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The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
Build Inelr Winter home.

at the time when the government
is encouraging Connecticut valley
farmers to grow tobacco under cloth
and get So a pound for it, new en-
emy to the crop has appeared, but ap-
parently it has no use for the old
fashioned tobacco. Clark Brothers,
of Poquonock, are the first to solve
the mystery of his identity. Part Of
their valuable crop is near the Farm
ington river, and they found each
morning that rows next to the stream
had been cut off clean and taken
away.
In all over 800 fine plants had dis
appeared when Michael Leamy was
appealed to for aid. He set large
trap and the next morning found a
muskrat in it. These animals gnawed
off the plant and swan with them to
an island in the river, where they are
building q winter mansion.
Flags, grass and sticks are the u.s.
ual material, but high-class tobacco
apparently suits muskrats better.
Other farmers now surround their
6elds with traps.-N. 7. Herald.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

President Roosevelt is not a
strong advocate Of the Iowa idea.
He is for tariff revision by the
tariff commission, which means
that he is not for tariff revision
at all, except upon lines laid down
by the conservative men Iof both
parties: which means that he has
not yet become a free trader;
which means that the Minneapo-
lis Journal and the st. Paul Dis
patch will have to take back
tracks upon this question as they
have upon the consolidation OF
the two great railroads in north
ern Minnesota.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

The Northern Pacific Railway
is now hauling thousands OF cars
of wheat from GlenWood in Pope
county, on the line Of the Mime
apolis & Pacific railroad, to
Duluth by way OF Little Falls and
Brainerd. Tt must make the
eyes of the Brainerd people stick
out Of their heads to see these
strange freight cars going
through their transfer yards;
and they must wonder II the
Merger has gone SO far that even
the 500 line has been absorbed
by Jim Hill and his enormous
aggregation of capital. And by
the way, why doesn't the Mime
apolis Times raise an everlasting
howl about this new consolidation
of railway interests?
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
A SUCCESSFUL ANGLER.
May Not Only Land Fish But Also Fish.
ing Invitations.

ing Invitations.
s'He was a beauty, plump, three
pounds, and as handsome fish as
ever came out Of Long Island.
"Where did you find him?'
T'In my own brook"
81 thought as much. In these
days one does not catch three-pound
trout in Long Island waters unless he
owns a stream or knows somebody
else who does, and will let him in for
an hour or two. 1t is a condition Of
things which has made an entirely
new definition of the successful an
gler.a e....
Eyes? What do you call success
full angler?"
GA successful angler is one who
successfully fishes for an invitation
to go fishing in a preserved stream" !"
do you call yourself successful?"
"That is for you to say"
"Well, come down next Wednes-
day. I guess there is another three
FOUNDER where I got that one."-
Forest and Stream.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

In the 9th Congressional dis
trict A. r. Foster ran Buchanan s
majority for the republican nomi-
nation to Congress down to thirty
and filed notice of contest with
the Secretary of State, but the
State Central Committee and the
Ramsey County District Court
convinced him that he might as
we'll save his money and bob up
,serenely two years from now,
which was wise conviction.
Hon. Andrew Grindeland was
wise without any interference,
and upon the score that he did
not care to create any i'll feeling
in the party refused to consider
the question of contest. Grinde-
land always was a high class re-
publican, and always stands by
the nominees Of the party. Some
day he will have his reward, as
all good party men do. Ill.,.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
HUNTERS BAG A FORTUNE.
How Rabbit in Burrow Led to Find
ing of Mine.

There is still living at llkleyan old
Yorkshire sportsman, Mr.. Charles
Whitaker, who was present at the
shooting Of a certain historic rabbit.
Here is the story, says London Tit
Bits. In the forties party OF gentle
men were out shooting in the Cleye-
land Hills. At that time the old
sporting families were resident in
what were then the desolate York
shire dales, and Mr.. Whitaker was
one Of the party. What sport they
had! What bags they brought homel
He remembers two peculiarities OF
the shooting men in that day. They
shot in tall hats, and no time was
spent over the lunch-basket for it
had not yet come into vogue. In the
course Of that day a rabbit was
wounded, and, naturally enough,
made for its burrow. Not wishing to
lose it, the keeper tried to get it out
Of the hole by means Of his ramrod.
He failed to extract the rabbit; but
in the course of probing he broke off
piece Of stone, which he drew from
the burrow to enable him to get deep
er down.
The stone caught the eye Of one of
the party, who was interestedin some
works in South Wales. He put into
his pocket, and experts told him it
was piece Of genuine iron ore. Ne
gotiations followed with Sir J. H.
Lowther, on whose land the ore was
found. The immediate result was
the placing Of mining plant and
subsequent results have been that in
the town Of Middlesbrough, number
ing $4,000 inhabitants, vast for
tunes accumulated, and prospect Of
further development which none can
foretell. &
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
A PANTHER'S DEN.
Clean and Bright, in Decided Contrast
to the Popular IGea.

to the Popular Ilea.
1t was my good fortune to discover
the newly abandoned lair Of cougar
family, and further, and to me new,
evidence Of that fastidious cleanli-
ness which is a marked characteristic
Of the animal, says writer in Out
ing. This retreat was not at all the
typical "panther's den" Of tradition,
but bush-grown harborage under
the edge Of rock with just enough
Of shelf to keep off the rain. Ishould
not have found this breeding place
but for certain ell-gnawed array.
Of bones scattered over a little
smooth bench above creek channel.
From this boneyard there was a
very traceable path leading through
grass and brush to the retreat where
the dam had housed her young. The
evidence here told plainly of the
cougars long immunity from annoy
ance and attack and of a thoroughly
cleanly habit Of life. There was no
bone OF other sign Of feasting about
the lair. The dam had carried her
kill to the creek bench in every in
stance and the children had been
called to the dining-room. As bones
which would have been crunched or
eaten by grown animals had been
perfectly cleaned by the kits, | was
able to judge of their summers diet.
This had consisted mostly of minor
game, rabbits, marmots, grouse and
the like, with an occasional small
deer. At least one whole family Of
badgers, old and young, had been
served, pussy having probably Jain
for them at their hole until they
were all in.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

Halvor Steenerson will have a
walk.away for election as con
gressman of the 10Th district.
For the first time in fifteen.years
the republican leaders in Polk
county have gotten together,
which insures the election Of
both Steenerson to congress and
Stevens to the state senate, a
consummation which very few of
the politicians in northernMinne-
sofa have ever contemplated.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
Mr. Strand of Red Lake Fall,

Mr.. Strand of Red Lake Falls,
objects to the primary election
taking place on Sept. 16, because,
he says, it is an inconvenient
time for farmers to get away
from home in order to vote. He
suggests the first Tuesday after
the Fourth as being the best day.
But wouldn't it be dangerous to
have the two fireworks so close
together? ...@- a...
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
official County and City Paper.
THE IOWA IDEA.

There are a few idiots left In
the states Of Iowa and Minnesota,
after the death Of old Dean and
Halvor E. Boen. Most OF them
are now following after the iowa
idea" of tariff revision, which is
nothing more nor less than free
trade. In Minnesota the Dis
patch and Journal are the lead
ers of the idea brigade, and they
are rervously and daringly lead
ing the republican party into a
swamp from which there will be
no William Mckinley to rescue
it. They led it in an assault upon
the forward and upward move
ment of American trade abroad
and American financiering to that
end, and when too late to remedy
or correct the harm done have
ignominiously laid down in the
traces and ceased to ''holler'
against a merger which is prac-
tically accomplished, and the
Minneapolis end is now begin
ming to howl for a union railroad
depot for that city--a species OF
consolidation which would de-
stroy all hustling and all rivalry
for passenger traffic.
The Iowa idea is all bosh and
rubbish--gotten up by men who
are coming up in politics for the
purpose of hosting out the fel-
lows who are already up. There
is nothing statesmanlike aboutit.
Every merchant and every mer-
chant and every manufacturer
who goes into some rivals home
town to trade has to sell cheaper
in that rivals town than in his
own. He sells cheaper abroad
than he does at home, and so
works off his surplus and per-
haps establishes a permanent
market. That is common prac-
tice in trade. And any Ameri-
can who is not shrewd enough
to see that that is what Ameri-
cans are doing abroad, is not tit
to advise his fellow countrymen
how to vote.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

George Spear has been nomi-
mated for county attorney by the
republicans. of Itasca county.
George is a fine young man,
worthy Of the confidence Of the
people of his county, and would
make an honest and industrious
official. It is to be hoped he will
be elected by a large majority.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

There are several schemes that
can be worked at the primary
election that are not for the well
being of the republican party.
The democrats this year did the
nominating for thelrepublicans,
and it may stand US in Ihand to
look out for the enemy.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
THE GREAT BED OF WARE.
It Is Large Enough to Hold Dozen Per-
sons Comfortably.

a# tAt u"
When Eihu Burritt, the learned
American blacksmith, went on his
walking tour from London to the
Lands Ends, he turned aside to see
the Great Bed of Ware, and might
have slept in it, but didn't.
This enormous bed is ten feetnine
inches square and seven feet SIX
inches high. 1t is made Of Spanish
oak, elegantly carved, and is a Won
derful specimen Of antique furni-
ture that for three centuries has
been the pride and glory Of the Sara
GEMS Head at Ware.
The top is solid canopy of beau
tifully carved wood, made in one
piece At the base Of each footpost
are boxes. It was the custom in old
times for a newl ly-arrived guest who
had never seen it before to drink
toast to the bed in a can of beer.
Twelve persons have slept init at one
time, and it is asserted in the old
chronicles that 20 did SO at pinch.
Shakespeare alludes to it in
Twelfth Night" When Sir Toby,
Belch urges Aguecheck to send
challenge to his supposed rival he
says: "Put as many lies in sheet
as will lie in it, although the sheet
were big enough for the bed Of Ware
in England"
Some modern authorities declare
that it is not older than the reign Of
Elizabeth, but this can hardly be, as
when it was put up for auction part
Of the coat Of arms Of the earl of War
wick was found on the bottom or
back of it, with the date IA, and
there is tradition in the counties Of
Berks and Warwickshire that it was
originally in Warwick castle, and
made for the accommodation of King
Edward Nv. Of England, who could
not sleep in an ordinary bed, being
an immensely tall man, only one
inch short of seven feet. "
This tradition says itSwas removed
from Warwick castle-where it is
called in the household book "the
kings bed"-to the inn at Ware to
accommodate Edward in one of his
campaigns during the wars Of the
roses. ~.@
There is common sense in the
story, for Edward was voluptuous
man, reveling in all the luxuries
which could be procured'in so rude an
age, carrying with him when he went
to war or hunt silken pavilions, cup
boards of plate, feather beds, many
changes Of apparel, and choice wine
for himself and his favorites.
The bed was put up at auction
once, and Charles Dickens bid 100
guineas for it. It was bought in by
the landlord, who did not think the
price sufficient.
It has been seen by multitudes OF
travellers, who described it and drank
its health, and it is alluded to in Far
quaTs play of ''The Recruiting OFF,
Ger" who, in speaking Of the last bed
of the slain after great battle, cries:
go, mighty large bed, bigger BY
half than the great bed of Ware! Ten
thousand people may lie in together
and never feel one another" Att
lanta Constitution. !.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
The Largest Vat.

The largest oak wine vat in the
world is being erected in San Fran
cisco cellar. When finished it will
have the proportions Of two-story
cottage, and could accommodate four
quadrille sets on its end. The famous
Heidelberg tun has capacity Of 50,-
900 gallons, while the western one
will hold $4,000.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

There is just this much about
it, democrats in general voted
the republican ticket at the pri-
maries, or there are no democrats
loft
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

In the New York Office of Pierpont
Morgan there is a junior clerk, the
son of millionaire, who when not
otherwise employed is engaged in
siicing the flaps Of envelopes which
have been used. The backs are pre-
served in pads for scribbling paper.
The mail of such a house is enormous
and the saving effected in this way is
not inconsiderable.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
HIS PECULIAR STATUS.
A Frenchman Who Was Legally Dead
Though Otherwise Much Alive.

A Frenchman Who Was Legally Dead
Though Otherwise Much Alive.
81 am dead. / ought not to have
offered myself as a witness but 1
had forgotten for the moment that
I was dead" Such, according to a
Paris correspondence Of the London
Telegraph, was the extraordinary
speech uttered by an individual OF
substantial proportions, and eyi-
IDENTIFY in the enjoyment OF the best
Of health. There was row between
a couple of cabmen, and several by
standers, including the alleged dead
person, who volunteered their serv-
ices as witnesses. When, however,
the policeman put to him the usual
questions about his trade, ETC., he
was treated to this marvellous rerly.
There was laugh all round, but the
hero Of the adventure repeated, with
the utmost gravity, that this was
really his legal status; indeed, he
promptly produced document set
ting forth that he had breathed his
last in a hospital in South America
in the month Of January. 1T is
quite en- regle, so / am dead. But |
am on my way to have rectified, you
perceive, that, although legally dead,
I am alive all the same," he added,
and then he explained that some
time ago he had been attacked at
Bordeaux and robbed Of his papers,
which had been appropriated BY one
Of his assailants, who had taken his
name. This was the man who had
expired at the hospital at Buenos
Ayres, and, having ascertained the
facts, and obtained copy Of the Ger
tifcate Of death, the speaker was pro.
ceeding to one Of the suburbs where
he had been born, to have the matter
set to rights. His story SO interested
the cabmen that they became recon-.
ciled on the spot, and now he is alive,
legally, as well as in the flesh, his lit
tie excursion in Boulogne-sur-Seine
having had the desired result. !
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

A. D. Stevens will be next
senator from Polk county, and
he will in all probability lbe the
most efficient senator that county
has ever had in state senate. ~
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

That great coal famine that we
hear of does not affect US. We
are living living in the woods and
are having a little shelter of our
,xIrfa -----
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
BREvITIEs OF FUN.

Not a Faculty.--She" Have you
noticed that l have a faculty for fall
ing in love?" He-''Faculty? No,
ficklety." Yale Record.
"I suppose your engagement to the
baroness is still a secret. eyes;
only my most intimate creditors
know of it. ."-F'liegende Blaetter.
He-"She's beginning to take an
interest in me-" She-"Doyou real
ly think so?" "Oh, yes; she's
started in to lecture me On economy"
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Rubba-'I wonder why that
woman keeps watching me so?" Mr..
Rubba-" perhaps she is trying to
find out why you are staring at her."
Philadelphia Press.
Merely an Oversight. Newspaper
Editor-"S Somehow or other, | am
unable to see any sense in this thing"
Poet-"oh, ! beg your pardon. [
made mistake and handed you a
poem intended for a magazine. p
Chicago Daily News.
Book Agent -'tThis book, sir,
will tell you how to keep bugs from
your potatoes, how to rid your barn
of rats" Uncle Eben-'SY ou amt
got no book that tells how to rid a
farm Nv book agints, hev yer%-De-
troit Free Press.
Cause and Effect.-Mr. Quips-
"The last time / saw Mrs. Newbryde
she said her husbandw was sick" Mrs.
Quips-'Yes, the last time I saw
her she was making some sort Of
dainty dish for him." "Ah! then 7
must have seen her shortly after you
did. d."-Philadelphia Press.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

The primary election is the
kind of an incubator that
matches trouBle, and it doesn't
take a brooder to keep it alive, q
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
Masculine ConsistencY.

Mans consistency permits him to
take beer in winter to keep him
warm, and in summer to keep him
cool.-N. Y. Herald.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02

There's always room at the top;
people will not live in attics If they
can help it.-Chicago Daily News.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
Minnesota & International
RAILWAY COMPANY.
In Connection with the
Northern Pacific.
RAILWAY COMPANY

Provides the best train service be-
tween Blackduck, Bemidii, Walker
and intermediate stations and Mime
apolis, St. Paul, Fargo and Duluth
and all points east and west. Through
coaches between Blackduck and the
Twin Cities. No change of cars.
Ample time at Brainerd for dinner.
TIME CARD
Effective Sept. 1st, 1902.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-10-09
TROOPS ALL OUT
GOV. STONE PLACES ENTIRE MIL.
ITARY FORCE OF STATE IN
FIELD.
NUST PREVENT ALL DISORDER
MEN WHO WANT TO GO TO WORK
IN MINES MUST BE PRO.
TECTED.
MAINTAIN DIGNITY OF STATE
TROOPS WILL STAY UNTIL THE
STRIKE HAS BEEN
SETTLED.
MUST PREVENT ALL DISORDER
MAINTAIN DIGNITY OF STATE

Harrisburg, Oct. S.-Gov. Stone late
last night ordered out the entire dl'
vision of the national guard OF Penn.
sylvania to duty in the anthracite coal
regions. The soldiers will be in the
field today. The order calling out the
guard is as follows:
Headquarters National Guard. Ad-
tutant Generals Office, Harrisburg,
Pa, Oct. 6.-In certain portions OF the
counties of Luzerne, Schuylkill, Car
bon, Lackawanna, Susquehanna,
Northumberland and Columbia, tu.
mults and riots frequently occur, and
mob law regns; men who desire to
work have been beaten and driven
away, and their families threatened.
Railroad trains have been delayed,
stoned and tracks torn up. The civil
authorities are unable to maintain or
der and have called upon the governor
and commander-in-chief of the national
guard for troops. The situation grows
more serious each day. The territory
involved is so extensive that the
troops now on duty are insufficient
To Prevent All Disorder.
The presence of the entire division OF
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-10-09

returned here last night unaccompa-
MED and unannonrcod and made the
simple statement that he had met the
labor commissioner. He refused to
discuss his visit. Subsequently he in.
formed a representative OF the Associ-
ated Press that he saw other men
while there, but declined to disclose
their identity.
Causes Mild Sensation.
The news Of the calling out of tha
entire state guard caused a mild sen.
sation among those gathered at strike
headqrarters. but apparently the least
perturbcd were President Mitchell and
the three district presidents. There
was a crowd in the lobby Of the Hart
hotel and as soon as the miners
chief came down the stairs with his
travelling bag in hand he was asked for
an expression on the action of Gov.
Stone. He at first declined. but mo-
~ ent later, as he pushed his way
through the throng, he exclaimed:
'Tf they call all the troops out in the
United States, it won't make the men
60 to work"
President Mitchell went last night to
Buffalo to attend conference of tho
Manufacturers association.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-10-09
e BRUECCER MERCANTILE CO.

inclusive, the sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars Isl ,5OO.0O).
For each Of the years 1912 to 1916, in.
elusive, the sum Of three thousand dol
lars ($3, ,0O0.O0). and .-.
For eacih of the years 1917 to 1921, in
elusive, the sum Of three thousand five
hundred dollars ($3 ,500.0O), for the pur-
pose o: paying the principal and interes 81
Of the bonds issued under this resolu-
ton. g.,
Said sums SO levied being sufficient to
pay the interest on such bonds as it falls
due, and also to pay and discharge the
principa thereof as the same shall ma
ture, and The county auditor, the clerk
of this board, IS hereby directed in the
year 1908, and each of the years there
after, until the year 1921, inclusive. to
include the amount required by this
resolution to be raised by taxation in
each Of such years respectively in the
amount Of the total county tax levy.
And be it further resolved, That a
contract of sale of such bonds has been
made by this board this day with G. G..
Gowran 4 Co., of Grand Forks, North
Lakota. their bid being the highest and
best bid made, and more than par, the
said bonds shall be made payable to the
said c. G. Gowran q Co., or order. And
the county treasurer is hereby directed
to deliver to the said c. 9. Gowran &
Co., or order, AT the First National Bank
Of Grand Forks in Grand Forks, North
Dakota, s1ch bonds properly executed,
accompanied by certificates Of officers
showing same to be legally issued to
their satisfaction, upon full payment be-
ing made therefor; provided, however,
that no hOnis be issued and delivered
until a like amount of the outstanding
orders or warrants of this county here
inbefore referred to be cancelled and
surrendered, or such an amount thereof
as will keep the total obligations of the
county 4, all times within the legal limit
Of indebted ness; and
Be 1t further resolved, That the seal
bearing The impress: "Seal Of the Conn
ty Of Villa ms-State Of North Oak ota"-
with represe ntation Of the seal Of the
State of North Dakota in the center
,hereof) be and tIte same is hereby de-
clared to be the official seal OF Williams
county.
Which resolutions we're duly second
ed, and on roll call duly adopted by the
following vote, to.wit:
Those voting in the affirmative we're:
E. 0. Westcott, W. D. Parshall and u.
F. RoweIl. jr.