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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-02
.rne Iireat Eastern.

The Great Eastern was $50 feet long,
SO feet beam, % feet draft when load.
ed, $4,000 tonnage; paddle, engines,
1000 horsepower nominal; screw en-:
gines, LOO horsepower nominal. She
was commenced to be built at Millwall
in the spring Of 1854 and was launch;
ed after many difficulties on Jan. 80,
1853 The history Of the Great Eastern
was from the first financially an un.
fortunate one. She made several voy
ages to the United States at great
loss to her owners, but in 1855 and 1866
she somewhat redeemed her character
by successfully laying the Atlantic ca
BILE. Subsequently, owing to her vast
size, she was instrumental in laying
most Of the important cables across the
Atlantic, in the Mediterranean, through
the Red sea, etc. In 1888 she was sold
at auction in Liverpool to be broken
up, bringing the sum of $3.50, 720.-Lon-
Io,, N1oho
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-02
She Works at Home.

Hicks-I understand Mrs. Bias has
learned how to keep her husband at
home. Wicks-Nonsense! Bias is out
with 'sthe boys" nearly every night.
Hicks ou misunderstood ME. I mean
the work she does at home keeps him.
She's dressmaker. you know.-Phila-
delphia Ledger
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-02
The TIP Of the Allisator's Tail.

A great delicacy in Florida, accord
lug to the Cleveland Leader, is the tip
of an alligator's tail. It tastes like
frogs legs, though bit more gamy.
Alligator tails are best just after the
ricebird season, The big alligators
float in the water with only their eyes
showing. When they see a flock OF
these fat, juicy little birds they dive
to the bottom. Their long, wide snout
scoops up some of the loan, and they
float To the surface again with just the
rich soil showing: The birds think it
is an island They alight upon it.
When the whole family is there the big
reptile turns suddenly. Just as the
birds scramble off he opens his mouth
once. They are gone. The birds are neat
little feeders, and the alligator is an
epicure at this time of the year. The
ricebird diet makes the tip of his tail.
of which he is most vain, tender and
sweet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-02
Read the daily Pioneer.
Souvenir envelopes advertising
Bemidji as a sumner resort at
the Pioneer office.
HOrseshOein9.

A speciality at Chapman's shop,
rear Yves Wright's barn. Mike
Seberger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-02
Sarcastic.

First Medical Nanny practice has
doubled since came to this town.
Second Medical Man-Oh, 50 ou have
got another patient7
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

NJ the Hotel Raleigh Saturday after
noon by Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley. OF
Salt Lake City. died at the Emergency
hospital.
Mrs. Bradley will be arraigned in
police court on the charge of murder.
Her attorneys will set up the defense
that she was justified under the "un.
written law" In shooting Mr. Brown.
According to a statement made by
Senator Brown shortly after he was
taken tc the hospital. he found Mrs.
Bradley In his room going through his
private papers. She demanded that he
marry her. and when he refused she
red the shot which proved fatal. There
was no eyewitness of the tragedy.
Dr. Charles White. superintendent
OF the hospital. declared that Senator
Browns case was one of the most re-
markable that had ever come under
his observation. His death was due TO
complications brought on by kidney
trouble. and not to septic poisoning as
result of the wound. The shock OF
the bullet wound. however. had agra
waited the affections of the kidneys UNI
Ill these organs refused to perform
their functions.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
DEFENDS NEGRO SOLDIERS
Gilchrist Stewart Says They Were Vie.
Tins OF Plot at Brownsville, Tex.

Washington. Dec II. Gilchrist
Stewart, representing the Constitu.
tional League and l45 of the soldiers.
and Rev. DIR. Charles S. Morris. the
pastor of the Ahyssinian Baptist
church. of New York city, are In
Washington In the interest OF the bat.
TALON of soldiers OF the 25th infantry.
colored. who were discharged with.
out honor" as a result OF the affair
at Brownsville. Texas. Mr.. Stewart
has large amount of evidence regard.
ing the affair which he presented TO
the president through Secretary Loeb.
Mr. Stewart said the evidence he
presented to the president embraced
172 afIidavits. that they show that
within five minutes after Major Pen.
rose ordered the call to arms" every
man of the battalion answered the roll
call, and was under the direct super.
vision of the white officers who verified
the roll call. making Il impossible for
substitutions; that all of the officers
and men thought the firing was OF
mixed arms and that the fort was be-
ing attacked by certain element In
the city which had threatened to drive
the colored soldiers out of the city.
Mr. Stewart says the affidavits show
Major Penrose ordered the three com.
panies in a position of defense on the
walls OF the fort. each company sup
porting the other Company c staying
on guard all night. He contends that
the evidence makes 1t clear that an
attempt was being made to not only
do the soldiers bodily harm. and fail.
ing in that an effort was made 10 lay
the blame upon the soldiers. both by
shooting up the town and then getting
government cartridges and clips from
the target practice grounds and scat
tering them along the streets.
The men are asking as the result
OF these affidavits that there be
congressional investigation by a com.
mittee having power TO subpoena wit
nesses. or that the president take steps
TO restore them to the army without
prejudice.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

old trouble being completely q thing Of
the past.
"To-day would not take one thousand
dollars for what this grand medicine
has done for me-"
Many women owe their lives to
Pcruna. A great many more owe their
health to Pcruna.
A multitude OF women throughout
Canada are using Pcruna as prevents
tive and relief from catarrhal coughs
and colds.
We have in our files o great number
of letters from grateful women who
have been benefited by Peruna, with
permission to use these letters in public
print.
Catarrh would not be such q curse TO
the human race IL people thoroughly
understood its nature.
Cafarrh Is q disease which never in1-
proves of It's own accord, bur becomes
deeper seated the longer Is neglected.
IL should be treated at once 10 pre-.
vent II from making inroads upon vital
organs.
: peruua Almanac for 1907
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL PEACE
Nobel Prize Money to be Used TO Bring
Together Capital and Labor.

Washington. Dec. ll.-Mr Hague.
the minister from Norway. called at
the White House and informed Presi.
dent Roosevelt that the Norwegian
storthing had conferred on him the No.
bel peace prize. 4 message TO the
same effect came from MIR. Leevland.
tire chairman of the Nobel committee.
who conveyed 10 the president hearty
good wishes and an expression OF
high esteem. The amount of money
represented is S37.12765.
The rules governing the disposal of
the prize money was made at the
White House:
"The amount Of the Nobel peace
prize will be conveyed by the presi.
dent to the trustees to be by them
used as the foundation of fund the
income of which shall be expended
for bringing together in conference at
Washington representatives OF labor
and capital for the purpose of dis.
cussine industrial problems with the
view TO arriving at better under.
standing between employers and EN-.
ployes. and thus promoting industrial
peace. The president will appoint as
trustees OF the fund the chief justice
OF the United States. the secretary of
agriculture. the secretary of com.
merce and labor. representative OF
labor and a representative of capital
The sum will be held in trust for the
following purposes: To pay off the
awards through committee of six,
two 10 serve one year. two for two
years and two for three years. three
of its members to be representatives
for distinguished service in the in.
dustrial world for promoting righteous
Industrial peace; and to fill any va,
cancies which may occur in this com.
mittee by selection and appointment in
the same manner In which the com
mittee Is originally selected and ap.
pointed. The committee of six. to be
called the industrial peace commit
tee. shall have charge OF the annual
and other conferences provided for
under the terms OF the foundation;
shall receive suggestions for the sub
jects TO be discussed: shall lead the
discussion at and publish the results
of the conferences There shall be one
annual conference and the committee
of six shall be given authority to call
especial conferences in case of great
Industrial crisis
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
No AazIna al Annanolls.

Annapolis. Md. Dec. l2.-After an.
other quiet investigation the board ap.
pointed by Admiral Sands during the
Merriweather court martial last win
ter to keep an official lookout for In
dications OF ha1lng at the naval acad-
emy. reported 20 the superintendent
that they have found no further EVIL
dences OF hazing or running and that
the indications are that the practice
has died out.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
MET A FRIeHrFuL DEATH
Man Plunged Several Hundred Feet
Down Mine Shaft.

Wilkes.Barre. Dec. IL. - Sanford
Apt, aged rs years. highly respected
citizen of Pittston. met frightful
death by plunging down No. IA shaft
al the Pennsylvania Coal company. a
distance OF several hundred feet. He
had heen employed there as a machin-
list and had charge OF one of the de-
partments in the shops near the shaft.
When found in a stump below his neck
and almost every bone In his body
was broken. The indications are that
the act was a deliberate one ON his
part.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
The Relief Experienced BY Mrs.
Carr Through the Use OF Pe-ru-na,
After Having Tried the Best Pro-
fessionai Treatment In Vain, Is a
Matter OF No Small Wonder
Among Her Many Friends.

Mrs. F. Carr, yineland, Ont, Can,
writes:
"For several years was afflicted with
catarrh, which made life a burden.
"The coughing and hacking which
accompanied thcdisease was terrible.
1.-THE complaint finally extended to
the stomach and was In a wretched
condition.
"I tried different remedies and the
best professional treatment all in vain
"Finally, as a last resort, tried
Peruna upon the recommendation of
my sister IN Hamilton.
~ could see steady improvement and
after using four bottles OF that precious
medicine i was feeling well again, my
ASK Your Druggist For a FIRE
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
ROOSEVELT WINS
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Conferred For His Service in Ending
Russo. Japanese War.
WILL USE MONEY FOR PEACE

Chr'stiania. Norway. Dec. IL. - The
Norwegian parliament conferred the
Nobel peace prize upon President
Roosevelt.
The American Minister. Mr.. PIERCE.
in an eloquent speech thanked parlia-
ment In the presidents name. He said
that words were inadequate to express
the deep emotion which he expert
enccd at receiving this distinguished
testimonial in behalf of the president.
who recently cablcd that he regarded
this prize as one OF the greatest hon
ors which any man in any position
throughout the world could receive.
The Award. Mr.. PIERCE added. would
deeply appeal to the hearts OF the
Anne ican people.
Mr.. Peirce then read n message
from President Roosevelt expressing
his deep thanks and saying there was
no gilt he could appreciate more. The
president also announced that he had
concluded 10 use the prize to estab-
lish at Washington a permanent in
dustrial peace committee with the
view of maintaining righteous peace
in the industrial world. which was as
important as maintenance of peace in
the world of nations.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
CONFIRMS NOMINATIONS
Moody For Supreme Court and Cabinet
Officers Confirmed.

Washington. Dec. i3.-The senate
confirmed the nominations of William
II. Moody. of Massachusetts,. To be an
associate justice OF the supreme court
of the United States; Charles J. Bona.
parte. of Maryland. to be attorney gen
eral: Victor II. Metcalf. of California,
to be secretary OF the navy. and Oscar
S. Straus. of New York. to be secre-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
RIGHT TO STRIKE FOR ANY CAUSE
Even Conspiracy to Strike, Followed
BY Legal Damage, is Not Unlawful.

Madison Wis, Dec. l3.-"The right
TO strike for any cause or no cause is
clearly and fully sustained by au.
thority. Even conspiracy TO strike,
followed by legal damage. is not un-
lawful II formed to better labor condi-
tons.
This is an extract from the decision
Of Judge A. l.. Sanborn. OF the United
States district court, which was hand
ed down In the case OF Allis- Chalmers
company against the Iron Molders' I'm
Ion OF Milwaukee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
tary Of commerce and labor.

tary OF commerce and labor.
The opposition TO Messrs. Moody
and Bonaparte, which had been raised
In the senate by a number of Demo
cratic senators, was not strongly
pressed at the session and no roll call
was asked for. On the vive vOce vote
for MIR. Bonaparte. however. there
were number OF negative votes ON
the minority side estimated at 10.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
GILLETTE SENTENCED TO DIE
Slayer of Grace Brown to be Electro.
cuted During Week of January %.

Herkimer. n. Y. Dec. ll.-Chester
F.. Gillette was sentenced to die In tho
electric chair nj Auburn prison during
the week beginning January 2s 40
was taken to Auburn.
The youth. convicted of the murder
OF his discarded sweetheart, Grace
Brown. showed no sign of emotion
when Justice Devendorf pronounced
sentence.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Was Member Of General Grant, staff.

Was Member Of General Grants Staff.
Huntington. Ind. Dec. i2.-toloncl
John j. Pride. who is said TO be the
only surviving aide and member Of
General Grants personal staff. and vol
unteer aide and chief engineer for Gen.
eral Grant In tho Shiloh. Fort Donel.
son and vicksburg campaigns. died
here of old age.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01
No Relief For Taxation

The sham plank of the Republican
platform in regard to double taxation
is exposed in all its rottenness by the
standard bearer of the machine, Fetch
or D. Proctor. who declares lin regard
to taxation) that VermOnt's way COM
pares well with the most modern
methods in other states. This crying
evil has been called to the attention
Of the machine more than once. Gov.
Grout called for a commission to in
quire into measures of relief. In the
following term a commission was APP
pointed, which cost the state a large
sum OF money. The sole result of their
labors was A pages of printed matter.
now filed among the dusty archives
OF the state. No measure of public
Importance tending toward reform has
ever been fathered by the Republican
machine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01
SIOO REWARD!

ANY elector who shall receive any
gift or reward for his vote, in meat,
drink, moneys or otherwise shall for.
felt his right TO elect ut that time and
suffer such other penalty as the law
shall direct. Sec. "a, Vermont Consti-
tuition.
A person who attempts by bribery,
threats or any undue influence to die
tate. control or alter the vote Of free
man about to be given in at an election
of the United States. state or county
officers, or members Of the general as
sembly, shall be fined not more than
two hundred dollars. Sec. 51lS, Yer
mont Statutes, 1904, chapter 224.
1t has come to my attention that
systematic attempt is being made TO
carry the state of Vermont for the Re
publican machine by the improper use
of money, / have had reports from
every county in the state and from a
large number of towns which indicate
that the managers Of the ring campaign
have given out money to various OF
their lieutenants TO be used for the cor"
rupt purchase of votes at the coming
election.
4 reward Of 500 is hereby offered for
the conviction Of any one found guilty
of influencing the vote Of any freeman
of Vermont in violation of law as set
forth above.
PERCIVAL w. CLEMENT,
Rutland, Aug. "a, 1000,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01

G. A. G.. Jackson, ex-editor of the
Argus, writes from Montpelier to the
Boston Herald that Clement Is badly
beaten and losing votes every day.
st was this same Jackson" remarks
the Bellows Falls Times, who loudly
predicted 80 minutes before the dem
ocratic convention assembled in Bur
lington that the convention would
vote down fusion by more than a
hundred majority. The convention
voted for fusion by more than hun
dred majority. Jackson was only a
little over 200 votes out of the way
in a total vote of about 500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01
Fires in Vermont.

Vermont had 1880 fires last year,
according to the report of the insur-
ance commissioners The total dam
age was nearly half a million dollars
(S445,84O), and the insurance paid
was $22l,5 $50.
Windsor county had "a fires, rank
ing six in the list of counties. Wood
stock itself had only six Of these con-
flagrations, but the total damage was
but $500, and six $33 fires speak
well for the efficiency of our fire de-
partment.
A study of causes of Vermont fires
is interesting and suggestive. As
would be expected, chimneys and de-
fective fues (224 fres), stoves and
stovepipes 120 fres), are the most
common agents. Lightning QO3
fires) comes next and is surprisingly
frequent as fire producer. But the
100 fires from lightning burned up
only $1,000 worth of property, and
hence lightning is not as serious a
menace as it seems.
Cigars, cigarettes and pipes caused
20 fires, and smokers should be more
careful. Lamps, lanterns and can
dies caused 81 fires. The fires from
lamps alone, though numerous, (65)
caused damage only to the amount
of $5410, or a little over $50 FIRE.
Electric wires and lights caused IL
fires, bat these cost nearly as much
as the 60 lamp fires. Matches (73
fres) and sparks" (56 fres) caused
more trouble than lamps and cleo
tricity together. The safety mattel"
is apparently not all that its name
implies.
Taking it altogether, it may be
said that it is defective chimneys and
flues. various kinds of defective
stoves and stOvepipes that are the
cause of over one-third Of the fires Of
this state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01
RIna unworthy Of oonnaenee

Shall a coterie OF politicians whose
appeal to the voter consists of nothing
better than the above be rewarded by
the voters Of Vermont next Tuesday?
Shall a ticket whose only pledge or
improvement consists of platform
blanks stolen bodily from the adver-
tlsements of this Bureau, be elected
and entrusted with program of reform
which they have failed to initiate in 90
years Of political opportunity?
Shall the people Of Vermont place in
motion a series Of conditions which
have for their final object the intrench-
ment of the Proctor machine in pow
er and the elevation Of the son to the
fathers position as the political dicta-
tor of Vermont?
Shall those who have utterly failed
In the mast to accomplish PSSi'e be"
eft be placed in control of AFFAIRS at
this critical stage of Vermont's history
their only appeal being fidelity to the
"GranC Old Party" and regular Repuo-
licanism forever?
It is up to you, Mr.. Voter!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01
Good Roads Made Practical

Good roads mean more to the farmer
than any other man il Vermont. Flu
sion offers to build good roads through
the various towns in the state, not by
bonding. not by disturbing the present
system of taxation, but by saving the
states money that is now being wasted
beginning road building at once. The
main highways would relieve the bur
den of road-making in the smaller
towns. Connecting roads would be
brought up TO the state standard and
the result would be that very few
wears would witness a complete sys-
TEN of good roads all over the state.
Farm values in Vermont, which have
shown a fifty million dollar decrease in
the past fifty years, would immediate
" take an upward course and the effect
of good roads, improved tax laws and
reduction in the expenses Of the state
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01
h.lpIsss chlIdheod.

They couldn't for the life Of them
agree on the name for the newest
boy baby. They didn't disagree, not
that-they just couldn't decide on
a name. At length somebody Sug-
gested that they compromise so
that no possibility of name that
had ever been used, a secondhand
appenation, should by chance be
chosen. 1t was suggested that the
letters of the alphabet be put in the
hat and drawn out one by one till
q collection was drawn with novels
and cOnsonants sufficient to manu-
fActure q brand new name. 1t was
done, and to this day he bears the
name Of 'Dwish." The next boy
in the family bears the name, decid-
ed upon in the same manner, OF
"Koylt."-Macon Telegraph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01
Proof Positive Of corru ptIon

The election of the Republican ma
chine ticket means the continuation Of
a corrupt and ranacious Group of ring
politicians in power. Corrupt because
in the well-known case Of politician
in the town and county Of Windsor
paid heelers of the machine paid several
hundred dollars for the vote and intiu-
ence Of that man and for his desertion
from the Fusion ranks where he was
first enrolled. Corrupt because OF the
certificate in the possession Of the Fu-
sion party which proves beyond all per
adventure that $50 was paid a Vermont
Democrat to work against fusion in the
Democratic state convention.
A full copy Of this disgraceful docu-
ment follows herewith, with the names
and places omitted. VIII E. X. Morse
treasurer of the Vermont Marble COM
pany, deny his connection Herewith?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-01

The whirligig of politics works
wonders. Has Proctor changed or
has our neighbor the Standard shift
ed its course? Today it advocates
the election of Fletcher D. Proctor,
but four years ago it said, in an sp-
peal to voters, referring to the same
Fletcher D.:
at is your duty to attend the eau
Gus and do all in your power to adj
vance the conditions of the laboring
class by voting against the man who
has in all of his political career done
everything possible to oppose the
wage-earner."