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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28
BOLD MAIL ROBBERY.
Regular Carrier is Forced to Give UP
Liz, Rie, 70 kha Thief

His Rig to the Thief.
Morris. Mimi. May 2S- Word has
reached here. that the driver Of the
star mail route from here to Patchem.
in Grant county, was held up by rob
Der who made him give UP his cart,
and who drove off with the rig and
mail sack Night Watchman Stanley
RYAN has started out in pursuit OF the
thief
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28
Killed by Explosion.

Foley, Mimi, May 2s-An explosion
Of cream separator bowl resulted in
the death of Frank Konoveich, and
seriously injured Frank Kujawa. Tho,
accident was due to defective maj
chinery
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28
Senator's Pocket Pickec

Everett. Wash, May 2s. A great
ator w. e. Harrington of Hutchinson,
MINI, lost 5000 to pickpockets here at
the presidents reception.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28
Reinstatem ent Denied.

Helena, Mont, May 28-Without as
signing any reason, the supreme court
has denied the application for rein.
statement c. E. D. Weed @whos was dis
barred for two years because of prac-
tees held to be questionable. Weed
was United States attorney here for
four years. and also mayor of Helena.
The petition was literally signed by
members of the bar and legislators.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28
Had Certain oTrimmlnas..

Ryan declared Johns asked $4,000 to
get from Miller q letter from the at
tcrney generals office showing Ryan
was entitled to the use of the mails.
After little dickertng Ryan says
Johns came down to $500 and the
proposition was accepted. A PROPOSE
tior to pay $4,000 for literature SO
worded that it would pass muster ii
Il was ever taken up in the mails was
later accepted.
Ryan asserts that Johns delivered
the letter and literature to him Dec.
16. Ryan says he gave Johr $1,1O0
cash and checks dated Dec. IL, one for
81, 900 and one for $1.4OO.
Then Ryan says everything went
along smoothly until the trouble on
Feb. 8. A week later a fr4ld order
was issued against him and Ryan says
an effort for another shake-down was
put on foot. He says that he received
more kilograms from Johns. Ryan
says he preserved all the kilograms
and letters. He has agreed to be a
witness for the government. He has
furnished the department with all the
information in his possession, includ-
ing the documents. Miller left yeSter-
day for Terre Haute, Ind.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28
FINAL ORDER is FILED
Restraining the Big Beef Packers
From Forming Combine.

From Forming Combine.
Chicago, May 2s.-Judge Grosscup,
in the federal court, yesterday entered
the final order in the so-called beef
trust" case. restraining the packers
from combining TO regulate the trade
The order covers all the points of the
previous decision, and Is regarded as
complete victory for the govern.
ment. An appeal will be taken.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28
AS TOLD BY RYAN
eET.RlcH-ouick TURF INVESTOR
MAKES A coNFEs.
SION.
=
AND Two MEN ARE ARRESTED
MILLER, THE PosToFFlcE Or
FIciAL, AND ATTORNEY
JOHNS IMPLICATED.
RYAN AGREES TO BE A WITNESS
FURNISHES THE DEPARTMENT
ALL INFORMATION IN HIS
POSSESSION.

Cincinnati, May 28.-John j. Ryan,
whose confessions caused the arrest OF
ID. V. Miller. assistant attorney general
of the postofice department at Wash
ington, and of Josep.; NJ. Johns. pros
ecuting attorney Of Parke at Rock
Vile, Ind. operated his "get-rlch-
quick turf investment concern from
here and from ST. Louis and ran Win
ter races at Newport. KY. Other war
rants have been issued as result OF
the investigation of the postofflce in.
spectors. Ryan is here now and says:
Il was sore because l heard others
doing business like mine stood in with
the pcstoffice department by g. mas up
S25, 900, and | felt that those wl.o were
standing in with the department were
behind the investigation SO as to get
me out of their way
After returning from Washington to
ST. Louis last November Ryan says he
got a telegram from Attorney Johns of
Rockville, Ind, that Johns could be OF
service to him with the department at
Washington, and later Ryan and Johns
met in Terre Haute. There, Ryan
says, Johns explained how close he
was to Miller and how Miller had ac-
cepted a $4,000 job in the postoffice de-
rartment at Washington with the idea
that the lob
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28

italians FIockins to Argentine.
OF 10000 European emigrants to
last year $1,000 were ltal-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-28

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Pas.inr q Plnte In q church.

There was very large congregation,
and the rector seeing that there was
only one aims dish made signs to a rus.
tic from the chancel entrance to come
to him and babe him go into the rec
tory garden through glass door into
the dining room. where there had been
slight rejection before the service,
bring a dish from the table, take IT
down one side of the north aisle and
up the other and then bring 1t to the
clergyman at the place from which he
started. The rustic disappeared, reap
peared with the dish, took It as he was
ordered and presented It to the people
on either side Of the aisle, and then ap-
preaching the rector whispered in his
ear: I've done as yer told me, sir. I've
taken 1t down yon side of the aisle and
up t'other-they'll none Of 'em ave
any" No order had been given 10
empty the dish, and 1t was full Of bis
cuits!-Dean Holes Memories"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Weak Baby, Tough Man.

Though ninety-four years of age,
Admiral Sir Henry Keppel is still
an indefatigable traveller and at
present is travelling as far away from
home as Singapore. His long and
active life started inauspiciously.
At the time of his birth he was
thought to be dead, and in his auto
biography Sir Henry Keppel says
that he was deposited in my ia
theirs foot pan to be inferred in a
garden at the back of the house, not
being entitled to a berth in conse-
Grated ground" Fortunately before
it was too late his nurse discovered
that there was life in the Small
thing" and today at great age Sir
Henry is still hale and hearty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Paid In HI. own Coin.

Once in a way Archbishop Temple
of Canterbury would get paid back in
his own coin. A delightful instance of
this is recorded. The church people of
certain parish are said to have strong
ly urged the bishop to find another
sphere for their parson, whom they
wished TO get rid Of. DIR. Temple sum
moned the obnoxious clergyman to his
study and suggested change of ben
efice. What was it, the parson wanted
to know, that his people had to find
fault with? WELL" said the bishop
in the peculiarly harsh. strldent voice
that so sadly marred his preaching, "if
you insist on knowing, It's your voice
they complain of; they don't like your
voice." "How curiousp said the cler-
gyman. "a friend was with me at the
cathedral the other day, when your
lordshlp was preaching, and as he
went out he said, What a fine sermon,
but what an unfortunate voiceg"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
POINTS AeoUT TURTLES.
They Are Not So Much Like one An
other as Many People Think.

other as Many People Think.
In moist places in the fields and
meadows may be found the wood tor.
toise, sober sort Of turtle Of a brown
or reddish brown color above, the shell
having u ridge in its middle along the
back, says Nature Study. Each plate OF
the shell underneath has a black
blotch.
In mud holes and In small ponds, of.
ten resting on a log or stone above the
water, one may almost always find the
painted turtle, which has the margin
OF the shell marked red, while the shell
underneath is yellow. These turtles
are not so easily captured as the wood
turtles, for they are rather timid and
often slip into the water when ap.
preached, but with patience and in.
genuity they can be outwitted at last
and one secured for examination.
1t will be rare good fortune to find
turtle at meal and see him hold his
food, sometimes with one fore foot
sometimes with the other, but never
with both at once. as cats and dogs
often do.
After watching him for awhile try to
find whether he always draws his tail
in on the same side of his box house.
Experiment with the same turtle over
and over; then sometimes try other tur.
Ties in the same way and find out for
yourself whether turtles vary in this
matter of hiding away their tails. This
is more important than you can imag-
inc. II all the animals and plants of
the game sort were always the same
they, would never be any change in
the living world.
Count the toes on the fore feet and
on the hind feet, noticing whether
there are the same number all around.
As you End other turtles, particularly
in different parts Of the country, II you
travel about, or In such museums as
you can visit, see what differences you
can find in this matter of the number
and arrangement of turtles toes. 1t is
not so silly as 1t may appear to some
people. Notice also that some turtles
have webbed feet, to enable them to
swim the better.
Manage In some way to open the tur.
ties mouth and find whether 1t has
teeth, or only hard and rather sharp
cutting edges along the jaws. Touch
the eyes gently with small stick and
see the turtle draw a thin skin over
them. This is the third eyelid, the same
as in hens, pigeons and birds generally.
Notice that the feet and tail are GOV.
cred with scales; then some time exam.
ine the foot of a hen or pigeon and see
that they are scaly also. In this mat.
ter of the third eyelid and the scales
the birds and the turtles have features
In common. Perhaps some time you
will learn how 1t happened and will
find 1t a very interesting story.-New
York Tribune.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
"As YOU LIKE IT."

shakespeare's delightful comedy, AS
You Like It," with Alberta GaIlatin as
"Rosalind" and specially selected com
pany, has been announced for an early
production. The tour is under the di-
rection of Mr.. Ernest shipman, and is
limited to thirty performances. The de-
mands for this attraction far exceed
the number OF performances to be given
and the cities chosen will depend greatly
on the prospective receipts, or in other
words the amount subscribed. The or
ganization is an expensive one, and
should be encouraged by our leading citi-
zens, scholars and students of English
literature. The play, to such people needs
no introduction, as it is admitted to be
the most enchanting comedy the immor-
tai bard ever wrote. Our city is on the
list, and it is to be hoped that definite
date will soon be announced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
~rHE TIDE OF LIEF


If you are tired of the old style CON
ventional kind of play, go to the Grand
opera house Thursday evening, April o.
and see Edward weitzel's production of
'The Tide of Life" From all accounts,
it is the best thing in its way that has
visited Ciarksburg for many long day.
1t is realistic drama, in five acts, and
rollicliing fun. No one wants TO sit all
night with his nerves strained TO con.
cert pitch, without some comedy as re.
lief. The author of "The Tide of Life"
recognized this, and he has introduced
three or four characters who make you
laugh whether you want TO or not. They
gather in a tramps' retreat which they
call the ''Hotel de Bum" and the say
ings and doing there are unspcakably
funny. 1t is not the comedy alone the
play depends on for its entertainment.
There is a powerful story of human life,
with villainy struggling with recitude,
and getting the worst of it at last, as
it should one of the raseals meets
dreadful fate. He jumps from an up
per window in a flight from justice
catches "liye" wire, and IS electro
cuted before the eyes of the audience
1t is most effective incident, and one
which the spectator talks about for
months. 1t is impressive in every sense
of the word, and is fitting climax to
the wicked career of the victim. An
ether sensation in this play is where
freight express train rushes across the
girl leaps from high bank, being borne
away in triumph to foil murderous plot
stage, am on ,Ae top OF wh.,. a youns
by the villains. Miss Gypsy May Ward
takes this leap and it is only by long
practice that she learned to do it, with
certainty. In every one of the five acts
there are strong situations, dramatically
speaking, and the audience sits breath
lessly taken up with the development
of the plot from beginning to end.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Curious Prophecy.

In the year 1918, ten years hence,
the German empire is to go to
pieces, according to Polish proph-
ct. His reasons for the prophecy
are so cogent that there is no room
for doubt.
Take, he says, the year 1849, the
date when the Constitution of the
German empire" was first framed,
and add the figures. The result ID
twenty-five. II this is added to
1849 we get 1871, the year when the
German empire was founded.
Now add together the figures of
that year. Result, seventeen. Tack
this on to 1871 and 1888 comes out,
the year when Germany lost her
first two emperors the Emperors
William and Frederick.
Repeat the addition process 1881
8+8 equals IS; 1S88+25 equals
1918.
What does this signify? To most
people nothing more than 1918. But
the Polish prophet has an answer
pat-1913 is the date Of Germany's
destruction. Could anything be
clearer?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
THE ANsTED BURK CO.. sprinqfieId. o.
A WELL WATCHED DUMMY.

Wolf Won schierbrand tells an
amusing story of his last weeks in
Berlin. He was for a long time
chief correspondent Of the Associ-
ated Press and was at last ordered
to leave the country for having
given too intimate information
about the kaiser. The American
ambassador secured a respite of two
weeks for him, during which he
could wind up his affairs, but he
was a marked man, and the police
Swallowed him night and day. At
last he hit upon the expedient Of
placing a stuffed dummy of him
self on the front porch, with its
back toward the street, and while
the police zealously watched the
dummy he was daily slipping out by
side door and going unmolested
about his business disguised in q
pair of blue goggles and an old
SLOUGH hat. The manikin sat in
the chair, with occasional interrupt
tions, from 8 o'clock in the morning
till 10 o'clock at night and was
pulled inside by a string at bed
time. On the morning Of Mr..
schierbrand's departure for the
United States it was turned with
its wooden face toward the street,
displaying a small placard for the
edifcation of the police reading:
Thanks. I'm off,"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Personal daEnetism.

Two men address an assembly on the
same topic and in nearly the same
words, One is listened to with indif-
ference, If at all; the other stirs to
every fiber our being and our souls
thrill responsive to his highest touch.
1t is not what we hear, nor is 1t grace
ful pose or elegant diction; It Is moth.
ing comprehensive or tangible, but an
invisible. mysterious force which we
acknowledge and yield to even against
our convictions and reason. This
strange attribute is not hereditary, nor
can It be acquired.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
An .Accommodntinr Witne.n.

The witness on the stand had been
bullyragged by the lawyer until his
patience was exhausted.
"Now," said the attorney, you say
you saw the prisoner draw his pistol?"
"Yes."
Remember you are on your oath"
I'm not forgetting It"
"You are sure you are telling the
truth?"
Sure"
mo mistake about it?"
"None."
"You couldn't be persuaded into any
other statement
Here the judge interposed.
"Oh, let him go on, your honor"
pleaded the witness. Hes lawyer,
and he doesn't know the truth when he
sees 1t, and I'm only too glad to show
him how so far as l can"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
QUEEN OF THE HIGHWAY

In presenting to lovers of the start
ling in dramatic art, Mr.. Charles A. Tay-
lor's latest effort, "Queen of the High.
way" Mr.. James H. Wallick thinks he
has found a real novelty and one which
he hopes will prove a gold mine. The
leading character around whom the plot
revolves, is one of the strenuous order,
bold, dashing, riding and shooting bet
ter than the men, yet retaining her beau
ty and marks OF refinement to the last.
In the last act, she is discovered to be
the robber who, in male attire, has SO
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Sorry Ae Passed up the Student.

Dean Fuertes of the College of
Civil Engineering at Cornell, who
died recently, was frequently gruff,
though he had the kindest Of hearts.
A recent graduate tells of going to
the Office of tthe Moge," as every
one called him, to see whether he
had been successful in an astronomy
examination. "The Moge" knew
what he wanted, and the student
was greeted as follows: BLANK, ]
passed you. God forgive me p
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07

man she has SO deeply wrongcd. The
daughters arms, she is forgiven by tn,
comedy is of the rollicIiing order and i,
furnished in the character of jew whc
sells wlliskey to the Indians; Dennis,
the Irish stage driver, ard McIlie, once
a variety performer, now mistress of
the Wild Horse Tavern. The play is full
Of realism, excitement, and can scarcely
fail to entertain. At the Grand opera
house Wednesday evening, April s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Trained chrysnnthemum..

Chrysanthemums in Japan are train
ed into numerous quaint shapes. like
the old English yew trees, in the forms
of peacocks, etc. In Tokyo there are
gardens filed with life sized figures
made entirely Of the flowers and leaves,
the faces being masks, and these chrys-
anthemum figures accurately represent
court ladies, warriors, children and an
imals, one of the favorite characters
being young lady with a fox's tail
peeping from under her dress and n
mask which by the touch of a string
turns into reynard's head.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
a REsouRcEFUL LAWYER.
An Inspiration That won n Case Ne
Considered Hopeless.


An Inspiration That Won Case NE
Considered Hopeless.
A Philadelphia lawyer tells the story
that a picture Of Fanny Davenport
once won n case for him. His client
was suing the Pennsylvania Railroad
company. Of which Wayne Macyeagh
was counsel, for $500 damages for
the death of her husband. Just few
days before the case was to have come
up she happened into my office and an
nouaced That she had married again.
Good Lord, madam, gasped, why
couldn't you have waited until your
case came up? It's next to impossible
for me to get damages for you now
She said she didn't care very much.
and went out, seeming very hnppy.
Well, It just happened that had n
Photograph of Fanny Davenport on my
desk. and when the next day Wayne
MacYeagh happened into my Office to
discuss quite another matter he picked
up the photo and admired IT. Who's
your friend? he asked. had sudden
inspiration, and said: Why, that's
the lady who is suing your company
for $780, The deuce you say said
he. Handsome woman, isn't sheT she
is, indeed l replied. HIM! he ex-
claimed, looking at the picture closely.
"A deuced handsome woman, should
say. A deuced handsome woman
There was a slight pause. 'whatll you
take to settle this caseT he asked.
thought of my clients second mar
rage, and l fixed the figure at $1,000.
The deal was consummated and the
case never came to court"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
The Monument was n M,,at.

A stately granite shaft had been
erected in the cemetery of Massa.
chusetts town in memory OF man
whose life had been anything but
pralseworthy. None the less the monu.
ment was one of the sights to be shown
to stranger, and one day former
resident of the town who had been
away for many years returned and was
taken to see the granite obelisk He
was no stranger to the faults and fail
ings of the man whom 1t euloglzed
with its gilded inscription, and, after
silent contemplation of the shaft on all
sides, he said, "Well, II it's for good,
ness, it's too big, and IL it's for badness
it's not big enough" Haven
Chronicle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
The rhiratr ELF

1t has been computed that II the
leaves Of an elm tree sixty feet high
were spread out on the ground edge to
edge they would cover FIVE acres OF
land. These leaves. averaging 1000
600 to a full grown tree, win absorb
water to the amount Of seven tons dur
Ing the normal summer day. Were It
not for the ingathering by the stomata
during the night a few elms would
soon draw on all the water from a dis
trict. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07

''My dear sir" wrote the editor TO the
persistent young author. ''in order TO
simplify matters somewhat we are in.
closing a bunch OF our declined with
thanks notices. II you win put one
Of these in an envelope with your man.
uscript and mail It to yourself, 1t viii
make 1t easier for all OF us, and you
viii be saving something In postage
as well."-Chicago Post
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Eyelesu Fish In BOILING water.


One Of the most remarkable discover.
les in the shape Of peculiar species of
fish ever made on this continent was
that made at Carson City, New, in
1876. At that time both the Hale and
Norcross and the Savage mines were
down to what is known as the 1920
foot level" When at that depth, q sub
terranean lake of boiling water was
tapped. This accident flooded both
mines to depth of 40J feet. After this
water had all been pumped out except
that which had gathered in basins and
In the inaccessible portions of the
works, and when the water still had
temperature of 1873 degrees-nearly
scalding hot-many queer looking little
blood red fish were taken out. In ap.
pearance they somewhat resembled the
goldfish
They seemed lively and sportive
enough when they were in their native
demonstrating Observation-Disclosures
ing the fact that they did not even have
rudimentary eyes. When the fish were
taken out Of the hot water and put in
to buckets of cold water for the pur.
pose of being transported to the sur.
face, they died as quickly as perch or
a bass would If plunged into kettle
Of water that was scalding hot; not
only this, but the skin peeled OF exact
~ as If It had been boiled.
Eyeless fish are common enough in
oil subterranean lakes and rivers, but
this is the only case on record Of living
fish being found in boiling water.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07

In one OF wilkie Collins published
letters he writes:
For the last week while was finish.
ing the story l galIoped along without
feeling 1t, like the old post horses. Do
you remember how the fore legs of
those post horses quivered, and how
their heads dropped when they came
to the journeys end? That's me, my
dear; that's me. Good gracious, is
"me" grammar? Ought IT to be AT"
My poor father paid 200 a year for my
education, and l give you my sacred
word Of honor am not sure whether
1t is enc" or az"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
rhe belle ana Her pre.s.

I Once upon time there was IA
nous belle who made frequent visits to
Ia dressmaker and stayed quite long
each time because she was particular
about the at Of her gowns, and the
-modiste desired to please her.
They would cut and At and shape
and work to bring every line and curve
into proper relation, so that the effect
would be artistic and pleasing to the
eye.
Moral.-Matters OF form are often the
important matters.-New York Herald.