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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
ExiIes Start for Siberia,

Moscow, Aug. 23.-One hundred and
fifty political prisoners, exiled by ad-
ministrative order, started for Siberia
during the day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23

Hamburg, Aug. 23.-A cable dispatch
has been received here from Captain
Blass of the Hamburg-Amer line
steamer Thuringia, at Valparaiso, con.
firming the reports that great part of
the city had been destroyed by earth
quake and fire. He added:
THE shocks continue. The distress
Is extreme. Am giving help as far as
possible. Have 800 homeless persons
on board"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
TO REDUCE COST or BuR,ALs
Recommended That Cemeteries DO
Undertaking Business.

Detroit, Aug. 23.-Fred derrick Green,
superintendent of cemetery at Cleve-
land, O., in a paper read before the
twentieth annual convention of the
Association Of American Cemetery SUI
perintendents recommended that as. a
means towards stopping the exorbitant
charges Of undertakers for burial serv-
ices that cemeteries install undertake
Ing business in connection with the
burying grounds. Mr.. Green declared
that many undertakers charge from
three to five times too much profit on
funerals and said that the expense of
burials would be about one-fourth of
what it now is if the plan of having
q cemetery undertaking establishment
was carried out.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
POISON FOR TREPOFF.

Attempt to Assassinate Commander Of
Imperial Guards.
St. Petersburg, Aug. "a story Is
In circulation here that an attempt
has been made to poison General Ire
poff, commander of the imperial palace
guards. whose illness has just been
announced. The generals cook and
three other servants have been arrest
ed, it Is said.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
Close Down Because of Heat

Detroit, Aug 23.-Two deaths from
heat were reported during the day.
Practically every iron working manu-
factory in the city is shut down and
about 10000 men are idle until the
weather moderates. An ice shortage
is feared.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
TROOPS SENT TO SCENE.
Agrarian Situation Grave in Samara
Province.

Province.
Samara, Russia, Aug. 23.-The
agrarian situation in this province is
most grave. Disorders are prevalent
In numerous districts and troops have
been reQuisitioned to restore order in
three localities where firing is going
on. Many men have been killed.
The peasants of the kozloff estate,
which recently seized and occupied the
land, have returned the property to
its owners.
A strike of factory hands has begun
in Samara. A number of agitators
have been arrested.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
Is FlOATED UNFRAMED.

Cruiser Princeton Goes Ashore of
Vancouver, 3. c.
Vancouver, r. c., Aug. 23.-While
coming into the harbor here the Amer
lean man-of-war Princeton ran ashore
in the Narrows. After remaining
aground four hours she was tloated off
unframed. The Princeton will take
the body of the late Admiral Train
from the Empress liner to Seattle for
transshipment to New York. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
AMERICAN MINISTER TO CHILE
TELLS OF CONDITIONS DUE
TO EARTHQUAKE.
I'D SHOCKS CONTINUE TO OCCUR
SAYS THE DESTRUCTION OF VAL.
PARAlso PRODUCES FEAR
OF A PANIC.

washington, Aug. 23.-The state de-.
partment has received the following
dispatch from Mr.. Hicks, the Amer
lean minister to Santiago:
Anxiety over earthquake decreases,
although mild shocks still continue.
Financial and business conditions seri.
Gus. Destruction of Valparaiso pro-
duces fear of panic. Subscriptions
being raised for relief of sufferers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
GOES TO MILWAUKEE MAN.

Control Of Minneapolis Baseball Fran.
chise Transferred.
Milwaukee, Aug. 23.-The control OF
the Minneapolis franchise and players
in the American association has been
transferred to Gus Koch Of Milwau-
kee, who will assume management at
once. The consideration involved has
not been made public.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
Price of Silver Advances.

Price OF Silver ADVANCES.
Washington, Aug. 23-The director
Of the mint has purchased 100000
ounces of silver at 67 cents an ounce,
to be delivered at New Orleans. The
price paid last week was 66.62 cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23

. M. b. THURSTON, CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
NJ Thurston who seeks the republican nomination sheriff.
has been resident of the county for past eight and
well and avoraby known He ranks first among party
es and having wide acquaintance is in good position
your support at the primaries September 49, 1906
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23

Chicago, Aug. 23,-Chief Of Police
Collins Is awaiting information from
Governor Deneen concerning man
said to resemble Paul O. Stensland
who was seen at Agus Calintis, Mex.
Chief Collins communicated with Gov
ernOr Deneen asking him to order the
arrest of the man. 81 expect to re.
ceive an answer any moment" said
Chief Collins. my information seems
to be good and I believe that the man
Is Stensland"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
SHOOTS GIRL; KILLS HIMSELF.
Tragedy in Sioux City May Result In
--- Two Deaths.

Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 23.-"Babe''
Smith was shot and fatally wounded
IN her room by her lover. Frank Smith,
alias Fred Scousy. After shooting the
girl Smith Immediately turned the
weapon on himself, death resulting at
once. The dead man had been rub.
Der in local bathhouse.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-23
sTENsLAND cAPTURED2
Governor Of illinois Has information
to That Effect.

to That Effect.
Springfield, Ill, Aug. %. Governor
Deneen has received information that
Paul O. Stensland, the president of
the Milwaukee Avenue State bank,
Chicago, has been captured. He de-
clines to give any information, how
ever, considering the communication
confidential, saying that Chief Of Pc.
lice Collins Of Chicago is the one to
give the information.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
TIE American HufIaIn.

The buffalo is the bulkiest living land
animal native 10 North America. A
full grown hu~alO hill stands about
five feet eight or ten inches at the
shoulder and weighs about L.SOO
pounds. But specimens of over six
feet AT the withers have been recorded.
and Mr.. Hornaday tells me that he
weighed a living bull at 2.l90 pounds.
full grown COW stands about four
feet eight at the shoulders and. accord
ing 10 Audubon. weighs about 1900
pounds. though Henry says seldom over
700 or 500 pounds. The lower weight
seems TO be nearer the average run,
but | have seen cows that stood as
ligh and looked as heavy as ordinary
bulls. - Ernest Thompson Seton In
Scribner's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
A Rrfant RccrrN.

Lieutenant examining soIf,-.- Vhes
should ycu do IL you met 81 energy on
tho field Of battle2
Soldier Shoot him dead, sir.
Iiautenant-Right And what should
you 10 II you met a whole battalion Of
the enemy?
S0lIicr.-Shoot them dead, sir.
Idrutcnant-You couldn't by yourself.
You should fall back and give warning.
What should you DO II you met a cow
belonging to the enemy
S0hl!er-Shoot il dead, sir.
Wrong.
Syldler-Fall back and give warning,
lir.
Licutcnant-WrOnga again. You should
catch hold Of It by the horns and bring
II into camp. Now tell me what you
should 10 II you met me In the field.
Soldler-Shoot you dead, sir.
ieutenant-Rubbish. I'm not an en-
envy. wear the same uniform as
you do.
Soldier-Tall back and give warning.
Lleutenart-Wrong, stupid! I'm not
a battalion Of the enemy.
Soldler-Weli. then, I'd catch hold OF
You by the horns and lead you into
camp.
Lieutenant--YOu-
-Lustige Batter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
w iGOws.

Widows exist In all countries. thus
counterbalancing the matrimonial de-
cadence which might otherwise result
from tlmid men. Widows are clingng
by temperament and attach themselves
readily to any object that can't help
itself. 1t is generally considered un-
lucky to meet widow on dark piaz
"a by the light of the moon. In many
countries to be kissed by widow
means endless trouble. Widows are
frequently accompanied by children
whose number is constantly liable to
increase. They roam at large over
the principal sections, and no man Is
safe when they are near. All the per
feet men now dead have married wild
ows. thus forming a continuous con
trast 10 the miserable specimens who
still live. 1t has been said Beware OF
widows" but this is unnecessary, FOL
no man can really help himself.-Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
Many n slip For the Farmer.

"Raising wheat Is no easy task" re
marked farmer. "One year l had
800 acres OF as beautiful wheat as eyei
lay out Of doors. 1t stood breast high
and II seemed good for forty bushels
to the acre. That meant 10 mo q
profit Of $1,000. l had the teams and
harvest hands engaged and expected
to begin cutting on Monday. On Fri.
day afternoon there came out OF the
northwest n greenish gray cloud. Fol
lowing n heavy rain, the hail fell. In
ten minutes the wheat was fattened tc
six inches from the ground. We cut o
little OF 1t for hay. The remainder rot
ted on the fToLnG. The mortgage or
the farm vLs fOreclosed, and hired
out by the day to support my family
Do you wonder that the wheat farmer
Is not boastful Of his crop until be hai
1t In Tire grcnary"-Outlook.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
Wells rs Weather Prophets.

A popular idea IN Switzerland that
some Of the wells In that country are
reliable weather prophets has been
proved by scientists to be well found
Ell. These wells, by some sort of pres
sure, not clearly understood, have the
property Of drawing In air at certain
times and OF blowing out air at other
periods. In order to ascertain definite
ly If there was any truth IN the idea
Of weather prophecy the wells were
covered and q small opening was sur
mounted with a U shaped pressure
gauge. 1t was found that when the
barometer rises the air rushes into the
wells In steady current, and when
the barometer falls the air rushes out
The currents Of air are definite and
easy to perceive, even without the
gauge. The general tendency OF the
weather is foretold with considerable
certainty.-Chicago Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
Kenn md the Snowman.

An amusing paper In Chambers Jour
nal on John Richardson, the illlterate
and successful English Snowman Of the
last century. contains this story:
It was during the earlier and less for
tunate part OF his pilgrimage that hC
numbered Edmund Kean among bis
company. Tie old Snowman was not
little proud Of this association and used
to give hlmgolf some credit for having
had q hand IN Kean's theatrical educa
ton. When Macready's name was be
coming known in the dramatic world
Richardson was asked II lie had seer
him.
40. muster" BE- said, "I know moth
ing about him. IN fact. les some vaEa
bone az TO ono kTows-one O. then
chaps IS amt had any eGdication fol
the thing. He never was with me. as
Edmund Kean and them riGlars was"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
BETTER Than Song.

A workingman, fond Of his pint OF
beer on Saturday night, got very mud
died sometimes. Knowing that his
wife on such occasions searched bis
pockets, he, when not too far gone,
used to secrete his money In various
places, and 1t often happened that the
next morning he could not remember
the hiding place. He had a canary
which used to hang In front OF the
window. One Sunday morning be was
sitting looking at the bird when q
nelghbor looked In and inquired II he
would sell It. AS the bird was not
much use for singing. he reached the
cage down for bis neighbor to look at,
whereupon his wife got very angry
and hung up the cage again.
81 will not have that bird sold on any
account" she exclaimed. II don't care
naught about It being a poor singer,
for IT'S laid many a slxpence and a
shilling, and now It's begun to lay half
crowns
Then its owner realized where some
Of his hidden treasures had gone
Pearson's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16

Unless we command the sea we can
not keep open the roads by which our
peoDle are fed. Britain has in effect
ceased TO lie q country. She is now,
considered from the political ana mill
tary point Of view. city, though
city with very large parks and pleas
aunccs and kitchen gIrdens In which
TO grow her flowers. fruits and vege-
tables. \ city. from the point Of view
of war. may be described as place
which II besieGcd long enough must
fall, since supplies once consumed can
not be repenished. Britain answers to
this description. The moment the sell
roads to her are closed by an enemy
she Is. ipso facto, in state OF siege.
Face to face with n need so imminent,
1t would be madness for us to give
any consideration TO what we hope or
believe are the intentions OF this or
that foreign power. All that we can
rightly do in considering how TO secure
our national safety and independence
is to count ships and guns and to com
pute the units of naval efficiency
LONDON Spectator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
FarraQut's Pig.

David G.. Farragut was but thirteen
years old when he served as mldshlp-
man under Porter In the battle OF the
Essex against the Phoebe and Cherub.
He was taken to the Phoebe as pris-
oner Of war, says his blographer, and
came aboard crying from modification.
At the same moment however, Brit
ish MILDLY also came alongside with a
young pig In his arms.
"a prize, A prizew he was shouting.
"Ho. boys, fine grunterl'
It was q pig that had been a pet in
The steerage of the Essex, where 1t was
rallied Murphy. Farragut at once claim
ed 1t as private property.
"You are prisoner, and your pig.
too" replied the British MILDLY.
I'VE always respect private proper
ty," said arragut, grabbing the pig
and determined to hold on till forced n
surrender.
"Go 1t, little Yankee" cried the Old
sters present. IF you can thrash
Shorty you shall have your pig"
A ring was formed. and shorty came
Mt Farragut hammer and tongs, but the
American was handy with his fists.
He quickly laid his opponent low. The
British bluejackets cheered him hearth
ly, and the pig was declared to be his.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
The Pubic In Speculation.

The public as body never buys any.
thing when It 10 cheap. There are nu-
merous reasons for this. To begin
with, the point Of view Of the success
full speculatOr aud that Of tho public
trader are entirely different. The first
named operates on deductions, on care
fully erected theories Of what cOndi-
tious will be year-two years-hence.
The unsophlstcc ed trader acts upon
whatever OF (. e future Is already ap-
parent. It Is again q platltude to say
that Wall street discounts everything,
good or bad, but how many people
who mouth this axiom extract It's full
meaning? They do not realize that this
dlscounting means, not tie gnusing OF
the known. but OF the wholly unknown.
The man who acts todsy on the proba.
be conditions Of the long, unseen fu-
ture ls the man who makes money. In
Wall street or In any other enterprises
for that matter. and the man whasa
mind goes farthest ahead makes the
most money. "If could only see the
tape a month aheadw cries The tyro.
There are many men who see it yeat
ahead. not in It's furries and fractions,
but in its great and important entirety
Thomas Gibson in Moody's Maga.
zine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
The Oldest hank Notes.

The oldest bank notes In the world
are the flying money" or convenient
money. first issued in China In 2697 b
c. One writer tells that the ancient
Chinese bank notes were In many re
spects similar TO those Of the present
day, bearing the name OF the bank, the
date Of issue. the number Of the note
the signature Of the official who Is
sued 1t and It's value in both figures
and words On the top Of these curl
Gus notes was the following philOsoph
ic Injunction: Produce all you can
spend with economy" The note was
printed in blue Ink on paper made
from the fiber of the mulberry tree
One Of these notes bearing the date
1899 B. G. is still preserved in the As
attic museum at st. Petersburg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
A Shooting Gaacry sesrst.

"Do you see this glass ball1' said
the shooting gallery man. Ii was
bali Of hollow glass, an airy glass soap
bubble. that had swung ell season At
the end Of thread In the foreground
OF the clay pipes. bells and what not
that haG made UP the ssnerys targets.
"This gllss ball" the man went on "h
my great money maker. All season
long people trls1 to hit this ball-h
was bigger end nearer than any other
target-and everybody failed. Thou
sands OF bgllets were cred at the ball
thousands OF nickeis were spent on IL.
yet here 1t is. still untouched. my best
breadwinner. All wise shooting gal
lery men have a glass ball Ike tsis. i!
makes such tempting target. yet it Is
never bit. 1t - never hlt because ths
air that precedss 4 gun charge Is suf'
6clent to blow the bah sside, out Of
the way. You might FIRE hundred
shots at it, but. Ike living thing. like
q tlmid soldier, for instance. 1t would
dodge each shot"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
Hall Trees.

A woman was much astonished te
receive a letter from another woman
asking for slip Of her hall tree. u
understand, sLo wrote. you've got
good variety Of LII trees, and as we've
Just finished Us a new house with
real nice hall VII need a tree, and
we'd be ever s. much obliged IL you'd
send Us a slip wv your'n. And please
will you send along with the slip q!
rections tellin' us whether to water Il
from the top er bottom?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16

s. Barring Gould, the English novelist
had the bitter pleasure Of reading
many not flattering obituaries OF him
self. Through an error he was report
ed dead, and the newspapers Of hi:
native land declared unanimously that
he had left no good work behind. Ar
American editor dlned with Barring
Gould In London. The talk turned tt
the premature obituaries, and the
American said, "How did you feel on
reading them" Taken aback, non
plused, the novelist grlmly replied
Il felt like a lady who owned a par
rot. This lady's cook came to her one
morning In joyful excitement. oh
maam.' she cried. the parrot has learn
ed some new words Good said the
lady. That bird is wonderfully teach
able. II sits and drinks In every
blessed word my husband says TO me
What does II say nowT 1T keeps
a-sayln'.' said the cook, '"Shut up, you
old fOOl!"'"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
Flexible Stone.

The stone looked like piece OF darf
gray granite 1t was foot long anC
several inches thick. Lifted, 1t ben
this way and that, like rubber. Ut Il
itacolumite or flexible sandstone" saiC
the owner. 1T is found in California
Georgia and several other states. Be
sides bending, 1t will stretch. Look a
IT closely and you will see that 1t Ii
formed OF number Of small pieces oi
stone of various tints all dovetailed to
gether loosely, so as to allow Of sligh
movement. This movement Is wha
causes the stone to bend. See how i
bends! Like rubber precisely. eh? Blu
II | bend ii too far Ii will break.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
sfeYeDSOm's Grave.

10 English novelist rests In q more
eccentric spot than that chosen by
Robert Louis Stevenson, who Is buried
on the summit OF tie forest clad Faila,
IN the island Of Samoa. The day after
lis death ar YaIlma. iu 1894, lis re.
mains were carried 10 the top or this
precipitOus and picturesque peak by
sixty sturdy SamOans, who had loved
and now mOurned their dead chief,
Tusitula. 4 party Of forty had pre-
viously CUT 4 pathway through the
thick, tangled wood with knives and
axes. while another party had pre-
pared the crave V'th irli = care
and trouble they re him shoulder
high over the rough ground to his last
long home. and there. under tho starry
sky. they left him TO sleep forever with
the Pacific at his feet. On either side
Of his tombstone is a bronze plate.
One bears the words. The Tomb Of
Tusitula." while the other is Inscribed
with his own requiem. beginning:
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
4 =. ClIrTt Tun aei.

The Of 70 known tunnel In the work
Is that Of Slloah. near Jerusalem. I
was used as an GQueduct. The famous
inscription, discovered some years age
celebrates the first meeting Of the dig
gers from both sides. Newspapers did
not appear in those days, and so th'
event cannot be exactly dated, but 1
most probably took place under KIM
Hezekiah, about 700 r. c., and Is al
interesting testimony TO the high statt
Of civilization among the Jews at
time when Europe was inhabited by
savages.-American Israellte.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
RuA Dyes.

That the color Of the eyes should af'
feet their strength may ssem strange
yet that such h tns case need not o.
this time Of day be doubted aud those
whose eyes are brown ~ dark 0oloref
should be Informed that they ara
weaker aud mobe susceptible 10 IL
Jury from various causes than graz
or blue eyes. Light plue eyes are gen
orally the most powerful, and next *
those are gray The lighter fhs pupH
the greater and Ionser continued r
the degree Of tension the.eye can sus
tain.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
His specialties.

Captain Spencer of the Church army
once asked d convict what he did for
a living when he left prison. "Well,
In spring / does a bit o pea picking
and In summer l does a bit o fruit
picking and in the autumn does O
bit O. 'op picking" Yes" said the
captain. "and what do you do In the
winterY, "Well, mister, | may as
we'll be honest with yer. In the winter
I does a bit o. pocket picking| Cap
tain Spencer next asked, "And what
happens them The convict replied
"Why. comes ere and does a bit o
oakum picklngr'-London News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
Nuxutag as Exercise.

The. fact that q. person Is capaHe O
doing the best running and gpee'
walking before ,the thlrtietf, year rec
not lead those who have passed th'
third decade to think that they arT OF
the down grcsle Of liSs. SAYS an author
fly. These exetcises cNll fur elasticity
Of the arteries. and that lessons 500
after the tnirteSh year, but powers e
endurance incra1se IN the well pre-
served ma1f or toman up TO fifty O.
fifty-fve orieven later. Soldiers OF III
" are like leather and can perform
feats Of eultTnce that would XIX thf
stripping, and tie same Is true o'
women.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-11-16
Nnrr ArrersOn's Voice.

Miss Anderson's voice was always
her predominant charm. Certain tones
IN it-so thrilling, so full Of wild pas
sion and inexpressible melancholy
went straight to the heart and brought
tears into the\ eyes. The voice is the
exponent OF the soul. You can pal
your face, you can pad yorr perscH
you can wear q wig, you can walk l.
shoes that augment your height y0r
can tn various why's change your boz
but your voice viii sooner OF later :
veal you as you are. Just as the styi
Of the writer disclosss his character
SO the quality of the voice disclose
tho actors nature. II seems unliSeiT
that Miss Anderson's melting, trag
tones were uttered In any Of her g.rl
ish impart1nenis, bat the copious, lo'F
" voice was there, and ii gained bcE
first victory William Winter In Sat
urlay Evening Post.