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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18
The City

W. A. Ferris went to Brainerd
this morning.
w. A. Gould went to Mime.
apolis this morning.
Call at Jerrard's and see the
1907 Gray Marine Motor.
Don't forget the Samaritan
card pal ty Thursday evening.
Pretty to look at, comforta bic
to wear, -kimonos, at the MerCa
FIESTA.
\. r. Erickson left this morn
ing for St. Paul on business
mission.
Have you seen the 1907 Ferro
Motor yet? Call on Floyd Brown
and let him show you.
For painting, papering and kali
somining, place your orders
early with J. A. Hoff.
Talk about your break fast foods,
A thousand you can see;
I wouldn't have them as a gift;
I'd have Rocky Mountain Tea.
Barker's Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18

available building site was occupied.
The nest is roughly put together plat
form of sticks and does not strike one
as being at all safe nursery. Baby
herons are, if possible, uglier than the
ordinary run of nestlings, their appear
ance being rendered most grotesque by
patches of long hairlike feathers stud
ded over the body. took down one
young bird in order to have good look
at him. While handling him a whole
frog. fully two inches in length, drop
ped out Of him, and, judging from the
dlstension of his corporation there
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18

Thomas S. Erwin, the St.Cloul
logger, was visitor in the city
today.
The Pioneer at all times has in
stock Office supplies of every
description
What's in name? Come and
see. Merca FIESTA, Saturday, in
the city halI-open at l O'Clock.
Phibbs & Erickson have
bought the farm of Andrew B.
Klevgarrd, in sections 10 and 20,
FROM township. They have Sc
cured 100 acres of fine farm land,
the consideration beirg 81, 500.
w. D. Rowe, the Sidewalk
man" of Crookstop, came over
from his home yesterday and
has been looking over the city
for prospective jobs in the &C.
ment line. Mr.. Rowe is one of
the very best men in his line
in the entire state, and
his work is of a high class. Rove
has a reputation over west of.
being one of the best fellows
living there, in addition to being
a business man of more than
ordinary ability.
For a good turkey supper go
to the Merca FIESTA supper at the
city hall Saturday evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18
Read the Daily Pioneer.

Read the Daily Pioneer.
Call at the Pioneer when you
are in need. of office supplies.
Do you know what Candy Puff
is? Ifyou cannot come order by
phone-No. 50.
Extra copies of the Daily
Pioneer may be had at the office
every evening.
Come in and see tile Gray
Motor. Nothing better made.
Jerrard Plb. Go. .
Bemidji Elevator Co., jobbers
for BarIows Best, also Gold Medal,
Mascot and Creme.
E. J. Swedback and M. D.
Stoner returned this morning
from a business trip to Big Falls.
A. L Wyler, auditor for the
Bemidji Brewing company, went
to Tenstrike last evening on a
business mission.
J. G. .Dade, mayor of Black
duck, spent last night in the
city, and attended the meeting
of the local Masonic lodge.
The Baptist Sunday school will
sell Candy Puff every Friday
from | to 6p. N. at the Baptist
church. Five cents a bag. Try
some.
DR.. Abramovich and Jasper
Sewell and Misses Sewell and
Nordbloom returned to their
homes at Tenstrike last evening,
after having spent yesterday in
the city.
A marvellous preparation con-.
tanning the constituent elements
of life. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea cures them when all
else has failed. IS cents, Tea or
Tablets. Barker's Drug Store.
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Stomach and Liver Trouble Cured,

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures stomach and liver trouble
as it aids digestion, and stimu.
lates the liver and bowels with.
out irritating these organs like
pills and ordinary cathartlcs
1t cures indigestion and sick
headache and chronic constipa
ton. Orino Laxative Fruit SyruE
does not nauseate or grippe ano
is mild and pleasant to take
Refuse Institutes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18
The Richest Man in the world.

The richest man in the world
can rot have his kidneys replaced
nor live without them, so it is
important not to neglect these
organs. If Foley's Kidney Cure
is taken at the first sign of dan
ger,the symptoms will disappear
and your health will be restored,
as it strengthens and builds up
these organs as nothing else will.
Oscar Bowman, Lebanon, Ky,
writes: 81 have used Foley's
Kidney Cure and take great
pleasure in stating it cured me
permanently of kidney disease,
which certainly would have cost
me my life =
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Notice to our Customers.

We are pleased to announce
that Foley's Honey and Tar for
coughs, colds and lung trou bles
is not affected by the National
Pure Food and Drug law as it
contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recon-
mend it as a safe remedy for
children and adults.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18

Read the Daily Pioneer.
This will interest you. The
Ladies' Bakery at the Merca
fiesta.
Be sure and come to the
Samaritan card party Thursday
evening.
For a good turkey supper go
to the Merca FIESTA supper at the
city hall Saturday evening.
DR.. Monahan returned to his
home at Blackduck last evening,
after having spent yesterday in
the city on business.
Simon Thompson, chief of
police of Blackjack, was a visitor
in the city today.
Work aprons, fancy aprons,
com blnation hand bags and
aprons. At the Merca fiesta.
F. O. Sibley was a south bound
passenger on the M. & I. this
morning, on his way to st. Paul.
See the 1907 Ferro Auto Mar
ine Motor before you buy. Floyd
Brown, agent. 81 Beltrami
Ave.
For your wall paper, ala bas-
tine, and paints, call at Hof's
paint and wall paper store, 81
Minnesota Ave.
We are ready to show you the
1907 Gray Marine Motor. For
po wer, price and quality it has
no equal. Jerrard Plb. Co.
Madam, can you make light,
crisp. palatable hot biscuit and
mullins? Use Hunts Perfect
Baking Powder and make them
still better.
Glasses properly fitted to the
eye by Larson & Larson, special
lists. Office End floor Swed back
Blk. Office hours 8 to IL a. NJ,
1:3O to $50, 7 to 8 p. m.
The Pioneers numerous
phones are all on the same line
No. Bland we will be pleased
to print any items of a social
nature that may be sent in over
the "hello.''
No other remedy on earth is so
good for children as Hollister s
Rocky Mountain Tea; makes them
eat, sleep and grow. Bright
eyes, rosy cheeks. IS cents, Tea
or Tablets. Barker's Drug
Store.
Edw ward L. Ralston of Crooks
ION was in the city yesterday and
today. He was here for the pur-
pose Of selling valuable timber
claim which he owns near Gem
nell, on the line of the M. & L.
railway north of Bemidji.
Mrs. Miner, mother of Mrs. J..
}. Conger, left this morning for
Churdon, Iowa. She was accom-
panied by her son, r. r. Miner,
who has been here for two weeks
past waiting for Mrs. Miner to
recover suffi ciently to make the
trip. Mrs. Miner has been a
resident of Bemidji for six
months past.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18

must have been several more inside
him! I tried to return the frog to him.
and most amusing were the attempts
he made to swallow it, but lacked the
skill Of his parents and in the end was
obliged to cut up the frog and force it
piecemeal into his gnllet.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-18
The Honor of Brave Men,

The Honor of Brave Men.
"You refuse to fight me?'
Certainly"
81 believe you are a coward"
"Of course you do. Otherwise you
never would have dared mention the
natter
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The Young Heron.
OF heronry a naturalist says: "It is
not, to put it mildly, a savory place.
On the island in question nearly every
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a. III. Jester left this morning


for Minneapolis.
j. O. Harris returned this
morning from a business trip to
Tenstrike.
Short story, contest, For par
ticulars, see "The Church Bell"
At the Merca fiesta.
j. E. Sullivan, 9. w. Dudley
and G. w. Jewett were in the
city last night from Blackjack.
William Lennon, the popular
mayor of Kelliher, was among
the out .of-town visitors who were
tran acting business in this city
today.
J. H. Wilson, who had charge
of the Walker & Akeley camps
at Farley during the past winter,
spent yesterday in the city, and
went to Farley last evening.
J. R. Oringer, the Nebish wet
goods dealer, was a visitor in the
city yesterday and today. "Jack"
says that business is very good
with him, up in the north town.
H. W. Skinvik, a brother of O.
M. Skinvik of this city, arrived
in BemiGji yesterday and will
visit here for week.
Rev. Isaac Peart left this morn
ing for Brainerd, where he will
attend the district conference of
the M. b. church. Mr.. Peart
will deliver the conference SER
mon, tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brum-
mond of Walker came up from
their home last evening and left
this afternoon for Red Lake
Agency, where Mr.. Brummond
owns a general merchandise
store.
W. P. Hebard, head book keep
er for Walker & Akeley, was in
the city yesterday and left last
evening for Farley to look after
the closing up of the camps
which his company maintained
| there the latter part of this
winter.
Clerk of Court Rhoda is busy
these days issuing the list Of
personal property taxes that are
still due and unpaid and which
the sheriff will collect by due
process of law. The lists will
be given to the sheriff's office on
the 24th inst.
The Royal Neighbors will give
a basket social at the I. O. O. r.
hall Tuesday evening, April %.
The ladies are requested to bring
baskets with lunch for two. All
friends of the Royal Neighbors
and the Woodmen are cordially
invited to attend.
A. A. Goodrich, the district
representative for the Carpenter
Lamb company, lett this noon for
Minneapolis, where he will visit
with his family and consult with
the officials of the head Office of
his company, relative to affairs
in this part of the country.
H. F. Brown of Crookston, who
has for many years been known
to fame as the manufacturer of
the "Select" cigar, was in
the city yesterday afternoon.
"Brownie" is one of the most
popular men who "make" this
north country; and his cigars
are justly popular.
W. H. Squier, the whole. souled
representative for the Chicago
Coal and Lumber company, came
down this morning from his
home at Blackjack and spent
today in the city. William states
that the meeting of the Pres BY
terry at the "Duck" was an in
spring event in the history of
that lively comm unity. .
While Lieutenant 0. H. Dock
cry was in the city yesterday he
ad ministered the oath to John E..
Carter and George W. Smith, re-
cruits who had been secured by
Sergeant Eilek. The men will
be sent to Fort Smelling and will
there be assigned to the regi.
m ents in which thew will serve
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-12

The ordinary village merchant is quite an
intelligent man, and his good opinion of him
self is ordinarily on par with his merits.
Being smart man, he knows he is smart;
and he often shows in his general carriage of
himself that he is quite aware of the pleasant
fact that he is "some punkins"
Yet he is mighty easy to hoodwink, if you
know how to go up to him on his blind side
For instance, the FIVE great Express Com
panies, and the half-dozen great Mail Order
houses are in deadly fear that Uncle Sam will
begin to carry small parcels through the mails
at a reasonable rate-thus putting an end to
the extortion which gives the Express Com
pany 200 per cent net profit
The governments of Europe carry small par
GELS through the mails, at nominal cost, thus
saving the people millions and millions of dol
lars every year.
Our Postmaster General, Mr.. Meyer, has
been to Europe, and has seen the system at
work; and has been impressed with its advan-
tages. Consequently he wants to give his
own country the benefit of the system. In 9TH
er words, he favors the Parcels Post which
some of Us have SO long advocated.
AS soon as Postmaster General Meyer pub
lished his views, the Express Companies and
the Mail Order houses got busy.
They hired s~aH army of men, and scat
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-12

FAVORS," the Law of the land thunders its
inexorable, NO!
And the Court Justly and heavily Furnishes
the Standard Oil for defying the national stat
ute.
But why does the railroad grant the Ex-
press Company special favors?
Upon the very same grounds as those plead
ed by the Standard Oil Company.
The Express Companies are large shippers,
constant shippers, permanent shippers, regular
shippers-hence they demand and are given
reduced rates.
Why is not this lower rate, to the favored
shipper, violation of law?
Don't abuse me, don't laugh at me- don't
n1isrepresent me-ANSWER MY QUES-
TIONl
Why should the Georgia Railroad, or the
Pennsylvania Railroad or the Union Pacific
Railroad, be allowed to carry q fve-pound
package for the Southern Express Company
or the Adams Express Company, at lower
rate than it will carry a fve-pound package
for Theodore Roosevelt, Vim. ]. Bryan,
Thomas H. Tibbles, or ANYBODY else?
Don't fly off the handle; don't go up in the
air.
ANSWER MY QUESTION!
If Our honest and learned Attorney General
Charles J. Bonaparte, will start a vigorous
criminal prosecution against the Railroads
that have given Rebates to the Express Com
panies and against the Express Companies
which have grown enormously rich off these
rebates, the whole country-excepting the
guilty rebaters-will rise up and cali him
Blessed.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-12

tered them throughout the length and breadth
of the land-to do what?
To tell lies and get signatures to Petitions
against the Parcels Post.
To my own town of Tomplins Thomasvile
and so forth, they came with cheerful conf
dcnce-these men who had been hired, at so
much per, to tell lies and get signatures
and the way they got signatures from our in
tellgent merchants was enough to make the
children fall off the fence.
These hirelings of the Express Companies
and Mail Order houses, came up on the blind
side of each of Our intelligent merchants, and
said something like this:
eff the Government should begin to carry
small parcels through the mails, at low ate
the Mail Order houses would get your trade
and you would be left high and dry
Whcreupon the merchant cried OUT "Run,
and get me a pen, quick! Til sign"
Thus the hireling of the Mail Order houses
got the name of the intelligent merchant who
was afraid the Mail Order houses would get
his business.
Funny, wasn't it?
And that which happened IN my town of
Thomaston Tompkins &c. happened in all the
others.
Happily for the Express Companies and
Mail Order houses, the merchants of nearly
all the towns of this Union have been lmprov-
ing their minds, ever since the war, by the
exclusive reading of papers and magazines
which are controlled by the Corporations and
the Privileged Few.
Consequently, many of our merchants
most estimable and intelligent gentlemen
are absolutely ignorant of governmental con-
ditions.
The average farmer has been reading inde-
pendent papers, which told them what was
going on therefore the average farmer is post
ed.
The average merchant has been reading
newspapers which are owned, or controlled by
the Yankee Corporations-hence they are not
posted
Those hirelings of the Express Companies
and Mail Order houses, who are getting the
names of our merchants, could never dupe
our farmers into signing that petition
Why?
Because our farmers know that the Mail Or
der houses NOW have secret, lower rate,
given them by the Express Companies,
WHICH ADVANTAGE THEY WILL
LOSE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT BE.
GINS TO CARRY SMALL PARCELS IN
THE MAILS.
Just as the railroads give special rate to
he
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-12

NOC IOItS ago, one OF tue uVC great
Companies declared dividend of two hun
dred per cent, ncr profits upon the capital IN
vested. The sum tctal of the loot divided
among the robbers, of this one company, was
twenty-four miilon dollars.
Inasmuch as there are five of these vora-
cious corporations fattening on the public, and
confscating large part of the portable
wealth of the people by levying excessive
tolls, you can readily understand why The
plundercrs do not wish to be disturbed at
their great national pastime of taking unto
themselves the property which belongs to
others.
Confederate with the railroads, they are
hard to handle If the Standard Oil Company
poor old thing !-secures special terms on
its freight because 1t ships SO much and SO
regularly, the whole machinery of Government
gets to laundering portentously and our dear
old benevolent ard Christian brother, John
D. Rockefeller. has his innocent game OF golf
interrupted by the intelligence that he and his
philanthropic pals have been fined twenty
nine million dollars.
Whereat all the Rockefeller preachers g1oan
dismally, and Chancellor Day, of Syracuse
University once more bewails the wicked ten
dency OF Uncle Sam to deal harshly with those
who accumulate millions after the manner OF
thieves.
But nobody ever seems to see, in the per-
manent arrangement that exists between the
five predatory Express Companies and the va
rious predatory railroads. the Rebate system
reduced to Fine Art.
Yet that is just what it is. The control
ing clique in the Express Company comes to
an understanding with the controlling clique
in the Railroad. and the railroad agrees to car
ry the freight of the Express Company at
lower rate than it will carry freight for anv:
body else
IF THAT is not rebating, what is it?
Not only will the railroad carry freight for
the Express Company at a lower rate than
it will carry freight for anybody else, but the
railroad charges the government itself twice
as much as it charges the Express Company.
What is it, if it is not rebatng, when the
railroads give these inside and special and re-
duced rates to the Express Companies?
Every argument that can be advanced in
favor of the special rates given to the Express
Companies can be advanced in defence of spe
cial rates granted to the Standard Oil Com
pany, the Meat Packers, the Lumber Trust
and other large and constant shippers.
There is not single excuse which the rail
roads can offer, in defence of the favors they
show the Express Companies, that cannot be
given by such regular and heavy customers as
those mentioned.
When the Standard Oil Co. says to the rail-
road, 1--WE ship huge amounts; we ship every
day of every year; we give you more business
than ANYBODY else; THEREFORE YOU
OyECIrTS To @xICyW TTC @OME SPECIAL,
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when the new TenderlOin police saa.
'ion. the plans for which have ,ns.
been approved by Commissioner Btng
ham. has been completed. all the com
forts Of home will b. at the command
OF the outof-town visitor 70 the Grea,
White Way who may be 20 indiseree,
az TO Involve himself in difficulties
with the police. Since h sometimes
happens that persons Of refInemen,
and familiarity with luxurious sur.
roundings are often Unexpectedly de-
tained at this particular station. moth.
ing that a add 10 the comfort Of the
prisoners has been overlooked. The
plans call for a kitchen and dining
room which would do credit to a mod.
ern hotel. a library. a gymnasium and
baths. Anoher feature Of the new sta.
ton house. which Is intended to be n
model building after the style Of which
oil station houses in the city viii be
constructed In future. will be a gar.
age. the idea being that when the ne.
eessary appropriation In provided. prlg
oners will not be required 10 ride n
the station 10 vulgar patrol wagons
but In handsome automobiles. As M
class distinctions car be officially ri
cognised by the police commissioner
however. the humbiest unfortunate
will be made to feel that he can AWAY,
count on the best OF care. and ma,
even come to look forward with d.
may TO the time when he will be com
PEELED 10 go home.
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Arms 70 Ole Poor.

Nowadays the struggle for life In a
affair beside the strug.
bic 90 die poor. a field Of endeayor IN
which competition has become 20 keen
that the youth Of the country no long.
.er need fear a dearth Of opportunity
to acquire mental food. whatever the
condition may be In respect 70 plain
bread and butter. Only a short time
ago the widow Of Russell Sage gave
away several millions Of the slender
hoard 60 hardly won by flaying the
tough hides ~ Wall street bulls and
bears. Nov the struggle has cost John
D. Rockefeller another $50, 900. 900 OF
hardearned wealth. and still the
Standard OIL magnate, according TO the
latest available statistics. Is several
millions behind Andrew Carnegie in
the race TO poverty. whatever their re-
spective achievements at golf may be
The fact that educational institutions
are invariably the beneficiaries, Is evi,
dence of a disposition TO play the new
game fairly. Mr.. Rockefeller's latest
donation 10 the cause makes a total
OF $4,000 0o which he has placed in
the hands Of the general education
board for administration, while his
gifts TO Chicago university. aggregat'
ing s2l. 900. 900. and tnfling amounts
to various other temples OF learning
brings the grand total up TO something
like 500. 23s. 400. a sum which makes
the ss,o0a. 900 or s 1000, 900 with which
Ezra Cornell and Johns Hopkins found,
ed the famous institutions which bear
their names look like very small
change: but Mr.. Carnegie's gifts to the
same cause. including a few hundred
libraries. amount to $4,000 .ooo, and
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When Father Knickerbocker wakes
un on n cold winter morning and finds
the digging Of paths a necessary pre-
liminary 10 doing his chores. he Is con.
fronted with an expensive job. The
snowssorm which recently swept over
the entire country left lO,7 inches "
snow In New York and II viii cost
something ike SO. 900 for every inch
Of depth 10 remove II from the 200
miles Of streets which must be cleaned
up and dump q into the East and
North rivers. Tia. makes a total cf
$3.50. 900 for the Job. without consider
Ing the immense Joss Of business In
cldent TO impossible streets. Such a
storm means work for every available
team and every idle man In the city
that can WELD n shovel When several
snow storms come in rapid succession.
as they sometimes do. In means con-
fsnuous work for weeks and a cost that
frequently reaches half a million dol
ars or more. Ever since the last sno "
faii. 5000 men and 5000 teams Of every
description have been working at It's
runoval. Sometimes the skies are kind
and a heavy rain or a spell Of warm
weather reioices the heart Of the street
cleaning commissioner and effects a
material saving In his appropriations:
but this time the weather has held
steadily cold and the department has
had TO do It's work unaided by Provi'
deDce.
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rines which threatened to cause in
ternational trouble. On one of the
preliminary trials Of the submarines
the japanese officers chartered a
yacht and followed the vessels until
the shipyard authorities asked them
to desist- The matter was brough,
to the attention Of President Roose-
welt, who issued an order granting
the Japanese permission to inspect
anything In the way OF construction
which they desired at the yard. Such
observation Is not welcomed by the
naval department, who would prefe,
to conduct the tests in secret
Each O. the eontesting companies
Is represented In the tests by boats
Of the most modern design. The
Holland concern has presented as its
supreme effort the Octopus, the first
Of the four new boats to be complet-