, for he had time to
make full end of all there was to eat,
and not only to empty the teapot, but
to fill 1t again from kettle that was
1 fitfully singing on his fathers fire.
Then he sat torpid, and pleased, and
bewildered; his misfortunes were then
half forgotten; bis mind considering,
not without regret, this ,lnsentimental
return to his old love.
II He was thus engaged. when that
busting woman noiselessly re-entered.
Have you eaten" said she. '''rhen
tell me all about It,"
1t was a long and Gas the reader
] knows a pitiful story; but Flora heard
IL with compressed lips. She was lost
in none of those questionings of human
destiny that have, from time to time,
arrested the flight of my own pen: for
women, such as she, are no philoso-
piers. and behold the concrete only.
And women, such as she, are very hard
on the imperfect man.
Every WELL z she said, when he had
done; then down upon your knees at
once. and beg Gods forgiveness"
And the great baby pumped upon
his knees. and did as he was bid; and
none the worse for that! But while he
was heartily enough requesting for
giveness on general principles, the ra-
tional side Of him distinguished, and
wondered il, perhaps. the apology were
not due upon the other part. And
when he rose again from that becom-
ing exercise, he first eyed the face Of
his old love doubtfully. and then, TAX
dng heart, uttered his protest.
81 must say, Flora, " said he, Gin all
this business, can see very little fault
of mine,
IF you had written home, replied
, the lady, there would have been none
of it. II you had even gone to Muir
rayfeld reasonably sober, you would
never have slept there, and the worst
would not have happened. Besides,
the whole thing began years ago. You
got into trouble, and when your father,
honest man, was disappointed, you
took the pet, or got afraid, and ran
away from punishment. Well. you've
had your own way Of it. John, and /
don't suppose you like It,
Il sometimes fancy I'm not much
better than fool sighed John.
"My dear john said she, mot
much"
He looked at her. and his eye fell.
A certain anger rose within him; here
was a Flora he disowned; she was
hard; she was OF a set color; settled
mature, undecorative manner; plain of
speech, plain of habit he had come
near saying, plain OF face, And this
ehangeling called herself by the same
name as the many-colored, clinging
maid Of yore; she of the frequent
daughter. and the many signs, and the
kind, stolen glances, And to make all
worse, she took the upper hand with
him, which las John we'll knew was
not the true relation OF the sexes. He
etseled his heart against this. sick
naTse.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
Human Heart Case.

man named Ferris, who lives at
Mianus, Conn, has tobacco pouch
which was made from the skin of the
heart Of the pirate Gibbs, who was
hanged on Bedloe's island in 1881.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
snrtoriaI Art.

Annette--What is an artistic tailor,
anyway?
,Reginald-An artistic tailor, my
dear child, is tailor that makes ''cor-
rect clothes that no artist would
amt. -Indianapolis Press.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11
CHAPTER XXI.

IIH this specimen
of the French, not
of Stratford-a tte-
Bowe. but OF a fin
ishing establish
ment in Morey
Place. she left
John alone In his
fathers sanctum.
He fell at once up
on the food; and II
ic "a he sunnOSad
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-10-11

drives it out through the openings to
circulate through the hair and relieve
the perspiration. The inventor claims
that his ventiiating comb will prove
comfort in warm weather, when 1t
will dry the perspiration as fast as
it flows from the scalp.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-09
WINCHESTER PRECINCT.

Commencing at the northeast corner of
sec 2, tip "a n of r 5 w B M; thence due
south one mile; thence due west one
mile to the N w corner of sec III, same
township and range; thence due south
along section hines to the S w corner of
sec 2, tip syn Off WB M; thence due
east to the S F corner of sec 4, tip 80 n of
r 2 w; thence due north along section
lines to the township line between town
ships "a and IS n Off w; thence due
west to place Of beginning. Registrar,
@. H. Ferrall.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-09
ELECTION PRECINCTS 1900
Central RIDGE PRECINCT.

81 Commencing at a point where the
south line of sec rs. tip IS north of f
M intersects and crosses Little Canyon
thence down Little Canyon to a point
There an east and west line running
.hrouph the center of tip 36nrIEB M,
crosses said canyon thence west on said
line 10 intersection of Big Canyon, thence
~ Rig Canyon to where said canyon
losses r Boise meridian, thence south on
Roise meridian to NV corner of sec 81,
tna suofrIE BM; thence east along
sp,,th line of secs 80, 7o, %, 81 and 10,
tnasnrIEBMto place of beginning.
Polling place: School house in school
district No. Al. Registrar, B F Bashor.
COLD SPRINGS PRECINCT.
Commencing on the tip line between
ms ID and IS n Off w at the N w cor
ner Of sec 4, thence due east OH said tip
line to point where it intersects and
crosses Big Canyon; thence up Big Cay
Won to point where said canyon crosses
The south line of sec 10, tip "a IL of w;
thence east to the S e corner of sec Is,
tp II n of r w: thence due
south between sections III and ~, ~
and %, SO and 81, to the tip line
between tips 50 and 81 n of r w; thence
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-09

to county line, n on county line to
place of beginning.
Registrar W. B. Walker.
RIMRocK PRECINCT.
Commencing at the NV corner of
Nez Perce county, thence east on the
county line to Potlach creek; thence
down Potlatch creek to an inter
section with township line between tips
60 and 81, thence west on said township
line to the NV corner of sec 3, tip 36nr4 d,
W, thence south to the NV corner of sec Is
same tip and r, thence W to the NV cor
ner OF ne one-fourth of sec II tip 36, r
W, thence south one mile to the section
line between secs II and 20, tip and r
aforesaid, thence due west to state line,
thence north on state line to place OF
beginning. Registrar VIM. Gage.
rAMMANY PRECINCT.
Commencing at point on Snake river
where the township line between town
ships "a and IS w intersects said river;
thence east on said township line to in
tersection with the reservation line;
thence northerly on said reservation line
to section line between sections s and II,
TIP IS, r 4 W; thence west to Snake river,
thence up said Snake river to the place
OF beginning. Registrar, Robert McKis-
sick.
HATWAI PRECINCT.
Commencing at point on state line
intersected by section line between sec
tons IS and "a, tip 36, mr. 6 W; thence
east on section line to center of north
boundary line of sec 20, tip SO, W;
thence due north to the center of north
boundary line ofsec II, tip So, r S W;
thence due east to northwest corner OF
sec II, tip SO, "a W; thence due south to
Clearwater river; thence down said river
to its junction with the Snake river;
thence down said Snake river to state
line; thence north along said state line to
place of beginning. Registrar, Chas.
Frye.
WAHA PRECINCT.
Commencing at point on Snake river
where the township line between town.
| ships "a and IS intersects said river
thence east on said township line 10 in.
tersect with reservation line; thence
southerly on said reservation line to in.
tersection with township line between
tips SO and "a w; thence east on said tE
line to the N E corner of sec 3, tip 80, II
"a w; thence south to tip line between
tips 81 and 80; thence west to Deer
Greek; thence down Deep creek to Sal.
mon river; thence down Salmon river to
Snake river. thence down Snake river to
place of beginning. Registrar, Thos
Oliver.
Each of said registrars will register in
his respective precinct during every Sat.
urday from the first day Of August to
and including Saturday, November sd
I 700.
S. G.. ISAMAN,
Chairman Board Co. Commissioners.
Attest: P. f. STooKEY, Clerk.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-09
PEACE DECLARED.

Why devote all your time reading
about the Boer war and the gold fields Of
Alaskan There are other matters of vital
Importance. You may make trip east
and will waut to know how to travel. In
order to have the best service use the
Wisconsin. Central Railway between St.
Paul and Chicago. For rates and other
information write James A. Clock, Gen.
eral Agent, Portland, Oregon. Aft
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-09
FOR REM

FOR RENT.
A front Office room in the Wildenthaler
block. S. WILDENTHALER.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-09
LADIES,

LADIES,
Buy your homemade Bread, Doughnuts
Cake, etc., at the Woman's Exchange. Il
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-09
Russell PRECINCT.

CONNIE ncing at point on Clearwater
river where the township line between
twps "a and IS n 8, EBM, intersects
said river; thence down said river to a
point where the section line between
sections 20 and II, twp So n RI F. B M
intersects; thence west to Little canyon;
thence up Little canyon to the township
line between twps "a and S5nrIE BM;
thence east to the place of beginning.
Registrar, Milton Mitchell.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-01
MAY TRY AGAIN
Dispatches From South Africa
Point to Another Attcmpt
by Butler
to Relieve the Garrison at Lady
smitll--War Office Denies
knowledge,
And London Newspapers Charac.
terizc the Statements as
Boasting.

LONDON, Feb. when the nation
naa almost resigned itself to the fall OF
iAdvsinith, there comes from all quar-
'ers an indication that General Butler
VIII make another attempt To relieve
the bcsiegal place. II the Daily Mails
report OF General Buffers sta,.men,
That he hoped to bc in IAadys,nith within
"week. could be implicitly relied on,
news OF further serious fighting would
e expected shortly. But the mpers
are ioath to believe what the St. James
>'azette echaracterizcs as "unwarrantable
oAstinH Is true. Moreover, the war
Once throws cold water on the dispatch
ny issuing statement that il has no
news confirmatory Of such move as
t'enernl Buffers speech indicates. Yet
the dispatches from LAdysmith and
Cape Town give strong IMPRESSION
that there is something more than ru.
NOR III all these reports. 50. while all
dclnlte opinion must await further
news. IT does not seem at all unlikely
that another desperate .ifor, will be
made 10 succor General White.
a dispatch from the Associated Press
representative at Sl-armans Farm.
dated Tuesday. Jan. 25. describing the
night and retirement from Spion kop.
says:
1--WE filed down sadly. but. lin perfect
order. Tho Kings Royal Rifles colonel
was struck down at the moment a hello.
graph message ordering the retirement
was handed TO him. The enemy is hold.
ing thanksgiving services tonight
The surgeons who a,cended the hill
we're allowed ,c remCve our wounded
The scene n the toy was fearful ard
terrible witness l. the ie,truct,ve,cs
Of the artillery
Al! day or s'rctcher bearer. wcra
oCsv. carrying down ;ue.