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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-22
Old Police Force Is Reap
pointed by Practically
Unanimous Votes.
II C. SMITH WINS In THE CON.
TEST FOR SCAVENGERSHIP.
City Printing Contract Let and
Beltrami County News Is
official Paper.

The city council passed the
plums at its regular meeting last
night and the officers and en-
p]oyes Of the former administrt-
ton are retained in service to a
man. The printing con tract, on
which a call for bids was made at
tlle-llast session, developed only
ebiddc r,slnd ing
been conside ratiion for
nearly an :bourthe matter was
disposed of by making the Bel
trami County News the official
paper.
All members Of the council
were present at last nights
meeting. The routine business
was first taken up, the weekly
reports OF the justices accepted
and approved and number Of
bills allowed. a bill from the
chairman Of the board Of health
called out some discussion, but
was finally allowed and the coun-
Gil proceeded to the appointment
of the police officers and other
city servants.
The application Of S. G. Bailey
for chief Of police was read and.
submitted. City Attorney Ras-
sell favored the council with
some remarks regarding Mr.
Bailey's fitness for the situation,
euloglzed his personal worth and
integrity, pointed to his past
record and concluded by assur-
the council that it could do no
better than lcappoint Mr.. Bililey.
Alderman BoWser moved his
appointment, Alderman Graham
seconded the. motion and the vote
was unanimous. Applications
for positions as patrolmen were.
then read from Arthur Brose, j.
E. Patterson, John a. Cline, Nor
man Helmcr and J. A. johnson.
Alderman BoWscl moved that
the council proceed to ballot for
three patrolnen the motion was
seconded and the vote stood
Brosea 8; Patterson,2;; Cline, D;
Helner, 5. Brose, Cline. and
Helmer we're declared appointed.
Fred Sprague was appointed
night engineer and Alderman
BoWser suggested to the council
that the duties of the night engi-
neer should be more carefully
prescribed in the future. He
=belieVed-that a little attention to
the city halls general appear
ance was desirable and the mat
ter Went-over until some future
time. Mr.. Sprague will have
police power and in addition to
his duties as night engineer will
assist the night patrolmen when
necessary.
6 The application of j 2. Pogue
for observation-disclosures was then
submitted Attorney Rus
-seff=nad e=alffe1 mal.ks=iin-NAIr.
Pogues behalf. He had brought
order out of chaos Mr.. Russell
saidalnd l bad made record:=in the
collection Of water rentals and
6 eneral efficiency which entitled
. 9 . 9 8 o 9 o . Q 1
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him to more than ordinary con-
Mr.. Pogue's APP
pOintment was made unanimous. =!
S. r. Reeves was unanimously
re.appointed sexton. Mr.. Reeves
was the only applicant for the
position. .-..
The application of A. II. Vince.
lock as managerof the city hall
was then read. Mr.. Wheelock's
record during the past year was
the subject Of a few remarks by
Recorder Bailey and he was
unanimously reappointed, the
length Of his term not being
stipulated. -=..---.-..-
The scavengership then came.
up and the applications Of J. r.
Hennessey, Tom Smart, i. J.
Smith, Fl. Pickles and j. M
Sines we're read. All offered to
Enthusiastically dumping grounds
free Of charge and the applica-
ton of H. Pickles offered to do
the city scavenger work free OF
charge. The proposition was
somewhat indefinite in other
respects and=Was discussed=for=
some tim tyzAtto Rus:
=sell=rnade Ziin=ffaYo r=ofthe=
appointment Of F=Hennessey=
in which5he said Mr.. Hennessey
had been the most satisfactory
scavenger the city had ever had.
The council then proceeded to
ballot and H. G. Smith was elect
cd with three. votes. The other
two went to Hennessey.
The matter Of the appointment
of the board Of health went over
until the next meeting.
Mayor Ludington then an
nounced the appointment OF the
following committees;
Purchasing, BoWserand Hazen;
Streets and Sidewalks. Bowser
and Graham; Electric Lights,
Graham and BoWser; Auditing.
Graham and Bowser, Police and
License, Ludington and Hazen;
Drains, Sewer and Parks, Hazen
and Graham.
The city printing contract was
then taken up. All the local
publishers were present, but only
one bid was in evidence. The
Beltrami County News submitted
d bid to do the city publishing for
the ensuing year in blanket form
in accordance with the call foran
aggregate sum Of $40. 1t was
promptly rejected. G. r. Martin,
publisher Of the News then
favored the council with a few of
his choicest remarks. He stated
that the publishers had decided
to stand togetheron the matterof
city printing and that the day
laborer who worked for the city
received his price, the merchants
bill for merchandise was never
cut, it was customary7to pay full
price for city supplies and the
publishers asked only the rate
prescribed BY law for the print
ing He said the publishers
were ready to submit another
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CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago. March N.-C Cattle food to
prime steers, $5.25@5.75; poor tome.
dunn, S3.50@5.OO; stockers and feed.
ers, s2.5O@4.3O; cows, $1.60@40O;
heifers, $2.5O@4.5O; calves, $4,000
6.25. Hogs--Mixed and butchers, $5.15
M5.4O; good to choice heavy, $3.50
5.45; rough heavy, $515@5.25; light,
s4.SO@5.2O. Sheep Good to choice
wethers, $4.25@5aO; Western Sheep
$3.25@5.25; native lambs, $4.5O@ 5.5O;;
Western, $4.0O@5.75.
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March -Wheat-May,
92c; July, S6A@S6Ac; old, 87aasc;
Sept, -SOaaas c; old, SLICE. Corn March.
5Oalc; May. 52a4 July, 5OA @503sc;
Sept. 491s @y495sc. Oats May, 40c;
July, 38Mc; Sept, 1875 @33Ac. Pork
May, $3.50; July, $3.50. Flax
Cash, Northwestern, $1.13; Southwest
ern, $1O71a; May, $1.10. Butter
Creameries, 14@23kc; diaries, 121A@
21c. Eggs-15A @15Ac. Poultry
Turkeys, 12c; chickens. 12c; springs.
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proposition at the present time
and d bid to do all the city print
ing at full legal rates was. sub.
nitted. After some discussion
the Beltrami County News was
designated as the official paper
Of the city for the ensuing year.
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ST. Pan, Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 21.--Cattle
to choice steers, s2.7O@5.00; common
to fair, $s.25@3.65; good to choice
COWS and heifers, s2.70@3.25; veals.
Observation-Disclosures
Good to choice yearling wethers.
=$4.50@5 .oos:. good to choice lambs.
-s5.OOmE
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TAXPAYERS will find II

TAXPAYERS will find no fault
with the council for attempting
to save all unnecessary expense.
but the proposition to savea few
dollars by refusing to publish
the official proceedings Of the
council will meet with no favor
whatever The law does not
compel the council to publish its
proceedings, but-people are en-
titled to know what the council is
doing, what bills they are allow
ing and to whom they are paying
out the city's money. The coun-
Gil cannot afford at any price to-
keep the public in ignorance OF
what it is doing.
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: |, S=|.N::O.:R T H !
/ + ! ! + I + \ COUNTRY I

-. z,..-s.sszs...=s. *
K IA Ihn ach IN III AZ IA lhhxAik ~
a new sawmill will help Walker
along the highway of prosperity,
Mr.. Carnegie gives Moorhead
$4,000 same purpose same
Some are left who have faith in
sumner. Mizpah fills three
large ice houses.
]==iJ1ilr crease s-its-inccme
fronts Wilter=p l,ooo=loe1
aiiinnuln.1FI9his-is- Watefedsstock
worth having.
Among other good things Ten
strike is reputed to have a man
who1an eat a dozen eggs in. less
than as many minutes,
AS the days grow longer the
Red Lake Courier grows more
republican. John King always
was too good q fellow to be q
democrat in earnest.
There is said to be not a saloon
from Winnipeg junction to
Crookston. a distance Of 7Omiles.
Tramps will please bear this in
mind for the summer season and
confine their patronage to the
| Great Northern.
Brother Greeley and the Big
Fork Compass keep right on add
ing to the debt that the north
country owes them, like this
IIOng ago a winged rover
Sang 'Halloa! the winters over'
Then it vanished over the snowllrifts
10 warm its frozen feet.
| But4in spite Of prophet5singprs
Still the snowdrifts seem to linger
With stubborn pertinency
No loafcr c'cr can boat.
Yes, the earth is growing younger
And the ssunbeams now are stronger;
While the days keep getting longer
Tho nights much shorter grow.
But the man who makes the summers
Must be frozen deep in slumber,
Else the sun.would get its orderss5
To shovel off the snow.
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REAL ESTATE and MARKETS
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, March 21.-Wheat-
May, 94Ac: July, 945sc; Sept, 81Ac,
On track-No. hard, 951kc; No. ]
Northern, 94kc; No. 2 Northern.
91kc.
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THERE are 100000 children in.

THERE are 10000 children in.
the schools of [lnl1ea apo is and .
thousand or two for whom there
are no buildings. Its the proud
boast.of every country town IN
the land that it's children all have
an equal chance for an education
and the city has something to
learn from the country in this
respect.
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s s". PIONEER e: =:
WANT COLUMN Than r:
MISCELLANEOUS.

DIR. FINSEN'S RAY cures can
GERS, tumors, and all kinds of
blood diseases. Address the
Herbaq ueen Mfg. Co., Duluth,
319 First avenue. east.z.-,..--r5r..s--,---
LIBERAL pay to man to solicit
orders; experience unneces.
sary. Perry Nursery company,
Rochester, N. Y
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OWANTED-T fill your wants.
Nothing doestit like "a Pioneer
want ad Il,
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED--Drug clerk, regis
tered preferred. Address Box
%, Akeley, MINI.
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Among other good things Ten
strike is reputed to have a man
whoran eat a dozen eggs in. less
than as many minutes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-22

As the days grow longer the
Red Lake Courier grows more
republican: John King always
was too good a fellow to be q
democrat in earnest.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

among them. The wind Is the chief
source Of evil and diseases are evil
spirits. To transfer the sickness TO
some tree or stone Is 10 effect a cure.
The sakai. like the North American
Indian. has some knowledge OF a hunt.
Ing ground after death and Gala IL the
Island OF Fruit.
While the Sakai spend the,z nights
IN their tree habltations. they spend
their days hunting with the biowSun.
This Implement OF sport or war. as the
case may be. Is a hollow stick some six
feet long with a Quarterback bore. aud
by a pun OF the breath the marksnian
Is able TO send a nine~lnch dart Into a
bird. lizard. snake or monkey 10 or ion
feet away. with fatal precislen. snakes
aud lizards are regarded as particular
~ fnsiy 10 the sakai palate.
When lighting a Zoe the man with a
blowgun polsons his dart. aud dis
patches the deadly Missile into his vie
tim from an Invisible ambu.eade.
In hours OF leisure or In eousting n
sweetheart the sakal plays on a nose
flute. The blowgun give- him such
lungs that be can breathe Into
ms instrument with -onoFou. results.
Our illustration d taken from Ontlus
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

Adurul Devdoper-Aduroi without alkau gives a IN excellent developer
Water. suphte of soda and aduro form the working solution. which gives
excellent shadows without the slightest fog. Only when underexposed. the
usua quantity of alkah should be added to the developer. The picture APP
Years slowly. taking ever IS much a a minute, when overexposed Bro
mid or potassium Is a good retarder for aduroL In the conodion emulsion
process adurol has the great advantage of hydrocarbons. preventing the
settlement Of any impure matter 1t less pure places A great advantage Is
also te strong nsensibnity Of the materials toward the carbonc acid Of the
atmosphere-Photo Times.
Window Transparenehs-Old caston negatives a exeelenty be made
Use or A strong fixing soda solution. % which is added a abundant quaint
" of red prussiate OF potassium. is prepared rs reducer and in this prepara-
ire thn rel washed and dried. For sensitzng. the ordinary blue solution.
consisting OF equal parts OF a solution o green oxide of iron ammonia and
rec prussate of potassium. is applied cThe formula for this viii follow at
ne endJ baths should act or II least We to six minutes. after which
n plates arr taken out and ar placed in a dark ROOF TO dry On the
following Ia print under a negative. The exposure should lot be toe short
n a little oyerexposure Will do no harm. When the plate is taken from
me printng-rrame. put It, film side up in a tray with water. and the dta-
positive VIII almost at ono appear clearly. II the exposure vas too long
h shadows viii emain yellow; but this viii do n HARM. a tn further
teatmen VIII this discoloradon disappear again Prepare @ a so
luton Of ordinary soda about 10 per cent and battle tie weLwashed dh-
positive 1t seems to disappear completely. the whole picture becomes yell
low and thin Now wash again thoroughly. and put the plate in very d.
luted mur1auc acid about l 10 OIL you will be astonshed how slow and
handsome thu blue picture is building up AS oon as the desired intensity
las been obtained. wash again and dry oil a rack. The formula fr pepar
Ing the blue solution is according to Professor yaenta:
Solution Red prussiate II potassium. as e.: distilled water. so z So
luton 2-Green cttrc oxide of iron ammonia. 125 <: distilled water. 30 z
Equal parso of Solutions l and 2 ire mixed. For a Few ox2 plates 80 to 40
c. {. M sensidzing solution are acknowledgements Times
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
GERMAN cAeLe CONSTRUCTION.
Seeking Connections with All I'm.
portant world roLst.-

Seeking Counseslor. With All Inn
portant World rotst.-
Consul General Guentl.er. al Frank
fort. reports to the State Department
the following information:
"a new era In German cable Gus
struction began with the laying OF n
cable 10 Vlgo. Spain. n distance OF
about 1900 miles.
During the last seven years Ger
many has laid 1875 miles OF cable. at
a cost OF over s5.coo.Ooo. Ia is0s q
cable. % miles Ia length. vas laid be-
tween sassniix aad Trellebogg. aud In
1899 German Southwest Africa was
connected with the International tris-
graph system by a cable iJ5 miles
long.
'In 1900 the FIRST German american
cable between Emdcu and New York.
Via the Azorcs-a distance Of ISIS
mllcs-was laid. Al about the same
time Germany put down the first Ger
cables along the Chipese coast.
the cable Tsintau-Chcfoo being ~
and that connecting Tsintau and
Shanghai as miles long The year
1901 Witnessed the laying Of the nfth
between Germany and England.
connecting Borkum ard Baktou. a dis.
Of 80 miles. Tile telephone cable
between Fehmarp and Laaland wa,
aid IN 1902.
The construction Of n second trans.
Ntlautic cable between Linden nnd
New York. via the Azores. has been
commenced. and II viii. It Is expected.
% ready for service before the explrn.
lon OF the next year. Germany l. also
contemplating m increase OF her cable
let Ia Eastern Asin and the South Sea.
" constructing cables between Alena.
10 and Guam and the Palau Islands
nd Shanghai.
1T is said that the growth Of Ger.
nan interests. both military aud com.
n%eFcIal. will In the future require the
OF more cables by Germany.
1dependcnt OF foreign nations. Ger.
iany now has cable works and two
able steamers" |,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

guilty women managed TO get the $50
together.
Toward six o'clock Mrs. M~aioney
slipped into Martins little house and
put the money Into the tick. The next
morning early. when the Maloneys
were at their breakfast. Uncle Martin
appeared. chuckling. 1t was in the
straw tick" he reported truthfully
enough. Moved about a little. |
guess I've made up my mind to take
hat trip to Chicago. am so glad
after my scare that | feel like cele-
bratfng. And you never can tell what
may happen" he went on. ~chuckllng
anew, and looking at his niece.
That's right. that's right" said her
husband. You might as well have
the good of 1t yourself. You worked
hard enough for H."
Mrs Maloney choked. and set Down
the cup OF coffee she was drinking.
and rose hastily from the table. Uncle
Martin looked on sympathetieally.
But the chagrined and angry woman
had one consolation She knew hat
there were W others no less uncom-
Portable than she TO find the old man
going merrily to Chicago on their
hard-earned money.
Alas, curiosity is the ancient sin of
woman. and II seems to take many
to break her OF It-New York
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

II is predicted that the American
cake-walk will soon give way In Paris
10 a new dance which an accomplished
French dancing master has invented.
says a correspondent In The Beacon.
1t is called the 'veil-dance." and ia
described as follows: Each lady
wears n wrap OF mousseline de sole
or other Hlmy tissue thrown around
her waist. and waves the nree ends as
she dances. and the men attempt %
look as 'regence' as possible. and use
their closed crush hats ms dancers In
the graceful old pnvane used their
thr~ee-coYnered one. The dancers form
In Aline. barndoor dance fashion. and
to a tune hnlf waltz and half gavotte
the room 10 filled with graceful font.
Ing forms. to which the black coats OF
The men make an effective back.
The effect IL n pleasing one.
md the dance, when well done, Ia al.
most stately"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

as 100000 In currency when he vi.
tertook to corner the wheat market.
An attempt 10 bull Jersey Central
he wheat corner. was similarly I'M
profitable. for the stock went down
forty points In enc day. Whether
Keene might have succeeded In his
wheat corner or not VIII never posi-
lively be known. FOR the attempt mis-
carried when a forged telegram wa.
sent from New York 10 bis CHICAGO
brokers ordering them TO sell 100000
bushels OF wheat They threw Il on
the market. II became known that
keene was selling. and before all the
evils had been reckoncd with Kcens
was 100000 loser on wheat. JeFs >
Central cost him over Sl.OoO.OOO.
Keene came back In 1880. whn
stocks took an upward trend and he'd
II. and those who had expected 20 see
him wans noted his return % fortunes
favor In a more lavish form thar he
had ever enjoyed Il. Ills wealth on IA.
per rose to s2O.O0O.O0O. He tibet went
into every game In the market. and
the seesaw OF the street and OF other
mems brains In conflict with his stead
lily wore down his fortune 50 that In
April. 1881. he was believed 10 be nj
the end Of the road. He went on DIS.
perately. rallying by an occasional
coup. but being overwhelmed by the
collapse OF a Zeal In Northern Pacific.
He then took 10 dealing In priv lcges.
and he sold these so recklessly and
the market turned so unfortunately
.hs: h ~eItangled himself beyond hope
Of redemption. and In 1884 failed
again.
Mr.. Keene got back Into the market
again. and when success came to him
he paid all the debts that were out.
standing when he suspended In 1854.
turned bull rs stocks made unprec.
advances with the Incoming
this century aud was credited with
out at a profit. His bear cam
were the losing ventures OF his
recent years. He was assail d bitterly
by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit man
lgement In 1899 and was charged with
being the source Of the rumJrs affect.
ng that stock. \
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4 village clergyman has this choict
bit among his annals. One day he wal
summoned In haste by Mrs Johnston,
who had been taken suddenly Ill He
went, In some wonder, because she
was not of his parish. and was known
TO be devoted to her own minister. the
Rev. Mr.. Hopkins.
While he wal waiting In the parlor.
before seeing the sick woman. he be-
guiled the time by talking with her
daughter.
II I'M very much pleased to know
your mother thought of me In her III
ness" he said rs MI. Hopkins
away7"
The lady looked unseignedly shock
ed
NO" she said "Oh. no! But were
afraid it's something contagious, and
we didn't like to run any risks
Housewife.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
BootbIack and the Cririo.

Here is a story that Is being told
about William Winter, dean of dramat-
ic critics. Mr.. Winters locks are long
and gray. While crossing City Hall
Park n day last summer he was ap-
preached by a bootblack.
"Shine. mister? Sinner
mo, my son." replied Mr.. Winter,
and then, noting the CRIME on the
face of the urchln, he added: Il don't
want a shine, but III tell you what
I'll DO. II you will go owe to the foun-
tain there and wash your face l viii
give you 5 cents"
The bootblack looked up at the old
man. neered at the pronered nickel
and said, disdainfully:
Say, boss, yer better keep that nick
81 ter pay fer a haircut"-Nsw York
Pro6GL
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

The topic had been carefully explain
ed, and as an aid to understanding the
teacher had given each pupil a card
bearing the picture of a boy fishing.
Even pleasure" said she, requires
the exercise of patience See the boy
fishing? He must sit and wait and
wait. He must be patient"
Having treated the subject very
fully, she began with the simplest,
most practical question:
And now, can any little boy tell me
what we most need when we go fish
ing?"
The answer was shouted with one
voice:
"Baitr
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

meath It an underground metropolitan
railway station Of three floors. where
the several lines will intersect on the
different levels. Metallic flooring will
separate the three lines. and will sup.
port the roadway. The lowest line IL
twenty-one meters deep. but as water
Is reached 1t a depth Of ten meters, a
large part Of the work will be done
by means Of compressed air compart-
ments, measuring eight by twenty-five
meters.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
m \ ORCHARD


NJ here, beneath this roof Of ErseaL
throw me down and dream again
he golden dreams Of what has been
And future harvests YET to gainl
The wheat waves in the field close by,
An apple. ripened ere its time.
Drops from the tree. the suns great ey
Seeks through the leaves and. ~
rhyme,
The birds weave to and fro and sing
The very songs | would declare.
And now and thsn the branches swing
Stirred gently by a wandering cir.
The binders. clicking in the wheat,
The whistle of a passing train,
The distant noises of the street.
Are to my song a low refrain
To-day | rest at ease
And pick the golden fruits that grow
n solitude on twigs of peace
The fruits that only dreamers know.
York News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
Jay Gould, with whom he engaged in

Jay Gould. with whom he engaged in
fighting Western Union with Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph. While they
pronted in this campaign, he broke
with Gould shortly afterwards, alleg-
ing that Gould had gone back on his
friends and sold them out In the mid
die Of a deal. Gould, On the other
hand, declared that Keene had played
HIM a shabby trick. 1t was at this
time that Keene expressed the opin-
ion that Gould was the wsckedest man
In the woisd.
Keene had heaped up his profits In
cash and was known to have ~ much