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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
Democratic County Convention.

The call OF the Democratic Committee for
the county convention On May
vention OF the Democratic party in and for
the county of Beltramf and state of Mime
sofa. Is hereby called to be held at the court
on the 9th. day OF May. 1908. at the hour OF
ten o'clock in the forenoon OF that day, for
the purpose Of selecting eight delegates to re-
Of said party to be held at the city of st. Paul.
Minnesota on the 18th day of May. 1908, and
to transact such further business as may
The respective precincts in said county will
be entitled to representation In said conven-
ton on the basis OF one delegate at large from
for each twenty votes or major fraction
thereof cast at the general election in said
state for the year 1905 for the'Honorable John.
re Re; the several precincts in said
county will be entitled to representation in
said county convention as follows:
B1ack sis Baadette 5. Bnzzie T. e BITCH {.
Cormet 2. Durand 2 Village OF Wilton q
Eckles 9. FROM Grant Valley 3. Gndrid 2.
Haagaliz Bofnet z aamFe Jones 2 Kelliher
Dougald 2. Minnie 2, Northern :. Nebish :,
Rpt HGpe V 1ae o S11ner
Spruce Grove 2. Turtle River 2, Taylor2, Wa
banaca 9. Walhalla q. City Of Bemidji. 1st
yard. 8; snd ward S 3rd Ward. 5: 4th ward s
Village OF Tenstrike Center 8. Village OF
Turtle River 2, Village of Fnnkley 2, Village
Of Red Lake Agency 8, ripple 2.
Primaries for the selection OF delegates to
said county convention will be held in the
several precincts in said county at the usual
polling place therein Wednesday. May 9Th.
from the hour OF 80 p. m. to the hour Of $50
p. NJ, of that day.
Allvoters subscribing to tie fundamental
principles of democracy are invited to pariic-
ipate in the selection Of delegates to this con-
vention.
Dated April GOTH. 1908.
! By order OF the
Democratic County Committee.
| P.J. RUSSELL.
T s5- Sacr ROT n v
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02

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Ed Feldman is business visitor
in the city today from Northome.
Walter Dow left this morning for
Laporte and intended to walk from
that place to his claim near Lake
George.
Rev. ]. c. Gram of Shevlin. came
down on the noon train and will
leave for Becida where he will hold
services tomorrow.
Alvina Feldman of Northome
came to the city this morning from
her home and spent the day with
her sister, Mrs. Hagberg.
Mrs. Thos. Bailey, Jr., went to
Cass Lake this noon where she
will remain with her parents some
time, as her mother is very sick.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
GERMANY's BIG DEFICIT.
Must Borrow 25o,ooo,o 900 During Next
Five Years.

Must Borrow s25o, ooo, 900 During Next
Five Years.
Berlin, May That the imperial
government must borrow $3.50, OO0, 900
during the next FIVE years was the
substance Of an admission made by
Secretary Of the Treasury sydow to
the appropriations committee of the
reichstag. These borrowings will be
necessary even though the appropria-
lions for each year are not increased
before 1912.
At the time this statement was
made the committee was discussing a
proposal of Chairman Paasche, Ma
tional Liberal, for a definite bill from
the government to fix sinking fund
requirements. Herr Erzberger, Cen
trist, said the members of the commit
tee must be shocked by the govern
ment's reckoning that a thousand
million marks more must be borrowed
to cover the annual deficits in the or
binary budgets for another five years
and that actually very much more
probably would be required. Continu-
ing, Herr Erzberger made several al
lusions to the burdens which this gen.
GRAFTON was creating for subsequent
ones by the policy of spending far
beyond it's income.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
CONDITIONS ALARMING.
Steamer Brings Plague News From
Venezuela.

Venezuela.
San Juan, Porto Rico, May L.
The Red D line steamer Philadelphia
has arrived here from Puerto Cabello.
Twenty of her passengers were sent
into quarantine. The steamer brings
reports of alarming conditions in
Venezuela. Many people are leaving
that country on account of the plague.
The governor of the island of Cura-
Gao has declared a quarantine against
vessels coming from any Venezuelan
port. In Venezuela and in Curacao
efforts are being made to eradicate
the rats.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02

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G.. Rosenquist went to Walker
this morning.
]. E. Seer returned to Blackjack
this morning on the M. & I. freight
train.
]. ]. Ross went to Houpt last
night to look after some personal
business.
P. H. German returned last night
to Blackjack after spending the day
in the city on business.
Remember the s o'clock Sunday
dinner at the Hotel Markham. An
excellent menu, with the best of SCI
vice.
F. Moody, one of the switchmen
on the M. & l., went to Brainerd
this morning for a visit at his old
home.
John ]. O'Neil, the logger, went to
Minneapolis from Northome this
morning to look after his lumber
interests.
J. S. Peterson passed through the
city this morning on his way from
Mizpah to Minneapolis on bust
ness trip.
P. L. Hancock, state mana ger of
the Loyal Protective Association of
Boston, returned this morning to
Minneapolis.
H. Durham, lineman on the M. &
T., went to Jenkins this morning and
will cut out the wires in the station
at that point.
Miss Anna Mills came in this
morning from Turtle, where she is
teaching school, for a short visit
with her parents in this city.
Order your fly screen now. Also
screen doors and window frames
Have your odd jobs done by us, at
our shop, 208 Second St., Atwood &
Reeves.
Reverend Davies, of the Episcopal
church of this ely, went last night
to International Falls where he will
hold services tomorrow and remain
during next week.
Reverend P. Parks of Leonard
went to Nary this morning, and
from there will 20 out to Schoolraft,
where he will hold Congregational
services tomorrow
A. E. Whiting, of the lumber firm
of Trondson & Whiting, Of Black
duck, came in from the duck" this
morning and will spend Sunday with
his family in this city.
o. M. Hall of Red Wing, a men,
Der of the State Tax Commission,
passed through the city this morn
ing en- route from a meeting of the
commission at International Falls to
his home.
L. D. Johnson, assessor for the
town of hammers, accompanied by
John Thoren, supervisor of assessors,
arrived in the city last evening from
Solway for the purpose Of attending
the meeting of the assessors today.
Miss T. Beaumont and her brother,
Frank, went to Duluth, via Brainerd
this morning. They will visit with
relatives in the Zenith City, for a
week or two. Frank is fireman on
the M. & I. and has secured a lay
off.
]. ]. Opsahl came to town this
morning from trip in the country
east of Blackjack, where he was
accompanied by Howard Edwards
of Williamsburg, who is looking for
some good farm lands and who will
remain in this vicinity for several
days to come.
A. K. Mcpherson, one of the
trusted employees of the Pillsbury
company,left this morning for Becida,
where he will look over some timber
and land for his company. MI. Nc
Pherson came up from Walker
Thursday evening and spent that
night and yesterday in Bemidji.
E. M. Webster of Glenwood, ex-
member of the House Of Representa-
tlves of the State Legislature accom-
panied by Messrs. Reeves and
Ingler, also Of Glenwood, passed
through the city this morning to
their homes from International Falls,
where thew had been looking over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
A Blind Mans RuSe.

"My great-uncle, who was blind"
said a Frenchman, "once buried $4,000
in gold louis under pear tree in his
garden. His neighbor saw him do it,
and in the dead of night came and stole
the money, replacing the earth care
fully.
'iSome days later my uncle brought
fifty more louis down to the pear tree
for burial. He soon discovered his
loss, and, silently weeping, he, too, re-
placed the earth.
"He knew whom to suspect, and that
night he called on his neighbor. He
seemed thoughtful and diStrait, and the
neighbor asked him what oppressed his
mind.
"'Well, I'll tell you,' said my great
uncle frankly. i have 1000 louis hid
away in a safe place, and to-day ten
ant paid off mortgage, and have
another 1000 louis in cash on my
hands. / don't know whether to seek
out another hiding place for this money
or put it where the other is. What do
you adviser
"'Why,' said the neighbor eagerly,
IF your first hiding place is safe-and
you declare it to be sol should GER
tainly put this money there too
my great-uncle said firmly that that
was what he would do. 1t was the
wisest course. Then he took his leave.
'hAnd when next day he went to the
pear tree again there, sure enough, was
his lost 1000 louis, all put back again"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30

plane. Monogamy is gaining ground
and has been for some time, but the
harems still hold a leading place and
the Turkish gentleman is not credited
with having a home until he has mar
ried two or more women, usually his
slaves. The expense of marrying a
woman of rank owing to numerous we'd
ding festivities and presents is enough
to make the fondest heart WAIVER. The
marriage of a slave costs only the pur-
chase money for the woman and for all
that she may be high-born lady. The
dreaded specter Of a mother-in-law new
err troubles the Turk who has married
a slave, but with all that he has his
troubles with his many wives and they
are never happy unless they adopt the
oriental fatalism which leads them to
believe that they have only one life to
live and it matters little how it is spent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30

Naval Architects, who recently in Lon
don detailed a plan whereby ships
could be rendered both unsuitable and
uncapszable.
In the Goulaeff system Of construc-
ton, which comprises some modifica-
ton of the form and proportions Of
vessels, the inventor has endeavored to
protect the ship against torpedoes by
the internal system of construction Of
the hull. He has attained this pur-
pose by making vessels much broader
than they have been or are at present,
leaving their length the same or max
ing them even somewhat longer. The
form of construction provides treble
broad longitudinal cellular side corri-
doris, which are rendered possible by
the increased breadth of the vessel,
and are intended to reduce to a mini
mum the quantity Of water that may
enter the ship through injuries or
openings made in her under water
ins.-Technical World Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
Their Full Title.

The chairman of the entertainment
committee was acting as the master
of ceremonies at a social function of
an assembly district political club on
the East Side, New York.
He was busy introducing the newly
arrived members of the club to the
guests, who included the mayor and
several other municipal officeholders.
A certain congressman was presented
in a way to halve his official honors
with his wife as 1.-THE Honorable and
Mrs. Congressman McJones." Next
came a couple who were not known to
the master of ceremonies, but after re-
ceiving the correct name in whisper,
he announced, "Mr. and Mrs. Inspector
of Hydrants, Faucets and Shop Work
Gilligan."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30

"a good cry' has come to be laugh
ed at as q weakness of the mid-Vic-
torian woman, especially those repro
duced by the novelists of the time.
Now an eminent French specialist has
written a treatise in which he says
that a copious flow Of tears saves many
an attack of nerves, and doubtless if
the women of to-day INDUCED in the
old-fashioned "good cry" they would
not suffer so much from depression and
would have less need Of other anOdynes
for their troubles. This French doctor
also says that we do our nerves and
brains a great deal of good when we
open wide the foodgates.
In 1.-The Passerby in London" pub
lished by the Scribners, w. S. Campbell
has written an account Of many of the
attractive and yet little known Sights
of London. He calls the book "a tribute
to Wren, Gibbons and John Stow, with
some romance and history Of the Old
City," and it is illustrated with more
than 12O photographs, including all the
churches. He has chapters on "Old
London" Wren" "Grinling Gibbons
and his work. "Some ancient door
ways" '"The Hidden statuary and cary
ings Of London" and "Nooks and cor
ners." The book is a guide to people
who are fond of London, and who
know, or who want to know, the true
city.
Everyone knows the Notwithstanding
industry with which Flaubert polished
his style, making a martyr of himself
through agonizing purusit Of lie mot
juste. NJ. Antoine Albalat, in a book
on lie Travail due Style" which is
quoted in the Manchester Guardian,
thus describes the novelists's method of
composition: He would correct page
until it was illegible, then tranScribe it
for further correction, and this would
go on for four, six, or even eight times
before the manuscript was handed to
the amanuensis. Moreover, the fair
COPY of the amanuenSiS was only
passed on to the printer after being
covered with alterations and erasures.
Naturally such methods are not con-
ducive to spe edy production, and
throughout his correspondence there are
intimations Of the Slowness at which
Flaubert composed. At one time he pro-
duces two pages a week, at another it
is twenty-five in six weeks, again TWEEN
ty-seven in two months, and once he
softly "chortles" to himself over fifteen
pages done in six weeks
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
SECRETARY TAFT'S CHAIR.
5ooooooo00ooo0o0oooOo0

When Secretary Taft made his trip
to the East last year, the American
consul at Hongkong gave orders to a
Chinese builder of sedan chairs to make
one for the proper and dignified con-
veyance of the Secretary while he
should be in Hongkong. He took pains
to impress upon the man the fact that
Mr.. Taft is unusually heavy, and that
the chair must therefore be of uncom-
mon strength. The New York Sun,
hearing of the existence of the anus
ing contract, asked for a copy of it.
The consul, after having ascertained
that the State Department had no OBJ
lection to his making it public, sent a
copy to the Sun, which recently print
ed it. Translated, it reads as follows:
Hongkong, Oct. z, 1907.
1, the undersigned, Yu Wo, of 10 b,
Wellington street, agree to make
sedan chair for the American consul
general in the city of Hongkong, as the
red-haired people style it, or Fragrant
Streams" in the vernacular.
This chair is to be used to carry the
American giant, the Hon. William ID.
Taft. The said Taft being one of the
most conspicuous ornaments of the
American Wal WI Pu Imperial cabl-
metz, it will obviously discredit his ma
ton If the chair should disintegrate III
Queens Road, or in front OF the gov
eminent house. Such things have hap
pened. To avert international compli-
cations Of this sort, 1, Yu Wo, assert
my skill as chairmaker.
1t shall be REINFORCED at all weak
points. The cross-bars over the Shout
ders of the coolies shall be strengthened
with metal. The shafts shall be of
double diameter. The body itself shall
be Of eventful width, and adhere to
the shafts not merely by the traditional
bonds, but by ropes. Red cloth shall
adorn the seat of the chair, and gleam-
ing brass look defantly out on the adj
miring bystanders to a point that, I'M
consciously. folks, amahs and dealers
in rice, firecrackers and jade shall say,
Certainly this nation of the open door,
that has so long befriended the middle
kingdom, is a great power!" Borne by
six coolies, the spectacle shall long
linger in the Oriental mind:
The consul general may have the use
of this chair October IL and II, 1907,
after which the chair belongs to me,
with the explicit understanding that if
ex-President Cleveland, also reported to
be of heroic size, tours the world, the
consul general shall direct his steps to
my shop.
My price is to be five dollars, but
there is to be no charge against the
consul for the making or use of the
chair if it breaks or humiliates while
in use of the said American giant.
With such precautions l do safeguard
the dignity of a friendly power, and
contribute an honest chairmaker's part
in preserving the peace of the far East.
(Signed) w WO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA.

Could Lay SIate-PenciI I'm One
Hands in Dreadful StRte-Perma-
nent Cure in Cuticura.
81 had eczema on my hands for
about seven years and during that
time l had used several sO-called rem
edies, together with physicians and
druggists prescriptions. The disease
was so bad on my hands that l could
lay a slate pencil in one of the cracks
and rule placed across the hand
would not touch the pencil. | kept
using remedy after remedy, and while
some gave partial relief, none relieved
as much as did the first box of Cuti-
cura Ointment. / made purchase of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my
hands were perfectly cured after two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of Cuticura Soap were used. w.
IL. Dean, Newark. Del. Mar. %. 1907"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
AFRAID TO EAT.

Girl Starving on Unsolicited Food.
Several years ago l was actually
starving" writes Me, girl "yet dared
not eat for fear Of the consequences.
II had suffered from indigestion
from overwork, irregular meals and
improper food, until at last my stom-
ach became SO weak l could eat scarce
ly any food without great distress.
MANY kinds of food were tried, all
with the same discouHaging effects. l
steadily lost health and strength until
l was but wreck of my former self.
Having heard Of Grape-Nuts and
its great merits, purchased a package,
but with little hope that it would help
mel was so discouraged.
Il found it not only appetizing but
that l could eat it as liked and that
it satisfied the craving for food without
causing distress, and if may use the
expression, it filed the BILL
'For months Grape-Nuts was my
principal article Of diet. l felt from
the very first that 1 had found the
right way to health and happiness, and
my anticipations were fully realized.
with it's continued use 1 regained
my usual health and strength. To-day
1 am well and can eat anything l like,
yet Grape-Nuts food forms a part Of
my bill of fare" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich Read 1.-The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
Agassfz's Belief.

Professor Mills, who died few years
ago, says the New York Times, was. a
friend and pupil Of Agassiz. They met
cordially on scientific footing, but the
real interest that drew them together
was the belief, common to both, that
the outer world, with all its laws and
phenomena. was the handiwork of the
God who dwelt within it, and was not
only it's Creator, but it's continued
source.
"All life is from Within" was Agas-
siz's constant assertion. To both him
and his friend God was the one funda-
mental fact of the universe. 1t was
thus that dream of Mr.. Mills on the
very night Of the death of Agassiz al
WAYS seemed to him to possess a certain
ST. lnge significance.
On the night that Agassiz died Mr..
Mills, who was in the West, dreamed
that he and his friend were standing on
the seashore. Agassiz picked up an
atom from the sands, like tiny jelly
fish, and held it in his outstretched
hand while they watched it grow before
their eyes, with no means Of obtaining
nourishment from the outer world, un-
til it became large, well-formed crea-
ture.
There" said Agassiz, II always told
YOU that life is from within"
When Mr.. Mills went to the break
fast table that morning the first words
that greeted him were, Your friend
Agassiz has gone" The dream had been
so vivid that it seemed to him like
farewell message from his friend, leav-
ing this earth with the words on his
lips which were declaration of his life
long faith in the immanuence of God
In His creation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
Only tho nEnecta.n

On one Of the western rivers some
years ago the steamboat F. X. Thomp-
son ran on a snag and was sunk. 1t
settled in the water in such a way
that only the initials Of the name
painted on the side of the boat showed
above the surface. The wreck was re
garded with much interest by the pas
sengers on the next boat that went up
the river. One of them, more curious
than the others, hunted up the captain
Captain" he asked, ''do you know
the name of that steamboat"
Eyes, sir" answered that officer.
That's what is left of the f. X.
Thompson.
what happened to her?'
'tShe seems to have sunk"
"But what do you suppose was the
cause Of her sinking?"
"The cause?" said the captain. 81
don't know, sir. All we can see is the
f. X"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30

Of Doan's Kidney Pills and began using
them. One box made me stronger and
freer from pain. l kept on using them
and In three months was able to get
out on crutches, and the kidneys were
acting better. l improved rapidly, dis
carded the crutches and to the wonder
of my friends was soon completely
cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
LYDIA z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
''Ever since was sixteen years OF
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence I had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said / must go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you am to-
day a well woman, and ! am telling
all my friends of my experience"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
WOMEN IN TURKEY.
They Have Taken a Leading Part
I'm the Recent Revolution.

They Have Taken n Leading Part
I'm the Recent Revolution.
Women have taken a great, though
silent, part in the Turkish revolution
which has exacted a constitution from
the Sultan. The most remarkable of
the Turkish revolutionaires is the Coun-
tess de Rohozinska, daughter of the late
Noury Bey, former under secretary Of
state for foreign affairs in Turkey,
who. rather than bear the oppression of
harem life, escaped to Paris and mar
ried a Polish count She has since
thrown her soul into the work Of lib
erty for her country women. The rev.
olution in Turkey is a fight for advanc-
ed ideas and higher ideals.
The marriage laws Of Turkey are
such that women are not held on a high
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy cor female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervouS proStration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-30
The Office MinstreIs.

Bones-Mistah Johnsing, wot am de
diff'unce tween a campaign postah an a
honest office holdah?
Interlocutor-I give that one up, Sam.
What is the difference between a cam
paign poster and an honest Office holder
Bones-De one am a lit'ograft an de
uddah am a foe to graft.
Interlocutor-Ladies and gentlemen,
the famous tenor, Prof. Nicholin de Slott,
will now sing the latest popular ballad,
entitled ''Turn Down the Gas, Clarence /;
Papa's Snoring to Beat the Band"