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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-23

Bemidji lis the hub Of an unsupplied
radius extend 200 miles west, east,
north and south.
With your immediate cooperation
we will make this city the mecca for
seekers after business training.
We submit the following testimonial;
The Brainerd Tribune,
A. ]. Halsted, Publisher
'Brainerd, Mimi, July Is.
To whom it may concern:-It
gives me great pleasure to state
that am personally acquainted with
the bearer, Mr.. A, E. Stossmeister,
and that I have ever found him a
courteous, agreeable, understanding
gentleman. He has established a
business college in this city which
would do credit to any city
large or small. Mr.. Stossmeister
has been very prompt in paying
bills and in every way proven him.
self a thorough business man. He
stands high in This community.
His school is good thing for our
city. The institute ION IS conducted
on high plans and I believe that a
better course Of study is not pre-
sented in business schools anywhere
than the young people of Brainerd
have opportunity to take advantage
Of, and I am not alone in this opin-
ion.s A. ]. Hasted.t"
AS it would be|a positive advan-
tage to increase the local interest
Immediately, each prospective stu
dent is urged to send his name to
the register at once. A postal will
bring further particulars. Address
The Manager, temporary address,
Markham Hotel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-23

Joe, the converted Turk, will
appear at the Salvation hall Thurs
day and Friday evenidg of this
week.
He has travelled the world over
preaching the Christian doctrine.
His discourse is interesting and in
structive.
Everybody is invited to hear him
tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-23
Good Residence for Sale.

Expecting to move from Bemidji
within few days, I offer my five
room residence for sale cheap for
cash. The house is centrally located,
has hot and cold water fixtures. bath
and other modern improvements.
Inquire of George Fleming, 500
America Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-23
Cement Sidewalks.

We have hired an experienced
sidewalk man to have full charge OF
our sidewalk business. We will
make the following prices as a bid
for city walks: walk &C., curb Csc,
Atwood & Reeves
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-23
]. P. Lair Files for Coroner.

j. P. Lahr, who has been acting
as deputy county coroner, today
filed for the republican nomination
for coroner, and states that he will
make an active canvass for nomi-
nation.
Mr.. Lair has a wide acquaint-
ance and will undoubtedly make a
formidable candidate.
Additional local matter viii be found
On fourth page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-23

Frank Rogers Of this city was
The sun., 1908-01-10

at its face value. Some Of the marts make
you give exchange, notably the cable office,
which, like all cable Offices In the West
Indies, is managed with q spirit OF abso-
lutte indifference to the needs OF its patrons
OF the manifestation Of any desire to ac-
commodate them.
The shopkeepers were alive to the
situation and they made money from the
call at their port. TheS were accommodate
ing and profited by it. Hundreds Of
Panama hats were purchased. They were
bought by men who would not think OF
purchasing such hats at home because Of
the high prices. The American hatterS,
except the sale Of ordinary straw hats IN
the summer time for two or three years.
THE HORSE RACING.
The races in the great oval In front OF the
Queens Park Hotel were the chief social
event Of the stay. Thousands attended
them and the Yankee propensity to bet
made it's effect felt. Some Of tho boys
were a little slow in grasping the details
Of the mutual pool system. A few Of
them-won money, but most Of them didn't.
There were all sorts OF gambling devices
wheels and cards and the like, in operation
near the betting ring, and It was like throw
ing your money away to go against them.
But Jack didn't mind that. One Of the
blue jackets from the Ohio said he was going
to bet all he had in the hope Of beating the
blooming British" because some OF the
English bluejackets once had difficulty in
pronOuncing the word Ohio. They said
the name Of the Ohio was -Ho and Haich
and a blooming 10, and they didn't know
what to call ship named o H and 10. The
American bluejacket will not try to get
revenge again, for he lost.
After the races the Queens Park Hotel
was jammed for the rest OF the day and
evening. Patrons Of the bar were lined
up six deep. 1t was as difficult to get a
table on the veranda, or even inside. as it Is
to get one on New Years eve in New York.
All the rest Of Trinidad goes to sleep
with the chickens except the Queens Park
Hotel, and that also has an early bedtime
on ordinary occasions. but the presence Of
American officers and the races combined
made it break the Ben Franklin rule of early
TO bed
And 30 the visit to Trinidad wore away
The feet is really glad to'leaye. Most Of the
visitors growl and say they'll he glad never
TO return, but all the same every one who
has once been here in the winter and ex-
perienced the delightful climate and pic
turesuue surroundings will be glad to see
it once again. The motto OF the feet
now is:
-Heave away for Rio"
Neptune will board US on the way.
The sun., 1908-01-10

LoNeA s7mpsrAeur1' - ~ - maonAgh'-
WASHINGTON FORECAST Poa TO DAT ann o-MuRRow.
For saSfsrN Nsw HOrt. fav and werner today:
sHOD N Ne tAfsyiOr. and rain OT snow on NJ eOasi
70 niOht and 70 0TyOv: colder 70 BogTOv n0hs; fEssh
sOUlhsyly Dtnds.
For New EnEisnd. fair to-day and warmer In
western portion: windslshlfilmBsystr southeriy
snow In the Interior and rain snow on the coos,
tomorrow.
For the District OF Columbia, eastern Pennsyi-
vanla. New Jersey. Delaware and Maryiand. IN
creaaing eloudness ana warmer to-day; rain Or
snow to-nlght and 70 morrow: much colder TO-
morrow Night: fresh southerly winds.
For western New York and western Pennsylvania.
warmer 10 day with rain sn0w by Night; clearing
and much colder te-neFFVv,
The sun., 1908-01-10
The weather.

Light snow was falling yesterday morning from
New York city northwArd 70 the Lake regions as
well as In Michigan and the New England States.
The last OF the big storm passing on the Nova
Scotia coast There was depression moving south
ward from British Columbia. attended BY light
snow In that region and rain on the north Pacino
coast. Elsewhere the weather was fair
n was from 70 ~ degrees colder over all the
country east OF the Missouri Valley. The line OF
freezing temperatures reached northern Texas.
southern Missouri and northern Georgia. The
lowest temperature reported was degrees below
zero at Sault Ste Marie. Mich. In thls city the
lowest was - al mlunight.
There was q trace OF snowfall here In the early
morning. followed by fair weather throughout
the day: colder; wind fresh nOrthweSterJ: average
humidity. u per cent; barometer. corrected to
read 10 sea level at A. NJ, %. ~: SP. NJ. ESQ.
The temperature yesterday, as recorded by the
odDcfAl thermometer ls shown IN the aanexed table,
The sun., 1908-01-10
SAVING THE BISON.
American Society Meets and Hears a
Letter From the President.

Letter From the President.
The American Bison Society held its
second annual meeting yesterday at the
Museum OF Natural History. this city
Among those present were President Will
lam T. Hornaday. Dr. II. @. Bumpus, Prof
Franklin W. Hooper, A. A. Anderson. +. A
Lucas. Madison Grant. c. II. Stonebridge
Herbert L. Bridgman. Frank d. Tansley
Charles II. Bnnsmade, Edmund Seymour
Joseph Z. Bulkley. w. @. Langdon and
Harry ". Radford. all Of New York; F. II.
Kennard and W. Lyman Underwood Of BOs-
ton. W. @. Langdon Of Albany and z. H.
Baynes Of Meriden. N. H.
The reports Of the officers and commit
tees showed that the society was in -four
ishing condition and that since the meeting
the interest manifested in the preservation
OF the American bison. In the past year
two Government bison herds have been
established. One was presented to the
United States Government by the New York
geological Society and sent to the Wichita
forest and game preserve in Oklab0DA:
the other was purchased by the Canadian
Government from the Pablo herd in Mon
tana and is now established in Xix Park in
the foothills Of the Canadian Rockies.
It was decided To take steps to establish
a herd on a range which has been selected
by the society on the FlRthead Indian Reser-
walton, Montana, and several others in
suitable localities, including possibly the
Grand Canon forest reserve in Arizona.
1t is hoped also TO establish several state
herds in those States where the conditions
are best suited to the requirements OF the
buffalo. Several letters were read. among
them the following from President Roose-
welt: ....
THE WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON.
MI DEAR Mr.. BAYNEs: feel real and
great interest in the work being done by
! the American Bison Society TO preserve
the buffalo the biggest OF the American
big game, probably on the whole the most
distinctive game animal OF this contin ent
and certainly the animal which played the
greatest part in the lives of the Indians
and which most deeply imprest the imaRina-
tion Of all the old hunters and early settlers.
1t would be q real misfortune to permit the
species to become extinct and hope that
all good citizens will aid the society in its
efforts for its preservation. Sincerely yours
THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT.
The following officers we're elected:
Honorary President Theodore Roosevelt;
honorary vice-president, Earl Grey, Cover
nor-General OF Canada; president, William
T. Hornaday. director New York Geological
| Park; secretary. Ernest Harold Baynes,
! MeTiden, N. H.: treasurer. Clark Williams.
State superintendent OF Banks.
The sun., 1908-01-10
There's quite a Row
about UnSanitary ;.
BakeShopS

We don't know how bad or how good they are:
The papers say startling things and the health boards
stirred up.
1t opportune time say that the most noursh-
ing bread in existence in the shape of bread ALL but
is composed of granuIes.
That's GRAPENUTs
No bread in the world nutritious for GrapeNuts food
made of entire wheat and barley and goes through various
processes of baking during which the starch part turned into
granue Of GrapeNuts The food the digest the
list of all foods and will pay in place Of white
bread and observe how well you feel.
The factories the worlds standard for cleanliness
sanitary conditions.
of visitors escorted thru the each day
and just how GapeNus and Postum made and how
Come you all are welcome.
If you can't come send postal with address carefully
written and we'll mail free the beautifully illustrated book "The
Door Unbolted."
1t takes all thru and the pictures show the interesting
machines work. ,-.,.....
Grape-Nus food and Postum touchedby human
hands in the processes of making
There's happy health with Postum and GrApe-Nuts, and
There's Reason,
Postum Cereal CO., La. Bssas crosE Mica
The sun., 1908-01-10

Special Counsel TO Probe kIsSenS Deal.
Nathan vidaver Of 1le Nassau street,
Attorney General to investigate the Kissena
Park land purchase, began his labors in Long
Island City yesterday by taking possession
of all the Grand Jury records bearing on
the case and installing himself in the Grand
Jury room in the old court house at Long
Island City, whore the inquiry will be held
The sun., 1908-01-10
N.,s..n= since December 10.

general alarm was sent out by Police
Headquarters yesterday for John C. Adams,
q carpsnter, Of SO West Sixty-fifth street.
He has not been seen since leaving for
work on December 10.
The sun., 1908-01-10
CHRISTMAS WITH THE FLEET
GAY DAY on THE BATTLESHTPS
OFF PORT OF SPAIN.

"Peace on Earth" the Motto on tho BiG
Guns-OTncers' Reception On the MAnne-
sOta-BOat Races and Athletic sports
for the Crew-lEOw the Fleet Charge
Into POrt-Jaekles On Their Good
Ea,.ay.sr-0SlcIal yisits-COslins bay.
The sun., 1908-01-10

But there are those in the neet who didn't
care for Columbus or Raleigh or Cortez
or asphalt OF oil. One was an old bos'n's
mate. He was down here in the lato
'sOs on the old slOop Saratoga. He had a
yarn TO spin and IL was brought out by the
fact that on the day Of the fleets arrival
two men from one Of the torpedo fotilla
had drifted away from their vessel without
oars and had been carried out OF sight
before their absence was noticed. Il was
feared that they had been lost in the Gulf,
but the rough water calmed at night and
they drifted ashore and came back at day
light the next morning.
The bOs'n's mate told how a party Of
apprentices and three marines started out
from the Saratoga in a sailing cutter one
fine morning to go to Pitch Lake They
had not gone more than four miles before
a heavy sea came up and a great gust cap
sized the cutter.
There were many sharks in the water
and three OF tho party were either drowned
or eaten by sharks. The others clambered
on tho overturned boat and were helpless,
as the craft was drifting out to sea. Then
IL was that one OF those men in the navy
who can no more help showing bravery
when it Ia demanded than they can help
breathing, arose 20 the situation. He
was Shorty Allen. an apprentice. and he
declared that he would try to swim ashore
10 got help. The others told him he must
not do IL, but Shorty just laughed at them.
Thsy said the sharks would get him and
thAtlt was madness to tryit. Again shorty
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-11

to date included, the figures being
given In miles:
Government owned: Central Of Bra
I'll. 1850: Great Western. SS7: bahia
to San Francisco, 357; Baturite. ls7:
sobral. 134: Central OF Bahia. 1877;
San Francisco Railroad Company
281; Minas and Rio. 1906; Western
Minas, 723; Parana. 259; Porte Allegro
and Urdguayane, 1862; Santa Maria TO
Passo Fundo, 22O; Rio Grande TO
Bage, 176. Total. 1889.
Private concessions: Leopoidlno
Railroad Company. 1888: santos to
Jundichy, Sc: Paulista Railroad Com
pany, 636; Brazil Railroad Company.
1879; Mogyana Railroad Company
873: Sapucahy, 1873; Northwest Rail-
road Company. 1873: miscellaneous. l.
243. Total. 6.265.
OF private roads working under con-
cessions from Federal and State gov
ernments. about 1900 miles are oper-
ated under a guaranty Of 6 per cent
earnings by the Federal Government.
The total mileage of Brazilian rail-
ways Is dividede as follows, according
to four divisions, by States: Rio de
Janeiro, Espirito Santo. Minas Ieraes.
and Sac Paulo, 1907 miles: Ala goes,
Pernambuco. Bahia and Parahyba. l.
$40 miles; Rio Grande do Sui, Parana.
and Santa Catharina, 1850 miles:
Maranhao, Csara. and Para. 497 miles.
Total. 11,204 miles.-DaQy Consular
and Trade Reports.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-11
BIN Tobey and the Doctor

him an carried him along safe all
that time. Then they send for Doc an
inside O. eight hours he's dead. =
He met Doc In the drug store. You
got in your work on Uncle HErs, I
see.- he said cheerfuily.
Some day. perhaps. I'll get in my
work on you" retorted doc.
Il don't know what for" said Bill
Tobey. There's bout 'leventy nine
hundred things that might be the mat
Ter Of me, but all you can do would
b. to guess at which one !, WAS an
nm me up with dope that nd make
me feel worse"
Whist would you do u you had
smallpox" asked doc. turning On him.
Leave II to nscher," replied Bin To-
hey promptly.
For long months doc let these and
other sights rankle IN his mind o.
ten when he rad OF some direful.
slow. rscking poison. he imagined Bin
Tcbey with an adequate dose OF u
working In his system. and the delight
With which he. doc. would watch the
effects. Painful surgical operations
with anaesthetics performed upon
Bil, Tobey were other luxuries Of fan
|cy. Lingering and loathsome diseases
with Bsn Tobey in their clutch and
doc the attending physician were
ossers.
Then one night he got hts call. Al
6rst be could hardly believe his cars.
Who did you say he asked the
woman.
NY husband. Mr.. Tobey." she re-
piled Hes In terrible pain and he
cont let Ne DO anything for him. He
wants you 10 come and see him"
After . question OF two. doc carried
his medicine case Into HE tiny de.
peasary and. with . erio smile os
his pink fsce. aIled certain vials. Then
he vest over TO ToSsy'a.
Toecy rs In bed, writing ana
roesiag dssmaiiy. bot q Tie eoc-
sos's eatrssce he became comparative.
b Guist ~ ny visA frisAeesed. am
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-11
AUTocRAcY.
Veteran Observer Foresees
Chance Of Form Of Government.

veteran OOSeFSsT EeSSe
Change Of Form Of Government.
To hhe Editor OF The Sun-Sir:
We always hesitate to criticise, at
least publicly, those in authority; but
our national affairs have been conduct
ed on such extreme measures that
nothing but extreme remedies will SUI
fee, In the first place. our Presi-
dent privately named his choice as
successor, which he has a perfect
right to do, but the many indignities
he has heaped upon the high office
he holds and upon prominent and res
pectable Americans is a disgrace In
the eyes Of the world.
Some reports from Oyster Bay have
been to the effect that all he expects
to do during the remaining part OF his
term Is to see Taft elected and then
prepare for his trip to Africa. 1t Is
certainly to be hoped that he will do
nothing worse than this.
His methods and expressions In the
past surely have been quite un-Ameri-
can, so that we can hardly anticipate
what may come next. And to think
that at the foundation Of it all is
public idolatry and crafty delusion
of autocracy!
Roosevelt upon one occasion made
q remark in reference to one Of Our
dependencies that ran something
like this: AL people should know
that they must either govern themsel-
ives or they must be governed" And
now it would appear that he imagines
the American people incapable OF
governing themselves.
It is no doubt true that there are
fmany aristrocratic Americans who
consider our democratic form Of gov
eminent unbecoming the present
status Of the country. They have
privately come to the conclusion, as
q college president some time ago put
It, that there is too much represen-
ftation without taxation" and il the
people, rank and file, will not soon see
the error OF this wild scramble for
votes without regard to common sense
policies or issues, q change Of govern
ment must occur.
Foreigners probably Judge from the
present campaign that this is coun-
try destitute Of moral manhood. where
the party wins which can accumulate
the greatest corruption fund and the
votes Of the people are entirely a mat
ter Of merchandise.
Apparently Taft would make an
ideal President. While Bryan may
be lacking in stability Of judgment
and has forced his way into the nomi-
nation as no true Democrat would do.
yet his welding Of the hollow gourd
may be far less serious than Roose-
velt's Big Stick over the head Of
Taft.
About thirty-ave years ago l was .
regular and much interested sub
scriber to The Sun, and would Judge
from occasional READINGS now that the
policies Of your paper are still for
right and truth.
HENRY GEORGE
York. Pa, October 7.-New York
Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-11

In answer to inquiries from the
United States, Consult General George
f. Anderson supplies the following in
formation concerning the railways OF
Brazil:
Information is not easily to be had
either for general commercial use
or for special statistical purposes, on
account Of the large amount OF rail-
way building now going on. compared
with the total Brazilian mileage, the
changes in figures due to such con-
struction. and also because Brazilian
standards Of railway returns differ In
some important respects from Ameri-
can standards. A large portion q the
railways Of the country are owned By
the FEDERAL Government Of Brazil or
BY the several State governments,
with more or less ultimate control On
the part Of the former. OF the private
" owned lines. most companies re
ceive some financial support and ~
sistance nom the Government, either
In the way OF original grants or BY
guarantees Of interest returns. and
therefore are more or less under con
troll Of the Government, FEDERAL and
State. and have certain service to rem
der In return. either IN the develop
ment Of the country or Otherwise
Thus figures given ~ the co<a cS
operation may not include items con-
sidered indispensable In other coun-
tries.
For example. there IL . tar charged
upon esch railway ticket sold in Brs-
xli. which Agures In the amount Of
mooey collected BY railways for trane-
porfation bot does not enter into re-
ceipts and expenditures, - . rule. bat
in many cases takes the place q Oh
er taxation Of railway properties. The
GUARANTEES Of State and FEDERAL Gev-
ornaments q interest returns On IN
vestments In certain railways natural
" IL based upca special needs Of the
district, which may or may oo< lead
10 aggressive raiiroading but. ~ .
rule. are based upon special services
rather Than upon independent busi-
ness.
The figures which follow. covering
The railway business Of Brazil. are
submitted. therefore. with the ;inits-
tons indicated. Some Of them. such
~ the estiuated total mileage and
from the oflciai returns covering the
year 1901. but in general such tstS
figures could not he obtained.
Railway he,sssss, Rsesspss- exese1sts
Nsilwsy aasssOs.
TIE total railway ,biseaee q Brssii
b divided % follows, Fxtssssoos ns1s
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-11

Doc had quite q hard time Of It with
Bill Tobey.
Doc was young. Even the fluffy 1T.
lie side whitaker that decorated his
smooth, pink cheek could not disguise
that. 90 dignity was even more than
he ordinary professional necessity to
him.
He knew that II would be undigni-
Aea to slap BIZ Tobey for Its slurring
remarks. and he Was equally sure that
4 would be more undignined SIN II
Am slapged hack, Bil's hand being
abC1k the size Of small ham and his
eepessl proportions being In keeping.
lgothiae but Q deadly weapon. Doc
Zen, would have prevailed against 70
bust. Muscular bulk. and he was not
d the habit Of carrying anything more
deadly than his medicine case.
Bsr Tobey didn't take no stock In
Aoetoss." Furthermore. he took . par.
ejealsr pride and pleasure In deliver
NJ his opinion q medicine and medi.
co practitioners. He had never hsd q
Gays sickness in his life.
And vhyT he asked Because
rye never let them cuSsed doctors
aose ne. Because I've always trusted
- nscher. Yoa trust 10 nscher IN
youn come out al hight nine chances
eat q ten. Gail IN . doctor an rs
nsas eAssces ost O. ten that you won't
TIE best lsck that you csa have with
sen b 10 get ven enough TO mort
0es Samethin' TO pay their Bills
Ever since Doc had swung his new
Ghlneje 70 the Main street breeze BIZ
Tosey haA sssa5led him with bis bso
tef.
-wko's TIE victim. Doc!- wss hi.
eusssoary inquiry when the youne
0as passed hin earning his ntt'<
1loek baG.
De Usually smiled In resposse. bu'
Sn<Pe vss rsacR h his heart
: TER - sslles.' s,eheS BsJa. hesr
~ q TIE dea&A o. pstieuf a N.
49, pnyste1as. -Hs's 1aoe 81 q
~ - sajy - ae11s tur nigA q
- yoasa Nes1s - 49, cGss .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-11
MYSTERIOUS o.sGAsE.
Claims Another vietiW-Aealsdy Un
der Investigation.

Claims Another Viesim-Aaalady Un-
der Investigation.
CHARLOTTE. N Oct. 10.-Pel-
1aGra. the rare disease which il baf-
fling physicians heveabouts. elaine !
its third victim here today when
Miss Sue Woods. 80 years old, OF
Meridian. Miss. . daughter Of Jus
tice woods. of the Supreme Court
Of Mississippi died 1t the Presbyte-
Ran Hospital.
Miss Woods has been under OBJ
serva:ion and treatment for three
weeks and physicians have travelled
many miles 10 see the unfortunate
woman and to stsdy the mslady.
Dr.. A. W. Babcock, Of Columbia,
8. c. Who recently returned from
Italy. where he Investigated the ma
lady rs Il exists among the peas
ants Of that country. held . clinic
for the North Carolina Medical Cob
lege and visiting and local physt-
clans here.
Dr. BaScock states tia; there are
probably two hundred cases Of the
malady In the southern states. The
disease 10 directly traceabse to d.
scased corn and is found to be non
communicable.