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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-06-01

win understand. as explain myself.
You know Mr. Roebuekg
i cant say that | know him."
replied He is not an easy man TO
know-indeed. who is7s
"A very able man: In some re-
spects a great man" Dunkirk. went
on But, like so many of our great
men of business. he cannot appreciate
politics-the difficulties OF the man in
public life whose persuasion and com
promise must be used, authority al
most never And, because | have re-
sisted some of his impossible demands,
be has declared war on the party.
He has raised up in It faction head
ed by your old enemy Dominick
need not tell you what a brute. what
a beast he is. the representative Of all
that is abhorrent in politics
"A faction headed by Dominick
couldn't be very formidable" sug-
gested
But Dominick isn't the nominal
leader" replied Dunkirk "Roebuck
is far too shrewd for that. No. he has
put forward as the decoy my col
league, perhaps you know
him? If so, needn't tell you what a
vain, shallow. yenal fellow he is. with
his gift of CAB that fools the peo-
pie"
Il know him" said l. in a tone
which did not deny the accuracy of
Dunkirk's description.
Their object" continued the sena-
tor, is to buy the control OF the par
ty machinery away from those who
now manage it in the interests of con-
servatism and fair dealing. IL they
succeed the only business interest
that will be considered in this state
will be the Power trust. And we
shall have Dominick, the ignorant
titles, until the people will rise in
fury and elect the opposition-and
you know what it is
What you say is most interesting"
said l. but | confess | haven't mag
lnation enough to conceive condi-
ton of affairs in which anybody with
the price couldn't get what he want
ed by paying for it. Perhaps the BUSH
ness Interests would gain by change
the other crowd might be less ex-
pensive. Certainly the demands of
our party's machine have become in
tolerable'
1t astonishes me, Mr.. Sayler to
hear You say that-you, who have
been in politics" he protested. taken
aback by my hardly disguised attack
upon him-for he was in reality
party and machine" Surely, you
understand the situation We must
have money to maintain our organ
ization. and to run our campaign.
Our workers can't live on air; and,
to speak of only one other factor.
there are thousands and thousands of
our voters, honest fellows, too who
must be paid To come to the polls.
They wouldn't vote against us for any
sum; but, unless we pay them for
the day lost in the fields. they stay
at home. Now. where does our money
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-06-01
CHAPTER VII.
Byoones.

A telegram had been thrust under
my dooT-'I must see you. Don't fail
to stop off here on your way back.
Answer. Carlotta"
Again she was at the station in her
phaeton. Her first look, long before
| was near enough for speech showed
me how her mood had changed; but
she waited until we were clear OF the
town Forgive me- she then said
in the abrupt. direct manner which
was the expression of her greatest
charm. her absolute honesty I've
got the meanest temper in the world.
but it don't last and as soon as YOU
were gone | was ashamed of myself"
81 don't understand why you are
making these apologies" sala l. and
| don't understand why you were
angry
That's what it means 10 be a man"
she replied Your letter about your
mother made me furious. You hadn't
ever urged me TO hurry up the wed
ding on your own account And your
letter made me feel as II while you
personally didn't care whether we
ever married or not, still for your
mothers sake you were willing to-
to sacrifice Yourself
Let me see my letter" said l.
II tore it into thousand pieces"
said she. But | don't mean that yuu
really wrote just that. You didn't.
But. you made me jealous OF your
mother, and my temper got hold of
me- and then l read the meanest kind
of things into and under and all
round every word And-I'm sorry"
could find nothing TO say. saw
my freedom slipping from me.
watched it, sick at heart vet, on
the other hand. I neither tried nor
wished to detain IT, though could
easily have made renewal Of our en-
gagement impossible have no ex
PLANTATION for this conflict of emotions
and motives.
Don't make It so hard for me" she
went on. Il never before in my life
told anybody l was sorry for anything.
and | thought l never would But
am sorry. and-we'll have the wedding
the first day OF August"
Still found nothing to say 1t was
so painfully obvious that, true TO her
training she had not given and was
not giving thought to the state of
my mind and feelings What she
wished, that she would do-the rest
did not interest her.
Are you satisfied my lord ?" she
demanded Have ! BUNDLED myself
sufficiently"
You haven't humbled yourself at
all. said !. You have only humbled
me"
She did not pause on my remark
long enough to see what It meant.
Now that it's all settled" she said.
gayly, u don't mind telling you that
! began to make my preparations to
he married ON The first OF August
when. do You think?"
"When?" ! said
The very day | got your nasty let
ter, putting me second to your moth
err" And she laughed. and was still
laughing when she added so. you
see, ] was determined to marry You.
q do" said dryly Il suppose
ought to feel BATTERED"
No you oughtnt, she retorted II
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simply made up my mind to marry
you. And III do it. no matter what
it cost. ! get that from father. But
I've got mothers disposition. too
and that makes me far too good for
such cold. mnsentimental, ambitious
person as you"
Don't you think you're rather rash
TO confess so frankly-when / could
still escape?'
Not at all" was her. confident an
swer. i know you. and SO ! know
nothing could make you break your
word
"Tnere's some ruth IN that'--and I
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
Interviewing a Chinanan.

I remember one distinguished Chi
nese who gave the newspaper men a
big surprise. We knew that he was a
high officer and that he had come to
this country on mission of impor-
lance, but not one of us dreamed of
getting from him more than per-
functory interview through one Of his
interpreters. Through a secretary we
conveyed to the big man our desire for
an interview. He talked with his Sec
rotary in Chinese for a few moments,
and then the secretary in halting Eng
lish invited us to accompany him and
the chief to the officers suit. We filed
in, dropped into the seats to which we
were bowed by the statesman and
waited for somebody to begin.
AS we hesitated peculiar smile lit
the big mans face. Lying back in his
chair, he cooked one leg over the other,
lighted cigar and dropped bomb by
saying: "Flre away, boys; I'm ready.
But before you begin who won the
boat race?'-San Francisco Call. -,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
The Sun and the TELESCOPE,

The popular notion is that the as
tronomer points his telescope directly
at the sun and fires his vision point
blank across the chasm of millions of
miles. Instead, says writer In the
Ohio Magazine, the Grant sun rays
are lassoed by a coelestate-a great
circular mirror driven by clockwork
in such manner that it throws It's
light into another mirror above, and
this in turn sends the long, concen-
trated beam far into the interior of
the telescope house. The two mir
rors move in automatic adjustment to
each other, so that the solar beams
may be shot into the building, no mat
ter In what portion Of the sky the sun
may be situated. At the farther end
of the building the reflected sunbeam
strikes a concave mirror which catch
es the light and, flashing it back to-
ward the opening whence it first en-
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y A Il
one OF them slip OF paper, on which
presumably were written some notes
on the case. Immediately the notes
We're read, however, by his colleagues
there was a subdued suggestion OF
mirth apparent on their part. It turn
ed out that the notes" read after this
fashion:
THE NOTES"
with apologies to Mr.. Rudyard Kipling.
90 Is 1t makes that bloomin' noise n
Asked Files-on- Parade
Its counsel's openin' argument"
The color sergeant said
200 as to ear the bally stuff?"
Asked Files-on-Parade
''The chief and his two hired men,"
The color sergeant said.
For he doesn't know his law, he mis-.
represents the facts;
His logic Is so rotten you can see through
all the cracks,
And he's pretty sure to get 1t where the
chicken got the ak,
When the court delivers judgment in the
morning."
Cleveland Leader.
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The Ruling Passion.


A. celebrated musical critic was mar.
ried in church some years ago, and
after the ceremony, as the wedding
procession marched down the aisle, the
organist played the wedding march
from "Lohengrin.' When near the
door, the bridegroom stopped in the
march and addressed the wondering
assembly thus: .,
Il know l am committing breach
Of etiquette as well as propriety in
doing this, but l am not to blame. 1t
is my mental organization which has
become ineffably sensitive by reason
Of the critical nature Of my duties"
Then he drew from the pocket Of his
dress coat we'll thumbed copy of the
score Of '.Lohengrin. Opening it at
the march, he, went over to the organist
and said: = ~.a
! "What offended my ear was the fact
! that In the seventeenth bar of the da
capo passage you flatted very badly,
and in the andante movement you
slurred the appoggiatura. Now" put
ting his finger upon the passage, 'let
us try that again."
Once more the organ pealed forth,
and this time the player, conscious
that the great critic was listening to
him, accomplished his duty with credit
to himself and to the. great satisfac-
ton of the critic.-London Standard.
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. :
Scraped quarter orange, $50 a. m.
Pasteurized milk, 10 a. m. Slice Of
health toast 1-18 ounce, 1915 a. m.
Modified milk, ounces, 1O:45 a. m.
Walk eighteen steps, II a. m. Two
teaspoonfuls distilled water, II :15a. m. /"
The rest Of the chart was similar to
this.
1T Is complete" said I, 'but I
should like to edit the next one they
get out"
She opened her eyes and raised her
brows. (You know the way superior
people, especially the recently superior
kind, do it-so's you get taste in
your mouth right away as If she had
handed you grapefruit to eat with
out sugar) sr-.
by putting in line right here" l
said, refusing to be frozen by her
manner. "Twelve thirty to 1 o'clock,
love baby a little"
She didn't even thank me for the
suggestion-actually, she didn't. Wo-
men are peculiar propositions. What?
Bohemian.
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Are Metals Alive?

"Metals have life," said a metallur-
gist frmly-"not much life, but a lit
tie. And metals can be stimulated,
depressed, poisoned.
~'Platinum wire, immersed in water,
gives off an electric current that may
easily be measured. If you put bi-
carbonate Of soda in the water, the
stimulated wire gives off stronger
current. Put in bromide Of potassium,
and the depressed wire gives off a
weaker current. Finally, put in oxalic
acid, and the poisoned wire gives off
no current at all. 1t will never again
give off any current. 1t is dead.
'Now, I leave it to you. If you can
depress metal, exhilarate it and
finally administer to it a fatal dose
Of poison, have you not right to say
that the metal has life?''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
Satisfied Her Curiosity.

A certain south side lady has come
to the conclusion that curiosity can no
longer be INDUCED In with any degree
Of safety. One night she entertained
a group Of friends and at the moment
Of departure. when conversation al
ways lags trifle, her eye fell idly on
a package carried by one Of the men.
"What is 1t you have thereY' she
asked, with hardly a thought Of what
she was saying.
"Well," said another guest, springing
forward, with mock Indignation, IF
he's going to be searched, feel that
all of US should be subjected to the
same tndignity." -.
"Oh, l." commenced the hostess, her
face lushing-"1 give you my word
that
II can prove the ownership Of this
watch" cried one man.
"This was my mothers ring" ex-
planned another. And 80 it went down
the line until the laugh came just
I'm time to save the life of the hostess.
Hereafter one Of her guests can
walk of with the grand piano and be
free from remark.-Kansas City In
dependent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
A Boomeranu Contract.

Z ]
i The author of "a Temperance Town
and "A Texas Steer" spent much Of his
time in his country home, but one day
he appeared unexpectedly in New York
at the Lambs club. Going straight tc
the cafe, he made one large, inclusive
gesture, which brought every man pres
ent about him. "Its on me-" said Mr.
Hoyt. Then~he told his story.
twas before the days Of electric and
gasoline motors, and he had bought 8
little steam yacht. He engaged as his
engineer one of his Yankee neighbors
and offered him liberal wages, witt
the provision that the engineer should
find his own coal. 1t was long way
to the nearest coal yard, and Mr.. Hoyt
had all the trouble he was looking fol
to keep his own furnace fed. 80.
"But where shall get the coal?'
the new engineer asked.
II don't care" said the foremost Of
American stage humorists. "Steal it,
So the bargain was struck. All went
we'll until in the early autumn Mr.
Hoyt went into his cellar to see how
much more coal he would have to
purchase for the winter. OF sew
eral tons on hand in the spring only
two or three scuttlefuls remained. The
theft was speedily traced to the engl
neer-Saturday Evening Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
Willed Away the Laundry.


When perfectly strange woman
came for the soiled clothes the mis-
tress Of the house came to the conclu.
sion that her own laundress had sim
ply employed new messenger and
made no. comment ON the circum.
stances. %t.
But when two weeks had gone by
and still the old laundress, known as
Susan, no last name having been men
toned, did not appear the mistress of
the house felt that she would be lack
ing in her duty If she did not make
some inquiry about her. .-s ~.
"Where Is Susan?" she asked the
tall and bony structure who came for
the clothes. "s- y : - a.. -
"She has gone to Pennsylvania to
live, yessum,' returned this person,
with composure. ''She went to Penn
sylvania some time ago, an she lef'
goodby fer yuh, but g. long es yuh
didn't seem tub motifs I didn't. say
nufln'."s 80 ~t -,.:..FE Z
"But why didn't she come and tell
me and allow me to make some ar
rangements about my laundry?" asked
Susan's ex-mistress.
"Well, she lef' yo' clothes tub meh.
She made a will an lef' dem clothes
tub meh. Wese allus been good frien's,
and so Wen she lef' she. say may
wash yo' clothes long ez wush tub,
an dere wuz> no use worryin' yuh
bout 1t, now was dereY'
To which moderate and sensible ques-
ton the mistress of the house could
only remain speechless. - Baltimore
News,
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Sorry He Smoke.

The conductor was inclined to seek
for sympathy. do you see that wo-
man on the left hand side Of the car.
up near the front7'' he asked the thin
man on the back platform.
Eyes, I see her."
The one with the dizzy hatf'
'Yea." .....
- well. I think she's tryin' to beat me
out OF q fare. When I went I'm to col
lect she never looked around, an I
amt quite sure that she didn't pay me
before, although I'm almost positive
about II. She looks to me like a wo-
man who'd be glad to stir up q fuss.
] can pick 'em out as far as I can see
.'em. You never spot a woman with
q face like that who isn't ready to
blum her way anywhere. I wish to
thunder I knew whether she had paid
her fare OF not"
Il wouldn't worry about It any
more" said the thin man. II paid the
lady's fare some time ago. She's my
wife."-Argonaut.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
North tho Difference.

A big jobber sent an aspiring young
man on the road to open up a new ter
ritory where new railroad was going
through. All the towns being new,
there were no hotel accommodations,
and It was necessary for the salesman
to secure meals and lodging at restau-
rants, etc., where the price was rs cents
per meal. On looking over the expense
account the manager noticed all meals
charged at 30 cents. >..l
"Look here, Charlie; I see you. have
charged US so cents per meal on your
trip, and I am reliably Informed that
1t is impossible to get meal for more
than rs cents In your entire territory.
How about it?''
"Well," said the salesman, "you are
right. It did cost me but rs cents per
meal, but tell you, sir, it's worth the
other rs to eat those meals."-New
York Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
NIGHTS or UNREST.
No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace for the
Sufferer from Kidney
Troubles.

No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from morn to
night,
Get up with lame back,
Twinges Of backache bother you
all day,
Dull aching breaks your rest at
night.
Get at the cause the kid
neys.
Doan's Kidney Pills will work the
cure.
They're for the kidneys only
L. H. Desentell, carpenter, en-
ployed at the Pillsbury mill and liv-
ing at COS Twenty-frst avenue S.,
Minneapolis, Mimi, says: In the
fall of 1899, after using Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured at a drug store
l felt warranted in recommending
this remedy to sufferers from
kidney trouble and backache. I
had kidney complaint for years,
and the irregularity of the kidney
secretions often caused me to loose
my nights rest. I tried a number
of different remedies without EFFECT,
but when began using Doan's
Kidney Pills I-felt better from the
beginning and few boxes COM
pletely rid me Of all symptoms of my
trouble. This lead me to give a
testimonial endorsing Doan's Kid
ney Pills and I have been recon-
mending them ever since" -.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doans-
and take no other.
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Seized tho Opportunity.

: < &
There were bold thieves and bold
methods in the earlier days in Holborn.
Here Is an example,:
Said a stout, asthmatic old gentleman
to we'll dressed stranger who was
passing: "a rascal has stolen my hat.
L tried to overtake him, but Pm so out
Of breath-I can't stir another inch"
The stranger surveyed the other with
critical eye. The victim was putting
and painting as for dear life. In the
pleasantest tone in the world the stran-
ger said, ''Then TIL be hanged, old boy,
II don't have your wig!' So saying,
he snatched that article from the sur
ferers head and departed like the wind,
leaving him with head as bare ,as 81
babe's.-St. James Gazette. 40
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
Live and Die on the Rivar.

"The river population of Manila is a
class by ITSELF" said a traveller. mot
to be outdone by Canton, she has her
sampans, known as cascoes and
lorchas, supporting $4,000 people with
in the city limits, where thousands Of
children are born, grow, live and die
on these floating cargo carriers. They
never dream of any other world than
that which floats about them. These
boats are small, but accommodate a
family of five to seven. They have q
fire pot platform and rice kettle.
The cabin or covered portion is very
small-in fact, don't see how they
live-and it is a wonder to me that
the children don't fall overheard and
drown. You will often see woman
sitting at the end Of the boat, rowing,
with a child strapped on her back,
looking for all the world like little
monkey" y .5- '..~#< -.
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A Notified Subject.

Nollekens, the sculptor, was man
Of pretty wit and Of neat resource in
compliment. He had at one time for a
sitter woman Of great beauty, but of
an extremely nervous and impatient
temperament. During her sittings she
would constantly change her position,
and with each shift Of posture her ex.
preston changed. At last the sculptor's
patience gave way. ...,....... -. ....
Madam" he cried, 'of what avail
is your beauty if you will not sit still
till have reflected it in my modelY'
The sitter smiled with gratided vani.
ty and was as motionless as lay fig:
ure during the remainder of her sit.
tings.-St. Louis Republic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
How Tin Foil 10. Made,

Tin foil, which is extensively used for
wrapping tobacco, certain food prod
ucts and other articles Of commerce, is
q combination Of lead with thin coat
Ing Of tin on each side First q tin
pipe Is made Of thickness proportion
ate to Its diameter, proportion not CIV
en-. This pipe Is then filed with molten
lead and rolled or beaten to the ex-
IRENE thinness required. In this proc
ess the tin coating spreads simultane-
ously with the spreading Of the lead
core and continuously maintains a
thin, even coating Of tin on each side
of the center sheet Of lead, even though
1t may be reduced to a thickness Of
!OO1 inches or less.-American Inventor,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-12
FoIdino, a Coat.

Here Is the way to fold mans
coat when you want to pack it in a
box or trunk. Lay the coat out per
fectly fiat, right side up. Spread
the sleeves out smoothly, then fold
them back to the elbow until the bot
toms Of the cuffs are even with the
collar. Fold the revers back and dou-
BILE the coat over, folding it on the
center seam. Smooth out all wrinkles
and lay it on level surface in the
trunk.
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"Stronq Even In Death"

There is a characteristic story Of
an American woman formerly we'll
known in London that will bear re-
peating, says a writer In London
Truth. The lady is said to have writ
ten the following letter to a royal
personage:
"Sir-My medical attendants have
just Informed me that am in hope
less condition. should die happy did
I know that you would be represented
at my funeral. I inclose a check for
1000 to cover all expenses"
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Society Of the Cincinnati.

The Society Of the Cincinnati was
an order established by the officers
Of the Revolutionary army in 1888 to
perpetuate their friendship and to
raise funds for the relief Of the wild
ows and orphans Of those who had
fallen during the war. It was go
named because it included patriots
headed by Washington, between
whom and the old Roman farmer
general, Cincinnatus, there were sup
posed to be many resemblances.
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Loan sharks are anxious to meet
people who want to borrow trouble.
FIaure This Out For Yourself.

Figure This Out For Yourself.
" Calculations offer great many in
teresting propositions for the studious-
~ inclined. ]. Dunk Of Baltimore has
compiled rather remarkable arrange
ment Of the title Of song from mile.
Modiste''-'T Want What I Want
When Want It." In the following
twenty-five squares the words are so
arranged that by beginning in the up
per left hand corner and reading across
or down, not up, the sentence can be
read In 1921 different ways, accord
ing to the arranger. There Is no time
this week to verify the count, but any
one may do so who has leisure. Here
e the arrangement:
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Raising Babies by Chart.

Raising Babies by Chart. Ell
We let machines in the form Of
nurses and governesses raise our chill
dren under printed directions tackled
upon the walls. And some mothers
are proud Of the completeness Of their
thraldom to these charts actually
proud because their babies are ''sched-
ule" youngsters.
One day I was shown such q chart
2 businesslike, austere product of
some pseudo scientists brain and
printers ink.
'1sn't It completeY' said the near
mother. Read It." 3
I read: "Aerated milk. 9 q. m.