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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-02-20

WANTED Special representa-
tive in this county and adjoin-
ing territories, to represent
and advertise an old esta blished
business house ofsolid financial
standing Salary 81 weekly,
with Expenses paid each Mon
day by check direct from head
quarters. Expenses advanced;
position permanent. We fur
nish everything. Address, The
Columbia, GAO Monon Bldg,
Chicago, III.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-02-20
s CO... PIONEER es s:
-. WANT COLUMN tn IT, +:
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE CHEAP-We have
for sale, cheap, one 14-horse
power joint traction engine, in
first class condition. Just the
thing for a sawmill. Address
Prentice Bros, Cogswell, n. D.
FOR SALE,-Contracts for Deed
Latest approved form at the
Pioneer office.
FOR SALE-Onion skin type
writer paper at the Pioneer
Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-02-20
HELP WANTED.

WANTED hundred men
for tie making, prices 9 and 10
cents, postmaking i cents,
4. post peeling cents. Chambers
& McLain, one mile east OF
Tenstrike.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29

|, Sol Dobson, Chancery Clerk Ran
kin county. Mississippi, do hereby certify
that the following is a list Of pensioners
whose applications were approved by the
County Board of Pension Commissioners
of this County under the law of 1904.
Given under my hand and seal this 10th
day Of September 1904.
SOL DOBSON, Chancery Clerk. Z
E. P. Hit, Abe Gordon, Nancy C.
Allen, P. J. Anderson, Catherine Allen,
Y. Bryant, Elizabeth Bicknall, Nancy
Cockrell, M. E. Chambers, Sarah Chap
man, Mary E. Floyd, Caroline Gray,
Sarah Irby, E. J. Jackson, M. B Lowther,
C. v. Lowe, Mary E. Myers, Marg aret
McDuff, MaIissa Mcdonald, Margaret
Nicely, ]. B. Nelly, E. ]. Ogden, c. A.
Pace, Martha Purvis, Alice Pope, M. S.
Quinn, N. E. Ragsdale, Mag Smith,
Margaret Seymons, Warranty Tucker,
Sara M. Taylor, Tom Brown, AFTER Tay.
lor, Jake Began, M. A. White, Fannie A.
Warren, Harriet Williamson, VIM. M.
Burns, ]. E. Booth, John Crockwell, r,
G.. Childers, Ben H. Edwards, Steve
Fortenberry, J. S. Hill, Geo. w. Howell,
]. N. Hunter, James D. Holmes, H. c.
Hilton, w. F. Lewis, J. 7. Lewis, w. J.
Matthews, j. w. Moore, 6. w. McWil-
liams, A. B. Odom. R. J. Pitman, VIM.
Price, Henry Richie, VIM. Robinson,
Samuel Stewart, T. O. Scales, A. r.
Sparks, w. H. Story, N: S. sigrest, A.
j. Townsend, A. NJ. Thomas, D. J.
Walters, J. J. Mailman, Milton Walters,
James r. Womack, James A. Penn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
University
of Mississippi

Twenty.Six Schools offer courses in
Science, Literature and the Arts, and pro.
fessional courses in Law, Electrical Engi-
neering, Civil Engineering and Mining
Engineering, Education, Medicine.
Tuition Free to men and women, ex.
cept for courses in Law and Medicin.
All expenses very low. Attractive loca-
ton. Perfect sanitation. Complete wa.
ter. sewer, lighting and heating systems.
Purest deep we'll water used.
Greatly enlarged scientific equipment
and new buildings. Admirable arrange.
ments for women students in Woman
Hall. New boarding Hall for men.
Special opportunities for students Of lin.
tied means.
Session of Ioo4-5 opens September Il,
1904. Summer term, loos. opens June ;.
For catalogue or bulletins or special in.
formation, address
R. B. FULTON, Chancellor,
University, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
Illinois Central Railroad Co
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

NOllNE ~ OlOAknOLOENo.
Public notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting Of the Stockhold-
pany will be held at the Company's office
In Chicago Illinois, on Wednesday
October io, 1904, at twelve o'clock noon.
To permit personal attendance at said
meeting there will be issued to each
holder of one or more shares of the cap.
ital stock Of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, as registered on the books of
the company at the close Of business on
Tuesday, September II. loo4, who Is of
full age, ticket enabling him, or her, to
travel free over the Company's lines from
the station on the Illinois Central Rail-
road nearest to his or her registered
address to Chicago and return, such
ticket to be good for the journey from
Chicago only on the day of the meeting
and the four days Immediately following,
when properly coutersigned and stamped
during business hours, that is to say,
between 900 am. and 500 p.m.-- in the
office of the Assistant Secretary, Mr.W.
6. Bruen, in Chicago. Such ticket may
be obtained by any holder of stock,
registered as above, on application, in
writing to the President of the Company
in Chicago. Each application must state
the full name and address of the Stock
holder exactly as is given to his or her
Certificate of stock together with the
number and date of such certificate. No
more than one person will be carried free
in respect to any one holding Of stock as
registered on the books Of the Company.
- A.. 6. HACKSTAFF,
Secretary
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29

reported on best authority 70 be only
one. half to two-thilds . full crop, and
this shortage amounts 20 moro gallons
Of oil than the total cotton oil crop.
The condition Of every crop in
every country. should warrant cotton
oil worth fully double its present
price; warrant tho mills IN paying ct
least SO per cont. higher prices fos
seed. But the mills cannot pay moro
for seed unless tho price Of oil oan be
advanced to : value al things justify.
Oil mills will not pay more for seed
than they arc obliged to pay, and ~
long as farmers are selling seed at 412
to $14 per ton. mills will not pay Gao
to $22, the price seed should be selling
at.
1.-THE growers Of cotton and cotton
seed can and should control the mar.
kets by holding back both cotton and
seed till they oan secure price that
all conditions warrant. Unless they
do, they will find they have parted
with three.fourths Of their crop before
the advance comes. and the cotton
and seed speoulator will reap the BEN
eft that belongs to the producer.
Hold your cotton and hold your cot
ton seed Till the advance 10 here with
you. Il will come much sooner II
You hold. for % long - you are part
ing with your crop freely, the specu-
altor will hold down the prices.
1.-THE present crop, II only about
10, 600, 900 bales, can be made to pay
the producers 800. 600. 600 to $725. 600, /.
600 total, or from $685.. 600, 600 to $3.50.
600, 900 for the lint, and from $50, 600.
600 to SIS. 0C0, 600 for 5000. 0O0 tons
of seed sold. retaining 1000, 900 tons
of seed for feeding cattle and for
planting next years crop.
"All that 10 needed IL concerted
action and backbone TO foroe the mar.
kets to respond to conditions never %
favorable to be controlled or adjusted
for the growers interest. It 10 oil
ready for your action and concerted
action will control the crop movement
and prices for cotton and seed, and
give the producer the benefit hereto.
fore always received By the speoula.
tive middleman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
THE SENTIMENT IS CHANGING

THE SENTIMENT IS CHANGING.
Following 10 letter The News has
been permitted to copy. in response
to contribution to . popular north.
ern journal. written BY . lady:
My Dear Southern Sister: Your
appeal to the voters Of this section
strikes a chord Of sympathy in my
heart. am grieved to say that
Judge Parker does not dare to take .
stand on the question Of negro insol.
enoe. Should he be elected, he will
be weak enough to follow the north.
ern fanatics who ''love niggers. !"
You are gaining the sympathy and soon
will have the active support Of almost
all thinking and solid men and wo.
men in the north. The ''nigger" 10
growing more impudent and aggressive
daily, right here in New York.
They are buying real estate and hold
ing it to make the neigbhors buy At
advanced rates or settle down and ruin
the whole district. So far they have
been protected by the crazy sentiment
bred Of Phillips, Garrison and Beech.
er but the situation Is intoIerable,
and we will not resort to politics but
to the effective example Of the south.
These brutes understand only one law,
and will obey no other. May the
time soon come when New York will
reduce these black rascals to their
places, as Mississippi and all Dixie
have done. Don't be discouraged,
there will soon be flare.up, and then
the men who are At to be called white
will take hand and wipe ont this
base injustice. Conditions are Al
bad or worse here than in the south
for the niggers have been taught
here that they are equal to the whites.
That thing cannot continue; We must
rule or the black will follow all hia
base instincts. The white man must
rule or be ruined forever.
Now dear madame, please accept
my thanks for your noble appeal
You have struck 3 respons. ve chord
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29

WANTED-lndustrious man or wo.
man as permanent representative Of big
manufacturing company to look after its
business in this county and adjoining ter
ritory. Business successful and established.
Salary $40 weekly and expenses. Salary
paid weekly from home office. Expense
money advanced. Experience not essential.
Enclose self addressed envelope. Gen
eral Manager, Como Block, Chicago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29

In the heart Of every man and woman
who have read Is. There II more
love and sympathy for our sisters and
brothers Of Dixie than you have any
idea Of.
am sorry that ! am . stranger TO
you, but trust this will reach You
through our paper.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
BRIDGE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the chancery clerks
Office up to II o'clock noon of the first
Monday in Oct. 1904, for building bridge
across Clear Creek, at Burrham's Beat s,
according to plans and specifications now
on file. The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the board of supervisors.
SOL DOBSON, Clerk.
Brandon, Miss, Sept. II, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
BRIDGE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the chancery clerk S
Office up to II o'clock noon of the first
Monday in Oct: 1904, for building a bridge
across Clear Greek in Jones' lane on
Rehoboth road, beat 4, according to plans
and specifications now on file. The board
reserves the right to reject any or all bid S
By order Of the board Of supervisors.
SOL DOBSON, Clerk.
Brandon, Miss, Sept. II, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
FOX SALE.

Hall down, balance on easy terms,
: now l.room residence, now oistern,
small barn, with 60 acres land IT.
taohed. we'll wstered and fenced,
acres good tillable, balance woodland
and pasturage, IN the town o.
Brandon. For further information
call On News office. or owner.
s. H. eTAPLETON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
Will be received at the chancery clerks
Office up to IL o'clock noon of the first
Monday in Oct. 1904, for building bridge
across Squirrel branch in beat /, according
to plans and specifications now on file.
By order of the board Of supervisors.
SOL DOBSON, Clerk.
Brandon, Miss, Sept. II, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
Department Of the Interior. Land Office at
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
chancery Clerk. Rankin County. at Brandon
Miss. on October 8, 1904. viz CharlieBirch.
II. E. No. 34348 for the E3. Ek and EL SEX
Sec Q, an. r 4East of Choctaw Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz: r. M. Gray of Dobson, Miss,
Henry Brown OF Dobson, Miss. w. L. Manning
of Brandon, Miss, and Dick Bate of Brandon.
FRED w. COLLINS,
Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
Men Of Oak

Timbers Of oak keep the old
homestead standing through
the years. It pays to use the
right stuff.
Men of. oak are men in
rugged health, men whose
bodies are made Of the sound
est materials.
Childhood is the time to lay
the foundation for a sturdy con-
stitution that will last for years.
Scots Emulsion is the right
stuff.
Slott's Emulsion stimulates
tba growing powers Of children.
them build a firm
foundation for : sturdy cOnS6,
tuition.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT = BOVINE. chemlsts.
loo-4ie Psiart strest New {os1v.
soc. auo oI.oeA III dfuouto91.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
NOTICE.

am ordered by the board of supervisors
to give notice, that all unadjusted Back
Taxes will be collected by distress as
assessed, after the first Of September.
Sol Dobson, Clerk.
Brandon, Miss, Aug. 18TH, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
James R. Womack. James A. Penn.

w ANTE D-White oak heading
bolts, also white oak logs by the car
load. For specifications and prices write
to w. n. Coleman CO., Belle ST., Jack
son, Mississippi. We pay cash for all
shipments.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
EXCURSION RATES TO NORTH.
ERN RESORTS.
STOP OVERS AT st IOIIC EA1R

STOP OVERS AT ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Excursion tickets at unusually low
rates, good for ithe season. on sale 10
Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha, Green.
Lake, Devils Lake, Gogebics, Ashland,
Marqutte, Superior, Duluth, st. Paul, Min.
neapolis and many other cool and delight
full lake resorts reached by tho North
Western Line.
Stop-overs at st. Louis permit visit to
the Worlds Fair en- route. Information
and tickets can be secured from your
home agent. Booklet entitled "The Lakes
and Summer Resorts of the Northwest"
mailed upon receipt Of 4 cents in stamps.
w. B. kniskern, PIT. NC. and N. W..
R'y, Chicago, III.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
One Hereford bull, four years old,
registered. One graded shorthorn
Hereford bull, five years old, Must sell to
keep from inbreeding. inspection soliei.
ted. ]. G.. White.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
ARRESTIT-$5O REWARD.

Abottls d Ec.zine viii b sent free to
every reader Of this paper who IS suffering
with any kind Of skin disease OF erup.
lions, any form Of Eczema, Blind Of
Bleeding Piles. Scrofula, Itch, letter,
Barbsrs Itch, Rlngworm, Boils, Blood
Poison, Fever Sores Or any other Germ
disease or sores Of any name Of nature.
$50 reward will Be- paid Tor any case Of
Eczema that ID not promptly cured with
Ee-xins. Ee.xIne will heal any sore Or
cure the worst skin and make Il lock
Ike vslvit. Heretofore there has been
no Specific discovered that would cure
Eczema and kindred diseases until &C.
zine was discovered and now thousands
are cured daily. NEVER MIND
WHAT you HAVE TRIED; for.
get the failures made by other remedies
and send for FREE SAMPLE Of &c.
zine, which always gives relief and =
permanent cure.
Ec.xine Skin Soap b the best an.
tisceptic soap made. Il will cleanse any.
thing-will destroy microbes Of dandruf,
falling hair, sore head, hands and fest,
plmplss and blaekhsads on face and
make the skin smooth. The only antissp-
tic shaving soap made, guarntssd to cure
germ dlssasss-$so 4 It don't . cents
. cake. Write to-day to.
BOYD OHENlCkL co.,
~ AeNd. 4sNsalv 3D..
Ckas4fS. 81.
The publisher Of this paper kasws Of ths
reliability Of Ee-sins ana Of the Boyd Chsmi.
col Co.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29

Tickets and partlculars % = speclle
rates, limits I'D tsaia TIM q yeus hens
aslet4 SCENT
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29

CkisatS. FL
The publisher Of tnis paper kasws Of Shs
reliability Of Ee-sins ana Of The Boyd Chsmi.
col Co.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
BRIDGE NOTICE.

Brandon, Miss, Sept. II, 1904.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-09

NAV be. He even condescends
sometimes in the evening to sit
on the mound IN front Of the
burrow he has usurped; 50 the
simple villagers begin TO regard
him with the same indifference
as they do the burrowing owl,
the Minerva bird and the little
attic swallows, which with the
addition Of a weasel or two.
perhaps make up the foreign
population Of the place 1t
may be that they even feel
honored by his company. for
there is a great deal Of
human nature among the lower
animals.
When the young viscachas
are large and strong enough 10
leave their nurseries the vii
layers pay them tribute by
furnishing the flesh Of some Of
their little ones to supply his
table, thankful, perhaps, that
II is no worse, and that gentle
men foxes do not often bother
themselves TO procure food for
their own young.
When, however, it happens
to be a female fox that pays
them a vista female with a
family Of eight or nine young
ones to feed then, indeed, en-
sues a slaughter of the inno-
cents. for the vixen makes
house to house calls throughout
the village, hunts her helpless
prey from hole TO hole, does
New-York tribune., 1904-10-09
By j. Carter Beard

with his dispossess warrant,
SO to speak, into the bur-
row Of a viscaCha he has TO
face such storm of indig-
nant remonstrances. taking
on the form Of growls, grunts.
snorts and snarls, rising grad
uallv 10 a series of ear
piercing squeals, staccato at
first, but quavcring and long
drawn-out and tremulous at
the end. that were the fox
at all sensitive or a self
respecting creature, he would
hang his head with shame
and quickly depart Instead
OF doing so. he quickly eiects
the rightful owners, and takes
possession Of the burrow HIM
self.
Having domiciled himself
among the viscachas. the fox
becomes the most prominent
citizen in the place. His
manners are quiet and unas-
Stunning. whatever his morals
New-York tribune., 1904-10-09

litdtll lllS ltCt. " siS
warned by residents that
snakes were numerous in
these burrows, where
they prey upon the
mutton-birds and their
young. | myself trod
upon a snake, which
providentially was too
torpid or too sluggish
TO strike before | got
out of the way. l sue
ceeded in shooting il.
and t h EN- ascertained
that it was the venomous
black-snake of Australia
(.4CduthO Phis tortor), an
exceedingly poisonous
species.
But the most villain
Gus honest tie aling,
strange to say, is that
practised by birds. and
is most repugnant be-
cause, as a naturalist of
the last century wrote
1T is a mOnstrous out
rage on the maternal
affection, one of the first
great dictates of nature. "
When the lily-pads begin
TO pave the level lake
with their green discs,
and the plants yet retain
the tender tints of ear
liest spring, the birds are
busy with their nests.
Such a flying about
New-York tribune., 1904-10-09

battle with the distracted parents and carries off
their children in spite of all that they can do Nor
she satisfied long young viscacha is left alive
IN the village When no more of the offspring of
her hosts remain to slaughter the fox gathers her
family together and sets find another village
where the same of cruel havoc be repeated
W. H. Hudson, who has told more than anyone
else about the vscacha writes that the foxes them
selves find relentless foe in man. by whom they are
recognized as the most formidable poultry destroyers
TO be found anywhere and who visit them with no end
of unrelenting persecution, that districts which
settled and populated the check that viscacha
receives from the foxes is not appreciable.
Birds, being less adapted than mammals to burrows
always willing themselves labor in this
respect. Some like the kingisher, make over and
alter deserted burrow suit their convenience;
Others, like the burrowing owls live company with
the original makers of the burrows the prairiedogs
and this viscachas but that groesque feathered freak
the putin, Is by no means content to obtain home
peaceablv
The bird looks approvingy when rabbits dig
burrow. 1t IS careful not to alarm the tmid crea-
turcs. but when they have completed their
labors and the burrow is finished then indeed
It IS another matter Down into the rabbits home
rushes the preposterousl ybeaked bird and uncere-
monlousy orders the the premises or
suffer the consequences. In such eXlgenCy a
rabbit becomes courageous. and the squealing and
scuing underground give evidence of the strenuous
struggle that invariably takes place before the dispute
Is settled But the enormous bill that the putin
presents is always too much for the tenant. They
able il and perpetuallv driven
10 find If they can, another home for themselves.
As for the putt,ns. they too know what have
a home invaded their family broken up.
There a species OF the bird which burrows (for
pui.ns burrow and do burrow when there are no
rabbits work for them in Goose Island of the
North Australian coast. The rock" writes Nc
Gillivrav, forms detached base masses and ridges
but of considerable height. In the hollows the
soil appears rich, dark and pulverulent with much
admixture of uniformed bird guano The scanty
vegetation Is apparently limited grass growing
in tussocks and a few maritime plants. The ground
resembles rabbit warren, being everywhere under
mined by the burrows of the mutton-brd short
tailed putin (PufiHuS bregicd.i4s).
A person walking across the island can scarcely
avoid frequently stumbling into these burrows the
earth above them constantly giving way be-
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