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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-17

Nothing can be better than the
best Marks lung Balsam is the
best.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-17

Don't forget our line of Bon
Bon Boxes Fancy Chocolate
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-17
PRINCESS
Grocery Go.
Don't forget that our line Of
Canned Goods is the best.

We are selling those Fancy
Ringrose, Dill, Medium
Sweets and Sour Pickles
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-17
City Council Will Complete
Work Of Providing Water
for City.
WORK WILL BE COMMENCED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE,
Expert Will Be Engaged to Handle
the Work Cost Estimated
at 500.

The members of the city coun-
Gil have decided to deepen the
wells which were dug to the
depth of 100 feet last fall and
which were found, after all pipes
and fittings had been placed in
position, to be wholly inadeo uate
to supply the city with water, and
the work is to be started as soon
as possible under the supervision
OF an expert.
The council has come to this
conclusion only after an exhaus-
tive study of the we'll proposition.
The opinions of different men
who have had years of experience
in well digging have been solicit
ed and number have been in
the city and made. personal ex-
amlnations of the wells. They
all seem to agree that the only
method to economically provide
a water works system for the
city which will be adequate to
supply the demand is to make
the wells deeper, and give as
their reason for the opinion the
belief that a pocket. instead of a
flowing vein of water, was struck
when the work of digging was
stopped. They claim that all
that is necessary is to make the
wells 300 to 400 feet deeper and a
plentiful supply of good water
can be had and the expense Of
the entire work will be only about
500.
A number of cities not far from
Bemidji have tried the plan adopt
ed last fall by the city council to
operate a water works system,
and in many cases it has failed
because the wells are too shall
low. However, in Ada and Grand
Rapids at the depth of 500 feet
flowing wells have been produc-
ed, and it is thought that the ex-
pertinent will be successful here.
Another Case of Rheumatism
Cured by Chamberlains Pain Balm
The efficacy Of Chamberlain S
Pain Balm in the relief of rheu-
matism is being demonstrated
daily. Parker Triplett of Grigs-
by, Va, says that Cham ber]ain' S
Pain Balm gave him permanent
relief from rheumatism in the
back when everything else failed,
and he would not be without it.
To-, co Ia a. Do ,,l,~>o,s, Il v,,o. 49,.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-02

In the olden records / find some
curious entries. To illustrate: In
1866 the commander at Newcastle was
visited by certain persons of proIni
hence. from Europe. TO show them
proper respect and to entertain them,
he had a military review, a public
logging. and then a banquet
In 1873 Agnita Hendricks was given
twenty seven lashes for being entirely
too public spirited. The record does
not call il by that name, but for mod
esty's sake | change the term. Tn
fortunately for the "unchaste," Agnita,
she did not profit by their efforts at
her reform, ana the very next yeal
they had fresh evidence (several
pounds of IT'D of her irregular Cor
rather her "regular'D mode of life.
She was then given thirty-one lashes,
and banished from the colony. Now
comes the strangest part of the story.
Though the offense necesSitated al
least two persons, | find no record that
the man" in the case was ever
beaten with the stripes either few.
or many. / must be that the scribe
forgot to note this feature; for surely
those virtuous old colonials would not
discriminate" between sinners.
In 1889 a negro was convicted o.
felonious assault, and was sentenced to
stand in the pillory four hours, with
both ears nailed to the pillory, after
which both of his ears were cut of
close to his head Just how much he
was reformed" by the process the
subsequent record does not show.
In another case a negro was given
one more lash than hiss entence called
tor. and he appealed the matter to the
court for damages The court decided
that as he was one of the regular
patrons of the post, he be credited oil
account" with the extra lash, ana
hence the same deducted from his next
regular whipping.
After all, there was a great deal OF
good. common sense in many OF tho
customs of our European ancestors
For instance, the use in public of the
"Ducking- Chair for women convicted
of being "gossips." ''scolds' or rant
ers" How much the peace of many
communities would be conserved today
could we but have a few public
"duckmgs" for such. Why, | know
of at least half a dozen women whom
/ would suggest for such distinction.
and | am sure each of my readers
could suggest as many more.
Public "ducking' used TO form
quite a feature on fair days in the
"old country" 1t is to this fact that
Whittier refers in his quaint pas
toral poem, "Cobbler KeeZar's Vision,
when he says:
Here's a priest and there is a Quaker.
Do the cat and dog agree?
Have they burned the stocks for oven
wood
Have they cut down the gallows-tree?
Would the old folks know their chill
drenI
Would they own the graceless town,
With never RAINIER to worry,
And never a witch to drown"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-02
DELMARV|A 10! It
IS A GOODLY LAND
Quaint WithaI in Its Old
World Customs.
IT'S NOT ON THE MAPS
Its Builders The Susquehanna and
Delaware Rivers, Chesapeake and
Delaware Bays and The Allan
tic. The Whipping Post, Pill.
Tory and Gods Acre.

No, you will not find the name on
the map. but the land exists. Turn
10 your map Of the Atlantic States. At
the southeast corner of Pennsylvania
you will notice two large rivers that
flow southwark; the Susquehanna
flows into the Chesapeake Bay, the
Delaware flows into the Delaware Bay.
Southwark from Delaware Bay is the
Atlantic Ocean. Between these five
waters, you will find the land; it is
called "Delmarvia." 1t is small Sec
ton of country-about twenty miles
wide in its upper portion: sixty miles
at it's greatest breadth, the latitude OF
Cape HenlOpen; and dwindling To
point at Cape Charles on the south.
All told, the peninsula is scarce two
hundred miles long. Yet in this small
area you will find one entire State,
and portions of two other States. In
the northeast portion, you will find
Delaware. In its west and middle you
will find bit of Maryland. That mar
row neck of land in the south is
fragment of Virginia.
AS these fragments are so detached
from the two original States. and az
they lie so close to Delaware, ii was
found expedient to coin a specific
name for the entire peninsula; so they
just took q fragment of the name of
each of the three States; and made
one general, descriptive name out Of
the fragments. That is why they cal
Ii "DelmarVia."
This goodly land was made to order
ages ago. the good Lord saw that. in
the fullness of time, there would be
great cities located near here. and he
knew they would need a big vegetable
garden. He started the work in plen
~ of time to have it completed when
peeded. He never has to do anything
in a hurry. that is why all of His
work Is good.
He placed the job i'm charge of three
special workmen; we might call them
"sub-contractorS These Worklnen
were the Susquehanna river. the Della
ware and the Atlantic Ocean They
worked conformity at the job. The
two rivers brought down, from the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-02

"Delmarvia" is still distinctively
English" in many of its features. We
find many names given for olden Eng
lish persons or places. Thus we find
in the Virginia portion, Cap.
Charles" after king Charles" and
we find Northampton county
In the Maryland portion We find the
counties of Worcester, Somerset, Dor
chester, Caroline, Queen Anne Kent
Anne, Salisbury. Cambridge, Queen
Anne and Chestertown.
In the Delaware portion We find
such names as Sussex, Kent, Newcastle
and Dover. | could quote you many
more. but these will be enough
Much of the architecture is still ex-
tremely English" i'm fact many of
the old colonial days" Some OF
them need repairs badly, but the style
is there.
If one were DESTROYS of purchasing
a nice quiet home for his older years.
/ would advise him to locate in Dell
marvia, for he could suit himself, at
reasonable price
Quite a number Of the houses still
use the old fashioned knockers" on
the front doors. These knockers are
made usually of brass, or of iron, and
many of them of unique design. / al
most coveted some OF the ones / saw.
Then, too, the built in" porch seats
were many. These spoke eloquently
of the olden days.
But one of the most striking fea-
lures of English Influences is To be
found in the little cemeteries that are
around each of the older churches,
even right in the heart Of the largest
business town.
Each church has its "acre Of
ground" and the dead are not to be
removed, even though business houses
come next to them, TO be sure, some
one might plead sanitary reasons
as against these cemeteries right in
town; but I have found lots of people
who would be less Objectionable az
'neighbors" were they planted next to
me in cemetery. than they would
prove to be in the very same next lot,
alive and fussing.
Some people are lots better after
they are dead, than they were before.
If you doubt this statement, just READ
the epitaphs i'm your cemeteries; you
viii not find one whom the inscription
does not picture as a saint.
Then, too, these little cemeteries in
the midst of a town, help to REMIND
us that "in the midst of life we are.
in DEATH" and as such serve us well.
We are in too much Of hurry OF
late: we do not stop to reflect Oh
death, unless some such cemetery re-
mind us.
AS / stood i'm those little buriai
places. right by the streets of the
towns and cities. there came into my
mind the lines of that beautiful poem,
Cod Acre." by Longfellow
II like that ancient Saxon phrase,
which calls
The battle-ground, God's-Acre: 1t IS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-02

Mills of the north, great loads of sand,
earth and debris, and dumped the
loads at their mouths. Some of the
debris swept on out TO the ocean, but
q great deal of il settled down in the
still waters that were between the
currents of the two rivers Much OF
the debris that swept out to ocean
was brought back by the Atlantic, and
piled up on the growing peninsula.
In time sand bar appeared between
the two rivers. The passing currents
brought down some seeds: they
sprouted on the sand bar and grew to
be shrubs and trees. The ocean winds
blew the sand and dust around a bit
and much of it lodged against the
shrubbery. in time the growing "lodg-
ments'' became hillocks, and even
hills.
The ages came, the ages passed; and
so the peninsula was builded.
The three ub-contractors have not
yet entirely completed their work, each
year they do another portion of labor
Their contract will not be complet-
ed, until time shall be no more. The
yearly work does not appear so very
evident to the naked eye; most of the
work at present is being done below
the surface of the deep. The sand
bar is steadily reaching out into the
Atlantic Ocean. other rivers to the
south are pushing at their end of the
work The growing shoal has beeome
the most dangerous place on the At
lantic coast. Shipwrecks are innumer-
able there. The place is well called
the graveyard of the Atlantic" A
few light houses are there; but they
have to be put miles out i'm the shallow
water, and it is almost impossible for
them to stand, on that sand founda-
iF4S he Al e
sweep over the shoals. for waves run
much stronger over Shoals than they
do out in the deep sea.
Those low, sandy shores, are lined
with the wrecks of the centuries
1t is to this very section to which
reference is made in "Seaweed," by
when descends on the Atlantic,
The gigantic.
Storm wind of the equinox,
Landward in his wrath he scourges
The toiling surges,
Laden with seAweed from the rocks.
From Rermuda's reefs; from edges
OF sunken lodges,
In some far-off, bright Azore;
From Bahama, and the dashing,
flashing
SurgeS of San Salvador;
From the tumblng surf, that buries
The Orkneyan skerries,
An~w .'ing the hoarse HebTides;
And from wrecks of ships, and drift
ing
SpaTs. uplifting
On the desolate, rainy seas.
Ever drifting. drifting. drifting
On the shifting
Currents of the restless main;
Till i'm sheltered covers, and reaches
of sandy beaches.
All have founa repose again"
But Delmarvia is a pleasant land
Numc. U:ss bays, sounds and rivers
make navigation possible to points in
land. Fish and oysters are to be had
in plenty; all one has to do is just to
take them.
Numerous forests permit an endless
supply of wood. Sweet grasses grow
on the wide-spreading levels Berries
just feel at home" there. Thousands
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-02

just.
1t consecrates each grave within its
walls,
And breathes a benson Ger sleeping
dust
Gods-Acre! Yes, that blessed name
imparts
Comfort TO those, who in the grave
have sown
The seed that they had garnered in
their hearts,
Their bread of life alas! no more their
own.
In the sure faith, that We shall rise
again
At the great harvest. when the Arch
Angels blast
Shall winnow, like a fan, the chaff
and grain.
Then shall the good stand in immortal
bloom,
In the fair gardens of that second
birth:
And each bright blossom mingle its
perfume
With that of flowers which never
bloomed on earth.
With thy rude ploughshare. Death
turn up the sod,
And spread the furrow for the seed
we SOW:
This is the field and Acre OF our God,
This is the place where human har-
vests grow"
"Delmarvia." 1t is a goodly land,
and pleasant. Like Canaan of old, il
"drinketh in the waters of the dews
of heaven.
S. A. WIDNEY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-02

Malaria Makes Pale. SiclIy Children.
The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. drives out malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for q years. Price so cents.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26
NOTE OF WARNING.
Southern Cotton Association Urges Farmers to Hold Their Cotton
 for Better Prices.

Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 9. Farm CTS and merchants of the south are warned against cotton buy CTS who are now busy at many interior points trying to induce spot holders to sell them their cotton at market prices and and agreeing to pay any additional advance that may accrue within the next sixty or ninety days.
 If you deliver up your cotton on that basis and the buyers get enough of the staple in their hands to fill their orders there is but little chance for the market to advance. The only way to force an advance quickly is to re- fuse to part with the cotton un- til satisfactory prices are offered. No midling cotton should be sold at interior points for less than II cents per pound. The crop is short and all who hold will be rewarded as they should be.
 Again, don't let your cotton to local mills on the promise of set clement at any time within the next few months. With the staple in the hands of the spin ners prices can never advance.
 Again, notify Warehousemen to whom you ship your cotton for storage that under no clrcum- stances must your cotton be loaned or sold to exporters or buyers on any sort of trade or contract until you are ready to sell it. All kinds of tricks and devices are being resorted to now by buyers and spinners to induce farmers to part with their cotton. Every man who is led into any of those trades is un- willingly playing into the hands of the buyers and against his own interest and that of his neighbors.
 Hold your cotton like grim death. Tie up the spot market and stand firm for higher prices and the victory will soon be yours and the continued pros perity of the south assured.
 Yours truly,
 HARNE JORDAN,
 Pres. South. Cotton Assn.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26
.1Gedbenjamino@ MAKERS x NEW YORK

The makers guarantee and ours, with every garment bearing the above label.
 We are exclusive agents here.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26
Wife Murderer May Recover.

Melbourne, Oct. "A. James Russell, who shot and killed his wife near Wild Cherry, and then shot himself, will probably re- cover. Russell is about 35 years old and had been separated sev- eral times from his wife. He shot her last Friday while she was attempting to secure pos session of the couples child, cus- tody of whom had been awarded her by the court.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26
ladd Kills a Man.

Pine Bluff, Oct. "A. At Ladd station, eight miles south of here about noon today, J. M. Scott was shot and killed by E. P. Ladd. The tragedy occurred at Ladd' $ home there. The slayer came to Pine Bluff, surrendered to Sheriff Gould and is in custody.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26
LlVERYMEN FARMERS DRAYMEN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize good thing when shown it's merits, we recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is putIup in 1 pound tin boxes and 5 pound tin buckets. For sale by all up-to-date merchants. ASK for it and take no substitute. It is guaranteed to have no equal for quality on the market.
 WATERS-PIERCE
 OIL COMPANY.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26

An inquest was held by the cor oner this afternoon, and the ver- dict was simply that Scott was killed by Ladd.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26
$500 Reward.

s Estrayed or stolen-One bay pony horse, about s years old, 15 hands high. with snip on nose. Reward paid for return to
 R. |. CoNDIFT,
 l9wtf Tucherman. K
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

cure, no pay. 5oDi
 Eastman's kodaks and photo supplies at Jacocks'. 53b7t
 Mckinley 10c music at l. D. Prices. Get a catalogue; over 1000 different pieces. 45btf
 Juicy Steaks and Roasts that bring you back for another at Pettet & Stiles Meat Market, Con Deans old stand. 46dtf
 MT. and Mrs. R. M. Johnson returned from Little Rock We'd nesday night, where they did honor to the president, Theodore Roosevelt. (
 The recent heavy rains while general have brought no rise in White river, which was five feet and on a stand at Newport Thursday.
 Rev. J. D. Sibert, presiding elder of the Searcy district, is expected in the city Friday to hold quarterly conference at the Methodist church.
 About fifty people from up the Batesville road were in the city Wednesday night on their way home from attending Roosevelt day in the Capital City.
 John Morrell 6 Co. s famous 'Iowa Pride" Hams and Break fast Bacon are in a class by themselves. You can get them at the Standard Grocer Co. dtf Mrs. l.. Hirsch arrived home on No. 4 today from a pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs. H. L. Remmel at Little Rock and to be present during the presidents visit.
 Tom Duffer, IT,, was taken violently i'll Wednesday and it was thought for several hours he could not live, but was thought to be much better at this writing.
 R. A. Dowdy, Robert Neill, &. A. Hill, of Batesville, and T. J. Raney of Newark, were in the city Wednesday night returning home from attending presidents s day in Little Rock.
 Mrs. William Wallace arrived over the ChoctaW Wednesday afternoon from Tennessee. Prof. and Mrs. Wallace will make their home for the winter at MT. and Mrs. R. F. Drummond's.
 The Newport delegation to the Capital City Wednesday have about all returned home, and while they are feeling much worse for the wear, report an enjoyable day, despite the cold and disagreeable weather.
 The Iron Mountain handled big crowds into Little Rock on Wednesday, selling over 100 tickets at nearly every station below Newport. Here, 160 eX- cursionists went to Little Rock, but only 56 of this numher took advantage of the special train.
 The Book Reviewers will have their regular semi-monthly meet 1 ing at Mrs. M. A. Dorsey's Sat- urday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. A splendid program has been ar ranged, and it is hoped all mem bers will be present, as business of importance will be brought up.
 Rev. I. D. Weems, of Searcy, who escorted number of Gal loway College girls over to Little Rock to do honor to the presi- dent, were made the object of pickpockets on their return home that night on No. 6. The thief was caught and tied in the smoker but made his escape be- fore the station was reached.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-26

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31

terribly frightened and cried out for
help. At the seaside bathing places
there are life savers, who row about
in small boats a short distance beyond
the bathers. If the life saver in his
boat hears a cry for help he rows in
the direction of it as hard as he can,
grasps the sinking person and takes
him to shore. The life saver was some
distance away when the struggling boy
cried out for help. He started for the
boy as fast as possible. So did an
other man who saw the lad. But be-
fore the men could reach the boy there
was an animal life saver on the spot
and a very big and strong one. That
life saver was nobody else than a huge
elephant, and he rescued the boy even
more quickly and neatly than a man
could have done.
At Coney Island there are two or
three shows in which trained animals
give performances every day in sum-
mer. It was so awfully hot on this
particular day that the elephant keep
er in one of the shows led his huge
beasts down to the water to get a surf
bath. They enjoyed it very much and
had good play with the keeper just
as if they had been children.
While they were splashing one an
other and ducking the keeper there
came suddenly the poor boys cry for
help. 1t was feeble, for he was almost
exhausted, but those big elephants
heard it as quickly as if they had been
human beings. Instantly one of the
great beasts started for the boy, walk
ing as fast as his huge body could go
When the water got deep enough he
began to swim with all his might. In
spite of being 50 heavy, the four legged
life saver reached the boy before the
two legged ones. He Immediately
CURED his trunk around the struggling
swimmer as tenderly as if it had been
baby he was handling. He lifted the
boy out of the water. held him up in
his trunk and swan to shore almost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
THE ELEPHANT LIFE SAVER.

before anybody knew what was TAX
ing place.
When the crowd found out what had
happened they cheered tremendously,
and the elephant looked as if he I'M
derstood it all and trumpeted pleas
antly, as if to acknowledge the cheers.
AS for the two men who started after
the drowning boy, they were quite
ready to own that the elephant was a
more prompt life saver than they were.
1t often seems an actual pity that
some animals cannot talk, they have
SO much sense and understand people
SO much better than many of US think
they do Somebody says we ought to
treat animals like ladies and gentle
men if we wish to understand them
Many wise students of animal life de-
clare the elephant is the wisest of all
creatures below the human kingdom;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31

For long stretch the Colorado river
has bridged itself with logs of wood,
which have jammed SO tightly from
one bank to the other that even dyna-
mite is powerless to clear them away.
1t was at first only a slight jam of logs,
which three or four men could have
dealt with effectively. but it has grown
at an enormous rate and, in some
places, has become solid ground, with
vegetation and trees growing upon it.
Roads have been cut through, over
which teams cross from bank to bank
as unconcernedly as though great
river was not rolling swiftly under
meath. The monster raft has become
an object of interest to tourists, but the
authorities are taking steps to break
up the bridge as soon as possible.