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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
CAS- Reported by craddock-jones. Virginia

Petersburg, Va, March 0, 1907.
Receipts not heavy tho past week on
account OF unfavorablc weather for handling.
Tho market is very active on all grades with
satisfactory prices to sellers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
Costly.

Wise--No, I've decided never to accept
friendly advice any more.
Ascum--Why not? 1t does/t cost you
anything
wIse--well, I've found that 1t usually costs
me my friend
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, March dashboard
Air Line, common ana MISUNDERSTANDING
doing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

Spot cotton closed steady: middIng nm
lands. li.41; milling gull no; sales 80
bales,
Cotton, steady; middlng, li.l6t gross re-
ceipts, 775 bales; sales, so baleH; stock. ls9 =
$50 bales, export 10 Great Britain, 81 baies,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 9.-Contlnued reports
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
A Mystery Of Ind ! China.

The great mystery about 1ndo- China
and one which must ever be lnsoluble
Is the story of the lost race and the
vanished civilization Of that strange
country. The mighty walls Of Angkor-
Wat, rising In the midst of sparsely
settled jungles. remain as the memo
rial Of great empire which has ut
terly disappeared and is altogether lost
to history. No one will ever know
who planned this gigantic temple or
what tyrant bounded on his myriads
of people to build up those immense
blocks Of stone and cover them with
the most elaborate Of sculptures. Ang-
kor-Wat was one Of the most aston
ishing monuments In the world, and
this forgotten temple was built so as
to endure as long as the earth itself
were it not for the lrreslstibly de-
structive effect of plant life on the
strongest walls that man can raise.
Only a highly civilized and very
wealthy people could have erected
Angkor-Wat, a very different race from
the Anamite of modern days. The
whole nation has disappeared as utter
~ as the busy myriads who once pop
ulated the wastes and solitudes of
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Free Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
WRECKERs DERAlL TRAIN.
Express Escapes Disaster but Fast
Freight Is Ditched.

Pittsburg, Sept. TRAIN wreckers
we're at work during the evening on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Scott Haven and Suterville, thirty
miles east OF here. Spikes, 1t Is said,
were drawn from the eastbound track
for the purpose, it is thought, Of
catching the New York express. which
leaves Pittsburg at $50 o'clock in
the evening. The wreckers, however,
were deceived by the number Of
freight and passenger trains passing
these points and the express got
through before the spikes were
drawn. ~
The next train following 1t, how
ever. q fast freight express for Phila-
delphia and New York, was not so
fortunate. When the big engine
struck the rail from which the spikes
had been drawn the rail turned over,
derailing the engine and twelve cars.
The tank of the engine Is in the
Youghiogheny river, which is a dis
lance of from thirty-1ve to forty feet
below the eastbound track. Five Of
tho derailed cars turned over and
were more or less wrecked, the mer-
chandise being scattered along the
tracks, while the other cars COM
pletely blocked both tracks. The fire.
man and the engineer escaped injury
by jumping
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
He Got tho Trout.

A story dealing with large trout
that was rising regularly and frequent
~ is told in ''How to Fish: A Treatise
on Trout and Trout Fishers" This is
the story:
"He was going up and down, up and
down, up and down; not as the insects
offered themselves, but as It suited his
composure that he should take nudge
from the abundance. One youth was
casting at the trout; another was look
ing on. Said the angler, TIL have that
fish whether he takes it or not
How his friend asked. I'll throw
the fly into his mouth The trout
went on rising; the angler went on
casting. I perceived the anglers no.
ton. It twas that If he kept casting
accurately and the trout continued to
rise in thetregular manner mentioned,
the fly would ere long fall at the very
moment when a nudge was being
taken. This reckoning was justified.
The large trout was hooked and land
ed by fly that had been cast into his
mouth"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
RIaIn II
Too HIGH For tho Barber.

KY Too Hish For tho Barber.
II heard something new In the bar
boring business this morning." said
the gray headed man. II am occupy
ing room on the top floor of a sky
scraping apartment hotel. This morn
ing sent for barber to come up
and shave me. He came, but when he
saw to what an altitude he had attain
ed he looked uneasy.
"'Would it inconvenience you to
come down to the regular barber
shop?' he asked.
II answered that it would not par
ticularly put me out, but that would
like to know the reason for his re-
quest.
""The fact u.s. he said, I never like
to shave anybody at this distance
above the ground. No barber likes
to. We seem to be particularly sensi-
tive to height. It makes us nervous.
Most BARRIERS will not undertake q
job above certain number Of feet in
the air. OF course If you insist will
shave you here, but you would prob
ably get better shave ten floors be-
low this one.'
"Well, just out of natural cussedness
refused to humor the fellows whim.
As consequence he nearly cut my
throat. Whether he did it through
nervousness, as he claimed, or pure
cussedness Of his own I don't know.
Whatever it was, that is a peculiarly
Of BARRIERS that I'd like to have ex-
plained"-New York Sun.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
VERY PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Burlington Directors Declare an Extra
Dividend.

New York, Sept. directors Of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 2 per cent on
the capital stock and an extra divi-
dend Of per cent.
Concerning the extra dividend on
the Burlington stock J. J. Hill said:
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern have had Burlington for about six
years and during this time Burlington
has not paid the carrying charges Of
the joint per cent bonds to the ex-
tent OF per cent per annum and
therefore. to eQualtze this deficiency.
6 per cent additional has been de-
clared on Burlington stock. Burling-
ton Is in very prosperous condition
It's earnings are increasing substan-
TALLY and the annual report of 1907
will show that it has had the best
year in its history. The additional
dividend on Burlington stock will con.
tribute about $3,250,000 apiece to the
treasures Of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. This Is equivalent
to more than 2 per cent on the capital
stock Of Great Northern and Northern
Pacific"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
Old Fashioned Oratorv.

1--WE don't have no SIGH forensic ora
tory as we used to have" said the old
settler. Lawyers nowadays don't
crate. They only just talk.
"Take old Bill X. Simmons Of Eau
Clair. If Bill was defendin' a lowly
chicken thief he'd speak with the
tongue Of angels. I'll never forglt the
peroration Of his impassioned philippe
in the Clay Bull case about the poison
ed cat. It runs like this here"
The little, thin old man rose, reared
back In defiant attitude and shouted
In the cracked treble Of age:
"'Restin' upon the couch Of repub-
Hcan liberty as do, covered with the
blanket of constitutional panoply as I
am and protected by the aegis Of
American equality as feel myself to
be, 1 despise the buzzin' Of the profess
sional lnseck who has just sot down
and defy his attempt to penetrate with
puny sting the interstices of me i'm
pervious coverin'.' "-New York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
Different Names For Waves.

They have curiously different names
for waves about the coast Of Great
Britain. The Peterhead folk call the
large breakers that fall with crash
on the beach by the grim name of
"Norrawa Norway carpenters" On
the low Lincolnshire coast, as on the
southwestern Atlantic fronting shore Of
these islands, the grandly long un.
broken waves are known as "rollers."
Among east Anglians heavy surf,
tumbling in with an offshore wind or
in a calm, is called by the expressive
name Of "slog," while we'll marked
swell, rolling in Independently Of any
blowing, is called "home." There Is
no wind" a Suffolk fisherman will say
"but nasty home on the beach," Suf-
folk men also speak of the bark" of
the surf, and a sea covered with foam
Is spoken Of as Feather white" The
foam itself is known as "spoon drift"
So, In the vernacular, we have it, "The
sea was all feather white with spoon
drift"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
BROKERAGE FIRM FAILS.
Was Active Lately in Northwestern
Railroad Stocks.

Railroad Stocks.
New York, Sept 1.-THE failure Of
Watson & Co., grain and commission
brokers, has been announced on the
New York Stock Exchange. It is IN
derstood that the firm has been very
active in trading in Northwestern
railroad stocks lately.
The firm Is composed of Lewis T.
Watson, the Stock Exchange member;
Henry p. Watson, H. V. Jones and G.
F. Anderson. 1t has branch Offices in
Duluth, Hot Springs and Minneapolis.
Mr.. Newell is the firms Office man
ager.
The doors of Watson & Co.'s Office
in Broad street were closed after the
announcement of the failure, placard
posted on the door announcing that
the firm had assigned for the benefit
of it's creditors. No statement as to
the cause of the failure or as to the
firms resources was obtainable at
that hour, but one of the clerks said
that a statement would probably be
issued later. Watson & Co. have been
large operators in grain. H. V. Jones,
q member of the firm, is crop ex-
pert and spent much Of his time 60
ing through the wheat belt following
the progress of the crop and issuing
estimates Of it. The firm has been
identified particularly with Great
Northern and Northern Pacific stocks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
SUPPORT the FAIR.

The Beltrami County Agricultural
association is making more than
ordinary efforts to the end that the
fair which is advertised to be held
in Bemidji on Sept. e. 27-2S, shall
be the best in the history of north
ern Minnesota.
In view of the self-sacrihcing labors
which are being performed by the
officers of the organization it does
seem as if the business men should
tend their assistance to make the
exhibit a success in every way
possible.
The farmers, too, can do their
share toward making the fair sue
ces. Some excellent premiums have
been offered and these should induce
the farmers to bring forward the
best products of the soil.
Aside from the display of agricul-
tural products, which will undoubt-
eddy be large and varied, there will
be an interesting race program which
will attract many fast horses to the
track of the asso citation. This fea-
ture in itself is one which will com
mend itself to lovers of track exhib-
itions.
There are many attractions booked
which should have a strong tendency
to draw the people in large numbers
to the grounds. The fair deserves
the support of the people. 1t is an
institution that deserves we'll of every
body. Speak a good word for the
Bemidji fair.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
Heart Protectors.

Many persons are puzzled to know
why policemen wear their badges so
low on their coats instead Of on the
flap made for that purpose. AS a mat
ter of fact the badge or star, as he
calls it, Of many policeman Is right
next to his heart Some Of the blue
coats~can thank their "stars" for being
alive. This little metal shield has de-
flected the bullet Of burglar or high
wayman, and at times, too, has stopped
the knifet thrust of would be assassins.
During the last twenty or thirty years
there are many cases on record show
ing that the little badge has been q
life saver. Even bullets fired at close
range, as rule, cannot penetrate the
shield. That's why bluecoat always
feels safer in keeping the star at vital
spot. When off duty some policemen
wear their stars on their vests, but al
ways directly over the heart They are
so accustomed to the little protector
that they feel uneasy without it,
Philadelphia Record.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
Scott's Wise Doc.

So veracious a man as Sir Walter
Scott had wise dog, bull terrier.
Said the novelist once: II taught him
to understand great many words, in
asmuch that I am positive that the
communication betwixt the canine spe-
cies and ourselves might be greatly
enlarged. Camp once bit the baker,
who was bringing bread to the fam
lily. beat him and explained the
enorm1ty Of his offense, after which, to
the last moments Of his life, he never
heard the least allusion to the story in
whatever tone Of voice it was men
toned without getting up and retir-
ing to the darkest corner Of the room,
with great appearance Of distress.
Then If you said the baker was we'll
paid or the baker was not hurt, after
ALL Camp came forth from his hiding
place, capered and parked and re-
joiced"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
Oisappointed.

An aged colered man who had busi-
ness in the News office ambled into the
editorial rooms-yes, ambled is the
word. He sat for several moments
gazing at the pneumatic tube stations
set up like horns of an orchestrion at
the desks Of the city and telegraph
editors. There was a buzzing sound as
copy boy pulled lever, and the old
man smiled as If expecting something
pleasant, then took on look of dis
appointment. A few minutes later the
boy sent another piece of copy whirl-
ing upstairs, and again the visitors ex-
preston passed from anticipation to
disappointment, then bewilderment.
Finally he accosted the telegraph ed
itor.
"'Scuse me, sub, but mout ak yo'
what dem things is?''
Certainly he might and was enlight-
ened. .
"Well, I 'clah t. goodnessv' he ex-
claimed. II thought dey was some
sort o. music box t. entertain yo' gem
mems whilst yo' dv'-Baltimore
News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
The Log Driver.

The life Of river log driver is a life
that seems to get hold Of one after
year or two. You are generally wet
through for twelve hours out Of the
twenty-four. Ten Of you sleep In a
II by Is foot shanty; you live
on fried everything, "black strap"
treacle and stewed tea. You go to bed
at 10 and get up at 8. You are ever
lastingly cursed and never praised by
the foreman. Your life is in danger
more or less all day long, and you
never get more than $35 month for
work that is worth 500. "Then why
stick at it?" you say, and all I can
answer is, "Just give it fair trial
for year, and then you'll know
Wide World Magazine.
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81 z---+. 9. -------7.a ~ -
Faithful 70 the End.

. =
The flames cracked ominously, the
water dubbed in the great pot, and
seated in the shade of a palm the
naked savages began to sharpen their
cruel knives.
"Is there no hope?" murmured the
doomed commercial traveller.
"None," Kissed the ebon chief.
"Then," said the young man, point
ing to his sample case. IF you are de
termined to cat me, at least let me
ask you, as last favor, to try our
brand Of mustard with the feast ]
am convinced that one trial will secure
us your permanent patronage, and r.
But strong arms seized him here,
there was splash, and all was over
Los Angeles Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
A Plain Hit,

An elderly gentleman on his way to
quiet watering place in Scotland met
in the railway carriage an old worthy
who turned out to be native Of the
place and, wishing to have talk and
at the same time learn something of
the coast village, accosted him thus:
Elderly Gentleman suppose the air
is very bracing where you live?
Village Worthy-Graun' an healthy,
I should think sac.
e. Citizen it's considered one of
the healthiest quarters around here?
v WI should think sac. There's
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
0oldsmith's Generosity,

A beggar once asked aims Of Oliver
Goldsmith as he walked with a friend
up Fleet street, and he gave her shil-
ling. His companion, knowing some
thing Of the woman, censured the writ
er for his excess of humanity, saying
that the shilling was misapplied, as
she would spend it for liquor. IF it
makes her happy in any way, my end
Is answered" replied Goldsmith.
Another proof that the Doctors gen.
crosby was not always regulated by
discretion was at time when, after
much delay, a day was fixed to pay
the f40 due his tailor. Goldsmith pro-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
ROUGHLY HANDLED BY MOB
Artist Who Sent Wife Away In Order
to Marry Another.

to Marry Another.
New York, Sept. I.-Ferdinand Pen.
ney Earle, the artist, who sent his
wife to France, her old home, to Sc
cure divorce so that he might marry
another woman, received sorry well
come when he returned to his home in
Monroe, N. Y, after bidding his wife
farewell at the steamer, according to
advices received here. Earle was met
by crowd of villagers as he stepped
from the train. who at first insulted
and hOoted him and then pulled him
from his carriage and dragged him
through the mud of the village streets.
Earle courageously faced his tor
mentors, eXhorted the crowd in an
attempt to vindicate himself and then,
goaded for an instant by the insults
Of the people, he seized his carriage
whip and slashed at the crowd. A
man snatched the whip from his hand
and, bystanders state, struck the artist
a singing blow. Further trouble was
prevented by the appearance of off,
GERS, who forced Earle to drive to his
home, though he persistently tried to
explain his views to the angry crowd.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
How He Got q Drink.

An Indiana travelling man told a
story the other day of an incident on
the road. He was in the smoking car
of an express train reading his paper
when man rushed in from the car
behind the smoker. evidently in great
agitation and said: HAS anybody In
this car any whisky? A woman In the
car behind has tainted" Instantly
dozens of TASKS were produced. The
man who had asked for it picked out
the largest one, drew the cork and put
the bottle to his lips. With long, sat
isfied sigh, he handed the flask back
and, remarked, THAT did me lot Of
good, and I needed It, for it always
makes me feel queer to see woman
faint awayw- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07

All durable medical and surgical diseases
acute and CHRONIC catarrh, and Special Dis
eases or the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat, Lung
Disease, Early Consumption. Bronchitis. Bron
ch1al Catarrh. Constitutional Catarrh. Dys-
peps1a. Sick Headache Stomach and Bowel
Brights Disease. Diabetes. Kidney, Liver.
Bladder. Prostate and Female Diseases, Dir
z1neSS, Nervousness. Indigestion Obesity In
terrupted Nutrition. Slow groth in children,
and all wasting disease in adults. Many
eyestght cataract. cross eyes, etc. that have
been improperly treated or neglected, can be
easily restored. Deformities. club feet. cur
verature OF the spine. disease of the brain.
paralysis. epilepsy; heart disease. dropsy.
pain in the bone. granular engagements and
all long-standing diseases properly treated,
Young. middle aged and old, single or mar
r1ed men and all who suffer from lost man
hood; nervous debility. spermatorrhoea. sem
inal losses. sexual decay. failing memory.
energy. impoverished blood. pimples, impede
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ease. Syphilis. eruptiOnS, hair falling. bone
pains. SwellingS. sore throat, ulcers, effects OF
mercury, kidney and bladder troubles weak
PACK. burning urine. passing urine too often.
gsnorrhoea, gleet. structure, receiving treat
ment prompt relief for life.
Cancers, Tumors, Golfer, Fistula, Piles
varicocele and enlarged glands, with the SUBJ
cutaneaus injection method. absolutely with
out pain and without the loss of drop of
blood. is one OF his own discoveries, and is the
most really Scient ifc and certainly sure cure
OF the twentieth century. Consultation to
those interested, S1.00.
DIR. REA- & CO..
Minneapolis. Mimi. Louisville, Ky.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
The Bat.

Nearly oil bats have the faculty Of
alternating. Their Information, how
ever, Is not perfect-that Is to say, that
when the warm days occur in the mid
die Of winter they wake up, together
with the insects which are their food.
Still theirs Is true Information trance,
differing from sleep, with very low rate
Of pulse, heart action and respiration.
Probably they would endure INNER
sion in water for an hour or two
without drowning, as other hibernators
have been found to do.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
The Joke Mas on Her.


A woman member Of the bar in New
York gives to our correspondent the
following correspondence with the res
ervation that no names shall be quoted.
II am one Of the few women she
says, "who can see a joke even if aim
ed at myself. l DO not feel that In this
case came off first best"
The first letter was from man law
yer and was as follows:
Dear Miss Blank-we agree to the COM
promise as proposed in your favor Of this
date. Not because your client has Just
right to such settlement, but from the
fact that we do not care to open con-
test with a woman lawyer.
To which this reply was sent:
Gentlemen note yours agreeing to a
settlement, although cannot congratu-
late you on your gallantry in begging the
question. Like the original Adam, you
seem inclined to hide behind woman's
petticoat.
And the following letter closed the
correspondence
( Dear Miss Blank-1f you will turn to the
early pages Of Genesis you will discover
that Eve did not wear petticoat.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
Tho Wealthy Anglers Tackle Outfit.


The wealthy angler who wants the
best Of everything has a special six
foot oblong case or trunk for his
fishing rods, which, being the best,
cost about $50 each. He has heavy
surf casting rod, lighter bay casting
rod and set Of fly rods for fresh wa
ter fishing. His reels, Of which he
must have various types, cost SIS each
and upward. For his fishing tackle
there is special trunk, in which are
the best Irish linen lines, hooks and
flies OF all descriptions, sinkers, swiv-
els, squids, spoons, spinners, floats, ar
tificial bait, etc. Such fishermen gener-
ally carry duplicate tackle and several
duplicates Of pole tips and such things
as may be most likely to break. The
total cost Of a wealthy anglers tackle
outfit ranges from $3.50 to $1,000.-New
York Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
Sensible Preference.

In one Of Miss Mulock's stories she
says that "a cheerful heart seeth cheer
full things and gives this incident in
proof Of it:
A lady and gentleman were in lum-
Der yard situated by a dirty, foul smell.
Ing river. The lady said, How good
the pine boards smellv
"Pine boardsr' exclaimed the gentle
man. "Just smell that foul river!'
"No, thank you" was the reply; II
prefer to smell the pine boards"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-07
SuperIatives.

DR.. Johnson says In his Grammar of
the English Tongue" 'The comparison
Of adjectives is very uncertain and.
being much regulated by commodious-
ness Of utterance, is not easily re-
duced to rules"
Then he quotes passages from para
disc LOST in which the words "virtu-
ousest" and "powerfullest" are found
and a passage from "samson Agon-
istes" which contains the word "fa-
mousest."
Surely Milton had an ear.-Notes and
Queries.