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Anti-Typhoid incubation.

Gen. Lord Kitchener is said to be
favorably impressed with the value of
anti-typhoid inoculation in the British
army. The evidence as to it's effective
ness in checking enteric fever, as pre-
sented in the Journal of the Royal
Army Medical Corps is, indeed, very
strong. The method of incubation,
which was advocated in 1897 by Sir
A. E. Wright, was first tested on a
large scale in India and Egypt, with
encouraging results. It was also
shown that during an epidemic at
Maidstone not one of the "a nurses
and attendants who had been inocu-
lated was attacked, whereas there
were 16 cases Of typhoid among 120
nurses who had not been inoculated.
The experiments are being continued
In India, to which country $4,000
doses of the inoculating material
have, up to date, been sent 1t has
been found that second incubation
increases the degree of immunity
Lieut.. Luxmoore reports that during
the Meerut epidemic in the Seven
teenth Lancers, 81 of the 63 cases oc-
Cured in soldiers who had not been
inoculated, the other two being men
who refused to submit to a second
operation. The Lancet holds that in
oculation for typhoid fever must here
after be held as necessary for the pro-
lection of soldiers as vaccination is
against smallpox. The observations
made during the Meerut epidemic also
emphasize the fact that sanitarians
have fixed their attention too much on
water as source of infection. More
recently, the fatal activity of flies has
received some notice; but there is a
third way in which the germs are
scattered broadcast-by means of
dust-which has heretofore been in.
sufficiently studied.
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A Prophecy as to Wheat.

Unquestionably those now living
may see the time when in some years
the United States will import wheat
If a surplus can be found anywhere.
As rule, however, we may expect.
to continue to export grain forever.
The oldest and most densely popu-
lated countries of the world continue
to export grain, and while the world
endures there will always be . ex-
changes Of surpluses. AS to our pro-
duction we are probably nearing our
maximum under present methods of
cultivation. 1t is, however, easily pos
sible to double our output by better
methods Of agriculture which we shall
gradually adopt as increasing prices
caused by the pressure of population
warrant the increased outlay in pro-
ductiOn
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content to forget the unpleasant task
that was before me; to invest even
the monster by her side in the garb Of
humanity.
The servant who had shown me to
my rooms appeared at the door, let
ters on his salver. held up my hand
warningly to him that he should not
disturb them, and motioned that he
bring the letters to me. He did so
without either of the musicians MOTTO
ing his entrance.
The sonata of Beethoven swept to
its glorious climax. l started to my
feet to take the letters to Madame de
Varnier.
But without a pause DR.. Starva be-
gan a tender romance. The woman
sat at the piano, her hands falling idly
to her lap.
Again she smiled across the room
at me. But now it was no longer
spontaneous. The lips held something
of that indefnable cruelty of that
woman of the Renaissance made IA
nous by Da Vinci. I frowned; I re-
fused to meet that smile.
Then, as looked down deliberately,
I felt myself turn pale. A shudder
convulsed me.
1 was gazing in horror at an en-
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doomed prince. I began to think

doomed prince. began to think /
must be more explicit after all.
And then her hands fell lifeless on
antly in the empty room. DIR. Starva
looked up in angry surprise. Madame
de Varnier had tainted.
DIR. Starva shuffled rapidly to her
side; he shook her shoulder.
"Sophiei Sophie!" he cried, and
then he saw the letter and it's stamp.
His face was suddenly distorted.
His hairy hand closed over the letter.
She held it rigid even in her uncon-
sciousness. He unbent her jeweled
fingers with cruel strength. Now he
looked at me with the suspicion and
hate of savage beast brought to bay.
How much do you know?" his blaz-
ing eyes asked. "And if I do know?"
mine answered.
Slowly Madame de Varnier opened
her eyes. Equally anxious, Starva and
myself watched her recover conscious
ness.
l was quite convinced now that she
had not been aware of the significance
of that stamp. The horror that had
deprived her of her reason for the
time being proved that. The fierce
haste with which DR.. Starva had
snatched the letter from her lifeless
hand and had concealed it, bore out
my conviction. Then if my surmises
were correct, would she communicate
to DR.. Starva her newly acquired
knowledge?
'It was the heat, I think, and the
fatigue of the Journey" were the first
words she spoke. I heard them with
relief. Beyond question she wished
to conceal from Starva that she had
seen the death-mask.
Whether he was satisfied with her
reasons was less certain. He paced
the length of the room, his head bent
in thought; his intertwined fingers,
moving agitatedly, betrayed his con-
Germ. Madame de Varnier carefully
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MEDICINE LODGE,
KANSAS.
A Hearing Ear.

A busy doctor who had engaged a
young assistant was asked if he really
intended to entrust him with his
cases. "Oh, no." he replied. HE will
listen to the patients, look sympa-
thetic, and report to me in the fewest
possible words. A sickJwoman has to
talk just so much, and I haven't time
70 listen" The minister, the lawyer
and the teacher might follow the doc
tors example, and employ listening
double to their great relief, remarks
the Youths Companion. In fact, it
may usually be found that the most
helpful person in the town is the one
who can listen best to the complaints
and perplexities of the women-folk.
Self-expression Is as necessary for the
welfare of most women as food and
drink. The very talkative woman has
silent husband-not simply because
she does not give him time to speak,
but because she was attracted to him
In the first place by his genius for
listening. However, there may be
something more than mere self-indul-
gence in the habit of talking things
out" with some appreciative listener.
The wisest of women know that they
get light on their own perplexities by
the act of putting them into words. A
mother Is often her own best adviser
as to the training Of her child, when
she has once formulated his needs.
The remedy for the fault appears
when the fault Is fairly described. So
the recourse to the listening ear is
not to be entirely decried. It is only
when continual talk breaks down the
proper barriers of reserve that the
talking woman becomes nuisance to
her friends and menace to her fam
lily. 1t is pitiful to see the condition
Of silent misery to which a family is
reduced when one woman in it is
chronic chatterer. what were your
fathers last words?" asked a sympa-
thetic neighbor of a little boy just
bereaved. HE didn't have any,"
gravely replied the child. Mother
was with him all the time!"
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Once More perpetual Motion.p

David Uniapon, full-blooded native
of the norther territory, Australia, who
combines a genius for mathematics
with a passion for music, claims to
have invented a machine which will
secure perpetual motion. He is now
in Adelaide, the capital of South Aus
tralia, seeking the means of testing
the feasibility of his mechanism. He
explains that the forces which he pro-
poses to use are gravitation and mo-
mentum and he had to come to Ade-
laide to seek the assistance of the alb
orinines department in procuring four
beveled wheels, a spindle, tube and
so on. He is confident that when he
gets these requisites he can put to-
gether machine which will bring
perpetual motion appreciably nearer.
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His Hairy Hand Closed Over the Letter.

7elope that bore the interdicted stamp
of Bulgaria, the death-mask.
Did she know the CHASTITY signifi-
cance of that double stamp? Was she
one of the desperate band that had
doomed Ferdinand?
resolved to play a hazardous expe-
| riment. would thrust that stamp un-
der her eyes without warning. Con-
summate actress though she was, she
would find it difficult to repress a
tremor if she were guilty.
DR.. Starva's head was still bent low
ingly over his cello. reached the
piano without disturbing him.
l placed the letters in front of
Madame de Varnier, the envelope that
bore the death-mask on the top of the
little pile. I watched her closely.
She took the letters carelessly in
her hands. The stamp at once ar
rested her attention. She regarded it
with a frank curiosity. She even
called my attention to it.
1T is one of the new ISSUE" she
whispered, so as not to disturb DR..
Starva; and continued to sort her let
ters.
was almost convinced of her inno-
cence, but not quite. l had vet my
experiment to play.
She had opened one of the letters
and was engrossed in its contents. AS
for DR.. Starva, he was lost to the
world
! took the envelope that bore the
mysterious symbol, and placing it in
such manner that the death-mask
could be most easily seen by the WON.
an, began to trace the likeness OF
Prince Ferdinand, meanwhile watch.
ing her intently.
Her letter was short. Its meaning
had excited her strangely. For some
time she was regardless of my action
But presently she followed the mo
tions of my pencil as I traced the
eyes closed in death. the dropping
mouth. and the gaping wound.
Still my pencil moved slowly but
carefully over the features ct the
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Small boys will no doubt continue
t. eat green fruit with no discrimina-
ton as to kind or quantity or manner
of consumption. For the benefit of
less adventuresome adults, the depart
ment of agriculture informs us that
adequate mastication will prevent dis
astrous results from eating unripe
fruit, and that the danger is less than
is commonly supposed, especially
from gooseberries, plums, apples and
pears. This is in accord with the as
sertion Of the poet that it was a little
green peach that made the trouble.
On ripe consideration, the Youths
Companion feels constrained to ad-
wise everybody of whatever age to es-
chew all green fruit-eschew it 80
times.
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avoided my gaze and played idly. But
noticed that if Dr. Starva had been
enraged that she had seen the letter
with its death-mask, Madame de Var.
nier was anxious that he should not
know of the existence of the letter
that had excited her. 1t had fallen to
the floor. When his back was turned
she had stopped swiftly and placed it
in the bosom of her dress.
Was the letter she was so careful to
hide from him merely personal? Or
was its message of moment? If SO, if
it were concerned with the strange
game these two were playing, it meant
that either mistrusted the other.
welcomed such possibility. That
fact might simplify my own action.
At least it showed that Madame de
Varnier was not abjectly the creature
of this infamous scoundrel.
The strained situation was happily
relieved by the entrance of the serv-
ant who had brought in the letters.
Instinctively the three of us assumed
a certain unconcern, as is the manner
| of the world before servants.
He brought card to Madame de
Varnier. She took it from the salver
quietly, but her hand trembled as she
read the name engraved on it.
We had all three heard that name
before. It's crisp, Anglo-Saxon nomen-
clature gave one the impression Of q
strong, dogged personality that pur-
sued, and yet pursued.
Captain Reginald Forbesi"
That was the name she read In q
low voice.
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Have Trouble
with Your Food !?
Try
Grape-Nuts
Perfectly Cooked.
Ready to Serve.
Delicious and Healthful

"The ordinary breakfast cereal
cooked few minutes in half-hearted
way will in time weaken the stomach
of anything short of an OK.
ANY preparation of wheat or oats
put into water that is below the boil
ing point and cooked as mush is usu-
ally served, remains a pasty, indi-
gestible mass. The cells are tough
and unopened. In addition, the stom-
ach of person sensitively constituted
refuses to do anything with the pasty
mass. It is sent into the second stom-
ach. the Duodenum, where in conse-
quence Of the long time of the first
process Of digestion, is fermented and
soured. AS an eminent medical man
pertinently states, the stomachs of half
the people going about the streets are
about in the condition Of an old vim
egar barrel.
Intestinal dyspepsia Is the direct
consequence of such feeding"
knowledge Of these facts and wide
experience In the preparation and use
Of cereals brought out the product
known as Grape-Nuts. manufactured
with special reference 10 having the
nitrogenous and starchy parts Of the
grains, Of which the food Is composed,
perfectly and scientifically cooked at
the factory, ready for immediate use
and therefore not subject to the ma
nipulations of any cook. good or bad.
The starch Of the grains, changed to
grape-sugar, can be seen glistening on
the little granules, and gives forth q
delicate sweetish taste, very palatable.
Children and adults obtain fine re-
suits from the use of Grape-Nuts food.
It is SO perfectly adapted to the wants
Of the human body and so easily di-
gested that many cases are on record
OF nursing babes being fed very sue
cessfully on It. There's q Reason.
Made at the pure food factories Of
the Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mich.
Read The Road to Wellville," !" IN pkrs.
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Criticism of Legislators.

ed by number of members of the
house. The majority of those who
tackle the word "victuallers' insist on
pronouncing it phonetically instead
as If spelled 'vittlers," and the word
municipal is another great stumbling
block, members almost invariably put
ting the accent on the wrong syllable.
Boston Record.
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No wonder the Chinese rebels are
marching to victory. They are armed
with modern guns. Springing some
thing new like that on the Chinese
regular army is well calculated to
cause it to run.
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CHAPTER xvIl.
Captain Forbes lntrudes.

There was a silence lasting several
seconds. Panic was written on both
their faces. Evidently they had looked
for no such intrusion as this-above
all for no visitor so inconvenient as
the kings messenger. They had con-
fidently counted on clear field for
the execution OF their plans. That
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That meteor which fell in Michigan
and burned load of hay was about
the size of baseball. How do we
know but that some fancy pitcher on
Mars tossed over the plate one so hot
that it got away and took a shoot out
through space?
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Punishment to Eit Crime.

Bigamists in Hungary are COM
PEELED to submit to an old punish
ment The man who has been silly
enough to marry two wives is legally
forced to live with both of them in
the same house.
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Age does not make us childish, as
some say; it finds us true children -
Goethe. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-18

Lake Bemidji. It is the plant of the
Crookston Lumber company, owned
principally by Thomas Shevlin. The
mill employs nearly one thousand
men, and it is estimated that there
is enough timber in that vicinity to
keep it running night and day for
twenty years.
Several other manufacturing
plants are located here, among them
an axe handle factory, brickS yards,
lath mill, brewery and cold storage
plant. .>.
Bemidji has two live town boost
ers: viz: A hustling daily news
paper, The Pioneer, with A. G.. Rut-
ledge; managing editor, Clyde j.
Pryor, business manager, and
Commercial club, of which S. F.
Lycan is president and G. J. Pryor,
secretary. AS The Pioneer publishes
no paper on Sunday the ministers Of
the gospel take up the work of boost
ing on that day and the praises of
Bemidji are sung and spoken loudly
from the pulpits and Salvation army
barracks. ~
With the spirit of push manifest
in Bemidji, nothing will prevent the
city from growing materially. It is
situated on the southern edge of Bel
trami county, midway between
Duluth and Grand Forks; N. D., on
the Fosston branch of the Great
Northern railway. 1t is also con-
nected with the twin cities by the
Park Rapids branch via Sauk Center;
this branch having it's northern ter
minus in this city, and also with
Brainerd and the twin cities, by the
Minnesota and International and
Northern Pacific railways, which
operate jointly and furnish through
service from St. Paul to Northome,
the northern terminus of the M. &
I. R. R., forty miles north of Bemidji,
which is now extending its line to
International Falls. This city is also
the gateway to a large area of the
northern country and the outftting
point at all seasons of the year.
]. It is 180 miles from Duluth and
about the same distance from the
twin cities, and one Of its most val
ued assets is the fact that it is on
4 the edge of, probably the largest and
most valuable tracts of both hard and
soft timber yet standing in this coun-
! try. To the north for hundreds of
square miles, up to the Canadian
i boundary line, lies one vast forest,
save for the. clearings made for the
. new towns that have sprung up with
!: in the last two years; the small clear
] ings Of the homesteaders and
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managed by thrifty farmers, who are
growing all kinds of grains and who
in recent years are devoting some
consideration to the raising of stock.
"Bemidji is charmingly situated,
has population of six thousand, and
possesses that spirit of enterprise
characteristic of northern Minnesota
cities. Buildings were erected large
and of substantial material with
view to greater growth and develop
ment of the rural district surrounding.
Business men stand unitedly for all
that which initiates and inures to
the upbuilding of Bemidji. Nature
has done much for this place.
Thousands of strangers are attracted
here yearly by the picturesque bodies
of water, on the shores of which are
beautiful shade trees spared by the
axman who in the early years FORE
| saw the beauties Of Lake Bemidji
and contemplated the picturesqueness
of cottages along the lakeside, built
under the shadow of the hard maple,
birch and pine trees. Lake Bemidji
is but a few steps from the business
section of the city, and is six miles
in length and about two miles in
width. Through Lake Benidji flows
the Schoolcraft river which empties
into Lake Plantagnet, short dis.
tance south. A boulevard drive
around the lake, the banks of which
are some fifty feet high, is an attrac.
tive feature. Several cottages have
recently been built on the east shore
of the lake, which is an ideal spot
for building or tenting.
Senator S. D. Works of Mankato
owns fifty of the choicest spots here
and anticipates the sale of all OF
these lots this and next season.
They are located east of the, city,
and the lake steamers make three
visits daily carrying passengers and
baggage. It is difficult to conceive
of more picturesque outing place
than on east shore. Fish and game
are plentiful, and launches, steamers
4 and row boats are always to be had
at the boat house. AS an indication
of Bemidji's growth, am informed
| that upwards of one hundred houses
were built there last year, and many
business blocks. This season the
streets are being raised above the
lake level in order to afford better
sewer drainage. This has necessi
tated the raising Of nearly all the
business houses of the city.
The city Of Bemidji was named
in honor of the old chief who died
there three years ago at the age o.
eighty five years. One Of the larges1
4 and best equipped saw mills in Min
nesota is located on the south shore O.
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ephone poles, and posts can be seen
in almost every direction. This
work furnishes employment to thou
sands of men. Vim Hill-he also
ban a goud fellar'-has squad after
squad of men employed in railroad
construction and work along the line.
Oak ties have become so scarce that
the Northern Pacific company is now
using birch ties, which, I am told,
last for years after being treated
chemically with creosote at plant
built by this road at Brainerd at a
cost of one hundred thousand dollars.
Practically any kind of wood can
now be used for railroad building
after a plunge into the creosote> vat.
"Brainerd is pretty little city and
has many handsome and costly busi-
ness blocks, residences, county build
lngS and schools.
Walker, the home of our former
townsman, Ed. l. 2. Steade, is
located on Leech lake, along the
banks of which are situated many
pretty cottages. Walker is the coun-
ty seat of Cass county, and recently
court house was built there that in
size, design and architectural beauty
is equal to any in the state, popula-
ton considered. Mr.. Steade is pres
ident of the Walker State bank, and
owns large sawmill in the city, in
addition to many other interests.
Near Walker is located the state
sanitarium among the pines on the
shore of Leech lake. Here the
writer met General C. C. Andrews,
state commissioner, who was on his
way to Bemidji' where he went to
meet Hon. S. D. Green, state horti-
culturist. These gentlemen together
examined the forest east of Red lake,
which belongs to the Red Lake
Indians. General Andrews talks
enthusiastically and entertainingly
about the forests of Minnesota. Pre-
cautions are taken to avoid forest
fires in the northern part of the
state. Under the present forestry
laws the town supervisors become
2 the forest wardens and are expected
, to extinguish forest fires promptly.
| The General deplores the fact that
: many northern farmers are stripping
i their entire farms of the timber on
J. them, and thinks that at least twent,
S acres on every quarter section
l. should be preserved, cutting those
s trees only as fast as they mature ane
d when they cease to make money BY
s greater growth, thus giving the
It younger trees better chance. Ir
O this way ample wood can always be
l. had.
d Approaching the city Of Bemidji
/ may be seen we'll cultivated farms,