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The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
II you are coughing take Or. Au-
gust Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea.
EMPERoR,s KINDLY ACT.

Austria's Ruler Has Kind Heart
ave Protection to Widow.
Whatever his faults. it cannot be de,
MED that Emperor Francis Joseph Of
Austria has a kind heart Not long
ago the widow of a certain colonel. be-
ing by the rules OF the service, unen-
titled to pension, had an audience OF
the eEperor-king to beg him to grant
her one as an act Of grace.
His majesty granted her request and
graciously dismissed her. Then some
candid friend in the anteroom turned
the smiles of the widow into the wan
ness Of despair by gratuitously inform i'n',
ing her that, ;.s the sovereign had not
attached his signature to her petition,
this was as good as dismissal. She,
therefore, burst into such q paroxysm
of weeping that his majesty came from
the audience room to see what was
wrong When he discovered how mat
ters stood, he ordered a thousand
guiIdau be given to the widow
from his privy purse, and, for
the benefit of his candid friend and
Others like him, gave (after the man,
ner OF the Eastern caliph) utterance
to what may pass into the language as
"a proyerb: San emperor's word needs
not the confirmation OF his signature.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Humble Plants That
Have Made History

there. This aroused the bitter feellng
in England against the Dutch, and, as
great historian tells US. turnisheus 9
popular way for two wars.
A sudden passion for tulips turned
the heads Of the usually placit Dutch-
men in the seventeenth century, atd
the tnlipomania Is we'll recognizal
event in Dutch domestic history.
N Ii was a time when the desire to GDs-
sass an uncommon tulip was sufiicasnt
to drive men to most extreme lensftls
gof speculation, to cause the Tuin OF no
Bic houses and to carry whole faInsl lies M
/ to misery In fact, so acuse did the
rare become that the Dutch govern
ment was obliged TO step in with q
heavy band, and by stringent aifasas-
$ures allay the fever al the tnlip.
The tea plant was the last straw
which brnaght about the indcpend-
ence of the United States, as VIC all
..lnow.
The poppy involved England i'm the
opium war with China at the beghl-
ming Of the reign Of Queen Victoria.
Though the war was an unjust one,
yet it did ultimate good in opening
up China to foreign influences and
trade.
Sugar, cotton and tobacco have all
influenced history, for these three
plants were practically responsible for
the slave trade of modern times.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

I :
z The appearance of nature In this
land is that Of a spot accnrsed. says a
writer who has travelled In Tibet. One
seems to be on the shores Of the Dead
sea, where the towns Of the plain had
sunk under q fiery. wave, and where
desolation forever reigns, to mark an
awful judgment; or as If the glowing
hills of Pand demoniun had been raised
from their dreadful depths to sully the
face of the earth with their most for
bidding aspect Great masses of crags
rise in huge disarray, split in long
ragines, and hurled into unutterable
confusion. "A searching loneliness
broods over the scene, as II here, re-
moved from the outside world, nature
had built a refuge of penance. for her
self, a diorama grim. forbidding, and
menacing. In whatever direction the
eye wanders it rests upon leagues on
leagues Of barren and nebble-coyered
moor, contour of stones and rocky PIN
nacles, range behind range OF snow
clad mountains, with glaciers glitter
ing In the hollow of them-'a weird
and desolate scene, such as tone ina.
gines may exist ton the antarctic contt-
nent Never q tree is seen and scarce.
ly a flower, except for q few months
IN the year. The more favored regions
are inhabited by small herds of wild
asses, antelope and yak, who manage
to exist on the scrawny bush growth
and coarse grasses in the sheltered
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

= ass al - hrt5- ~ ga 4 Fsa /, i, y
Dan Rodgers, a well:knoWn hotel
man of Gretna, Lis in the city holiday
ing. Mr.. Rodgers was one OF Winni-
pegs old-timers. In 1884 he was
proprietor. of the Victoria theater, and
he hit upon the idea Of selling beer
on the side at S cents per glass. Hun
dreds fiocked to his bar, and finally
he defied the law and sold liquor
openly without a license.
He was brought before the late
Colonel PEBBLES, who was then rnagis-
trate, and fined s1oo and costs OF
court for the offense. He smiled and
said he could well afford it.
The fine did not put a stop to his
operations, however; he continued
and was pulled" again and again,
until his appearance in court became
a daily occurrence. r,ls.
II, would go and get shave at Ed
Kellys barber shop every morning"
he seid to reporter for the Tele-
gram, ..and then go down to the po-
lice court, whether I had got my
summons or not. If / had not got 1t.
/ knew the policeman couldn't find
me, and / didn't like to get him into
trouble You see. ff" r
"The last three months had the
Victoria theater never missed a day
but. Sundays, but that appeared at
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MR.. AND MRS. j. o. ATKINSON, INDEPENDENCE, MO.

In a letter dated January l, 1900 Mr..
Atkinson says. after FIVE years experience
with Peruna
~ viii ever continue to speak a good
word for Peruna. In my rounds as
travelling man an1 walking adyer.
tisemenf for PcrBna and hays induced
many people during the past year to
use Peruna WITH the n0sf satisfactory
results. Tam sfiN cured of ca afarrki.
1@ John o. Atkinson,
Box 272, Independence, Mo.
When old age comes on, catarrhal dis
eases come also. Systemic catarrh is almost
universal in old people,
This explains why Peruna has become
SO Indispensable to old people Peruna is
their safeguard. Peruna is the only
remedy yet devised that meets these cases
exactly.
Such cases cannot be treated locally;
nothing but an effective systemic remedy
could cure them This is exactly what
lecruna Is.
If You do not receive prompt and sat-
| isfactory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once To DR.. Hartman, giving 4
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis m
Address DIR Hartman, President OF The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio.
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IT TNDER date of January 10, 1897, DR..
~ Hartman received the following
letter: s.5 . ~ 4
''My wife had been suffering from a
complication OF diseases for the past 2s
years.
Her case had baffied the skill of some
of the most noted physicians One Of her
worst troubles was chronic constipation Of
several years standing.
She also was passing through that most
critical period in the life OF woman
change Of life. In June, 1895, ] wrote &c
YOU about her case. You advised course
of Peruna and Manalin, which we at once
commenced, and have to say it completely
cured her, She firmly believes that she
would have been dead only for these
wonderful remedies.
About the same time 1wrote you about
my own case Of catarrh, which bad been q
Is years standing. AT times ! was almost
past going | commenced to use Peruns
according to your instructions and continued
It's use for about year, and it has CON,
pletely cured me.
"Your remedies do GH that you CLAIM
for t,cT, and even moro. Catarri
Cannot exisf where Peruna Is takei
according to directions. Success Il
you and your remedies. "
| John u. Atkinson.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
The Land Of Tibet
Is a Spot Accused

80 ( ~ 5afH
snullahs and valleys. and who AFFORD
substance to a sinister and uncouth
population. .
The everyday life Of the Tibetans is
in keeping with the harsh and unro-
mantle nature of their country. of
amusements there are but few, the
male portion of the population spend
ing what time is not engaged In mah'
ual labor in gambling, into which they
enter with all the passion OF deyoteess,
risking their entire possessions and
even their own persons on no Worthief stilies
pastime than guessing the NUMBER
of stones which another may hold IA
his hands. Speaking OF the social con-
ditions of the country, a few words
may be said concerning the state OF
woman in this region. Her social con
dition is pitiable in the extreme, Tar
worse than the animals Of her lord
and masters herds, for they at least,
with mercenary motive, are treated
humanely. The servitude of woman
is, in fact, the corner stone OF society;
from the moment of her birth until
death fortunately relieves her snirer'
ings she is condemned to a state IN
fnitely more degrading than slavery
When one has viewed her horrible
condition yne can understand the little
compunction which exists here regard
ing self fdestruction, suicides causing
greater reduction Of the population
than almost all other causes com
hiI,ad 5 J lSt4
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Boom Days in the
City Of Winnipeg

the police court. During that time
paid out Ss,4o0 in fines
'Did the business pay you?"
Ibid j ever do anything that did
not? j had the barrels running all
day. The taps were never turned.
We filled UP the beer from pals; we
could never have served our custom
ers otherwise; 1t was simply a fright
the business you could do here then
,on scent drinks.
(. Il was "a little foolish, too" he add
ed, shaking his head. ] might as well
have had those sS,400 plunks in my
pocket; but it was great fun to be
able to defy the law and make money
at It, OF course, my continual appear
ance at the court was as good as a
page ad. in paper, and better. NO"
body ever came to Winnipeg who
didn't come to drink with Dan Rodg-
ers."
You had q workingman's club
here?"
Yes, and that was howler, too
I sold Scent beer to the members.
and soon hada membership CT 1900;
all good drinkers and spenders, too.
when gave it UP to go into the thea
ter business. Those were good old
days, and they were days when man
with brains could make money, and
spend it, too, Winnipeg Telegram
b + o = Il
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
BEST METHOD or SMOKING.
One Who Knows Describes the Use OF
the Narghiie.

2 A
A young man who Journeys over the
country with dozen Cairo girls pre-
senting miniature midways to the
patrons Of state fairs said the other
day: "The narghile is the best in
istrurnent to smoke tobacco through
provided you use it in the right way.
Most people use 1t in the wrong way.
They load 1t with tobacco and light
up with a match, as though it was a
pine that they were smoking. This is
incorrect, and the narghile, so abused,
has an abominable taste and odor. The
fright way to use the narghile is first
to dip your tobacco in water, squeeze
the water out and place the soaks ],
damp mass in the pipe bowl. Then
YOU take lump of burning charcoal
iand set it ON top of the wet tobacco
and begin to smoke. The tobacco it
self. you see, is not really alight; it's
the charcoal that is alight 1t is the
burning charcoal that eats the tobac-
co I'D. This is the secret OF narghile
smoking. l learned 1t from an Egyp-
tian girl In my employ. And mar
CHILE smoked properly is delicious
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Toy Monkeys Now the Fashion.

Go up the avenue any morning, or
walk into Central Park or one Of the
public squares, and you will sec new
toy for the children of the wealthy
No longer does train OF cars "like
papa's, only smaller appeal to the
baby aristocrat. Express wagons have
made their way to the east side hosp-
tails, and even the miniature motor
cars have had their day. Toy monkeys
are the newest things for little boys.
The children's Fairgrounds are peo-
pied with the monkeys robed in scar
let serge. They are wonderfully nat.
ural, with eyes that roll and the fur
covers such pliable material that Jocko
may be draped without injury Even
tho eyes refuse to be gouged out for
the ediication Of budding ocullsts.
Two Fifth avenue toy shops are dis.
playing many varieties Of the mon
keys. It may be suggested that an al.
legged dinner in Newport is responsible
for fashionable folk taking up this toy.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
All Erencl, 10 Them.

This" said Senator Hanna, as he
deposited volume upon his desk, ''is
an inventory of the Panama company's
property"
Let me look at said Senator Nc
Comas, as he reached across the aisle
for the book.
Whats the user returned Mr.. Han.
ma. ''.You can't read 1t any more than
l can. It's all French. ..N-~,B Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Knew His Public.

Music Publisher--Good! That song
Will sweep the country. Give me the
manuscript. quick!
Composer--Dut it hasn't any words
yet,
Weren't you singing words?"
mo. 1 just sang la-la-lum-tum"tid'
dle.deela-la,'s etc.
well, they'll do as well as any. Hur
ry up and write them out, - Casseil s
Journal. ,rs ss s,#5
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

"A NEGLECTED COLD AND COUGH
Heads to pneumonia and consumption. Take
Coles Cough Cure as soon as your cough
begins and few doses will cure you. Your
money back il it doesn't help you. IS and
90 cents at druggists.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

In Winter Use Aliens Foot-Ease. NJ
"A powder. Your. feet feel uncomfort-
fable, nervous and often cold and damp.
If you have sweating, sore feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents.
Samples sent free. Address Allen s.
sOlmsted , LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
what She was Thinking.

What She Was Thinking.
Gladys m something OF a mind
reader, myself. I'll
Ethel-Indeed9
lGladysYes can usually tell at g
glance what a person thinks of me.
Ethel Wonderful! But don't you
often find it aWfully embarrassing p p
Exchange.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Who Knows?

Did Adam smoke? Did Eve wear
scorsets? Did Solomon chew tobaccoe
Did Ruth chew gum? Did the children
sof Israel make for beer garden after
crossing the Red Sea? Did Rebecca
eat. gum drops ?--Lexington (Mich.)
Weekly News.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
Accounted For.

How come you never see any cullod
angels HYinupun' in de STORY books?"
Il dunno oniess is is we hez u close
shave gittin' inter heaven, we skeered
,tueli we tur1ig white"---Exchange
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

IL DON'T SUFFER WITH CATARRH d
Use Coles Carbolisalve. The old reliable
remedy. Guaranteed To give satisfaction
or money refunded. All good druggists ct
25c and Soc
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Mrs. Tins,a.'s Soothing syrup
For children teethng, s1tens tho gums "eduees f'
lormaton alays pain. cures wind cole. 25c bottle
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

To Cure n Gold in Ono day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money ifit falls to cure. 2!,e
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

makes, in fact, the very best smoke
in the world. d."--Philadelphia Record
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

The rrrst bftter medicine is often
the best. 1t DIS the Same with expert
sespge If ,E.E @.a.F =. T. .g
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Luck rarely favors the lazy drone.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

Man is ever greater than his tools.
The best self-help is helping others.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01

IT TNDER date of January 10. 1897, DIR.
~ Hartman received the following
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
Birds on the BLACK List.

Uncle Sam has q black list of birds
and quadrupeds which it is absolute
ly prohibited to introduce ipto this
country. The mongoose, the flying
fox and the starting are on the list.
The mongoose is species of ferret,
native of India, where it is domes-
ticated as sort of animal rat Trap
and snake destroyer. 1t was intro
duced into Jamaica to get rid OF the
sugar cane rats. These exterminat-
ed, however, the mongpose went on
to diet off the misunderstanding
birds, with the result that the crops
have been devastated by insects in
some sections of the island. The ami.
NAL is exceedingly crafty, nocturnal
in it's habits and evades traps with
ease. The flying fox, known also as
the fruit bat, is voracious harvester
of fruits and vegetables. The
starting belongs to the crow family
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
PARIS TO LOSE HER WALL.
twenty Miles of Useless Fortidca.
lions of War Period to Ne
Torn Down.


Few English visitors to Paris ever re-
alize the fact that the city is surround
ed by wall 20 miles in circumference,
and that nothing can enter the French
capital without passing through the
Notifications This wall, says the Chi
ago Record Herald, which is co feet
high, and is surrounded by deep
itch, was constructed about so years
ago at q fabulous cost. Its construc-
ton caused thousands of peasants to
lock to the capital, and when 1t was
completed they remained in the city
without employment, source OF con-
slant anxiety to the authorities.
The most curious thing is that the
Notifications never had any military
ralue. In 1863 Gen. Won Todleben, the
Russian vauban, the constructor OF the
lefenses of Sebastapol. came on a visit
10 Paris. Napoleon III. was anxious to
know his opinion of the newly-erected
.nceinte, and asked him to inspect it.
The following morning the Russian
general mounted his horse at one OF
the bastions, and, followed by two
lid de camps of the emperor, rode
around the wall. Five hours later he
vas back at the starting point, not
having uttered single word during
he ride. He turned in his saddle to
The aid de camp with the question. "Eh,
bien. messieurs, c'est tout?" "Oui,
non general" was the reply. "Alors,
Paris est pris d'avance," was his re-
sponse, which was only too well justi-
6ed by the events of 1870.
In spite, however, of the lessons OF
the war, the wall around Paris still ex-
lists, and until 1902 no effort has been
made to remove ii. 1t has strangled the
development of the city, and has served
no purpose except to facilitate the COL
lection of taxes on all objects entering
Paris. The main revenues of Paris are
derived from the octroi, which consists
mainly of taxes on foodstuffs CT every
kind. This is what makes Paris one OF
the dearest cities in the world.
Ii has now been decided to pull down
the Notifications and give Ia vile lum-
iere breathing room. This will also
abolish the military zone-the strip OF
ground quarter of mile broad which
surrounded the wall, and on which no
houses were allowed to be built. This
was a sort of no mans land, covered
with huts and wooden shanties run up
by vagabonds and smugglers. Thesaie
of the military zone will bring in hun
dreds of millions of francs. There is
only one thing that can be laid to the
credit of the wall around Paris. 1t
rendered the commune possible in
1871 by giving the communards the
power to close the gates and shut the
government and the army out OF the
city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
GAVE TAYLOR A SWORD.
Indiana signaiIy Honored tho Man Who
Commanded Famous Battleship In
Battle OF santiago.

indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 24.-Monday
q testimonial sword was presented
to Rear Admiral Henry c. Taylor,
who commanded the battleship In
diana in the Spanish-American war,
by the people of Indiana, through
the general assembly. Rear Admiral
Taylor, his wife and daughter were
present. The presentation OF the
sword took place in the north corri-
dor of the main floor of the state
capitol. On the platform were the
state officers, Gov. Durbin and es-
pecially invited guests. as well as
Admiral George W. Brown, of In
dianapolis, who presided. Gov. Dur
bin presented the sword and Rear
Admiral Taylor responded. James
Whitcomb Riley recited his poem,
"Old Glory" The sword is beauti-
full piece of workmanship and cost
$1,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
KILLED THE BABE.
Dowie Disciple Dragged Woman to
lev River and Immersed Her.
AZ Hartford. Conn, Mrs. sperry Was Com.
PEELED to Don Thin Raiment and Plunge
into Frigid water-Taken Home
Unconscious.

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 24.-Rev. Lin
den Jones, disciple Of Dowie, who
took Mrs. Tilda Sperry down to the
banks of the Connecticut river and
immersed her in almost frozen water,
after cutting n hole through the ice,
may, ii Mrs. Sperry dies, be charged
with murder. He told the innocent
and deluded young woman that unless
she was baptized before her babe was
born she and the babe would die.
Mrs. Sperry, days before she was i'm
mersed, begged Rev. Jones to post
pone the service until after her babe
was born, but he was obdurate and in
sisted, and the mother-in-law was on
the minister's side and she literally,
with the aid of the so-called minister,
dragged the young woman to the
rivers banks. The girl was compelled
before leaving home Sunday after
noon TO don very thin white dress,
with low neck and short sleeves, and
given only flimsy shawl to keep out
the cold blasts of winter. When the
party reached the river, Rev. Mr..
Jones took about three-quarters of an
hour to preach sermon and say
prayers.
Mrs. Sperry was immersed and kept
in the water, according to the state
ment of eye-witnesses, for fully Is
minutes, and when she was taken out
she was unconscious. Then the ones
who were to blame for this foolish
ness became frightened and picked up
the almost lifeless form and carried
1t in their arms to Mrs. Sperry's
home. The young woman was laid on
her bed, and before night her babe
was born. 1t was dead. The mother
has an acute attack of pneumonia.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
Tn. Pres,dent yetoes a Bin.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The presi-
dent yesterday sent to the senate n
veto of the bill to place Francis S.
Davidson, late a first lieutenant of
the United States cavalry, OH the re-
tired list. He points out that the
officer was dismissed 81 years ago
and has rendered no service to the
government since and says it would
be an injustice to other officers with
honorable records to retire David
son.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
Corper.tone of sea Wal, Laid.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 24.-The cor
nerstone of the $1,5OO,OOO sea wall
was laid yesterday with imposing
ceremonies and parade of citizens
and marines and officers from the
United States battleships at anchor
in the harbor here. The wall will
be three miles in length and will
give absolute protection to the city,
even from n stage of water equal to
The great and disastrous tidal wave
of the 1900 storm.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
FRANCIS MET TIE KING.
President OF the st. Louis Worlds Fall
Presented Co Edward by Ambas-
: sadOr Choate.

London, Feb. 24.-KiDg Edward
held the first levee of the season in
the throne room of buckingham pal
nee Monday. Ambassador Choate and
the other members of the United
States embassy were among the dip
lomats present. The king was at
tended by the prince of Wales, most
of the cabinet ministers and all the
great officers of state. Ambassador
Choate presented ex-Gov. David Il.
Francis, of Missouri, president of the
st. Louis worlds fair.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
sultnn Grants Reforms.

Constantinople, Feb 24.-Tcwfik
Pasha, the minister of foreign affairs.
notified the Hungarian and Russian
ambassadors Monday that the sultan
had agreed to adopt the scheme for
reforms in Macedonia.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28
s,o,. and Pos, once Robbed.

Eureka, Kan, Feb. 24.-The post
Office and Allen Bros store at Euto-
pa were entered by burglars who
blew open the safe and secured SOC
IN cash and a large amount Of stamps.