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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08
The English of India.

Applying for post in the police OF
the central provinces OF India. native
wrote: II have good long equillne
nose. piercing cyelasiies on a semy-
globular face and n good physique,
My family has history that takes my
Imagination back TO three pedlgrces
when my grandfather was a millloner.
With the vlssicitude and times matter
change and my father was driven TO
the necessity TO accept a schoolmaster'
ship Ultimately he enjoyed his wen
earned pension by the time he gave mp
his ghost. In case my aspirations turn
out a reality shall as matter Of
course be bound to prey God for your
long life and prosperity"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08
AN EMpERoR's TASTE.
It was the origin Of Common say
ing In Austria.

An ahecdoic which was current OF
Ferdinand /. of Austria at one time
greatly delighted his subjects and gave
rise to common saying. one SUN.
mer day he was hunting ln the Syrian
mountains aud was overtaken by q
violent thunderstorm. lie sought ref
uge I'm farmhouse whose occupants
were just then at dinner, and his fan.
cy was caught by some smoking dump.
lnCs made Of coarse -four. lie tasted
them, liked them and asked for more,
and when he got TO Vienna, TO the hor.
ror OF the royal cooks, he ordered the
same dumplngs TO be served up daily.
The courtiers were scnndallzcd that
such coarse dish should figure on
the menu. aud oven his physicians re-
monstratcd against the use Of such
food.
The emperor had always been the
most plant Of men, but hc now show
ed that be had will OF his own and
persisted Ia gratifying his new fancy.
Finally the physicians pretended that
IL was dangerous go his health TO he
living ON dumpllugs and insisted 90 his
giving them up. The hitherto docilc
sovereign stamped his foot and de
clarcd that he would never sign auoth-
or official document if his diet were
denied him
Emperor am" he shouted. "and
dumpllngs I win have"
To prevent a stoppage OF the govern.
ment machinery opposition was with.
drawn. and his majesty clung tena-
ciously TO his dumplings TheD the i'm.
perial phrase became proverbial. and
thereafter when any one insisted OIL
gratifying a silly whim some one was
sure 20 say:
Emperor am, ana dumplngs | will
havew
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08
RELATING TO IRON.
Discovery Of the Metal, AccordirE 60
various Authorities.


The Bible speaks OF Tubal cain as
the discovercr OF iron and the father
Of smiths The Egyptians imputed TO
Hcphacstus the same honor. while Phi
ny mentions Il having been discovered
by Dactyic. on Mount Ida after thc
forests on the mountain side had be 4
destroyed by lightning This was nbc {
Az years II. G. jeremiah and T. o.
kiei both mention iron In their Scrip
tural writings. the latter specially mcn.
tioning two qualities of the metal and
calling one bright iron. which was prob
ably steel
Moses mentions an iron furnace. and
lob speaks os ID as being taken out Of
the earth. Thousands OF years before
the opening OF the Christian era the
Egyptians used iron In making slcklcs,
knives and such things. Sparta FIRST
used iron for money. Britain also used
Il as n medium OF barter and exchange
prior 10 the conquest by the Romans.
The Britons before the time OF Chris,
used 10 export iron 20 Gaul. and after
the Roman conquest the conquerors rs
tnbllshed extensive smelling works,
which existed at least as late as the
Saxon conquest.-St. james Gazette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08

Don't trine with your cold. Take
Ramsey's Cold and Grip Tablets. II
they don't cure you. wen refund your
money.
4 FL. RAMSEY, Druggist,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08

Consar ccls h"pt for the octopus and,
when found, proceed TO browse on its
limbs. The octopus tries TO hug tie
slippery, sllmy conger tight. but In
vain. and. finding Its limbs growing
less, discharges Its ink in the face Of
the foe and under cover Of the turbld
water beats hasty retreat. II is to
escape the too pressing attention Of Its
foes that the octopus possesses the
power OF changing It's color to CORE
spond with that OF It's surroundings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08
Indian Mission Burned.

Kaw City. Ok, March THE go''
ernment mission Lu; u;.dlng at the Kaw
Indian agency at washunga bu,ncd
last night with al its contents, i
total loss of $4,000 1t was built In
1871. The forty Indian children en-
mates and their teachers escaped un'
injured from the building. In all
probability Il will not be rebuilt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08
An English Superstition.

According TO an ancient bit of Sus-
sex folklore. when bride returns
home from church her single friends
at once rob her Of all the pins In her
dress under the impression that every
maiden who Is lucky enough to possess
one will be married during the course
of n year.-London Express.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08

Sometimes vegetable growth is very
sapld. The common mushroom attains
its full size IN less than tweniy-four
hours.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08

We are equipped Tor prtting nr III
Dortant prescriptions w,ih bath drugs
and skill Bring your prescriptions TO
MS Our CHARGES are most ret,uaah!e.
+. ]. RAMSEY Dlsgist.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
rfoIidn Crowds.

For some men 1t Is SUFFICIENT recrea-
ton to have no work. The moment
that the ..k.1apsack of custom" falls
from their backs they are happy. Not
to awake in the morning with the
thought OF what must be done in the
day is In itself sufficient recreation.
Naturally, they have no very definite
taste in holidays They go where 1t
suits their purses or their wives or
their children. To such men, though
they may spend all their working days
in the thick Of town, the sight Of ma
ture never becomes necessity. It Is
a luxury, an agreeable augmentation OF
the sense of doing nothing. A holiday
maker Of this type very often goes to a
watering place, one of those resorts
which it is now the fashion for Gulf
waited people to despise Such con-
tempt is affectation. A number OF hap
Ply people create, no doubt, an exhilarat-
ing atmosphere. Well behaved pleas
ure seekers make an agreeable and
ever changing picture. A well kept
public garden, good band and fine
view form attractions which no con-
tinental affects to despise, and English
people do not despise it either IL only
the brightly dressed crowd should hap
pen to talk in foreign tongue-Lon-
don Spectator.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
WITNESS TELLS OF COMBINE OF
MEMBERS OF KANSAS CITY
BOARD OF TRADE.
PRINCIPAL ELEVATORS ALL IN TRUST
BUYING PRICE ARBITRARILY ES
TA6llSHED AND USUALLY
ADHERED TO.

Kansas City, Oct. 24.-At the days
session Of the interstate commerce
commission investigation into the
grain business B. R. Beall of Kansas
City Of the National Grain and Ele-
vator company, which is affiliated
with the national board of trade Of
Kansas City, a rival of the Kansas
City board Of trade, testified that he
had been member of the Kansas
City board of trade up to year ago
and that a combine existed on the
board of trade for the purchase Of
wheat. = .,,r 49,
Mr.. Bean said that the elevator
companies in Kansas City were in this
combination and he named half a
dozen leading local grain firms and
individual grain men who were men,
bers of it. Among them, he said, was
the Southwestern Grain elevator,
owned by Armour.
Attorney Marble, for the commits
sion, handed MI. Beall a price card
issued to members of the alleged COM
bine Nov %, 1904, and witness recOg-
nized it as being similar to one he had
received.
Leading Dealers in Combine.
Mr.. Beall said that the combine
was formed in the Office of one of the
prominent members of the Kansas
City board of trade in April, 1904 He
was a party to it one day only and
then withdrew because he did not like
the arrangement. All the principal
elevator men in the city, Mr.. Beall
said, were members of the combine,
which fixed its prices every morning
Grain generally was bought at the
fixed price, which was fixed arbitrar-
lily. 1t was determined on the basis
of the Chicago option and margin
sufficient to insure a profit TO mem
bers of the combine was agreed to.
Mr.. Beall explained that the national
board OF trade had headquarters in
Kansas City. It had twenty-five active
members here and about 400 in other
cities. 1t had no exchange outside of
Kansas City: In reply to a direct
question Mr.. Beall declared that the
members of the national board of
trade were blacklisted by the Chicago,
Minneapolis and Kansas City boards
of trade and that the Kansas City
board of trade interfered with all ship
ments of grain belonging to the ma
tional that passed through Kansas
City '' ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
WESTERN STORM CONTINUES
SNOWFALL CT TWENTY-THREE
INCHES IN DENVER DURING
PAST FEW DAYS. x

Denver, Oct. 24-The snow storm
which began last Friday night still
continues throughout Eastern Colo
RADIO, Southern Wyoming, Northern
New Mexico, Western Texas and
Western Kansas and Nebraska. It is
said to be the heaviest October snow
storm here which there is any record
of: The total snowfall in Denver was
-twenty-three inches - +
The temperature continues to hover
around the freezing mark and thus
far but comparatively little damage
has been done. @t
According to stockmen who are in
Denver the cattle on the ranges will
not suffer greatly as. a result Of the
storm. They are said to be in excel
lent condition and we'll able to with
stand hard storm. Fruit on the
Western slope will probably suffer
considerably, as not more than hall
the apple crop has been picked owing
to lack of help. a.
Trains on both the mountain and
prairie roads have been greatly de-
layed and some city streets have been
rendered. almost impossible. Other
wise no serious consequences have yet
resulted from the storm in this vicin-
itV - - SO -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
LAW HELD TO BE ILLEGAL.
Railroads. May Forbid Employees to
r Join Labor Unions.

: Louisville, Oct. 24.-ln the United
States district court Judge Walter
Evans, in the case of the United
States VS.. J. M. Scott, a train dis
patcher for the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, on trial for alleged vio-
lation of the Erdman act, which seeks
to prevent interstate carriers from
keeping their employees out of labor
unions, held that section 10 of the act
is void because it is not regulation
of commerce within the meaning Of
the commerce clause of the Constitu-
ton and therefore beyond the power
OF congress to enact. The court sus-
tanned the demurrer to the indictment
against Scott and discharged him from
custody. Scott discharged an oper-
ator in the employ of the Louisville
and Nashville and the Railroad Teleg-
.raphers' union took the matter to the
courts 49,. ..s- .4.a@.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
ECHO OF LATE HURRICANE
LONE SURVIVOR OF CREW OF
THIRTY-THREER RESCUED BY
PASSING STEAMER.

New York. Oct. 24.-The solitary
survivor of thirty-three men who went
adrift on the barge or houseboat
Halfy from Lower Matacombi Key, on
the coast of Florida, during the ter
rifle gale of Oct. IS, was brought into
this port during the day by the steam
er FL Paso He is John Russell of
Salem, Taylor county, Fla, and he
declared that he saw eight of the
thirty-twc others drowned and believes
that all of them went down when the
barge fonndered
Russell was adrift in stormy sea
for nearly two days and one night,
cltnging to bits of the barge which he
gathered together to form a raft.
When the Ell PasO, bound from Gal
weston to this city, was off Alligator
lighthouse on the, Florida coast last
Friday afternoon the lookout sighted
Russell still hanging to the raft, al
most too exhausted to call for help.
He was quickly taken on board and
received the best of care
huSSell Setlu tlldL lie Was -SnSdS9u
in railroad: building at Lower Mata-
comb Key and was attached to the
dredge Oyama when the gale swept
down upon them. Thirty-three of the
men who were employed with him
took refuge on board the Halfy, but
the frail craft quickly broke away
from her moorings and in the height
of the gale was smashed to pieces.
Eight of the men were rendered un.
conscious from injuries suffered in the
smashing Of the barge or were beaten
insensible. by the driftwood among
which they were thrown after the
barge went down. He saw other
members of the party who had sur.
vived the sinking of the barge cling.
ing to a small skiff He believes that
they were lost. ,'>,...... as: )
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
The Englishman Abroad.

An English observer says that he
finds the American abroad both civil
and genial: II climbed to the top Of
sNotre Dame in Paris and found there
q party from across the Atlantic enjoy
ing lunch. The day was hot, and a
young man in the group offered me
refreshing drink. At the top Of the
laceWork in marble which is the spire
of Milan cathedral three English speak
ing men met accidentally Ameri-
can, an English clergyman and myself.
He who hailed from the land of the
stars and stripes offered me his field
glass; the other did not even return
our good morning salutation. In
beer garden at Lucerne I followed the
custom Of the continent and asked per-
mission before sitting at table of
those already seated there. The only
one who did not raise his hat and re-
ply was an Englishman, and the only
one to make excuses for him was a
young man who prefxed his words
with I guess"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
women RESIST POLICE
ONE HUNDRED FEMALE SUFFRA-
GlSTS CAUSE DISTURBANCE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
OFFICERS COMPELLED TO USE FORCE
VIGOROUS MEANS FINALLY RE
SORTED TO AND A NUMBER
OF ARRESTS MADE.

London, Oct 24.-Unusual excite
ment in connection with the reopening
OF parliament was caused by the pres
ence of about 100 woman suffragists,
many of whom, despite the protests of
the police, managed to find their way
into the outer lobby of the house of
commons with the intention of button
holing the members in support of their
movement. A number of the suf-
fragists mounted vacant chairs in the
lobby and began to harangue the few
members of parliament present in that
part of the house.
The police, after being reinforced,
made a strategic advance against the
invaders, taking the women singly
and gradually elected them, one by
one, from the house. The most mil
liant OF the women struggled so des-
perately that two officers were re-
quired to remove them. TIE historical
shouting and screaming brought
crowds of members from the house
and the unwonted scene created tenn
pOrary excitement such as has seldom
been witnessed in or about the house.
During the height of the tumult
small band of the staunchest suf
fragists determined to attempt to
break into the house itself and, as
though by concerted action. this band
suddenly charged towards the en-
trance OF the inner lobby. Some of
the women tried to climb over the
barrier and others attempted to crawl
under it. For several minutes the
utmost disorder prevailed and the po-
lice had all they could do to eject the
stern, determined women without
Utilizing More Vigorous Means,
which would have been used in the
case of men. The women resolutely
refused to leave the house without be-
ing elected by force, chung tenaciously
to the stalwart policemen, the ratings
or other means of support and offered
strenuous resistance 10 expulsion,
while shouts Of we will have votes
and"'you cowardly men dare not give
us Justice resounded through the
halls. :
Finally the police were forced to
carry out several of the women bodily
and the struggling and shouting suf-
fragists were all ultimately deposited
in Palace yards, where for some time
they continued their vehement pro-
tests. A procession of house of COM
mons attendants followed the women,
bearing hats, cloaks and fragments of
millinery and finery, dropped in the
scuifle. So noisily demonstrative were
some of the leading suffragists that
after they had been expelled, from the
house the police arrested several of
them and marched them off to the
nearest police station.
Altogether eight suffragists were
arrested, including the we'll known
leaders of the movement, Miss Kenney
and Miss Ellington, who will appear
in court charged with "riotous con-
duct"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
VICTORY FOR DEFENDANTS.
First Of Alleged South Dakota Land
Fraud Cases.

Fraud Cases.
Sioux City, Ia, Oct. 24-Judge Car
land, in the United States court, on
motion of attorneys for the defense,
directed verdict for the defendants
in the first of the alleged land fraud
cases to be tried in the federal court
of South Dakota, the case being that
of Thomas H. Ayers, John l. Newell,
Howard A. Binford, John F. Mcclure,
all of Pierre, who were indicted on
twenty-three counts, for engaging in a
conspiracy to defraud the government
of tracts of land situated in Western
South Dakota. The defendants pro-
cured fifteen soldiers widows from
Minnesota to make an entry of fifteen
different tracts Of land, which were
Immediately leased to cattlemen.
Judge Garland held in substance that
at the time of the offense, alleged to
have been committed in July, 1903,
the" rulings of the land department
and the federal laws authorized. sol
diers' widows to make. entry of public
land without the necessity of making
settlement upon it and also authorized
them to lease land even without see
ing it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

81 @ ~ .
In consequence of slight indisposi.
!. ton the pope has been obliged to sus.
pend his audiences.
The president has issued a procla..
nation naming Thursday, Nov 20, ais
a day of thanksgiving.
The condition of Congressman
lockwood Hoar of Massachusetts, is
reported as being most serious.
Mike and Joe Cantillon have pur-
chased the Minneapolis baseball team.
The price paid is said to. be in the
neighborhood of 100000
A tenpound daughter has been born
to Mrs. Kataro Nakahara at the st.
Paul city hispital. It is the first Japa-
nese baby ever born in st. Paul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
Parchment.

Parchment is the skin of sheep or
other animals prepared in sheets to
render them fit for being written upon.
The heavier parchment, used for
drumheads, is made from skins of
asses, older calves, wolves and goats.
All these are similarly prepared. The
skin, being freed from the hair, is
placed in lime pit to cleanse it from
fat. The pelt is then stretched upon
q frame, care being taken that the
surface is free frem wrinkles. The
flesh is then pared off with circular
knife. It is. then moistened and whit
ing spread over it. The workman then
with a large pumice stone rubs the
skin He next goes over 1t with an
iron instrument and rubs 1t carefully
with pumice stone, without chalk. The
skin is gradually dried, tightening be-
ing occasionally required
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
A Literary Prize.

The largest amount ever offered as a
prize for u literary contribution is
100000 .rubles. which is still open
for competition and will be awarded
at st. Petersburg on Dec. 1, 1925, to
the writer of the best history Of Alex
ander I. of Russia. Araktcheief, found
or Of the military colonies of Nov
gorod, left fortune of $4,000 gold ru-
bles to provide for this unique prize.
The prize giving day Is the centenary
of the Gar Alexander's death, by
which time the money will, it Is esti-
mated, have increased to 100000 ru-
bles. One-fourtll of it will be used to
defray the cost of publishing the work
which wins the prize.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
MERELY CAMPAIGN GOSSIP.
Grand Jury's Opinion OF Tamnany
"A Leaders Charges.

New York, Oct. 24.-At the conclu-
sion Of an investigation by the grand
jury Of charges made by Charles f.
Murphy, the Tammany leader, that
Tammany Hall candidates had been
held up for cash considerations" by
the managers Of the independence
league it was announced that the
charges had fallen through completely.
The official announcement to this ef
feet declared that the charges were
merely campaign gossip and the
grand Jury did not dignity the pro-
ceedings by making a presentment as
a result of its inquiry" The grand
jury announced that in its opinion
there was nothing wrong in an offer
made by Congressman Goulden to pay
the expenses incurred in getting sig
natures to the Independence league
petition in his behalf William Astor
Chanler, who had been subpoenaed to
appear before the grand jury, was not
called upon to testify.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
GoMPERs TAKES a HAND.
Will Attempt to End lnterunion Strife
at CHICAGO.

Chicago, Oct. 24.--President Samuel
Gompers OF the American Federation
Of Labor has been asked by leading
Chicago manufacturers to compel local
unions to cease fighting among them
selves. II his fighting was not stopped,
he was told, the open shop" would be
established in the large woodworking
factories OF the city.
The case was put plainly to Mr..
Gompers. He was informed that either
the unions must abide by their written
contracts and conduct themselves
peaceably or else a great lockout,
which may involve as many as 5000
or 1000 skilled factory workers, will
follow
After receiving the complaints of'the
employers Mr.. Gompers admitted that
they We're in the right and declared
interunion strife must stop at once.
The labor leader left for Lafayette,
Ind, where he promised to confer with
President William D.. Huber of tn
international Brotherhood of Carpen.
tiers, one of the organizations involved
in the controversy. -sa-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
FRENCH CABINET COMPLETED.
Premier CIemenceau Selects His Asso-
- ~ciate Minister'S" - -

Premier CIemenceau Selects His Asso-
IL. ciate Ministers. 81
Paris, Oct. 24.-The new French
cabinet has been completed as fol-
lows: ----..-s r ......, e ..e >
Premier and minister Of the interior,
M: Clemenceau; minister of justice,
NJ. Guyot-Dessaigne; minister of edu-
cation, M. BRAND; minister of foreign
affairs, M. Pichon; minister of finance,
M. Caillaux; minister of war, General
Picquart; minister of marine, M.
Thomson; minister of public works,
M. Barthou;. minister of commerce,
NJ Doumergue;; minister of agricul-
ture, M. Ruau;7 minister of labor, NJ.
Viviani. -
The portfolio Of minister of the col
onies has been offered to NJ Miles
Lacroix. s-..@35. . go.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
WOULD COMPEL DISTRIBUTION.
Policyholders Sue Hartford Life In,
surance Company.

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 24.-Legal
formalities necessary to attach in the
sum of $1,00O,0O0 the property of the
Hartford Life Insurance company and
the Security Trust company, both in
corporated under the laws OF this
state, were carried out by the sheriff
IN a suit brought against those two
companies by attorneys representing
about 10000 certificate holders Of the
company in various parts of the coun-
try to compel the distribution OF So
called safety fund.- of the company,
which amounts to more than $1,000
600. A receiver is,also asked for.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-24
TO SETTLE RACE QUESTION.

Proposal to Make Idle Negroes Work
on Panama Canal.
Washington, Oct. 24.-Secretaries
Root and Taft were in conference
during the day at the war department
for several hours with representa-
tives of some of the great public con-
tracing firms respecting the form of
contract and specifications to govern
the Panama canal construction.
Colonel N. F. Thompson Of Chatta-
nooga also was given an opportunity
to exploit his theory of settling the
race question in the South by rounding.
up all idle negroes and sending them
to the isthmus to work on the canal.