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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
Copyright. 1908. by w. r.. Hearst)

Copyright. 1908. by w. II. Hearst)
i can't sleep growled Captain
Dverend, of the Silver Star liner Illwar-
IA, us he rolled over for the fifth time.
She's making bad weather of it. any
way, and Dickson won't be sorry to get
relief
He tumblcd out and put on his things.
1t wanted another half hour before his
watch was due. but in his present
frame of mind ii mattered little to him
whether he took charge now or later on.
AS he Stood there in his stateroom
Captain William Overend vas Il SUI
premely happy man. He had but just
been appointed captain of the Illwarra.
and this was his maiden voyage as her
skipper. That was one reason for his
happiness, but there was another al
most as weighty. Among the saloon
passengers was d certain Miss Nellie
Burns. now on Il Noyage from Australia
to the DID country-his Nellie: Nellie
whom he had loved since they were
children together: Nellie who had been
so proud of him when he first appear
ed In the brass buttons and jaunty cap
OF his apprentice day IS; Nellie whom he,
out of his scanty earnings had sent to
a good school. Cor her parents We're
miserably poor. and now the dream
was about to be realized. He had ST.
go in the bank. his pay had increased
with a bound, aud the one obstacle to
their earlier marriage-want of means
was removed
True. he could not see much of her
on the journey. for the directors of the
Silver Star Line We're martinetS of the
sternest type. and did not hole with
their officers carrying wives or sweet
hearts at all. let alone squirting them
during the voyage. And so it came
about that poor Overend and his fl
ancee had to be content with meaning
chances and commonplace chats at long
Intervals. for there was a director of
the company among the passengers
n 1t would never have lone for the
new commander TO have given cause
for offense on his maiden trip in his
own ship.
Buttoning up his pilot jacket, the
skipper left his cozy stateroom, still
full of for thoughts of the future.
The wind was rising momentarily. and
he paused for "A second to get his breath
20 climbing to the dizzy altitude of the
ridge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
Misplaced Attention.

AT a hospital for the insane in Phila-
delphia a coterie of society women provide
weekly concerts for the patients. At a re-
cent concert a lady we'll known for her
rigid conventionality was on the platform
reserved for the entertainers. CHANGING
down at the audience she saw a young
man of bright appearance.
Poor fellow she remarked. how mis-
cradle to be so afflicted at his age" The
young mans eye caught hers. Dear me :"
she pursued. there would be no harm in
amusing him with something else than
music" which was then sounding through
the room. She slightly agitated her hand
kerchief. The young man took out his
own. The grande dame raised her cam
pric to her lips. The young man raised his
to his lips. II have interested him." she
said. THAI is a point gained. They do rot
try 10 hold the attention Of the insane in
these places"
Enthusiastic over her success and think
ing that no one saw her. she threw n kiss
to the young man, who promptly recipro-
Gated. Then the lady went to the physi.
clan in charge and singing out the Young
man asked If had been long In the insti-
tuition.
Not very answered the a%licnlst. IA
Is my new assistan.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10

once upon a time | was in n railroad
accident. 1t was one of the only two
I nave ever experienced and | have trav-
eled more than $50. 90 miles on trains and
steamers. a broken wheel threw the train
off the track. Behind us as we lef, the
car came a noble looking English woman
with her husband by her side. She was
scoldins him we'll for starting on their
journey on Friday.
- told you. James she said. that
something would happen If we should
start on Friday
Madam said 1. do you know that
Columbus set sail TO discover America on
Friday
She looked at me with Indignation and
said:
Sir. in my opinion it is a great pity
that America was ever discovered at ALL"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10

Suddenly he became aware of a man
Ind a woman standing sheltered in an
hlleyway to leeward, deep in earnest
conversation. and the Of
their presence there at such an hour
made him curious. Presently the voice
of the oma came to his ears, every
word clear and distinct in the compara-
tive shelter of the great funnel.
1T can't be" she said. pitifully. oh,
it can't be. | am bound to him by
every tie it is possible to think of.
Ever since childhood we've been sweet
hearts. and till l met you i loved him
dearly-and he's worked so hard to be
able to marry me, He even paid for
my schooling and bought my passage.
Oh, I know l ought to love him, but /
don't. not now. It's dead. as though it
had never existed. Dick, darling, tell
me-
But Overend had heard enough, more
han enough. Like a mar in d dream
he walked back to his room and shut
himself in. He could not think his
brain was in a whirl. and presently he
appeared on the bridge with a curt in
timation to the first officer that he
could go below and turn in.
old man seems queer tonight" was
the first officers mental comment. as
he made for his quarters. Thinking
about his marriage, ] suppose. And me
best man, great Scott"
Alone on the windswept bridge. with
nothing but the heaving waste of black
and troubled waters around him. Over
end thoughts grew gradually calmer.
His cherished ideal was shattered: his
golden idol had feet of clay. The wom-
an whose words had come to his ears
with such cruel distinctness was Mel
lie-his affianced wife. his sweetheart
since childhood, and the man with her
was nom other than Lieutenant Dick
Hazely. of the Light Horse, nephew OF
one of his own directors. and one of the
biggest blackguards in sydney!
In one brief month on shipboard Nell
had learned to forget the long, hard
struggle Overend had made for her
sake. tine countless sacrifices. the pa
tent waiting.
And now-now she had flung him
over for the sake of a man who had
come into her life but yesterday. and
whor, she knew by repute to be a
scounjrel. He gripped the wet rail
sava2ely II looked out ahead, where
the turmoil of the pillows seemed to
, ss..- ',--.-~~ ...
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
FIRST LADY OF N

Lady Laurier. wife of the premier of
Canada, is described in the Ladies'
Realm as "a stately. white haired wom-
AN. endowed with all the alertness and
natural grace of her French lineage"
las her photographs indicate a decided
~ stout lady of cumbrous aspect. some
thing may be allowed for the proverbial
gush of the English journalist. But
she undoubtedly possesses the White
ha1r mentioned and has rather more
IMAM that degree of stateliness inevi-
tabl in all large bodies.
Though of French origin, Lady Laur-
Ter speaks English almost as we'll as
her husband does. Educated at the con-
Vent of the Good Shepherd in Montreal.
she remain a strict Roman Catholic.
put without bigotry or narrowness.
She is proud of her French descent.
although she has always had he tact
10 ann at breaking down any approach
10 :. barrier between the two races in
Canada.
When the confederate parliament is
sitting Lady Laurier lives at her OF
lava residence in Laurier avenue. "A
largo square house typical of the stvle
OF architecture which prevailed in Up
per Caiada half a century ago.
louflng the session Lady Laurier calls
dally at the house of commons to drive
Sir Wilfred home. The Canadian prime
minister and his wife are fond of city
life and society. and their happiest
times are spent at their country home.
Athabascaville.
The comfortable little two storjed.
red brick house stands on a knoll in
me midst of park land. much of which
IS leIt IN Its primeval ruggedness. Dem
ocratic simplicity marks their life when
they escape from the heat and dust OF
lhe Ottawa season to the calm of their
rural retreat, and they receive their
guests every day or the piazza with
a dignity and hospitality characteristic
of Canadians.
Lady I.auricr i've among her plants
and flowers and domestic pets and i.
known In all h country around as a
kind n delightful neighbor. She has
~" 1amfly OF her own but delights in
gathering children around her. She is
never seen on political platforms or
signing her name to a magazine article
but her influence is none the less real
and far reaching.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10

THE EMPRESS OF CHINA.

The dowager empires of China, who.
until very recently has been SO averse
TO being seen. much less pictured by
foreigners, has at last been photo
graphed by AN attache OF a foreign le-
CATION. The picture has been brought
to France and shows her sitting with
of her maids of honor standing
ut her right, and, at her left, the grand
eunuch.
The picture is a very good likeness,
End unlike those hitherto published.
Shows her face uncovered. Other pic
lures have made the masterful first
lady of China look like an image. the
head banded about with curious wrap
ping and decorations that robbed the
Face OF all expression, while here the
potency and magnetism OF the woman
hre reflected.
Although her nephew is nominally
the sovereign, this woman who has
ruled 400, 900, 600 people for forty-six
years. now at the g Of 70, holds the
.reins of authority more firmly than
ever. Her last progression has been
to SEND emissaries to America and
Europe for new methods of improving
China and its system of government.
Her career has been wonderful when
n remembers the abject condition of
ONE in her country.
n-Hoe-Pan, a celebrated Chinese
woman poet. drew this contrast:
IN Il oOii Ii OIi IG SlccDS III d
bed covered with ribbons, his play
khings are pearls and everyone looks
upon his %fantil desires as orders
from a prince. When it is a girl, she
is permitted to sleep on the ground,
covered only with a sheet, and for u
10Y she is given a tile"
The Chinese character which repre-
SCENTS man is a symbol of the most
generous impulse, while that which
Stands for woman. typifies all human
faults and vices. The belief thai only
the prayers of a son are heard is ac-
cOuntable for woman inferior posi-
ton.
be listened to but never believed" and
China accepts Confucius literally.
According to Il Chinese proverb. lit
is not the sting of the asp nor the
fang of the serpent, but the heart of a
woman that darts poison. A girl sub
mits absolutely to the will of her par
ants in the matter of marrying, and
never sees her husband till the cere-
anony. once married, she obeys him
even as she obeyed her parents. She
addresses him as my master n if
she is unfaithful he can kill her. He
can also take some of his slaves as
secondary wives and if she has no chill
flren she is disgraced.
The Chinese women have their own
styles in dress though they are apt
to all look alike" to us. A scarf Is
wound about the chest to impart firm
ness to the figure. Then the long
trousers. belted at the ankle and waist
with II silken cord, while over this q
long blouse or peplum is worn. This
last rme is generally embroidered.
The couture is very elaborate. and they
have no scruples about paints as they
use white and red IN the cheeks and
,lacken the eyebrows and eyelashes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
OLD MAIDS.
What are they?

W IT'LL HfF lN0y
And are there any?
There are soured married women.
And there are plenty Of grabbed
males. /,
gar at about twenty-five.
Now. so Ruth Hall states, there's a
penniless woman of sixty, who has IAN
fmpOrtueate lover"
\ He ought to have a medal, the old
dear, for being true and not seeking
fresh ~goddesses.
According to Halle Ermine Rives,
"old maid" is a term OF compliment,
standing for the charmer who has hun
gered for marriage in vain, while the
bachelor maid is blind to her own in
,suficiency in the sex scheme OF ma
ture.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
1hE. DsARJHZNRAN<E
IN 1lh '6VEREND
WV(1oR PITT kEThLEV.
BY VICTOR PITT kEThlEN.

| He realized. now. dimly. that for hin,
life had lost its SAVIOR: there was noth-
ing left TO live for. This woman had
been all In all to him. and now the
! simple. trustful sailors heart was
broken.
utes the second officer woul he on
deck to relieve him. Then he walked
| up and down the bridge-once, twice
with agitated steps. thinking over the
step he was about to AXE. should he
leave "A letter for her" No. better to go
to his death without a word. She had
no doubt been tempted, she had fallen;
and he could not find 1t in his heart to
reproach her. But as for him." he said
aloud. though none but the moaning
wind heard him, may my curse be
upon HIM"
Then a mass of storm-scud obscured
the moon. and when the quartermaster
at the wheel glanced over the bridge 1t
! was vacant:
A week later the Times had the fol-
lowing paragraph:
The Silver Star liner Illwarra. which
arrived in London yesterday from Aus
tralia. reported the mysterious disap-
pearance In mid-ocean OF her COM
mander. Captain William John Over
md. He was last seen on the bridge
about 10 p. IN. last Monday night. This
sad fatality was followed next morning
by the suicide of Il saloon passenger. a
Miss Nellie Burns. who deliberately
jumped overheard. sinking before Il
boat could be launched. From inquiries
made by our representative we learn
that Captain Overend and Miss Burns
were engaged and that their marriage
was to have taken place at the conclu-
sion of the voyage. No motive can be
assigned for this double suicide. and
the Whole affair wears am aspect of
mystery.
But there is a man living in Sydney
today-one Dick Hazeiy. a gambler and
loose livcr-who. even in the midst of
headlong dissipation. can never anish
the ugly memory of a certain %shipboard
intrigue which he carried too far.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
HOES s.

n now the shoes must match til.
gown. They are made in every shade
of brown and grey for morning and
street wear. while for evening or dress
Occasions they either match the dress
or are of patent leather with the tops
made of the same material as th(
gown.
House slippers in both the Turkish
and Japanese styles are worn though
some still cling to the French heeled
'onaS Of satin OF kid
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
Grudae AGAINST Columbus.

From The Christian ADVOCATE.
The late Bishop McCabe related the fol-
lowing story about an incident in which
he participated;
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10

There was an old man who said Gee,
Ny life's been one long jamboree.
I've hit such Il gait
Ek2s-L FasI,-I -r.aX. stata,... -..
There n0. lHrfs.2 ..SaDs 10 me-"
v,... Princeton Tiger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS,

President Castro of Venezuela is
again in i'll health at Los Toques an6
Is confined much of the time to his
bed
Boiling eggs by electricity without
the use of water is the latest novelty
exploited at one of Chicago's leadins
hotels.
Fire at Peoria, ILL.,, destroyed three
business buildings, causing loss Of
100000. Ben Butler, fireman, was
seriously injured by falling debris.
Mrs. Alfred steckler, wife of For.
mer Supreme Court Justice Steckle1
Of New York, died at the hospital at
Fnglewood, N. j., from injuries re
ceived in an automobile accident.
The emperor of Korea has issued an
edict to his subjects exhorting them
to unanimously join with the authori
ties in order to secure order through
out the country and promote the in
dustrial advancement Of Korea,
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska, in
his Thanksgiving proclamation, de
clares that prosperity in Nebraska ha
been unparalleled Crops. industries
and rural expansion, he declared
called for public gratitude and thanks.
giving.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
Observe Law in Clearwater.

Game warden VIM. Munich left
this morning for the Red Lake
reservation where he will look after
any violations of the game laws that
are being perpetrated. 1t is patent
fact that there are very few violations
as the hunters are getting next to
the fact that Warden Munich is
determined to enforce the law.
This is clearly shown by the visit
Warden Munich paid to Clearwater
county. He spent a week there
before the big game season opened
and when he returned reported that
he did not hear even a single shot
ired.-Crookston Journal.
AS Clearwater county has been
under the jurisdiction of A. G..
Rutledge of this city for the past
year, the credit for the orderly and
law.observing conditions over there
belongs to the local warden.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
DECISION AGAINST DEFENSE
Court Makes Important Rulings in
Walsh Case.

Chicago, Nov. Three blows
were dealt the defense in the Walsh
trial at the conclusion of the morning
session Of the court All of them
came from the bench. Judge Ander-
son ruled that the books of the differ
ent corporations for whose benefit Mr..
Walsh is alleged to have taken money
from the Chicago National bank were
admissible in evidence. He also held
that their admission as evidence was
no violation of the defendants consti-
tutional rights. The third ruling was
adverse to the objection of the attor-
neys for the defendant that Bank Elk
aminer Morrey was not competent to
explain the meaning of entries in the
books of the Chicago National bank
r. F. Williams, auditor of the
Southern Indiana railroad, was the
first witness He proved an unwill-
ing witness and his answers and re.
fusals to testify called forth rebukes
from Judge Anderson at frequent in
tervals. Attorney William J. Hynes,
for the defense, also came in for sew
eral reproofs from the court while
Williams was on the stand.
G. G. Fredericks, auditor Of the
Bedford Stone Quarries company, was
the next witness after Mr.. Williams
and his answers We're not sufficiently
explicit to please the government at
torneys and the court was compelled
to take a hand in directing the wit
ness to make replies as he had done
with Williams.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.
Head Of Peoples United States BanE
on Witness Stand.


st. Louis, Nov. Edward G.
Lewis, on trial in the United States
district court on the charge of having
used the mails to defraud in organic
ing and promoting the Peoples Unit
ed States bank, took the witness
stand in his own behalf. In low
tone he dramatically told the jury
how he came to organize the bank
and asserted the institution was
founded for the benefit of the farmers
Of the country and that he had first
submitted plans for the bank to ST..
Louis leading banks and they had ap'
proved them.
He said the plan of the bank first
occurred to him early in 1902. He
said that owing to rural subscribers
to his publication he came especially
in touch with rural business. This led
him to form the project to establish a
bank of and for that class of people.
He said it was his purpose to convert
practically everything he had in the
world into stock in his Peoples bank
and was doing so as fast as he could
when his bank was closed by the
postoffice department.
"Practically every institution in
which I am or have been interested or
connected with has been paralyzed,"
Lewis testified. II was absolutely
isolated from the world and my enter
prises were annihilated. could not
even get letter from my wife or
mother"
There were several lively tits be.
tween counsel on both sides, but Lewis
was allowed to tell his story.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
EMIGRATION FROM JAPAN
Vigorous Supervision Ordered by To-
kio Government.


Toxic, Nov. 20.-The Japanese gov
eminent Is anxiously awaiting the re-
turn from abroad of Kiki Yire Ishii,
chief of the bureau Of commerce of
the foreign office, who is expected
about the end of this month. It is
stated at the department of foreign
affairs that negotiations concerning
Japanese emigration to the United
States and Canada necessarily will be
delayed until his arrival, as he was a
special commissioner sent to America
for the purpose of investigating the
subject and reporting so that the gov
eminent could reach it's own conclu-
sions. Meanwhile, within the last
week, private instructions have been
sent to the inspectors at all posts to
exercise the most vigorous supervision
over emigrants for all points and espe-
cially San Francisco, because recent
Investigations have shown negligence
resulting from the passing of num-
Der who were not qualified to be
classed as students.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
UNDER FALLING WALLS.
Two Firemen Killed During Big Blaze
at Fargo.

TWO Firemen Killed During Big b'aze
at Fargo.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. Two firemen
killed and 100000 fire loss was the
record of a blaze in the J. I. Case
company's big Offices and warehouses
in this city. The structure and con-
tents were entirely destroyed.
William H. White, for thirteen years
a driver on hose wagon, and George
NJ. Hartman, nozzleman, were killed
by falling walls. White died instantly
and Hartman lived about an hour.
The fire is supposed to have started
in the engine room of the warehouse
and it gained such Roadway because
Of the suction of the elevator draft
that the firemen could not cope with
It. The north wall and the roof fell,
crushing two men.
The building was second in size
only to the International Harvester
company's building and the loss of
the structure and machinery is placed
at 100000.
The agent saved the notes from the
safe, but nothing else was taken from
the structure.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
HELEN MER WILL TESTIFY
Howard Gould Gains Point In Wife's
Divorce Suit.

New York, Nov. 2O.-The motion of
counsel for Katherine Clemmons
Gould to vacate an order obtained by
her husband, Howard Gould, for the
examination Of Helen Mer before the
trial Of Mrs. Gould's suit for a separa.
tlon from her husband was denied by
Justice O'Gorman in the supreme
court. Miss Mer, a resident Of Lon.
don, Is at present in this city, but in
tends to return to England before the
Gould suit comes to trial.
The nature of the testimony which
Miss Mer was expected to give was
disclosed In an affidavit filed by Mr..
Gould In connection with the order
for Miss Mer's examination. In this
affidavit Mr.. Gould said that before
his marriage to Miss Clemmons she
told him that she was person of good
moral character and that her rela-
lions with William F. Cody (Bufcalo
Bid had been of only q business ma
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-20
WOMEN OPPOSE PROHIBITION
Endeavor to Kill Measure Pending In
Alabama Legislature.

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. The
presence of ladies using their influ-
ence against the passage of prohibi-
ton bill is being enjoyed by members
of the legislature Several have ar
rived from Mobile and others will be
here later in an endeavor to have the
state prohibition bill, which has passed
the house, killed in the senate. Those
on the ground have been making per-
sonal appeals to senators to vote
against the measure, or, at least, to
support an amendment to make it
effective not earlier than 1910. The
first on the ground was Mrs E.
Semmes Colston, daughter Of the Con.
federate admiral, Raphael Semmes,
and Miss A. Kirkland, who, as officers
Of the Mobile schools, say the loss Of
the liquor licenses will make it i'm
nOssih1e tn carry IN the schools