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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-05

The races were run on Thirc
street, from Beltrami to America
avenue, and resulted as follows:
Chris Olson's pony 1st; Tom
Newby's End; Wes Wright's 3rd.
Horse race-Geil's horse 1st:
Blakeley's End; Newby's 3rd.
Then, the following races were
decided in rapid succession;
100-yard foot Stewart 1st,
Graham 2nd.
2O0-yard foot race Graham 1st,
Stewart End.
Married ladies-Mrs. Reeves 1st,
Mrs. Ellison End.
Single ladies Hilda Dueman 1st,
Oza Miles End.
Boys race-Alfred Newman / st,
Jessie Head End.
Sack race-Richard Fenton 1st,
Joseph Hallisien 2nd, Alfred New
comb 3rd.
The potatoe race was somewhat
mixed and all six of the entries were
given prize.
The baseball game was called at
z o'clock and large crowd as
sembled atthe down town park to
see the contest between Bemidji
and Brainerd teams.
The Bemidji team was some
what different aggregation than
that Of last Sunday, in that Donald
lSpooner, son Of Roger c. Spooner,
was put in as pitcher and his brother
John played on third. This Re.
suited in Hazen playing short, with
Govro on second and Rddell on
first. Both Spooner boys played
good ball, Donald pitching one of
the best games ever seen here.
But five hits were made off Dom
AIDS delivery, all Of which were
well scattered. He deserved a
shutout, but seven errors were made
behind him, and all three runs
made by Brainerd were unearned,
while Bemidji earned two.
Donald also came to the scratch
with a slashing pinch drive in the
second inning, which scored two
runs. He made decidedly good, and
| it is hoped he will pitch more games
here. John Spooner also played a
good game at third.
Riddell clouted the ball over the
right field fence for homer and
all Of the home players did good
work, Collins in center field pulling
down several hard drives, after long
runs. #
The game was Bemidji's after the
! second inning, the home team out.
hitting and out-playing the visitors
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-05

Best presentation-Mrs. Gamble
and children, representing Uncle
Sam, Goddess of Liberty and states
of Union. Second Members Royal
Neighbors. Most comical presenta-
tion-First, Pogue boys, who had a
rig representing the lid" on in Be.
midi. Second, H. R. E. Meyer, a
coon on stilts."
Best pair drivers, DR.. Blakeslee
first, Thomas Newly second.
Best single driver, first, VIM.
Masterson; second, Mrs. Thomas
Smart.
Special prizes-Men with cannon,
Dorothy Mayo and Vada McTag.
gart, and two others.
At the conclusion Of the parade,
the big crowd assembled in the
park, where a stand had been erect.
ed and where the exercises Of the
day were held.
The Bemidji band played several
patriotic airs, after. (which A.B.Aller
who acted as chairman, introduced
County Superintendent of Schools
W. B. Stewart, who read the declar.
alton Of independence.
Mr.. Allen then introduced County
Attorney Henry Funkley, with a
few jocose remarks of personal
nature concerning Mr.. Funkley.
Mr.. Funkley made witty and
catching reply to the sallies Of Mr..
Allen and then gave one of the
most forcible and patriotic speeches
ever heard in this city on a similar
occasion, tracing the record 81
Uncle SAM and his people from
the infancy of the nation to the
present time, and emphasizing the
fact that in all Of the wars in which
the United States has participated
the fundamental principle for which
the American people fought was
that all men are created equal.p
The speaker referred to Bemidji
as being exceedingly patriotic, both
to the local pride Of the city, state
and nation, and closed his remarks
with a brilliant tribute to the Amer.
ican nation as whole.
"a full synopsis Of Mr.. Funkley's
speech will be given either tomorrow
or Monday, in the Pioneer.
At the conclusion Of the speech, i,
was announced that the horse races
would be pulled off at | o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-05

Eight thousand people, residents
of this city and the surrounding
country participated in Bemidji's
Fourth of July celebration, which is
pronounced by everyone to have
been the most successful observance
of the nations natal day in the history
of the city. ~.
Every part of the long program
prepared by the arrangements com.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-05
No Serious Accidents MARRIED the Enjoyment Of
the Days Events, Which We're All Carried
Out According to Program, Des-
pite the Morning Rain.

Parade Was Surprisingly Good One, and Prof T. Syming
tons Band Played Splendidly.-Bemidji Ball Team
Won =. County Attorney Henry Funkley De.
livered an Eloquent Grafton
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Messrs Andrews and
and the matter of interesting the
city Itasca will be discussed tomorrow evening at the
Markham .s@s
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BEMIDJrS FOURTH OF JULY CELEBR RATION
WAS THE BEST IN HISTORY OF THE CITY


STATE COMING TO REMIDJI
G. G. Andrews Secretary Of Forestry Board, and Prof
Green, Professor Of Forestry in the U. of NJ,
Here Tomorrow Night.
The subjoned letter received Andrews sece
tary the State Forestry Board concerning
to the Itasca State
MINNESOTA STATE FORESTRY BOARD
ST. Paul. Mimi, July 8, 1907
Secretary Commercial Club,
Bemidj, MINI.
Dear Sir:
Prof S. B. Green Of the State Forestry Board and
expect to reach Bemd early Saturday evening on our
way to Red Lake Prof Green has lately had forestry
school established at asca Park and we both would like to
meet of the members Of your club Saturday evening in
the interests Of asca Park and Of opening better routes of
travel thereto
Yours very truly,
G. c. ANDREWS,
Secretary.
Messrs Andrews and Green will for
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one, but smaller by half. A great
longing began to grow in Vida's heart,
and she peeped again, this time at
Sallie. Sallie's golden curls had fallen
riotously over her shoulders, hiding
much of her face, but Vida could see
enough. And just then the sermon
came to an end.
But from that day on till the 18th
of December Vida thought Of nothing
but a gray muff-how she would look
carrying it, how it would feel, and
how every Sunday afternoon she
would let poor Dorothy Haines carry
it for a whole block, just as she had
seen Sallie lend hers to the little lame
girl in their Sundayschool class.
On the 18th of December great
snow fell and all the earth was white.
At night the stars came out and the
moon was full 1t was the first snow
storm of the winter, and Vida, by the
light of the blazing logs in the nurs-
cry fireplace, wrote her annual letter
to Santa Claus, posting it in the win
dowSili. Inthe morning, sure enough,
It was gone, and Vida's heart was
lisbt. She smiled at Sallie from her
pew, feeling that still another bond
was soon to be established between
them, and, on the way home, found
and praised new beauties in the gray
astrakhan muff. And so amidst
greater good fellowship and happy
go; Il
Christmas drew on apace.
The 25th fell on Sunday that year,
and Saturday morning dawned bright
and clear. The long, fat icicles hang
ing above the nursery window glist-
ened in the sunlight, and the hemlock
bonghs swept the ground under their
weight of snow. Vida and her moth
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-25
UNITED STATES NAVY SECOND.
Secretary Metcalf's Report Shows
Two Powerful Fleets.

Washington, D. c. The United
States is now the second naval power
in the world, according to an an
nouncement made by Secretary Met
calf to the President in his annual
report just made public. We can
now mobilize at any place on the At
lantic coast, at short notice, fleet of
sixteen battleships. There is, be-
sides, powerful fleet in the Pacific,
which is soon to be vastly augmented
by the cruise of the Atlantic fleet to
the Pacific.
To render the American fleet more
mobile and to improve it's gunnery
the Secretary says are the chief con-
siderations prompting the OPacific
cruise, which, it is now for the first
time officially admitted, was long
under consideration" before the fleet
rendezvoused at the Jamestown Ex-
position.
Mobility and expert gunnery,
says Secretary Metcalf, "are the es-
sential qualifications of an efficient
naval force"
The fighting strength of the navy
now consists of twenty-five battle
ships, ten armored cruisers, forty-one
cruisers, sixteen destreyers, thirty
two torpedo boats, twelve submar-
ines and eleven coast defense vessels.
Seven battleships, five cruisers, five
destroyers and seven submarines are
now building or are to be built.
Younger men are being put in charge
of the battleships. Two complete
fleets have been organized, and two
vice-admirals are needed. The Sec
retary recommends that Congress
authorize four new battleships like
the Delaware, four scout cruisers and
other fighting and defense vessels, to
cost, in all, over $69,000,000.
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y 1l1errv christmas

or the tea set It's foolish to count
on any one thing when you made so
long list. | told you to be moder-
ate" And her busy mother hurried
off in answer to a call from Aunt
Jane.
Not count on it, Why, she had
done nothing but count on it since
Santa Claus had found her note. Not
count on it! Why, Christmas would
be nothing without it!
But her mother was right - he
might forget it arlongso many things!
Why hadn't she asked for only that
one present? She didn't want those
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A CANDIDATE, SAYS FORAKER.
Will Accept Support For Presidential
Nomination.

Washington, D. c. In a letter
made public Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker, of Ohio, announces in effect
that he is a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for President and
will accept support to that end. Mr..
Foraker's action removes uncertainty
as to his attitude, but makes more
complicated the already involved con-
ditions which the party confronts with
reference to the selection of its stand
ard bearer for next years campaign.
It's most serious bearing will be upon
the chances of William H. Taft, who
has been accepted by many Republi-
cans as President Roosevelt's candi-
date for nomination.
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The Field of Snort.

The enormous attendances at foot
ball this season have been a surprise
even to the experienced.
Mike Donlin has signed with the
New York Nationals for next season
and will strengthen the team in bat
ting.
The West Point football eleven has
chosen Cadet Wallace Philoon, the
Army centre, to lead the team next
year.
For the first time in bis big league
career Lajoie failed TO bat 900 last
season: Injuries aad much to do
with his failure.
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MRS. BRADLEY ACQUITTED
Jury in Washington Spends an
All Night Session.
She Will Sue For Half of Senator
Browns Estate and Endeayor
to Break His Will.

Washington, D. C.-Mrs. Anna NJ.
Bradley was declared not guilty by
the jury which tried her on re charge
of numbering Arthur Brown, a for
mer Senator of Utah. The verdict
came like a shock to the defendant.
She sat dazed for few minutes, then
dropped her face in her hands and
wept.
The jury had been out all night.
Eleven were for acQuittal almost from
the start. One juror stood out for a
verdict of manslaughter. After the
verdict was announced the Court Or
dered that Mrs. Bradley be dis
charged The jurors were thanked
by Judge Stafford and dismissed. AS
they hurriedly started from the room
Mrs. Bradley, who had been weeping,
cried out to her attorney, George
Hoover:
"Oh, let me thank those men! Stop
them while I thank them" But
there was no opportunity. The jur-
ors, worn out with nearly four weeks
Of service, were eager for their lib
erty and were gone before Mrs. Brad
ley could tell them of her gratitude.
Arthur D. Hayes, Solicitor of Inter-
nal Revenue, a former citizen of Og-
den, Utah, and Mrs. Hayes took Mrs.
Bradley to their home until she is
able to return to Salt Lake. On the
way out of court Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes
and Mrs. Bradley were Joined by the
boy, Arthur Brown, whom they found
in room below seated at typewri-
ter writing a letter to his mother. The
younger boy was i'll at Washington
boarding house. A suit has already
been brought there to break the will
of Arthur Brown with view Of Sc
curing half of the estate for the Brad
ley boys The estate is valued at
about 100000.
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The Other Side Of the World.

Japan has S2,500,0O0 gold invest
ed in cement plants.
The acreage in sugarcane in Mad
ras Presidency, British India, is 3S,-
700, twelve per cent. less than last
year.
A trade paper published in Calcut-
Ia says that in all Of vast India there
Is only one regular cottonseed oil mill
md that is in Burma.
The Government savings bank of
New South Wales, Australia. Is a pop
llar institution. In the Eseal year
1906 the new deposits were $22, ,449,-
$50,
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er were standing together at the nurs-
cry window as, with jingle of merry
bells, the Carriers sleigh drove by.
Vida sighed contentedly.
Tomorrow" she said, Il shall be
carrying u gray astrakhan muff.
Her mother looked at her question
ingly.
Santa Claus will bring it to me, "
Vida said in answer to the look.
Her mother laughed merrily.
Why, Vida, dear" she said, you
asked Santa Claus for seven other
things-you said so only this morn
ing. You couldn't expect him to re-
member them all, and he's as likely
to forget the muff as the French doll
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Her fathers eyes tWinkled.

Look at the bottom of the box, lit.
tie one," he said.
Vida turned the box upside down
There was her name-Vida Sumner
Lane, as plain as plain could be, and
while she was staring at it open
mouthed, out dropped-not a little
gray astrakhan muff. but beautiful
soft chinchilla one and little collar
to match! And Sallie Carter peepcd
through her fingers that Christmas
morning at the happiest little girl in
all Christendom. - Kendrick Ferris,
in st. Nicholas.
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Dog Cleans Sewers by Dragging
Brush Throurh Tube

Paris.-Yet another vocation has
been found for dogs at Nice. The
new sewerage system now being con-
structed is said to be one of the best
in the world. Among the sewers is
one too narrow for man to traverse.
In order to clean it a small fox
terrier is used. The dog is fitted
with harness and trots through the
passage, pulling cord after him, to
which a large brush is attached. The
workmen pull the cord through,
and thus perform the cleaning.
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Boy Falls Down Mountain.

David Fox, thirteen years old, was
sent to St. Joseph's Hospital, Pater-
son with three deep cuts on his head
and bruises and cuts about his body,
as the result of a fall down Garret
Mountain.
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HAVANA BANKERS TAKE LOAN.
$4,343,OOO of Cash Offered by Gov
ernor Magoon is Applied For.

Havana, Cuba.-Of the $4,000
treasury funds offered by Governor
Magoon to the banks to relieve
agricultural needs s4,349,00O has
been taken. The chief takers were
H. Upmann G Co., s1,600.000; the
Spanish Bank, SSOO,00O; the Banco
Nacional, the Royal Bank Of Canada
and M. Gelats, 100000 each.
The loan expires July 80, 1908, af-
ter which interest begins at the rate
of six per cent
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America-Germany
Adopt The lan Excluding Undesirabes.

the hordes of returning emgnts
Germany has been uno suggested that the Government
plan Of excluding undesirabes
Labor organizations greatly troubled the influx
ties the barest necessities are rising to almost famine
Berlin that there $4,000 skilled and 5000 unskied
in the farming regions
compelled in half
conditions prevail
troubles
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Attacked by Bandits.

In an encounter with three bandits
at Nebo, Cal, Station Agent Perrine,
Of the Santa Fe Railroad, killed one
and shot the second in one leg. The
third escaped.
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JlubWomcn Start Crusade on Evils
Of Christmas Gifts and Customs.

Chicago-A denatured Christmas
"a holiday with the "evil' Of gift
giving eliminated-will be the order
of things within a few years, if the
Chicago Woman's Club be successful
N a crusade.
The movement was suggested to
the clubwomen by Mrs. I. S. Black
welder, President, and Mrs. Ellen
VI. Henrotin. Both declared that
Christmas as it is celebrated now
and it's attendant evil, the shopping
mania, are symptoms Of degeneracy.
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face and was almost
asleep, when a flash of
gray in the next pew
caused her to turn her
head ever so slightly
and peep through her
chubby fingers. There
it stood on the velvet
cushion beside Sallie,
trim, warm and lined
with pearly gray satin,
exactly like Mrs. Car
ter's own beautiful big
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Yellow Fever at Barbados.

Four cases of yellow fever are re-
ported from Barbados, two fatally,
among the seamen of the British
cruiser lndefatigable.
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Secretary Taft Sailed.

Secretary Taft arrived at Harbii.
where Russian and Chinese officials
were presented to him; the American
squadron sailed from VladiVostok.
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Tinplate Workers Idle.

twenty-five hundred employees OF
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company, near Sharon, in the Shen-
ango Valley, are idle, owing to trade
depression.
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DOG CAN'T INHERIT.
San Francisco Judge Rules That n.
N. Graves Bequest is Invalid.

n. OT.tFtS BequtSC Is IHFdIIu'
San Francisco.-Judge Coffee has
decided that dog can't inherit
money. Nathan N. Graves, who died
last June at Redwood City, left
$1,000 to his pet fox terrier Pup, the
interest of which was to supply the
dog with food and care for the re-
mainder OF his life. He asked that
his sister should care for the dog.
The estate is being settled and
Judge Coffee was asked to rule on
the bequest to the dog. He held
that the dog could not inherit the
money, and that it must be divided
between a brother and sister
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T had begun way
back in Novem-
berthe Sunday
after Thanksgiv-
ing, when Sal.ie
Carter came in
late to church
with a gray as
trakha1 muH.
The sermon was
too deep" for
Vida, who had
her hand at her
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-25
Newspapers Increase Prices.

Detroit newspaper publishers ex-
planned their reasons for increasing
the price of their publications as due
to the increase in the cost of print
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President Visits Montpelier.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt visit
ed the old home of President Madi-
son, near Montpelier. Va,
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Vanderbilt Lines Mortgaged.
The Vanderbilt lines mortgaged
their new equipment for 30,000,0O0.
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THOUSANDS GO BACK TO WORK, -.->'
GENERAL REVIVAL OF CONFIDENCE

ResumeRaroads Are
Re-employing They Discharged
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III LIE

HUGH IA MILL, Pres Trust Officer
WASHING Ton A. R0EBLING, Zee President
BARKER GUMMERE ia Second Wee President IfeaSturf
NELS0N l. PETTY Secretaru
WILLIAM G. MOORE, Cashier.
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THE WORST OF ANIMALS.
A Striking Portrait OF Man With
Schopenhauer's Compliments.

A Striking Portrait OF Man With
Schopenhauer's Compliments.
Man is the only animal which causes
pain to others without any further pur
pose than just to cause H. Other AM
mals never do II except 10 satisfy Their
hunger or In the rage of combat. Ne
animal ever torments another for the
mere purpose of termeuting but mar
does 1t. and II is this that constitutes
that diabollcal feature in his character
which Is SO much worse than the mere
~ animal. ! have already spoken Of
the mattcr In lis brond aspect. but ii is
manifest even In small things. amt
every reader has ii daily opportunity OF
observing IT, For instance, If two little
dogs are playing together aud what Il
genial and charming sight II is, and
II child of three or four years joins
them. II Is almost mcNitablc for 1t to
begin hitting them with Il whip OF
stick and thereby show itself even at
that age. tie worst of animals The
love of tensing and playing tricks
which is common enough, may be trac
tt1 IT. the NHlllt source EDl Instance, II
man has expressed his annoyance at
any interruption or other petty mcon
Vcnicncc, there viii be no lack of pco
pie who for that very reason viii bring
1t about This is So certain that II man
should he cnrcful not to express any
annoyance mt small evils. On the other
hand. he should also be careful not t.
express his pleasure nj any trlte, for
If he does So, men will act like the
Iailer, who. when he found that his
prisoner had performed the lahorlous
task of tanning II spider and took
pleasure iii watching it. Immediately
crushed Il under his foot This is why
all animals are mstnetively afraid of
the sight or even of the track of n
man, that animal mechant par excel
lence' Nor does their instinct play
them false, for 1t is man alone whc
hunts game for which he has no lSt
and which does him no harm. Scho
Peniauer