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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
FIGHTING SLEEP
Difficulties Conterded With While
 Crossing the Gobi Desert.

Hitherto I have thought that trav- cling by carts over stony roads tnd staying in Chinese inns at night was the hardest thing a foreign traveller in
 China was called upon to endure, but since have travelled with a caravan
 of eamels I have changed my opinion.
 The monotony of the desert by day
 and the bed of camels' saddles at night, the smell of camels and the slowness of their drivers, and the acrid, choking smoke of the little fire
 on which ones food is cooked-none
 of these things are so trying to the foreigners as the sleepiness which at t9clzs one in this high region. This
 to me was real torture Travelling through the cold night with no other
 company than dull Chinese, who seem to sleep while walking along the camels or while sitting on their backs and being weighed down by heavy sleepiness, is the worst thing I have endured.
 You sit on your horse and, in spite
 of every effort, fall asleep. Presently you wake up and find yourself on the
 ground with your horse standing be- wildered at your side, wondering whether you are alive or dead Then you try to keep yourself awake by
 walking and talking a bit to the camel
 drivers, but you soon find that they
 are just as sleepy as yourself, A few words are exchanged, and then you
 are too tired to open your mouth to talk or even to think of anything but minutes there at the roadside In the soft sand, But, no, you must go on and fight against this desire It Is too dangerous to sleep by the roadside on
 the ground. The caravan cannot wait and your servant would not watch
 over you; he would soon fall asleep like yourself The wolves would then
 have an easy time.
 l Yet, in spite of all this reasoning, l you feel as if you are drawn to the
 ground by the powers of thousand
 strong magnets, and soon yield to sleep again Suddenly your watchful
 horse, whose reins you have kept slung around your neclk-this is a
 wise thing to do-pulls up, starts and jerks you wide awake. You jump up not knowing where you are for some seconds, but you see your horse trem-
 bling and realize that danger is near.
 For few minutes you are fully awake and feel glad and refreshed.
 You jump on your horse and catch up
 with the caravan, which has gone a few Ii Gall is 54 yards) ahead
 After another ten Ii or so sleep
 creeps on again like huge boa con strictor embracing you in it's ir- Iresistible grasp The same fight has
 then to be fought over again, Then at last the caravan arrives at the halting place for the night,-North China News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
Selling Bananas By Weight

After this when one goes into some of the fruit and grocery stores of Portland to purchase bananas it will not be correct to say: "Tll have a dozen bananas" or two dozen as the case might be The correct way of putting in the order will be to say; "I'n have a pound or two" This change in the manner of measuring the sale has lately come in vogue among a few of Portland's retailers, and it is said that it will spread to them all. Within the last six weeks many of the wholesale houses have been selling bananas to the retailers by weight, and they in turn are dis posing of them to the consumers in the same manner On account of the varied size of the popular friut the dealers say that it is a much easier way to purchase them and by this method they are able to a greater de- gree of certainty to regulate their profit.-Kennebec Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
History of the Umbrella

With the seasons upside down as they are at present, people are begin ming to realize the absolute necessity of never stirring out of doors without an umbrella. If social history is to be trusted, the first Englishman to carry an umbrella was one Hanway, who lived at the end of the eighteenth century, At first he was regarded as an eccentric individual, but by degrees many discovered much method in his madness, and before he died, in 17S6, the fashion he set was adopted by so- ciety in general Of course, Hanway was not the originator of the umbrel- la Among the Greeks and Romans some such article was very common, though oddly enough it was regarded as purely feminine appanage, and one which men might never conde- scend to adopt. But all over the East the umbrella has for generations been well known as an insignia of power and royalty. Thus on the sculptured remains of Egyptian temples one sees representations of kings going ill procession with umbrellas carried over their heads. Even in India to- day some of the great maharajahs still call themselves Lords of the Umbrel- la," and in an address presented by the King of Burmah to the Viceroy of India in 1855, the British represen- tative is described as the monarch who reigns over the great umbrella wearing chiefs of the East" One has only to walk through the streets of any Indian town to-day to see how important a social distinction the um- brella has become, For a native to go without an umbrella in the streets of Calcutta, for instance, is practical ly mark of degradation-London Globe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07

If your teeth are fit, chew, chew, chew, until the food is liquid and insists on being swallowed.
 If teeth are faulty, soften Grape-Nuts with cream or hot or cold milk and allow to stand a minute soaking.
 "There's a reason" as fol- lows:
 Grape-Nuts food is in the form of hard and crisp gran ules. intended to be ground up by the teeth. That work not only preserves the teeth but brings down the saliva, so necessary in the primary work of digestion.
 Many people say (and It IS true) that when they eat Grape-Nuts they seem able to digest not only that food but other kinds which formerly made trouble when eaten without Grape Nuts.
 Chew 1!
 There's a reason" for
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
I'D EXAMINE RnnKs.

New York, Sept. 5,-The district att torney will be asked to investigate the destruction of books and records of the Interborough- Metropolitan company, of which D, Clifford Moorehead. secretary and treasurer oe the company, testified at yesterdays session of he public ser vice commissions investigation into New York traction companies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07

The leading lady of road company playing in enc of the smaller cities in Ohio concluded that she would press some of her lace collars one morning. She accordingly rang the bell, and when the hall boy appeared, said:
 Bring me up a hot iron"
 In course of time he returned, emp ty handed, and when the lady answer ed his knock he said:
 q couldn't get it for you, lady"
 And why not?" she asked, nysti- fed
 "The bartender said he didn't know how to mix t."-Cleveland Leader.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
Saturday, September z.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.


 Probate Notice-Mary J. Ldnsley II Printing7The Mason Press -S Grape e-Nuts-Grocers 4e Hardware-John E. Bassett & 90. Cantaloupes-EdW. B. Hall & son Remington TypewrIters lS City Notice-ReGistrars ,,e Auction-R. B. Mallory l! Wanted-Girls for Packing Room II Wanted-Row Boat II Hotel-Galen Hall II Business Chances-Home Life In. O. | Steamers-Hamburg- American Line { Fresh Egg Sale-S. s. Adams Fall Suits-Meigs & Co. 2 Eteamers-French Line Steamers-New Haven Line Gloves-The Chas. Monson Co. : Suit Sale-Gamble- Desmond Co. Boys School Clothes-Edw. Malley Co. Postum-Grocers Z Polrs Theater-Vaudeville Financial-Yale National Bank It City Hall Pharmacy Rocky Park Mendel & Friedman Corsets-Henry H. Todd Financial-New Haven Trust Go. IL
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
PREPARING TO RECEIVE CoNsTI-
 TUITION,

Annapolis, Sept. 5-Plans are being made at the naval academy for the re- ception and use of the U. S S. Consti- tuition, which is to be transferred to the academy from the Boston navy yard. She will replace the U. S. S. Hartford, on whose decks Admiral Far ragut ran the blockade at Noble Bay.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
TOO ILL TO WED.
Postponement of Ceremony Causes
 Young Woman to Attempt Suicide.

Hartford, Sept. 5.-Because of ill., health which it is said deferred her marriage Miss Augusta Young, 27 years old, drank carbolic acid, at her home on Lawrence street this morning, She is in a serious condition at the Hartford hospital, It was said at Miss Young's home that she was tohavebeen married three weeks ago and despond- ency resulted from the sickness which forced a postponement of the cere- mony.
 The girl was fully dressed when found this morning and it is assumed that she sat up all night breeding over her trouble.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
GOOD NEWS FOR THE CAMPERS.

For mosquito and black fly bites there is nothing so good as poultices made of tea leaves. Put the steeped tea leaves between two thieknesses/ Of chesecloth and run together; then ap- ply to the affected parts. When they become dry, moisten with tea. This is a good remedy for fishermen and campers to keep in mind. Something that will positively prevent the bites is oil of citronella, which can be ob- tained from any good druggist. Apply to the hands and face; and 1t is well to carry a small bottle of it in the vest pocket while on fishing trip. Cheese cloth or mosquito netting, colored yellow, will keep the insects away from the camp; there is some odor about the coloring which they dis like.-National Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07

The annual reunion of the Four teenth regiment, c. ", will be held at Middletown Tuesday, September IT. There are but two members of this regiment residing in this place, Thos. Finn and Edward Goodman, but oth- CTS live in Ansonia and Derby, who will probably attend this reunion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07

MT. strong--"Do you believe in hypnotism?"
 MT. Henpecl-"I'm married, ain't I?"-Someryille Journal,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07
BRIEF MENTION
High water to-day at 1O;5s p. m.

General Heman o. Averill, the cat tie commissioner, has been reimbursed by the comptroller, by the direction of the board of control, for money ad- vanced by him to pay for dog tags. The sum is $1.880.73
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07

Plans have been submitted to Build- ing Inspector Austin by Mrs. A. B.. Woodford, wife of Doctor Woodford of the Hopkins grammar school, for a handsome new home at 4S9 Whalley avenue to cost approximately $2O,OoO. It is to be a two story structure of Co., lonial style.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-07

The state teachers convention will be held in Hartford and New Haven October IS. This will be the first time of holding the convention in two places.
 The New Haven Business Mems as- sociation will hold its third business men's food and industrial exposition october 26 to November 2, inclusive. The state armory, New Haven, having one of the largest unobstructed floor spaces in New England, has been se- cured for the exposition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Schenectady IN. W Railway
company has announced a 20 per cent
Increase in wages to it's 500 employees,
effective July L.
Herman D. St. John, for many years
president of the Mill Owners Insur-
ance company, is dead at Cedar Rap.
Ids, Ia. He was sixty-six years old.>
Andrew Carnegie, after having ap.
proved the site and plans for the pal
ace Of peace building at The Hague,
left for Brussels on his way to Scot
land
Passing of sentence upon Mayor
Eugene e. Schmitz, convicted at San
Francisco of extortion in the French
restaurant cases, has been postponed
until July 6.
Five persons persisted In a fire at
Almonte, Can, which destroyed a
laundry over which w. P. Armstrong,
his wife and four children lived. Arm
strong was the only one of the family
who escaped.
According to published announce
1ASuI ooCOU n. 1Cl1o, SOClOlOSlSt dllu
author, whom President Roosevelt has
called New York's most useful citizen,
is to be married in August to Miss
Mary Phillips, his stenographer and
secretary.
The Britt-Nelson fight, which was
scheduled to take place In San Fran
cisco July 8, has been postponed until
July 81 A reason given for the post
ponement is the inability Of Nelson to
continue training owing to an abscess
in his ear.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28

and other cities Of the Northwest Is
being threshed out before the inter-
state commerce commission. Argu-
ments began during the day before
that body in what is known as the
Spokane CASE" an action of the city
of Spokane against the Northern Pa
cific, the Great Northern, the Union
Pacific, the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation company and the Spokane Falls
and Northern railway.
It was alleged by the complainant
that the defendant lines charge on
various kinds of freight traffic rates
to Spokane equal to the rates charged
from Eastern points to Seattle, Ia
coma or Portland, plus1he local rates
from those cities to Spokane, al
though Spokane is much nearer to the
points of origin of the freight than
are the other cities and In many in
stances the freight has to pass through
Spokane to reach the other cities be-
fore it Is shipped back The claim Is
set up that the rates are unjust, excess
sive and discriminatory to the mer-
chants and shippers of Spokane.
It Is likely that the arguments in
the case will consume two days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED
Grand Jury and Minneapolis Ice Trust
...- investigation.

Grand Jury and Minneapolis Ice Trust
..-. Investigation.
Minneapolis, June 2S.-The Henne-
pin county grand jury has refused to
return indictments against those ice
companies operating in Minneapolis
which it was charged constituted a
trust as being in restraint of trade
The vote on the question of indicting
stood to 9 and this disposes of the
matter for the present
The point raised by one member of
the grand jury who voted against the
motion to indict, according to the at
torney generals department, was that
if the forming Of combinations to con-
troll products and prices was criminal
then indictments would have to be
returned against many leading bust.
ness men in Minneapolis. He did not
think it good business policy to start
any trouble
Though Attorney General Young
and his assistants refuse to discuss
the matter it is understood that the
proceedings against the companies
are not to be dropped by any means
civil action may now result in which
an attempt will be made to revoke
the charters of the companies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
An Ordinance Relating to Disorderly Houses
and Houses of iii Fame and Common
Prostitutes.

and Houses of iii Fame and Common
Prostitutes.
The City Council of the City of Bemidji do
ordain as follows:
Section L. No person or persons shall keep
within the limits of the City of Bemidji dis
house of ill-fame or place resorted to for the
purpose or prostitution. nation, fornica-
ton or for the resort of persons of ill-fame or
mon prostitutes; and no person shall procure
or suffer to come together at such house or
place any OF the above described persons, nor
house or place any immoral. lewd. lascivious
lmmodest or other improper conduct or be-
haviOr or any tipping. revealing, rioting or
Tsons n the
upon conviction thereof be punished by a.
tine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
county, Minnesota, for period not exceed
ing ninety days.
Section 2. Any person who shall within the
limits OF the City OF Bemidj: visit. resort to or
place, or house Of ill-fame or place resorted
to forthe purpose of prostitution. assign alton,
nama ar q f9r the resGr OF
ton: or common prostitutes, shall upon con-
viction thereof be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding ten dollars nor less than five dollars.
or be imprisoned in the county jail of Bel
trami county, Minnesota for period not ex-
ceeding thirty days
.SecGlOn >. NO person or persons shall
knowingly let or hire Or lease or demise, any
1OuSe or building or premises within the
limits OF the CITY Of Bemidji. to any person or
persons of ill-name or ill-fame, or who are
known by common reputation to be common
prostitutes: or the keepers or proprietors of
houses OF 1ll-fame. or places resorted to for
the purposes of prostitution. assign alton,
fornication. or immoral. lewd lascivious or
other immodest or immoral conduct or
behavior. and no person or persons, being the
owner or owners thereof. or having the con-
troll Of any house. building or premises
within the limits of the city of Bemidii. shall
knowingly permit. allow or suffer any such
person or persons as are hereinbefOre
described to occupy and remain in Occupa-
ton and possession of said house. building or
premises. Any person violating the provi-
slons or any provision of this section, shall
upon conviction thereof be punished by a
tine not exceeding 800 nor less than $50. or by
imprisonment IN the county jail of Beltrami
county, minnesota. for a period not exceed
Section4. All ordinances inconsistent. with
this ordinance are hereby repealed
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after the date Of its
publication.
Ayes '-McCuaig. Erickson. Smart. Wash
burn. Brinkman. McTaggart. Gould.
Nays''-None.
Absent-Bowser. Mayer.
Ordinance carried.
Approved on the rs day Of June. 1907
J.P. POGUE,
Mayor,
.44. - City of Bemidji.
City Clerk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
HOPEFUL OF FINAL VICTORY
TeIesraphers Expect to Win Strike at
San Francisco.

San Francisco, June 28.-A hopeful
sentiment prevails at the headQuar-
tiers of the striking commercial teleg-
raphers and the rank and file of the
union as well as the executive officers
are unanimous in declaring full faith
in ultimate victory. The men, assert
that the telegraph companies are still
badly crippled; that every makeshift
is being adopted to care for the most
important business and that hundreds
of messages are piling up daily at the
filing Offices.
President Small Of the union denies
that telegraphers in Chicago and other
cities are to be called out He says
if it is necessary to call out the men
at other points no hint Of such inten-
ton will be given until the order call
ing the men out is actually transmit
ted.
Officials Of the Western Union and
Postal companies claim that they are
not behind in their work and there is
no delay in getting their business on
the wires
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Verdict in Case of St. Paul Theater
Treasurer

Verdict in Case of St. Paul Theater
Treasurer.
st. Paul, June 2S.-After being out
nearly forty-eight hours the jury in
the case of Harry E. Kicker, former
treasurer of the Metropolitan Opera
House, returned a verdict of guilty on
the charge of embezzling $3,035 be-
longing to the theater company. Ac-
companying the verdict of the jury
was strong plea for clemency in
favor Of the convicted man.
The state produced the books Of
the theater in evidence and attempted
to show that there had been sys-
tematic juggling with the bank ac-
count in order to conceal a deficit
which steadily grew in size between
March % and April 81.
Ricker's defense was that two men
held him up and took the money from
him at the door Of Manager SCOTS
office just as he was entering to place
the money In the vault.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
WISCONSIN, PAPER MILLS.
Owning and Operating syndi.
cate Being Formed.

Milwaukee, June 2S.-The Evening
Wisconsin says:
If plans which have been quietly
under way for some time past are ma
tured either at a meeting now being
held in Milwaukee or at subsequent
meetings the manufacturers Of print
and other classes of paper in Wiscon-
sin, embracing in all some twenty five
large mills, will shortly form one Of
the largest owning and operating pa
per manufacturing syndicates in the
country. While this point is admitted
by parties directly interested in the
movement the statement is also made
that, up to the present time, there Is
nothing definite or certain as to the
ultimate formation of this concern. All
depends, the manufacturers say, upon
further plans, mutual agreement as
to values OF plants to be interested
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
HANGED At SANE TIME
Triple Execution Takes Place at
Jefferson City, Mo.
CONVICTS GUILTYOF MURDER
Condemned Men Attempted to Escape
From Penitentiary and Two Guards
and a Prisoner Were Shot Dead
During Desperate Battle.

From Penitentiary and Two Guards
and a Prisoner Were Shot Dead
During Desperate Battle.
Jefferson City, Mo-, June 2S.-Harry
Vaughan and Edward Raymond, con
victs sentenced to the penitentiary
from St. Louis, and George Ryan, a
convict sentenced from Kansas City,
were hanged in the county Jail here
for the killing Of Prison Guard John
Clay during concerted attempt to
escape from the penitentiary
The three were hanged at the same
moment. Sheriff Scott sprung the
trap and few minutes later all three
were pronounced dead. No statement
was made from the scaffold.
The execution of Convicts Harry
Vaughan, George Ryan and Edward
Raymond is the final result of a des-
perate attempt which they made on
the afternoon of Nov. "a, 1905, to es-
cape from the penitentiary In the
fight over their effort to get away two
prison guards, John Clay and r. ALI
son, and Convict Edmond Blake were
shot dead. After two trials the three
men were convicted of the murder of
Guard Clay and sentenced to be
hanged. A verdict of conviction was
rendered in the first trial, but the SUI
preme court ordered new trial.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28

$4,000 on the books of the company.
The most important allegation
against Barnes Is that the Minnesota
Title and Trust company loaned him,
its president, $4,000 through the me-
dunn of a STRAW man." The date of
the transaction, as set down in the
complaint, is Aug. %, 1906 It is said
other charges against Barnes are like.
~ to be pressed, including RESPONSE
bility for another shortage Of $4,000
of the funds of the same company.
The warrant was sworn out at the
instance of the public examiner and
the attorney general, who brought the
matter of the alleged embezzlements
by Barnes to the attention of the coun-
ty attorney. The concern has been in
the hands of receiver since March
rs,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
ON VERGE OF PRECIPICE.
Train Derailed While Rounding Curve
Near Appleton, Mis-.

Appleton, Wis, June 28.-Two hun
dred people, mostly from the northern
parts Of Wisconsin and Minnesota,
had miraculous escape from death
when train No. 5 on the Ashland divi-
sion Of the Chicago and Northwest
crn, while rounding a curve at the
head Of the steepest grade of the divi-
sion, left the rails owing to the front
trucks of the tender jumping the track
and carrying other cars with it.
At the place where the accident
took place is an embankment 148 feet
high, down which the train would
have plunged had the rear cars not
remained on the track.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
sUBsCRIPTlON---s5.00 PER ANNUM
FRISCO ANTl-GRAFT BUREAU
Spreckels Proposes Permanent Civic
Auditing Agency.

San Francisco, June 2S.-Rudolph
Spreckels announces that he has al
most perfected plan for a permanent
safeguard against the grafters and
that he hopes to put it in operation by
the first of the year. The plan con-
templates the formation of a civic
auditing agency, which is to follow
every movement of the city govern
ment and keep close watch on the Off
GERS from mayor down. Mr.. Spreckels
said he figured that the scheme
could be put into practice at an ex-
pense of 100000 a year and that it
would effect a. saving to the taxpayers
of $3,000,000 to $3,500,Q00.