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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25
Furniture Vans Seat To Europe,

The use of moving vans for the ship.
ment of furniture and other articles
from one city to another is more large
iy resorted to in Europe than in the
United States, but recently arrange
ments have been made by New York
company fer the extension of this sys.
tenn. An agent has been sent over Ed.
rope and arrangements made SO that
household goods can be shipped in
:lis form from any city in the United
states to any part of Europe. Goods
once placed ii the vans are not un
packed until arrival at the desired
point. where the van is taken charge
Cf by the agents OF the company. New
vans are to be used built 10 meet The
requirements of a transatlantic trim.
They will be built quite strong in
order TO withstand the strain of hoist
ing on sEipboard when loaded and are
to be covered with n thin sheeting of
steel TO protect the contents from
dampness while on hipboard.-Phila
delphia Record
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25
FASTEST BIRD ON WING.
Duck Hawks or Peregrine Falcon Have
No Equal In Flying.

No Equal In Flying.
/ never saw a duck hawk but that
my thoughts go back to the times when
this was the most valued bird in the
world-the favorite of kings-a gift
for an emperor. And we'll it deserved
the high place which it held. for of the
many birds used in the ancient sport
OF falconry. the duck hawk or pere-
crime falcon was the swiftest, the most
savage and the most courageous of
them all The sport is now practically
obsolete, but for thousands of years it
was one of the principal amusements
OF the better classes throughout Eu-
rope and Asia
Nowhere did it take deeper root than
IL England. where for centuries it was
conducted On Il grand scale and at
enormous expense. Some OF the nobil-
IL! Kept falcons as race horses are kept
today, regardless of cost. paying fabu-
lcus prices for celebrated birds. and
maintaining large staiis of skilled fall
coners. Men carried falcons upon their
Sloved wrists il those days as a mat
ter OF course. and thought no more of
il than they would OF carrying walking
sticks today. and lady going ever so
short journey would be almost sure
10 carry a hawk OF some kind.
Froissart tells us that when Edward
Ill. invaded France he took 80 fall
coners on horseback, who had charge
OF his hawks. and every day he either
hunted or hawked. as ne was dis
posed"
Until the reign of King John only
people of high rank and power were
allowed TO indulge in this royal sport.
and many were the laws which pro-
tected the hawks and their nests.
Death was at one time the penalty for
stealing the eggs OF the falcon. Among
the important privileges wrested from
john was the forest charter. by virtue
o: which all freemen were allowed to
fly their own hawks and keep their
own heronries or the banks of their
own rivers. But still it remained q
felony 10 steal 4 falcon or its eggs.
and a freeman was liable to imprison-
ment for "A year and day" for rob-
hing falcons nest in his own woods.
= Boston Herald.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25

row passage another door INSTRUCTED
the way. She signed impetuously to
the smith. who stepped forward and
shiyered the lock OF the second door,
which was only light wood. Ali was
darkness beyond the door.
turned to Mrs. Blakely. who stood
gazing in wonderment into chaos.
Porter" she said. in hushed voice,
get me Il lantern. Then you can both
leave us. Mr.. Boyntons will be ali
tie help shall need"
We passed through doorway and
into small. dark room. poorly fui
hished. with little Office furniture and
l!ttered.with papers. There was no
sign CT Mir. Blakely.
Look" cried Mrs. Blakely. "A trap
door
| saw square had been cut out of
the carpet in the center of which was
ring by whici raised the trap.
Locking through. we saw a ladder
leading down TO darkness.
Going carefully down four rungs of
the ladder | held the lantern out at
arms length and surveyed the scene
\ stone-walled chamber stretched be-
fore me like n large vault In one
wall was low. barred door; in a cor
ner was small furnace. A peculiar
looking machine stood in the middle
o. the vault. and upon ledge OF its
frame rested row of silver coins.
| went down. and stepping. as l
thought. to the ground. my foot en-
countered something soft | sprang
aside. avoiding it. and saw the body of
Mr.. Blakely bundled UP.
"Ah. me! All. me-" she moaned,
propping the head upon her knee with
frenzied tenderness. Richard, hus-
Land. You did not merely dream-you
lived your crimes that highland now.
This is his secret. Last night-the
night before. he was restless in mis-
Sleep; he talked of coming. years OF
coining-ccining silver coins and reap
ing profit-prcit. Oh, Richard. Rich
ard"
Beyond the police. only Mrs. Blakely
and myself knew the true secret behind
the green baize door.-New York
News.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25
SHYLOCk

Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now, the GONZALES
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
Itfeeds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
SCOTS Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We will send you a couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
AO9-4l5 Pearl Street. New York.
soc. and sI.oo; all druggists.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25

It is hard to understand the girl.
who turn ground and marry the fellow.
they use to make fun of.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25
Ia Insanity Infectious.

A Berlin newspaper has published an
article in which tie claim is made
ihat insanity is infectious. Whether
ii is SO IN the same sense that other
diseases are may well be doubted. but
no SUDDEN. of social conditions can
doubt that there are classes OF people
who are susceptible TO the infection of
unsound ideas.
Nothing is too absurd for belief to
these people. and fads of all kinds in
religious thought. politica! reform and
social customs result. We presume
that no anti-toxin for either physical
o. mental liability to the germs O,
erratic opinions will be discovered
Salvation from good deal of this ten.
dency 10 10 wrong is found i'm an effort
10 be natural and go quietly about
the work at hand General good
health AMI good nature are excellent az
means OF resistance to disease germs
OF any kind.
It is hard to understand the girl.
who turn arourd and marry the fellow.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25
THE MAN WORTH WHILE.

It's easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows ty like song,
But the man worth while
Is the man with smile
Whe: everything goes deal wrong.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17

Wednesday, July %, from 8 a. m.
to 3 p. M.
Red Lake Falls, Grand View
Hotel, Thursday, July "a, from 9
a. m. to 4 D. m.
Thief River Falls, Ogahmah
Hotel, Friday, July 25, from 9 a.
m. to 5 p. m.
st. Vincent, Thedors Hotel,
Saturday, July 26, from II q. N.
to $3.50 p. m.
This will enable the many pa.
tients Of this noted specialist to
visit him close to their homes.
DIR. Rea has been making regular
visits to the Northwest for the
last three years and we know Of
hundreds of the most chronic
diseases that he has cured. His
charge for consultation, examina-
tion and advice to those interest
ed is S1.0O.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17

Why pav big prices you for less money? We will
shopWorn
full
double
making
double
we have new paper trimming buying get
charge
Raw
pure Kettle gallon.
above in gallon
W. y alr cad m the ton ia barrels
Patterns
Garter brands Of White Ieadyo choice 5g.E# n
Net Lead, in 0pound lots pound IUc
in
own cans 10 get H. we
handle d the Paint and Paper line
SUTTON g. JONES
OPPOSITE BOAT HOUSE
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
Go to sleep by Machinery.

Is sul X 4 + - Z i y s.
The wear and tear Of modern
life make itharder for men to go
to sleep naturally. A number OF
machines to induce sleep have
been patented. The latest con-
sits Of a band Of metal encircling
the head. A branch strip ex-
tends to each eyelid and by aid
of a spring gently vibrates
against it. The best sleep pro-
ducer as yet found is Golden
Grain Belt" beer, because it
brings a quiet, restful sleep that
really refreshes. It nourishes
the body and quiets the nerves.
When tired and overWorked you
will find this beer wonderfully
delicious and refreshing. Most
people like it with their meals,
for it is so delicious you will for
get it's tonic. Order Of your
dealer or John Essler, Bemidji.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
FOUND THE TEAM
Sheriff Bailey OYertakes the
Team Stolen from BlakeIy
& Farley May 81.

1t is remembered that a fancy
team of horses was stolen from
Blakely & Farley at the village
of Farley on May 81, and that
Sheriff Bailey has worked con-
tinually, along with his other
duties, searching the country
for the horses and thief. He
sent out cards and letters to
every sheriff and constable IN the
country asking them to keep an
eye for such team and man.
He found trace of them at Red
Lake some three weeks ago and
followed them to Tower where
last week the thief sold the team
to an innocent party. Mr.. Bailey
found the team and telegraphed
Mr.. Blakeley to come and ident-
ify same. Up to the present
time the thief has not been
found, but will have an interest
ing time if he escapes the vigilant
eye of Beltrami county's sheriff.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
A BEMIDJI FEAST
Strawberries Grow Here AS lll
No Other Place The
Place to Live.

Beltramicounty is productive
of strawberries wild and sweet
ones by the million. The writer
went out into his yard Sunday
morning bareheaded, in his shirt
sleeves, with only slippers on his
feet, and picked two quarts OF
large, red, wild strawberries.
He then stemmed them and
placed them in layers on three
saucers, sprinkling sugar there
on. After grand pyramids were
formed he took the cream OF the
evenings milk and poured it on
the peak of each and watched
itfilling every crevice as itmoved
down in it's richness on that de-
licious-looking slope. He got
some cake and got his family to
sit with him on the back porch, in
the shade of jack pine, and
there, within the hearing Of the
chicks chirping on one side and
the choir singing in the church
on the other side, ate. People
who live in the big cities and on
the prairies don't know what a
glorious place Bemidji is.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
DIR. REA.

Louisville, KY, Especial. DIR.
Rea, the noted specialist, has ar
ranged his next professional visit
to the Northwest and will visit
the following towns:
Princeton, Commercial Hotel,
Wednesday, July 16 from noon to
8 p. m.
Mora, Great Northern House,
Thursday, July II from 1890 P.
m. to 6 p. m.
Cambridge, Commercial Hotel,
Friday, July Is from 1890 p. M.
to 6 p. III.
Duluth, Spaulding Hotel, Sat-
urday, July 19 from 9 a. m. to
6 p. M.
Grand Rapids, Pokegama Hotel,
from Sunday noon, July 20, until
Monday noon, July 81.
Bemidii, Markham Hotel, from
2 p. m. Monday, July 81, until
noon Tuesday, July %.
Fosston, Commercial Hotel,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
Annual School Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting in the Independent
School District of Bemidji will be
held at the school house in said
district on Saturday, July 10Th, at
o'clock p m. for the purpose Of elect
ing two members of the Board OF
Education to succeed Mrs. Ida r.
Bailey and Mr.. F.. ]. O'Leary whose
terms of office expire this year and
for the transaction of any other
business that may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
Bemidii, July Sth, 1902.
d. G. SMITH,
Clerk.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
COUNTY ORDERS
PAYABLE.

Notice is hereby given that all
County Revenue Orders registered
prior to January lst., 1902. all road
and bridge orders registered prior to
June 9th, 1902, all poor orders regis
tered prior to August 3lst, 1901, and
all building fund orders registered
prior to July 14th. 1902 on Beltrami
county treasury are payable at the
County Treasurer's Office in the city
of Bemidji, Minn. All interest will
stop thirty days from date of this
notice. Q, ]. SHINN,
Treasurer Beltrami County.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
BackWOOdSl
SketcheS...l
BY
Al. M.
GREELEY
Failed to Shoot. 4

Bulldog Failed to Shoot.
AS his name implies, Bulldog
Regor is a.bad man. In his own
! words, he is so tough that his
face aches. " Yet he is a man of
lactlon as well as words. He has
dealt lusty blows in numberless
saloon fights and Pine Tree
settlement alone has lost one
settler by death and two by rum
ming away from Regor's reyol-
] yer. All three men had justly
incurred his anger by looking
too lovingly at his valuable tim
Der claim, a few miles from Skid
way. For years Bulldog had
claimed this quarter, = nam
tanning his residence as required
I by law not by the grubhoe, but
by his shotgun. Other careless
holders of government land were
being contested, but Bulldogs
claim enjoyed an immunity from
the envions. His name was the
scarecrow which frightened
away the land seekers.
.sa - adx
Long joe was man, how
ever, who was not frightened.
He had a fighting record himself
and had cheered his lonesome
life by killing man or two No
sooner had he learned that
Bulldog" had wholly aban-
doned said tract than he
promptly filed contest against
it.
Bulldog" was thunderstruck
when he returned to SkidWay.
And while a group Of friends in
the Imperial saloon were break
ing the sad news, a shudder ran
through them. Long Joe" him
self appeared at the door. The
contested and the contestee
stood silent and gazed at each
other. The crowd scattered.
The village marshal lead a dis
orderly retreat through the back
door.
We knew there Woul be shoot
ing, but all were in doubt just
how Bulldog would begin. A
little hot argument generally
proceeded his BATTLES. Yet this
being an unusual provocation, he
might sprobably waive all cere-
mony and open the fireworks
without words.
long Joe" approached the
bar, but the ''booze clerk ap-
pears to be hunting for some
thing under the bar.
The crowd outside listen in
vain for the merry cackle of
shooters. Time overcomes their
fears, and when they peek tinid-
| ly into the room, they see "Bull-
dog hugging Long Joe.
s.Come in, boys, and have
something, "B ulld 9 g L calls.
This is the happiest moment OF
my life. For years | been wor- wor
rying about holding my claim,
an dreading walking through
| the mud to it. That d--rl claim
has slapped more gray hairs into
head than my dozen mother-inl-
laws. It's a h wiling hoodoo.
And I tell you right here that
the man who has taken that
worry off my hands is the best
friend ever had. Here's luck
to Long Joe.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17

JAY L. REYNOLDS,
Republican candidate for nomina-
tion for Clerk of the District Court at
primary election to be held Sept. l6,
1902
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
WATER NOTICE.

All parties are forbidden from
using city water for lawn sprlnk-
ling excepting the time provided
in the city ordinance, to-Wlt;
From 6 to 9 o'clock a. m. and
from 6 to 8 o'clock P. m.
Those who are in the habit OF
letting the water run at night
are liable to find the same turned
off in the morning, and a fine OF
50 imposed, according to law.
BY order Of Superintendent OF
Waterworks,
J. p. PoGUE.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-07-17
Stops the Cough
and Works OFF the Cold.

Laxative Bromo~ Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price, % cents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-04

What did the conference accom-
plish? Negatively much; positively
little. Positively it seems to have re
sulteu 4 a subsidized line of commu-
nicatlon between Great Britain, Cana
da and Australia
Negatively, the colonies refused TO
enter into a commercial agreement,
refused to institute federal council
for the British empire, refused to par
ticipate in imperial defense
For the failure Of the imperial de-
tense or military organization scheme
Sir Wilfrid Laurier of Canada is to be
blamed or credited. Laurier has TAX
en- the ground that the colonies may
or may not participate in England S
wars, as they please. This is danger
ously near a declaration of independ-
ence and probably would become one
in the event of England's being in
volved in war that might result dis
astrously to Canada.
Inc net result of the conference is
to demonstrate more than ever that
the BRUSH empire, as it means the
self-governing colonies and the motha.
country. is and will remain a loose
union of practically independent
states, grouped together by sentiment,
and that the union tends to become
looser, giving signs of being eventual
ly nothing more than a sort of al
lance of actually independent nations
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-04
Conference Of Colonial Premiers
Accomplished Very Little

The British and Canadian press and
magazines are still talking about
what the recent conference of colon
ial premiers with Joseph Chamber,
lain, British secretary for the colonies,
accomplished. Americans do not
concern themselves with the affairs OF
the British empire so much as they
profitably might. 1t is probable that
not one American in a thousand could
tell who the colonial premiers are
who attended this session. 1ney are
the premiers of the ministries of the
six self-governing colonies of the Brit
ish empire, viz.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier of Canada.
Sir Edmund Barton of Australia.
SIT Gordon Sprigg of Cape Colony
Richard John Seldom of New Zea-
land
Sir Robert Bond of New Foundland.
Sir Albert Hime of Natal.
1t was proposed to have these six
meet in London during the coronation
festivities and take steps to unite the
Bill empire in military and trade
union and otherwise tighten the loose
bends between the mother country
AID the semi-independent self-govern-
ing colonies. These were the dreams
OF Joseph Chamberlain-and are. He
you'd see the British empire an EN-.
plre IN strength and organization as
well as in extent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-04

Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes the
newly appointed associate justice o.
the United States supreme court, can
hardly be considered as conservative
in his judicial views, says a special
dispatch from Boston to the Phlla-
delphia Record Indeed, the dispatch
continues, the decisions of the SUI
preme court of Massachusetts are
elsewhere considered most original
and picturesque, and its divided
opinions are frequent. 1t is known
that Judge Holmes has expressed
himself in a very positive way about
many of his predecessors and their
law; that he is by no means rever-
ent in his treatment of his own ammo
tated author, the famous Kent, and
that he has more than once declared
that. failing a precedent, he did not
fear to make one.
The quality OF radical is perhaps
more strikingly shown in his stand
on industrial questions, of which he
is student.
Strange as it may seem for a man
or his environment, his legal opin.
ions have leaned to the side of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-04

ing appointment, excluding the Philip
pine service and the municipal service
of the district of Columbia, neither Of
which is subject to the provisions of
the civil-service act, was $50, dis
tributed as follows. Departmental
service Excluding the railway mail
and Indian services). 1888; railway
mail service, SIG; Indian service, 276;
postoffice service, 4,2SS; custom-house
service, SOP; government printing
service, 172; internal revenue service,
SO Twothirds of the appointments
in the departmental service proper
and nearly one-half of the appoint
ments in the Indian service were of
persons who had passed non-educa-
tional examinations. These examina-
tons, which are sometimes termed
l-registration or experience examina-
tons, are mainly based upon a con-
sideration of the length and quality
Of the experience and the physical
fitness of applicants. They are usually
held for positions requiring a knowl-
edge of one of the mechanical trades
or skilled manual occupations. In
qIiry is made by means of certificates
from employers and fellow-workmen
ccncernig qualifications. A prescribed
period Of service at trade is usually
a Requirement. The examinations for
ccmpositors, pressmen, ETC., in the
government printing Office are not in
Guided in this class, since IN these
scholastic tests are essential.
In the entire executive service Of
numbers, $4,000 places, of which num-
Der about 121 10000 are classified. Of
the 114000 remaining unclassifed,
" ,49S are those of fourth-class post
masters. The annual expenditure for
salaries for the entire executive serv-
ice is $3.50, 100000, and of this, 5,OOO-
600, or nearly two-thirds, goes to sal
aries for positions subject to the civil
service rules.
Substantially all of the positions in
the executive civil service, with the
exception of those requiring admin
istrative ability, those of confidential
nature, and those of mere labOrers,
teal tests of fitness by the commits
sion. The positions requiring admin
istrative ability or supervisory capac-
ity should as a rule, be filled by pro-
motion or transfer, and, as matter of
TACT, the positions of confidential
nature, or those which are of
fiduciary character, could also be bet
ter filled in most cases by the trans
fer or promotion of qualified persons
already in the service. The number
of positions which can not, with adj
vantage to the service, be made sub
ject to competitive examination in
some form is very small, and is con-
fined to that limited class of positions
the occupants of which are required to
originate action involving the general
policy of the administration.