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q Ste adv Trade.

There were only three houses in the
little hamlet on Cape Cod, but an orator
from nearby summer colony was
minded to Ipuse the civic conscience
by declaring that trade was the begin
ming Of wisdom. "And," said he, II as
sure you that it Is not capital half so
much as it is initiative that is needed
ina place like this"
The three citizens spat collectively
and simultaneously, looking straight
ahead.
''That kind O. reminds me-" drawled
one without shifting his gaze, go
Harve Upham an Dan Winsor, down
the beach ways. Harve had shanty
an Dan had a shanty, an they both
had some plug tobacco. One day Harve
went to Dams an bought 10 cents
with O tobacco, an the next day Dan
went to Harve an bought 10 cents
with O. tobacco Off him. They con-
tinued these sales sev'ral days. They
both got all the tobacco they wanted,
an Harve fin'lly retired on the dime"
Youths Companion.
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Modest Contributors.

A man was coming up from Chun-
chen province with sum Of money
which had been subscribed for the pay
ment of the public debt. He was met
by robbers, who took the money and
started away. he called after them
that the money was subscription to
the fund for the raising Of the debt,
whereupon they came back and handed
him the money and begged his pardon
for their mistake, and they gave him
10 yen extra as contribution on their
own part. He asked their names to
publish in the papers, but they said
they did not want to obtain notoriety
in that way and declined, but said they
were glad to pay something toward
helping the country News.
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Bamboo Sap In India.

In India the sap Of the female BAN
boo is used for medicinal purposes
''Tabasheer," or "banslochan," is sold
in all Indian bazaars, as it has been
known from the earliest times as a
medicinal agent. 1t is also known in
Borneo and was an article of COM
MERGE with early Arab traders of the
east. It's properties are said to be
strengthening, tonic and cooling. 1t
has been analysed and has been shown
to consist almost entirely of silica, with
traces Of lime and potash. From it's
remarkable occurrence in the hollows
Of bamboos the eastern mind has long
associated it with miraculous powers.
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A Curious Widows Cap.

A very curious cap forms the vivid
owls weeds of the Australia aborigine
in one part of the great island CONT
nent Near the northeast bend Of the
Murray river it is the custom for wild
ows to attend upon the tombs Of their
departed lords. Then, after shaving
their heads, they cover them with pipe
clay, kneaded into paste. The head
is first covered with a net to prevent
the clay from sticking too tightly to
the skin-a misfortune which is partly
averted by the amount Of grease with
which every Australian native is anoint-
ed. A layer Of this clay several inches
In thickness is -plastered over the head
and when dry forms a sort Of skull
cap exactly fitting the head on which
it was nodded. AS it weighs several
pounds, the widows cap cannot be
comfortable.
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Weather Vanes,

The best weather Yanes are made
with the greatest nicely and precision,
so that they balance perfectly and
turn with the least possible wear. The
vane is, Of course, longer on one side
Of the socket than on the other, or it
would not turn with the wind, but it's
weight Is the same on both sides. II
it is narrow vane, for instance, the
weight of the solid head is easily made
equal to that of the longer, projecting,
but thinner feather end, and all vanes,
whatever they may be, are balanced
as to weight and so adjusted that they
turn easily and with the least possible
friction
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Bill Nye and Martens,

In the spring Of 1895 the distin-
guished Dutch novelist known by the
pen name Of Maarten Martens was
elected an honorary member Of the
Authors club Of New York, says the
Bookman. When the name Joost Ma
RUS NJ. Van der Poorten- Schwartz
came to the attention Of the member
ship committee there was a gasp Of
astonishment. Finally the late Bill
Nye came to the rescue with the sug-
gestion that the first half Of the name
should be acted on at once, but that
the last half should be held over until
the autumn, when the weather would
be cool.
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ProtopIasm.

All life on the earth appears only in
connection with one subStance-a wa
terry jelly-closely related chemically
to egg albumen-and this substance is
known as protoplasm. Every living
thing is built Of this one substance
jellyfish, trees, whales, men-every
thing that lives. Biologists have sue
ceeded in doing some wonderful
things Five or six starhsh eggs have
been fused into one, from which
monster starfish has been produced.
Other starfish eggs have been separated
into eight pieces, from which eight
dwarf starfish have been brought forth.
Crabs can be made to order, with the
large claw on either the right or the
left side, and fatfsh have been pro-
duced with the color pattern on the
underside.-New York American.
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MAY CANCEL LARGE DEBT
Proposed to Relinquish Indemnity
Claim Against China.


Washington, June 19.-President
Roosevelt has just made the most stu
pendous gift to China that the United
States or any other government has
ever made to a foreign nation.
Through Secretary Root he has mott
fed Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, the
Chinese minister, that, with the ap-
prevail of. congress, the United States
voluntarily will relinquish the differ
ence between the total Of expenses in
CURED in the suppression Of the Boxer
revolt Of 1900 and the amount which
China agreed to pay to this country.
The difference is fixed officially at the
enormous figure Of $27 100000.
Beyond the mere generosity of the
gift there are international aspects of
the presidents action which will be
promptly considered by foreign chan
cellories. In the first place the relin-
quishment of this debt establishes a
precedent for like action on the part
of Russia, Germany, France, Japan and
Great Britain, each of which demand
ed indemnities far in excess of the
expenses actually incurred.
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Resolution,

At a regular meeting of the city
council Of the city of Bemidji, June
3, 1907, held in their room in
the city hall in said city the
following resolution was offered by
Alderman Brinkman, seconded by
Alderman McTaggart:
Resolved that six-foot plank
sidewalk be built on the north side
of Eleventh street between Irvine
avenue and Minnesota avenue, said
sidewalk to be constructed of pine
two-inch plank, planed on one side
and laid on three stringers and to be
spiked with 20 "Do nails, two nails
in each plank on the side and one in
the center.
On roll call the following alder
men voted Aye: McCuaig, Erick-
son, Smart, Brinkman, McTaggart,
Gould.
Nays" None.
Absent and rot voting: Bowser,
Washburn, Mayer.
Resolution carried.
Approved June II, 1907.
J. P. POGUE,
Mayor.
Attest: THOMAS MALOY,
City Clerk. :.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATTER
Play Ball Sunday.

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for ball game Sunday, be-
tween the local team and the Park
Rapids aggregation. This will be
the first game of the season, and
as the Rapids have a fast bunch,
an interesting exhibition may be
looked forward to.
Following is the lineup for the
Bemidji team for Sundays game,
subject to change:
Hazen, p; Roy, c; Govro, SIS;
Riddell, lb; Graham, 2b; Vogtman,
3b; Otto, CT; Collins, If; Carlton rf
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Resolutions.

Resolved that a fourteen-foot
cement sidewalk and curb be built
along the north side of Second
street from Bemid j avenue to Irvine
avenue, and on the south side of
Third street from Bemidji avenue to
Irvine avenue, and on the west side
Of Minnesota avenue from First
street to Fourth street, and on the
east side of Minnesota avenue from
Second street to Fourth street, and
on both sides of Beltrami avenue
from Second street to Fifth street.
and on the west side of Bemidii
avenue from First street to Third
street, and that a six-foot cement
sidewalk with curb at a distance of
fourteen feet from the property line
be built on both sides of Beltramii
avenue from Fifth street to Eighth
street and on both sides of Mime
sofa avenue from Fifth street to
Eighth street, the inside of the said
six-foot walk shall be one foot from
the property line, and that ten-foot
cement sidewalk and curb fourteen
feet from the property line be built
on both sides. of Minnesota avenue
from Fourth street to Fifth street.
All walks and curbs must be built
in accordance to the plans and
specifications of the city engineer.
Dated June 10th, 1907.
cCuaig, Smart, Erick-
son, Washburn, Brinkman, McTag-
gart, Gould.
Nays None.
BoWser and Mayer absent.
Resolution carried.
Approved June 18th, 1907.
]. p. POGUE,
Mayor.
Attest: THOMAS MALoY,
City Clerk.
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TO DISCUSS LAND QUESTION
One Thousand Delegates Attend Con-
vention at Denver.

VentIOh at denver.
Denver, June 19.-Called- together
for discussion of public land questions,
with view to formulating a policy
and urging legislation in accordance
Herewith, nearly 1000 citizens, repre-
senting all the Transmissouri states,
met in convention here. From Wash
ington have come James R. Garfield,
secretary of the interior; Clifford Pin
chot, chief of the forestry department;
F. H. Newell, head of the reclamation
service, and r. A. Ballinger, commits
sioner of the general land office, rep
resenting President Roosevelt and pre-
pared to give all possible information
as to the policies of the administration
regarding the control and regulation
of the public lands The badge worn
by the Colorado delegates was de-
signed to furnish the keynote to the
convention. It is inscribed as follows:
Public lands were intended for
home builders. We oppose interfer-
ence by government bureaus under
autocratic rules and regulations
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FIRM In HER REFUSAL.
Girl Rejects Murderous Suitor and He
Fires Second Shot.


POcOmOke City, Nd. June 19.-Miss
Bessie Lambertson, daughter of John
Lambertson, a well known farmer of
Worcester county, was shot by Lode
Davis, a rejected sutton, and is in a
precarious condition Davis after
wards committed suicide, his body be-
ing found near, the place where he at
tackled Miss Lambertson, with a bullet
hole in the breast. The shooting oc-
Cured while the couple were out driv-
ing short distance from the young
ladys home. She was found on the
road by her mother, who heard her
cries of distress. According to Miss
Lambertson's story Davis asked her
to marry him and on her refusal he
drew pistol and shot her. He then
demanded: sWill you marry me
noW?" and on her reply 'I'll die first"
he fired again. One ball entered her
head and the other penetrated her left
lung. She pitched out of the buggy,
breaking her collar bone by the fall.
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CRAZY Renple.

"Crazy people never act together
declares the superintendent of a large
asylum for the insane. eff one inmate
attacks an attendant, as sometimes
happens, the others would look upon
it, as no affair Of theirs and simply
watch it. The moment we discover
two or more inmates working together
we would know they were on the road
to recovery"
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A Court Fools Joke,

Scogan, the famous court jester Of
Edward w., dearly loved a practical
joke. Once he borrowed money of the
king and when the day for payment
came was unable to make good his
word. He feared the kings anger and
decided to appease him by joke.
Feigning death, he had his friends car
ry his body before Edward. The king
fell a ready victim to the deception
and In his lamentations over the sup
posed dead fool said he freely forgave
the debt. Scogan Immediately sprang
to his feet eXClaiming, THE news is
so revivifying that it has called me
back to life"
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED-For the U. S. Marine
l.Corps; men between ages of Fl
& and 80. An opportunity. to see
81 the world. For full information
- :. apply in person or by letter to 208
Third street.
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FAST TRAIN IN DITCH.
Passengers Marvel at Their Es-
cape From Death.
EVERY COACH TURNS OVER
Although the Speed Was Fifty Miles
an Hour at the Time of the Accident
No One Is Killed and Only Few
Persons Injured.

Columbus, O., June 19.-Big -Four
passenger train No. 19, one of the
fastest trains on the New York Central
lines, went thrlu an open switch In
the northern part Of the city and is
now lying on its side along the track.
Several passengers were seriously in
jured. Many of them are wondering
how they escaped being instantly
killed.
The train was rushing along, &C.
cording to one of the passengers, at
fifty miles an hour when 1t struck the
switch, throwing the passengers in
every direction The engine continued
along the side of the track for, 200
yards and then turned over, as did the
rest of the train. Engineer William
T. Smith remained at his post and was
uniniured. His fireman, Joseph Ma
haffey Of Cleveland, jumped and was
probably fatally injured.
The train, which is q mate Of the
Twentieth Century limited, carried
through sleepers from New York.
These sleepers we're wrecked. The
wreck did not catch fire.
The track is twisted and broken up
in a remarkable manner. The first
coach of the train is half buried where
it tore into the ground. The heroism
of Engineer Smith in sticking to his
engine is being commented upon by
all the passengers. He applied the
emergency brakes when he saw that
the wreck was inevitable, put on the
air, sanded the track and stuck to his
post, although the huge engine was
grooming and apparently topping over
every second it bumped along the
track,
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Open Sewer Bids Monday.

The city council have advertised
for bids for the construction of
eight or nine blocks of sewerage
which are to be built this summer.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of NJ. D. Stoner, city.
engineer. The bids will be opened
Monday evening, June "a.
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whv Ace Improves Wines.


''Why do wines improve with age?"
Because they marry" answered the
expert.
"Marry?''
Eyes. That is the term used in the
trade This sherry we say, has mar
ried we'll or that hook has married
nastily' We mean by wines mar
r1age that it's different components-
the alcohol, the sugar, the carbonc acid
and so on-have blended together.
smoothly In a new wine this blend
ing, this marriage, has not yet taken
place, and hence the harshness of new
wines. Old wines are valued because
the alcohol and sugar and acids and
others have all married together into
one fragrant compound. "-Exchange
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Why Shells FIy STRAIGHT.

Many people wonder why the cone
shaped projectiles in their fight
through the air do not wabble, but
drive straight ahead. This is easily
explained. Round the bottom of the
shell is a narrow band of copper which
varies In width according to the size Of
the projectile. Being made Of soft
metal, this band Is cut by the steel
rifing Of the gun on the shock Of ex-
plosion This action causes the shell
to revolve with lightning rapidly, with
the result that it keeps steady during
Its fight through the air. London
Mail
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The County Bond Sale.

At the last meeting of the county
board, they advertised to sell $3.50,
100000 worth of county bonds, the
bids to be opened at their meeting
to be held July 9. If they succeed
in disposing of these bonds it will
enable the county to take up all
outs landing Indebtedness, and place
the county on cash basis.
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May Own Unlimited Acreage.

Lansing, Mich, June 19.-Governor
Warner has signed the bill passed by
the Legislature removing the restric.
ton against mining companies in
Michigan owning more than $4,000
acres of land. Under the new law
they may acquire and own unlimited
acreage. The bill met with consider.
able opposition on the ground that it
might tend to build up a mining trust
in the Upper Peninsula.
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PENDING COURTS DECISION
GaIIaghers Appointment as Mayor Of
Frisco Only Temporary.

San Francisco, June 19-James L.
Gallagher's appointment as acting
mayor by the board of supervisors is
only a temporary one. He will serve
only until the supreme court has de-
cided whether or not it will admit
Mayor Schmitz to bail, pending the
hearing of his petition for a new trial.
Should Schmitz be granted freedom
on bail Gallagher will, of course, go
out of office at once, for the mayor
will then be able to perform the duties
of chief executive of the city.
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Looks Easy, but Try 1t.

Did you ever notice jeweler wear
ing his magnifying glass in one eye? 1t
looks easy but try it. The inexperi-
enced citizen who tries to look at some
one eye. He can't look at the magnifed
object with the other eye opened, as
can the jeweler. This is only another
evidence that one must learn all the
details Of ones trade. What is easy
for the experienced jeweler is all but
impossible for the novice.-New York
Globe.
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WANTED: Girl for general house
work: Apply to Mrs. A. J. Aber-
crombie, 514 Mimi. Ave.
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His Choice,

A witty member Of the legal profess
sion was once a guest at dinner re-
markable for it's meagerness. The din
ing room had been newly and splendid
~ furnished. Some Of the guests con-
graduated the host on his taste in dec
grafton.
"For my part, 1 would rather see
less gliding and more carving" said
the wit.
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The Four Of Them.

Smith-Good morning, Jones. I hear
you have a son and heir. Jones-Yes;
our household now represents the
United Kingdom. I am English, my
wife's Irish, the nurse is Scotch, and
the baby wails.-Liverpool Post.
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Arguments in Murder Trial.

Flandreau, S. D., June 19.-The final
arguments are being made in the trial
of Mrs. Emma Kaufman, on trial here
for the murder of Agnes Polreis, a
domestic. State Attorney Orr made
the opening argument summing up
for the prosecution
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How He Cauqht Them.

Archbishop Whately had a true
sense of grammar, says an old English
man who remembers him, and delight
ed to spring catch questions. One was:
'What is the -vocative Of cat?''
Generally the assured answer was
20 cat!'
The archbishop would smile then and
say, "No; puss, puss!''
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Conscientious,

McAlister-'Tis threepence I'm OWN
ia We, meenister. The fact is, I'm
conscientious mon, and l pit naethin'
In the plate on Sunday. The smallest
I had wi me was a saxpence, and
dldna theenk the sairmon was up ia it.
Dundee Advertiser.
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FAMILY PARTY DROWNED.
Mother, Three Children and Aunt Per
ish at Monohan, Wash.

Seattle, Wash, June 19.-Five per-
sons, two sisters, brother, mother
and aunt, persisted in the waters Of
Lake Sammamish. The dead are:
Antoine Myer, thirteen years of age;
Lizzie Myer and Ida Myer, sisters;
Mrs. Myer, mother, and Mrs. John
Herter, sister of Mrs Myer.
The four women lost their lives in a
vain attempt to save the boy.
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Making a Distinction,

"Of course you know something
about that candidates political opin.
ions? said the trusty adviser.
81 don't care rap about his opin-
IONS" answered Senator Sorghum.
How are his epigrams ?''-W Washington
Star.
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BLOODY FEUD IN KENTUCKY
Two Men Killed and Two Severely
Wounded.

Lexington, KY, June 19.-Thomas
Wilson and Wiley Bowling were in
Btantly killed and Henry Caudill and
William Log seriously wounded in
pitched battle at Lee Rose, Owsley
county. Wilson Caudill and Henry
Collins fought on one side and Bow
ling, Long and John Estep on the
other and forty shots were fired while
the battle ragged.
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WIFE OF JURIsT ARRESTED
Head of Religious Sect Accused of
Disturbing the Peace.


Disturbing the Peace.
Chicago, June IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Des Moines says:
Mrs. Scott M. Laid, wife of Justice
Ladd of the Iowa supreme court, has
been arrested here for disturbing the
peace at-the peculiar religious serv-
ices over which she presides.
At the religious services which Mrs.
Ladd has been conducting the devo-
tees Writhe on the floor like epileptics,
leap into the air, chatter, scream,
gnash their teeth or beat themselves
over the head.
!. Staid religious circles of Des Moines
have been profoundly shocked by the
revelations concerning this peculiar
religion
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We ought not to look back unless it
ts to derive some useful lessons from
past errors and for the purpose Of
profting by dear bought experience
Washington.
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His View of II.

Bond-Don't you realize that mar.
riage broadens man? Benedict-Oh.
yes. | suppose 1t can be put that way,
but "fattens" is the word I've always
used.-London Tit-Bits.
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Aoki Runor Will Not Down.

Toxic, June 19.-There are strong
indications that Ambassador Aoki will
be recalled. There is an inclination
to connect the rumor of his reported
coming recall with Premier Saionji's
audience with the mikado after the
cabinet cottnciS
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Denies Reported Engagement.

London, June 19.-The Earl Of Nun
ster, when questioned regarding the
report that he was engaged to Mrs.
Potter Palmer, replied: ''The report
is absolutely untrue" All the after
noon papers here printed dispatches
from Chicago reporting the engage,
ment, with photographs and biog-
raphfes Of the nersonS
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A Painful Face

'My face pains me, doctor What
shall do?'' asked the patient.
"pm sure don't know" replied the
doctor. "You know have no way Of
improving your looks"
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SIX BODIES RECOVERED.
Victims of Accident to the Mime
sota's Launch.

sota's Launch.
Norfolk, Va, June 19.-The body of
Midshipman Walter Carl Ulrich of
Milwaukee, one of those who went
down on the i'll fated launch of the
battleship Minnesota in Hampton
Roads a week ago, has been found.
This makes five bodies recovered thus
far, those in addition to Ulrich being
Midshipmen Field, Stevenson and Hol-
combe and Fireman Westphal.
Later in the day the body of Sea-
man Van Dorm was found in Hampton
Roads. This makes six bodies in all
recovered