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The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
A POOR INVESTMENT
by
copyrighted, Fu5hstinq Coupan

1t was crisp, wintry day. The few
pedestrians who preferred a brisk
walk in the open to half-heartetl at
tempt at keeping warm in an over
crowded car. were hurrying down
Broadway. The snow cracked under
their brisk tread and the cold north
wind crept in behind high coat collars
and mischievously niDped hiding ears.
In the stenographer's room at the
Peoples Bank, Miss Ramsey sat by
the low radiator, trying to thaw," as
she expressed it, the while she sorted
the accumulation of yesterdays cor
respOndence. AS she worked, a com
Portable feeling of contentment stole
over her. OF truth her lines had
fallen in pleasant places. The bank
was perfection in all its appointments.
The duties which came under the
stenographer's ken were neither ardu-
Gus nor unpleasant. Stocks, bonds, de-
posits and investments We're so ia
miliar that they almost wrote them
selves, as her fingers travelled over
the shining keys
But, not the least pleasant of her
surroundings were her associates:
those officials and minor incUmbents.
who made up the working torce-the
living furniture of well appointed
establishment.
There was the president Few Of
Ulcers could boast an employer SO af-
fably courteous, so thoughtful of 9th
ers, so near the ideal, as the Hon.
Mortimer Belding, president of the
Peoples Bank. He commanded the
unbounded respect of the entire force.
and as for Miss Ramsey, to her he
was the embodiment of all the sraces
that could be bottled up in one EN-
ployer.
Then, there was the presidents son.
who occupied the dual role of cashier
OF the bank and the ardent admirer
of Annette Ramsey. And. such is the
traility of human nature, to this frank.
open-hearted. care-free scapegrace.
Miss Ramsey had given her whole
heart 4 half smile fickered at the
corners of her mouth as she thought
of Jack Belding. She remembered his
advent into the office. More potent
still was the recollection of his faith
er's righteous indignation when Jack
came home from college in dire dis
grace. 1t was the old story of mis-
applied energy and the doubtful glory
of athletic victory at the expense of
ignominious defeat in every exam
in the course.
There was no interruption in her
happy musings as she went out into
the general Office to file the letters.
Memory was busy bringing out all the
little things that had gone to MAKE
tie past year memorable one
There were the strolls in the park
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young man alone and he took a
the corner licked morc;onCnsly and
still Jack Ealding stood motlonless be-
fore his father. Then. in voice
husky with suppressed emotion. he
said. Father, Miss Ramsey has
promised to be M wife. Whatever
=ou have to say TO me. must be said
To both
Now. indeed, was Mortimer Belding
riehteously indignant. You have eyi-
IDENTIFY forgotten your social stand
ing. my SON he said. and Annette's
checks burned at the implied taunt.
No, father, | have forgotten moth
ins-not even that package o. securi
ties MISSING. from our vaults" replied
Jack, thoroughly aroused at last.
A shadow of fear crossed Mr.. Beld-
ing's face-he tried 10 speak, but the
words died on his lips, for his son
lowered above him accusingly. and
Annette Ramsey gaZed with wide.open
eyes, first at the father, and then at
Jack
There was silence for moment
and the shadows of winter after
noon cncircled them. Tnen, Jack
spoke again. Father. they have
searched all morning for that pack
age. | saw you take it out myself.
Tomorrow there will be an investiga-
ton. Do not sink that. too, on Wall
street. | tried to find it in your desk
and thus save my father from public
exposure. | am not a thief
Without a word, the president OF
the Peoples Bank strobe over to his
desk. and, pressing secret spring
drew out the package of securities
and gave it to Jack. Then, as he
bowed his head, the two stole out and
quietly shut the door.
In the solitude Of her own room
that night. Annette Ramsey said to
herself. with a sigh for her shattered
ideal Man at best is a poor invest
ment. Human nature is never a safe
bank of deposit"
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The world and you
have inform alton
worth trading. and this
space is at your
service.

What would you like to know which
YOU would be willing otho:s might
know, and what viii you do to help
make a search for the Information
| could surnd "A thousand dollars a
day making worldwide researches Cd
personal subjects. Have sou some
tEjuS yCn neither want nor need which
you viii sell and devote the proceeds
To systematic hunt Tor Immediately
useful Information on some subject
which is now porplcNins you"
While making some investigations
in an Ohio city a man told me how
he had spent eight years securing .
method to help him know more about
his business. Two blocks away !
found another man who had been hunt.
ing two years for the same informa.
ton withou, securing it. As II was
something the first man was willing
/ should pass along ! did so. These
men were strangers to each other and
so far as know have never met.
At that time I was on technical sub.
jects in the commercial field am
Eow dev0ting all Of my time TO per
sonal subjects and this space is to
have the best | can secure If news
paper or magazine. an organization
or an individual orders a special re.
port it is understood that after it has
been delivered "A copy Of 1t is u ap-
pear in this department with or with
out mention of the hame for whom
prepared according to arrangements
Every day try to see. hear, think
or read something you wish or need
to know and in time this department
gets everything of general interest the
space will permit. If were to send
IA dozen columns to n hundred people
TO have articles marked which inter
eStcd them some would be marked by
many and it may be all by some.
am having this done how as test
and it should improve me. What have
you enjoyed the most and what :he
least? To encourage me you might tell
me two you liked and only one YOU
did not care for.
To-day traded five articles of mcr.
chandiSc ! did not want for three arti.
clcs of merchandise ! did want. but
with information you can trade and
retain, give and know more. send and
yet hold. My goal is TO make useful
reports on greater individual accuracy,
fortunate forethought and that per
sonal subject in which you are decii.
edly interesting.
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Just four Letters-C, U, c. H,

"G d morning, dear, SO sorry that
Your hands are in tn" dough.
N'" out sleigh riding in the park.
AID hoped that yoI could cough"
"uU never mind, OF Lakeside park
/ ever see enough.
lh"-C wait moment and III get
My hat and cape ana moush.
"I mink I'll take my boa, too:
I'- something of a cough.
I'N cave the bread this time for Nell.
AID now at last I'm ough.
"hl fairyland, What sprites have
brought
vs. h snow and ice and bough.
1n sure the park has never looked
- beautiful as nough.
"NE cough? Wei, really. | believe
Ia just little hiccouGh.
WNnh somehow in the mornings spin
ave contrived to piccough.
"Oa. dear. the morn has quickly passed.
Too soon, 1t seems, we're through,
Be- thanks for a delightful time,
Aojpugh. my friends. adioueh."
st. Nicholas
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
WAS RATIFIED BY PROMOTION.
Young Actors LaughabIe "BulI' in His
First Speaking Part.

Charles Frohman, the theatrical
manager, tells of an amusing and
ludicrous mistake made by young
actor in a play once produced by Mr..
FrOhman.
The young actor had. up to this
time, employed his talents in enact
ing such roles as called for no speech
on his part. But in this play he was
intrusted with the following line, the
only words to be spoken by him dur,
ing the entire play:
THE King is dead. Long live the
King"
The critical time arri ing, it was oh.
served by other players nat the young
man who was to acclaim the new mon
arch in the words just quoted was suf-
fering from dreadful attack OF stage
fright. His cue came. but no words
could he speak. SO frightened was he.
Finally, however, he pulled himself
together and. in desperation, shouted
at the top of his voice:
Long live the King: he's dead"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
Sporting Blood Will Out.

When Mr.. Bosanquet, the well.
known English crickcter. brought his
eleven over here few years ago he
met at one of the matches with the
Gentlemen of Philadelphia fair
young girl. who was very much inter.
ested in and enthusiastic over this
game. Captain Bosanquet had Jus,
played a brilliant inning, but had beeu
bowled and was strolling around the
ropes, chatting with his friends.
1t was just then that some one in
troduced him to the American girl.
oh, Mr.. BOsanquet," exclaimed the
girl. Il think cricket is perfectly
sweet! You made lot of runs, didnt
you? And | was so excited when tn.
bowler got you out. Why; I'm worr
to a trazzle; I've lost two pounds al
the least"
Money or weight?' was the English
mans impassve reply.
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mo, rather, have forgotten nothing.'
went back to the bank, Jack seemed
unusually preoccupied. ut is nothing,
dear" he assured Annette, only a
little matter of business and a pre-
monition for which ! cannot account"
His words fingered with Annette as
she re-entered her little room and pre-
pared to finish her task; but, as yet,
they were only of passing importance.
In fact. she had almost forgotten
them as her typewriter clicked busily
and the last VERY truly yours" was
duly appended to an unusually long
! document. This done, she carried the
little pile of neatly written letters
into the private office. standing by
the window a moment as she turned
to come out, to watch the crowds now
beginning to throng Broadway. Re
entering her own sanctum, she gave
a little cry of delighted surprise, for
Jack Belding stood by her window
gazing abstractedly down the street.
AT the sound of her voice he turned
and without word stretched out his
arms. With woman's quick intu-
ton. she OWNED the unusual som
berness of his mood and gazed tender
ly into the face so close to hers, as If
she would read therein the inmOst
secrets of his soul
Dearest" and his voice broke a
little there's paper in fathers desk
that | must see without delay. Shall
we look for it together?"
I,
his private papers? Can you not wait
until his return? He is so particular
about everything belonging to him."
replied the girl.
Yes, Annette, | must have that pa
per at once. Or and there he
stopped. Come, dear, and then we
will go sightseeing uptown" he add
ed. reassurInely. and drew her with
him into his fathers private Office.
outside. sIeighbells iingled musical
ly. Annette stood by the desk as
Jack quickly examined the different
compartments. The minutes seemed
heightened into hours as he rapidly
searched every crack and crevice.
Then. with sigh of disappointment.
he stood erect. only to encounter his
fathers eyes fixed steadily on him
from the doorway. Surprise, filal
love and distrust struggled for the
mastery as he took step forward,
encircling Annette's waist as he did
so.
His father stared frowninsly at the
pair standing before him. is it my
own son who prizes into his fathers
private papers and is it Miss Ramsey
who accepts with equanimity the at
teutions of John Belding?" he said
scathinsly his anger waxing hotter
as the pair stood motioniess by the
desk. Miss Ramsey, will you go to
your room? will talk with this
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Woman'S Aversion to Indexes,

Ia, about the inclination to study
the envelope to discover the sender in
stead of opening the letter being a
trait Of womanhood," said Brooklyn
man ,he other day, ''it isn't in it with a
womAh's aversion TO indexes. Give a
woman book of poems, like those of
Burns, for instance, and she'll turn
th" paSes for twenty minutes or more
10 ind the piece she is after rather
than look in the index. Suggest the
index to her and she'll say, oh. I'll
find t in a second and away she'll 20
turning the pages again.
The other night by actual timing it
tool, my wife twenty-five minutes 20
find Mary in Heaven in copy of
Burns, for not only did she lose actual
time turning the pages. but if shed
come to anything she liked, such as
Holy Willie's Prayer and Polly
Stcwart,' she'd daily over them a
while. Rarely do men do that The
first thing they go for is the index"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
WOULD NOT BE OUTDONE.
lrishnan Willing to Eat sootbIack if
Companion Did

Allan A. Ryan of the banking firm
of Ryan 4 Kelley spins this yarn
about tn" new Irish butler he recently
employod. Michael had been in the
countrr only 4 short time and was
not entirely familiar with the table
d'hote dinner In his first evening
ont he hicL himself to a Sixth avenue
restaurant and called for a table dhOte
dinner Opposite him sat a sour-vis-
aged and yoraCious person who had
arrived only a few moments before.
Michac acl. being in doubt as to how to
order. decided to watch his neghbor,
and invariably said he would take the
same iu response to the walters
query.
Aftcr finishing his dinner. the heavy
eating man order the waiter to send
him a boOtblack
'Bring me the same" exclaimed
Michael.
"What,' said the waiter won't
one bootDlack do two of you?"
'Wc'L' cried Michael. pointing to-
ward his nei@hbor; If he eats his, III
eat mine, too"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
A Door-BeII [ etter

My Dear Mr.. EXpressman: You l-ft
a card at my front door saying that
you had package for me. The door
bell is to blame. The recent cold
weather was too much for it. | am
to blame also as knew it was nearly
exhausted. My place was to have fixed
it or put 4 card notice above the but
ton. The day you called there were
several in the house ready to receive
express packages. One wanted Flor
ida oranges. another Pennsylvania
chickens, another some candy from
anywhere and the fourth little pig
for roasting. AS | am expecting an ex
press package every other week wish
you wonid try the back door bell il
the front one does not open the door
II the back bell does no better please
pound hard. | wanted that package
the day you didn't leave it and some
one is in the house all the time Wake
us up to save yourself another trip.
Please pound hard. Kick
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
When Anna Ran the Store,

While waiting for change at a rib
bon counter yesterday | picked up u
piece Of ribbon paper and wrote the
above headline on II.
Anna ran little store in a little
town one of the best home towns in
the world-and some boys and girls
made Annals store an evening resort
This accuracy missionary was one Of
them, and with a mania for ribbon
paper for note books. BY folding and
tying and cutting it made fine pencil
pamphlets for the pocket. If ever
get hard up for subjects some OF
those riAbc:, records are to be dug
up and expanded. My idea is that they
contain some thoughts worth wearing
inside of your h.ej They may con.
tain trimmings for the heart also.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
WHY EE WAS DISSATISFIED.
Wiao" Toung Sen Ee't He Ha!
Many Grievances,

Wiao" Toung Sen Set He Ha.
Many Grievances.
Iha' must beware Of cultivatinc
the in nation in children who are
natura .s IN imaginative turn is the
opinion d.. ono thouehtruI woman.
She tA.r.s IT tends to make therl
dream and oyerseusi,iyc. The ima-.
inati"h !s an excellent handmaid, bat
poo master. The other day she
told this anecdota to Illustrate her
contei '.'n- \ young widow. with one
son, !; af',e boy. was about to en-
bark 9" the sea of matrimony sec,
ond tm" Wnen she Contided this
piece @! lows TO the lad he received
it VIII apparent satisfaction. but after
a littl" while he began to sulk. This
went ON day after day until his mother
called MIN into her room and said
with severity:
''Wl.a". what is the NATTER" EN-
phasiziug the is"
1t is about that marriage" said
Willie in the first place | don't
want iu rhange my name. My names
Willie Brown, and | don't want to
cnansc i' to Willie Smith"
We said his mother.
An ] don't want to change my
churcA. I'm a Congregationalist, and
| don want to have to become an
EpiscopaIian.
"W'-'' said his mother.
AM don't want to go on wed,
ding iuur"-New York Tribune.
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= Ray Outdistanced.

Jimmy is Germantown school
boy, and he kept his eyes open. Some
times he sees too much. as his sister
discovered the other evening when
company was present.
cats can see in the dark said
johnny; 80 can Sister Mary. Mr. b.
walked into the parlor the other night,
whore sister was sitting all alone in
the dark. and l heard her say. Why,
George, you didn't shave today"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
The Literal Witness,

John b. Stanchield of Elmira. speak.
in" Of literal men. tells a story of a
shock he had in q case in which he
was recently associated. Several wit.
noses had sworn that there was a
hole in certain road Then to the
surprise of counsel. the principal wit.
ness a farmer. on whom they mainly
d"pcnded to establish their case.
swOre that there was no hole in the
road. After Mr.. Stanchfcld and his
aS-Ociates had recovered from their
aslonishmcn they sought to draw the
witness into some explanation of the
rcmarkable testimony. What they
cycutually got was this:
here wasn't any hole in that
road. Here's my hat If jam my
hand into the top of it without pushing
il trough it does not make hole
i lakes a dent, That's what was in
that road--just q dent'-New York
Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29

eninS out that Walters deposit mat
ter"
Miss Ramsey went back to her
room and was soon busily transcrib.
ing. Out in the bank, Mr.. Belding
was giving some final directions,
looking in as he finished, to say to
Annette. Take your time and go
home early Then he went out and
for the rest of the morning. work
claimed the undivided attention of
the entire force.
Noon came quickly, and the half
hour luncheon at a downtown cafe
was over all too soon for the pair sit
tin" at corner table drinking their
coffee in quiet contentment As they
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29

Miss Ramsey sat by ths low radiator.
after office hours last summer. She
could see yet the comprehending grin
of the ragged newsboy as he moved
away from a certain bench in order
to leave Cupid a clearer field.
Musing in this happy fashion, An
nette finished her task and answered
with alacrity the call from the presi-
dents sanctum. His pleasant Good
morning harmonized perfectly with
her genial mood and the days quota
of correspondence ran smoothly on
under his friendly supervision. You
Oay leave the letters on my desk for
signature. Miss Annette he said, as
the dictation ended: Il shall be away
the greater part of the day straight
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
Where Marriage ls in Favor

Modern Hindoos honor marriage SO
highly that no bachelor is ever con
suited on any important affair, and the
man who cannot be induced to marry
is looked upon as beyond the pale OF
nature
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
Russian State Scenter

The Russian state scepter is OF
solid gold, three feet long, and con.
talns among its ornaments 2GS da
monds, $50 .ubies and fifteen emer
AIDS
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
What the Carpenters
Son is doing for the
wagon makers boy.

No one seems able To tell ne wheth-
er the light streak in the heavens
known as the Milky Way is like il
two tined fork or like a ring split on
one side. 1t may be two rivers of
stars uniting to form Il main body
which runs to an ocean
Where the two arms join the larger
part it is known as the bifurcation of
the Milky Way AT this point is a
hXed star known as the sun. Around
the sun many big balls revolvo and
one of these is called the earth. The
surface of the earth consists of land
and water, and for convenience in
studying it there are imaginary lines
drawn around it in two directions
The land is divided into continents.
one of them being named North Amer
lea, near the center of which are five
bodies of water known as lakes One
of these lakes is called Erie, and some
Of those imaginary lines are named
parallels. AT the junction of the south
shore of Lake Erie and the forty-sec-
ond parallel is peculiar piece of land
known as the Triangle.
In this Triangle two churches united
one winter for the teaching of the
words OF man known as the Car
penter's Son. who had lived centuries
before and given his time and his life
to the creation and extension of better
methods. Near the churches lived Il
wagon maker, who had an only child.
boy a dozen years of age. This boy
became interested in the words of the
Carpenters Son and year by year he
was helped by those words to over
come evil with good: to believe in
more than he knew; TO seek and find
better methods; to study the whole
world and to believe in other worlds;
to be ever ready TO try again; and to-
day he is helping others and being
helped by others on account of the
words which were passed along.
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me UfrHl'UrY
Nb,m,y IS for
rn-oV"rHtioR
IN intOrm0
ftOV on Tn 2

enemies Of easy errors and Me
friends Of .forriho"yhi, to re-
duce mutually rrpr"sirc mis-
iah'es Of mechnnico7, rommer-
cial GHd professional peoDle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-05-17
An Open Letter.

From the Chaplin. S. c., News:
EARLY in the spring my wife and
| were taken with diarrhoea and
so -severn were the pains that we
called physician who prescrib
ed for US, but his medicines failed
to give any relief. AZ friend who
had a bottle Of Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy on hand gave each OF us
a dose and we at once felt the
effects. I procured bottle and
before using the entire contents
We we're entirely cured-It is a
wonderful remedy and should be
found in every household. He.
Bailey Editor. This remedy is for
sale by Barkers Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-05-17
The Firemen s Dance.

The I'irenen $ dance at the
City hail tonight gives every in.
dication today Of being one Of the
biggest eyentsof the sort the
boys have ever been5able to give,
4 large numberof tickets have
been disposed of in the business
section Of the city and there will
no doubt be a very large attend
ance tonight. Musi,. will be
furnished by the Bcmidii string
orchestra. Theprogram will be
Gin at nine O'Clock and the com
mittee on arrangements are spar.
ing no pains to insure tho enter
tainment Of all who attend
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-05-17
Whooping Cough.

Sin the spring ofIeel my child
rem had a whooping cough, says
Mrs. D. w Gapps, Of Capps, Ala.
u used Chamberlain's S Cough
Remedy with the most salts
ftctory results. thenk this is
the best remedy VI have ever seen
for Whooping cough. This reme-
Idy keeps the cough loose, lessons
the severity and frequency Of
the coughing spells and coun-
teracts any tendency towardpneu
monia. For sale by Barkers Drug
Store
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-05-17
Pioneers Subscription List
Growing at a Rapid
Rate.
SpECIAI.OFFERS RESuI.TlNiCT'
I'VE WORK BY CANDIDATES..
The Vote Today Surpasses That
of All Previous Days in
the Contest.
More votes we're pollrd toda

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mo :,,v nre,inns d,v
mo n,llit;nn,l l;hr,.,} j n,rrrs
mndn l,st Sat1na;,v have res,lltrl
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.t,ansN Nl,nys,,i- these ,r,.-b,,i,1,,
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lrinnds Nave zalrea,lv turned in
nynr n oon NInst ~ thn votes
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,sl,n,] fn. bnwnNnr until the l.l,,s.
IN, a,r. &c INA n,,ntn.t
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loco shnt nnn,ol, t;nn VII Ne
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-05-17
a Big Instrument.

One Of the largest Instruments
8cyc1. received at the office Of the
register Of deeds in Beltralni
county Tor record was filed this
morning in tho decree Of dis
tribution Of the estate oi the late
John s. Pillsbury, Of Minneapolis,
made by the llenhepin county
probate court and covering lb4
type written pages The Pills.
burg holdings III 13cltrami, Gass,
Itasca and Hubbard county are
included. The Beltrami county
portion Of the estate is repre-
sented in realty holdings and the
descriptions cover over twenty
5typc=Wrltten pages.