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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
Seven Hundred Thirty Four
Votes Cast at School Elec-
tion Saturday Night.
TORRANCE AND ANDREWS ARE
ELECTED ON BOARD.
Result a Decisive Victory For
Advocates of Better
hOOls.
THE VOTE

The school election Saturday
evening was the hottest thing
ever pulled off in Beminji.
In two shours 734 votes were
cast and the Messrs Torrance
and Andrews were elected mem
bers of the board of education
for the ensuing three years by a
majority of a little more than 100.
The result is a magnificent
victory in the campaign for bet
ter schools, and the credit is due
to the ladies of Bemidji, who
originated the movement and
tciled untiringly to push it to a
successful conclusion. The people
of Bemidji have become con.
vinced that their schools are not
what they should be and the vote
Of Saturday night shows con-
clusively that they are deter
mined to mend matters.
At seven o'clock Saturday
evening the lobby of the high
school building was crowded.
The meeting was called to order
by D. G. Smyth, secretary of the
board of education. H. J. Loud
was elected moderator, H. G..
Hays was made assistant secre-
tary and e. b. Mcdonald and
r. w. Hitchcock we've appointed
tellers. The reading of the re-
por t of the secretary was tenn
por rarily dispensed with and a
bal lot for members of the board
was ordered. For two hours a
solid mass of men and women
pac cked every foot of standing
roo m in the lobby passing to an
adjoining room to vote. The
heat was intense and the air
stif fling but the crowd was good
natured and there was no dis
order. Voting ceased at 9:15
and in a few minutes the tellers
had completed the count and the
res ult was announced as given
above.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
NOTES..

I t was representative gather
ing the people of Bemidji we're
the ere.
The jam in the lobby of the
SCI hool house was awful and the
heat was terrific, but the laun-
drymen took it philosophically.
The faithful, earnest, persist
ent work of the ladies of the city
is what carried the day. The
victory was theirs; the fruits of
it will belong to the whole city.
Some two weeks ago L. Fl.
Bailey stood on a street corner
in Bemidji and shook his fist in
the face Of a number of citizens
and declared 81 can carry this
city any old time on any old pro-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
LET CONTRACTS
City Council Will Award Several
Important Contracts at To-
nights Meeting.

The city council will have a
regular meeting tonight and one
of the most important things to
come before it will be the award
ing of the contracts for building
the new city pumping station
and laying the water mains. A
mum Der of bids are submitted, all
by local contractors. The bids
will be opened tonight and the
contracts awarded.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
School Elections.

Schools elections were held
Saturday night in all the school
districts in the county. John
Guthrie, of Turtle River town
brought in the first report from
District No. II this morning,
where Peter N. Grandby was
elected treasurer. At Blackduck
seventeen votes we're cast and L..
G. Townsend and b. J. Taylor
were reelected trustees and
John Thompson was elected to
fill a vacancy on the board.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
Bitten by Vicious Horse.

Walter Smyth, who drives the
delivery wagon for the Bemidji
Mercantile Go. was severely bit
ten by vicious horse this morn
ing. He was harnessing the
animal in the stall when it bit
him in the back, taking out a
large chunk of flesh and fractur-
ing two ribs. He is under the
doctors care and his injuries are
quite serious.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
Married Men Drubbed.

The Single Men and the Mar
ried Men played ball at Black
duck yesterday and the Bene-
diets were defeated by a big
score. The single men assert
that they have been very chesty
since a game they won some time
ago are highly elacted over the
outcome. The game furnished
amusement for a large crowd.
Weare overstocked on iron beds
and for this reason we will offer.
our entire stock of beds at actual
cost. b. =. Naylor.
Go to Haklxerup for photos.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
Board of Equalization.

The board Of county commls-
sioners is in session at the court
house today as a board of equal
ization. The session will prob
ably be a short one. Little
changes in the assessment or
valuation are anticipated. Coun-
ty Auditor Sylvester is author
ity for the statement that the
assessors of the various towns
this year were as a whole the
best lot of assessors the county
ever had.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
Has Offices at Grand Forks.

DR.. George Moody, formerly
Judge McClennahan's court re-
porter was in the city yesterday
for a short visit with friends.
Mr.. Moody is now located at
Grand Forks in the practice of
chiropractic. He has fine office
rooms and nice practice.
George has hosts of friends all
through this section who will be
glad to learn that be is success
full.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18

Russians being repulsed and
pursued considerable distance.
Lieutenant General Keller was in
command of the Russian forces.
kuroki's dispatch to the govern
ment war office does not give the
casualties.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18

with the visitors errors for three
runs. The same thing happened
in the eighth and won the game.
Emerson pitched for the home
team and his work was beyond
criticism.
The roofing was a feature of
the game and the crowd was one
of the most enthusiastic of the
present season. The attendance
was better than for some time
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
RUSSIANS REPULSED
Two Divisions Of Russian Army Assault
Jap Position at Molten Pass
and are Repulsed.

Toxic, July 18.Two divisions|
of Russians yesterday made a
desperate attempt to capture the
Japanese position at Motion
Pass. The Japanese resistance
was STUBBORN and effective, the
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
Will Try For CrOOkstOn.

The management of the local
baseball team today opened
negotiations for a game with the
Crookston ball team in this city
next Sunday. The home team
is much stronger now than when
it met Crookston before and if
the game can be arranged it will
no doubt draw a very large
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18

The funeral of Mrs. Martha
Harragan, Of Tenstrike, occurred
yesterday afternoon from the
Pres byterian church and was
very largely attended. The in
terrment was at Greenwood.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18

The baseball game between
the Tenstrike club and the
married men from Blackduck
did not occur yesterday. Ten
strike has no grounds and there
will be no more baseball there
this summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18

and the home team played a
game which every body appre-
ciated and will result in a better
attendance at the home games
from this time on.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
Demonstration.

Conway's Commercial Col
lege is organizing a class in
Bookkeeping, Shorthand and
Typewriting for school teach
ers and those who have at
tended school during the year
who wish to take up these
studies during vacation. One
months free lessons given to
all who enroll during July.
COnWay's Commercial College,
Box IA, IoS Sixth Street, between
Bemidji and Beltrami Avenues.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-07-18
PRINCESS
Grocery Co.
M. E. CARSON, Manager.

Fancy Crawford Peaches, 0nc
pcI Cdu' '...... ......AO
Regular price 25c
Fancy Lemon Cling Peaches. Oec
pSi Se1il' ....AO
Regular price SOC
Fancy Peeled Apricots, orc
per can. .............. -. ..........,.. 40
Regular price SOC
Fancy Pears, orc
per can. ,............ 40
Regular price SOC
Fancy Egg Plums 0nc,
per can. ............ AV
Regular price 25c
Fancy Preserved Strawberries, orc
per can. ................ 40
Regular price 3Oc
Fancy Canned Sweet Potatoes, 1sc
per can ....... I'D
Fancy Canned Apples, Osc Onc
per gallOn can ...................AO 40 -oV
Fancy Home Cured Fl Hams, rsc
poi lD' AZ
Fancy Home Cured Shoulder snc
ptI d.. ......AS
Fancy 3K Herring, &c
each ...... ........................A
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01

Emerson enjoyed quoting certain say.
ings of Thorenu. ms: "Some circumstnn-
tial evidence In very strong. as when
you find n trout IN the milk" '@The
club Ia soft flsh and tastes like boiled
brown paper salted."
When Thoreau was In Concord jail
because he refused to pay his taxes
Emerson called upon him and remark
Cd, Henry, am very much surprised
to nee you here" To which Thoreau
replied, 81 am very much surprised
that you are not here"
Emerson told the story Of Mrs. Tho
reau's call on his Aunt Mary. 0bserv-
ing that Mrs. Thoreau wore pink rib.
bons, Miss Emerson closed her eyes for
a time. Presently she observed, Mrs.
Thoreau, don't know II you have oS.
served that my eyes are shut" "Yes,
madam, have observed t." II don't
like to see person OF your age guilty
OF levity In dress. christian Register.
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Japan,s sway In Formo.a.

japan had 10 reconquer the occupants
OF Forinoea when she assumed control
In 1906. The coast was at the mercy
OF pirates and the interior Of the L.
land ruled by savage aboriginee and
organized robbers China had always
let the natives alone. japanese colonies
were promptly established, and now
Gc of the 100 schools maintained
ere for japanese pupils. and there Ia
one law for the Japs and another Cor
the natives. as the latter are allowed
10 cling to old laws and customs to a
certain extent, The Japs are not per
mittcd to use opium, but the natives
may, although the government regu-
lates the traffic and seeks 10 wean the
people from II, Opium smokers are
licensed, and no others can buy the
drug. Children are warned against II
by teachers and physicians. The net
result Of regulation. example and warn
ing ia that the importation Of opium
is rapidly declining.
Japan has driven thousands OF arte-
sian wells In Formosa to abate epidsm.
les due to bad drinking water. Hos
pitals have been established, and train
ed phyRicians now take the place Of
the old witch doctors. Deaths from
plaques. the scourge Of Asiatic coun-
tries. are declining. The island was
roadless in 1S0a Now there are 1000
miles Of good roads, and the govern.
ment has adopted plans for railways
to cost $1h.O0O0OO. Under japanese
rule the rice and tea crops have In
creased. and steady progress has been
made In the culture Of jute, sugar, po-
tatoes and other produce. The produc-
tion of camphor doubled between 1907
and 1908. and the output Of eamphor
oil quadrupled in the same period.
Every branch Of trade and industry |
on the island shows the effect OF the
new order Of things. In two years the
output Of coal and gold has doubled
and that Of silver trebled. Vast sums
have been spent BY Japan, but her gen.
Dral revenues from the new possession
have grown quite tenfold in seven
years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
Mere Rowing Harmless.

His former parishloners in this city
recall now many Just and smart OBJ
servations Of the late Rev DR.. George
Lorimer In his private intercourse. A
few weeks before he left for Europe
on that III fated journey he met at her
residence a wealthy and capable New
York woman who, under the influence
Of one Of the oriental propagandlsts
among us, had fallen into curious re-
llgious practices. She received HIN In
room where rested on a pedestal
hideous Indian idol.
do you object, doctor, to idols as
such2" she asked, half deprecatingly
half In the tone Of challenge.
mot at oil, madam, not at ALL"
"You would be shocked, suppose. to
see me bow before miner"
Certainly not. Bow as often as you
please before your Idol, SO long as you
DO not forget that It is an idol."-New
York Mail
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"'Tis a good rule" replied Mulcahy.
"waate no words. smash 'imf--Har.
per's Weekly.
Mode.t Fortune. In France.

The French have every incentive TO
seek for wealth and tho luxurics II al.
lows. yet they are a people OF modest
fortunes, leading simple life. With
traditions pointing to past OF splen-
dor. with every opportunity to revel In
expensive pleasures. the French might
be supposed q nation Of money chasers
and free livera; but. while thrift and
industry are race characteristics, the
French toll and save with O view to
comfort rather than enjoyment and
to a modest competence rather than
wealth which win lead to ostentation.
A Frenchman reckons his fortune by
the income II with produce annually.
Every family has its standard, and
when the stocks and bonds and rents
or the land win insure certain sum
the fortune Ia made. And the great
wealth Of France IN In the hands OF
the people. the majority, Multimilllon.
aires counting the millions In francs,
which nre only onenfth Of an Ameri.
can dollar. are very few. less than a
hundred. Tho mere millionaires mum.
ber less than 10000 In all France. but
the holders OF solid investments. bonds
and small parcels Of real estate may be
counted by tho millions. Out Of TO-.
100000 voters between 100000 and
100000 are capitalists and owners Of
interest bearing stock or land. These
millions Of proprietors own on an aver
age each over twenty parcels OF real
or personal property. The dream Of
the Frcnchman Is a small competence
which will permit him TO live IN or
ncar a town or village. free from wor.
ry az TO his future and from the daily |
caro- OF large business affairs Get
rich quick schemes ARE attractive to
French upcndthrifts who abound In the !
gay cities. but the people as a rule
demand security az good rs a govern.
mcnt bond
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
Beautify the street,

That trees and green grass plots
Gl Id be used upon all streets and
avenues wherever possible is so appar-
ent that II hardly needs mention. Moth.
Ing adds so much to the beauty OF a
street or so tempers the heat and glare
Of hot summer days as lines OF wide
spreading trees and plots OF green
grass, with an adequate supply Of
benches for those who wish to rest and
enjoy the changing scenes. The ideal
location for line Of street trees is
between the property line and the
walk II planted in this position they
are out Of the reach Of horses, the roots
are further removed from the gas that
escapes from the street mains, and they
have more opportunity Of obtaining
moisture than when under an asphalt
or other impervlous street paving.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01

when Read worked.

opie Read. the novelist, recently at.
tended a press club reception given In
honor OF y. Hopkinsonsmitb. The au.
thor OF Colonel Carter OF CartcrsvIlle'
was surrounded by group OF women.
who felt II n great privilege 10 come
Into the presence OF d real literary lion
and were making the most OF the op.
portunliy. when" inquired one OF
them, do you write your delightful
stories7'
Il am very consistent worker" an.
swered the artist.englnocr.author. my
literary work IL done regularly be.
tween the hours OF II and 2 O'clock"
There was mnrmur Of polite "0hsf
"And when. Mr.. Read" said ono OF
the group, turning TO the author OF
"rhe Kentucky Colonel" do you do
your workT'
Running his fingers through his
thatch OF brown hair, the tall humorist
solcmnly responded, Between anxiety
aud necessity Invariably
Then Mr., Smith began 10 talk Of the
difficulties OF lighthouse building. Sue.
cess.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
The People. voice In war.

The apostles Of universal peace might
advance the cause they have at heart
and also give lift 10 general political
progress by advocating the referendum
to decide upon war The whole OF the
burden OF war-the expense. tie suffer.
Ing. the hardship p-falls upon the great
mass. whether the war Ia popular or
not To n certain extent II IL the sup.
posed attitude Of the people which de-
termines national rulers to undertake
war. A court or an administration !s
naturally reluctant to engage In what
viii be costly enterprise and may be
disastrous. Defeat or even a drawn
battle may result In the overthrow
Of the party In power. The first ques.
ton for the ruler and the national
tribunal when war Ia before them to
accept or let alone IL, VIII the people
stand by the government The peo.
pie, and not their temporary spokes.
men. alone can respond TO the appeal.
II would seem the part Of wisdom,
then. to let the people declare by bal
lot upon this momentous issue. To
q certain extent the nation which In
threatened with attack would have an
advantage. for II goes without saying
that that nation would defend Itself.
But this advantage Is only a proper
right for the party assailed. In this
country the voice OF congress In nee
essary TO declaration Of war. But
other issues enter into the election OF
n congress. and voice in war II only
an incidental prerogatlve. With the
people voting direct upon war there
would be chance for taking second
thought, valuable check upon hasty
In war authorized by
the people the government would have
a free hand In its prosecution and not
be hampered by doubts and political
In point OF fact, the
would be another form OF
arbitration, and the people would be
he arbitrators.
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sur.ir Nannartisaa. n.

Congressman Richard Bartholdt OF
Missouri, chairman OF the congrcasion.
al committee which acted tho role Of
host 10 the visiting peace delegates. Ia
mn old New York newspaper man.
From 1878 until 1874 he was a report
or and good one too. In discussing
the political situation In his state tho
other way he was reminded OF an In.
cldent In his newspaper career II was
apropos Of tile control Of affairs In IT.
Louis by the Democratic party.
Things IN Nc, Louis are very much
~ one OF tho Tammany representa-.
tlyes IN the legislature would have had
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
Town Lays the sidewalks.

For several years past an Indiana
town has been pursuing a method in
the construction of sidewalks akin to
that universally adopted in the paving
of streets, Instead Of directing the
property owner TO construct sidewalk
Of certain dimensions und material III
front of his premises, leaving to the
property owner the burden Of andlng n
contractor and mSkhig TENS with him,
The town lays the Sidewalks by the day
labor plan and assesses the property
owner uniform pr,sc j or foot, The
benefits are uniformity of construction
and economy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01

The Russian car has been described
as a weak and vaclllating monarch
and again as d person OF strong indi-
viduality with lofty views Of his duty
and Russia's destiny. An American
who saw him several times on the eve
OF the war describes him as follows:
Emperor Nicholas has a most kindly,
expressive. mild blue eye. betokening at
once great sincerity. great kindness and
great diacernment During the interview
he talked on various topics. including the
traditional good relations between the
United States and Russia. and expressed
repeatedly hia desire that those relations
should be preserved and cemented.
The emperor impressed me as being
man Of great firmness and decision. He
10 not In any sense weakling. as has
been repeatedly declared In print. but q
man OF strong constitution and great
poisc. II has been my good fortune to
meet In audience several sovereigns, and
believe that. with the possible exoep-
tons OF tho emperor Of Germany and the
king OF England, he Is the strongest mon
arch In Europe.
II IN a great mistake TO suppose that he
Ia weak In any way. There are elements
In the Russian scheme Of government
that tend 10 modify In great measure the
supposed autocracy OF the emperor. The
fact that he has no coordinate ministry,
that there are jealousles at play at all
times between his departments and In the
royal household. makes II exceedingly diff
iicult for him 10 centraliEe the power OF
the government. as one would suppose an
autocrat might do
II has been said that English writers
have written Nicholas II, down since
the rupture In the east and that Ger
mans have written him up. Time win
tell whether he is a personal nonentity
and political puppet or the real auto
crat to be looked for In the successor
OF the Alexanders, Peter the Great and
Catherine III.
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them in New York back In 1890" he
said. This particular brave 10 the
great surprise OF his colleagues, took
the floor one day and made an lmpas.
stoned appeal for a law TO provide for
noupar,isan election commissioners
~ want four nonpartisan men In
each district he declared earnestly.
zone OF his brother members inter
ruptcd him. scenting something wrong,
"'What do you mean by four non.
partisan commissioners was asked
-Four Democrats, Of course, came
the somewhat unexpected reply
New York Times.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
HEALTHY PLANTS
Require the Nest Careful Attention e.
Well as Coed Soil.

VIVA - %0gG &gsAs
Did you ever see a rosebush which
despite the most benehcent environment
Of soll--of sunshlne-and of atmosphere,
seemed never to achieve a healthy
growth.
A ton of manure will not help plant
that has a canker eating out its heart.
You must destroy the cause before you
can remove the effect.
You cannot cure Dandruff and Bald
ness by rubbing on hair lotions. and
rubbing in vasellne. etc.
You must look to the cause Of the
trouble-it's germ at the roots of
your hair which causes 1t to fall out,
Newbro's Herpicide destroys the germ,
and healthy hair IL the sure result.
Sold by leading druggists. Send i0c, in
stamps for sample to The Herpicids Co..
Detroit. Mich
Eagle Drug Store, S51-O5S Bond St.,
owl Drug Store. $40 Com. St., t. f.
Iaurin, Prop. Special Agent"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01

Delegate MCGUIRE Of Oklahoma tells
of a conversation between two Irish
men living In that territory. The one
was lecturing the other upon his fire.
Quent exhibitions Of Ill temper, which
ofter led him into iistic encounters, In
which he did not always get the best
Git.
Reminder, Mulcahy" said the first
Celt, with an oracular air, 'that whin
you're angry ye ought niver to say a
word. Bear in moind the sayin', 81
ia-aa is aAldan-'H
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Card OF Trains

PORTLAND
Leaves Arrives
Cuget Sound Llmited.7:i6 . m s:x p m
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Driven to pesperatlon.

Living at an out of the way place,
remote from civilization, family is
often driven TO desperation In case of
accident, resulting In Burns, Cuts
Wounds Ulcers, etc. Lay in supply
of Bucklen's Arnica Salye. It's the
best on earth. 25c. at chas. Rogers
drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01

Kansas City-St. Louis
Special .......... .u:1e m e:4b p N
North Coast Limited $50 o m T:ee = N
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express ..........u:4b p n t:0b , N
Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray's Harbor points
Take Puget Sound Limited for olym-
pia direct
Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan
sas City-St. LOUIS Special for points
on South Bend branch.
Double daily train servics ON Gray'a
Harbor branch.
-Four trains daily between Portland
Tacoma and Seattle
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
Madam. caIvs Is I'M.

Vienna, Nov 29.--It was announced
tonight that Madame Calve had been
taken III and that the doctors had dag
nosed her allment as appendicitis. 1t
is feared an operation will be neces-
sary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-01
Protecting ArllnEton.s Tree..

The ladies Of Arlington, Mass, had
a very practical and patriotic field day
recently. The Tree Protective associa-
ton appointed day to unite forces
and kill moths with creosote and wire
brushes