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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-13
CAUSTlC COMMENT.
La. G. Rutledge.]

The Prohibitionists also are in
favor of the Water Way.
It must be sad thing to be a
ghost and have everybody afraid of
you.
1t would surprise the average
young man to know how many peo-
pie say the girl he marries is throw
ing herself away.
A New York man, sick in bed,
has inherited $1O,OOO,OO0. His
physician will now find it necessary
to visit him at least twice day.
There's this to say in favor of the
man who tells his troubles: He does
not tell the troubles this year he
told of last year. He hosn't got
them,
Some one has written a play
called The Lucky Rich" Perhaps
it refers to those whose automo-
biles get away after striking a
pedestrian.
The announcement that five Har-
ward men "cheated daathN should
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-13

The Prohibitionists also are in
favor of the Water Way.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-13
SECOND PROPOSED AManpMENT.

SECOND PROPOSED AN1GMDMENT.
The second proposed a.1nendment IL
contained In Chapter 473 OF the Laws Of
minnesota for the year 1902. BY this
amendment it is sought 10 repeal Section
sixteen (16) of Article nine (s) of tho
constitution, which section now reads az
!, foIloWs: - 49, :.
For the purpose of lending aid in the
construction and improvement Of public
highways and bridges, there is hereby
created a fund to be known as the State
Road and Bridge Fund Said fund shall
hc!ude all moneys accruing from the in
come derived from investments in the
internal INT e. "a improvement land fund or that
may hereafter accrue to said fund, and
snail also include all funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, however
provided.
The legislature is authorized to add to
such fund for the purpose of constructing
or improving roads and bridges of this
state, by providing, in it's discretion, for
an annual tax levy upon the property OF
~thls state Of not to exceed in any year
one-twentieth (1-20) of one CD mill on
all the taxable property within the state.
The legislature is also authorized to
provide for the appointment, by the gov
ernor of the state, of a board to be
known as the State Highway Commits
slon,' consisting of three 60 members,
who shall perform such duties as shall be
prescribed by law without salary or COM
pensation other than personal expenses.
"such commission shall have general
superintendent of the CONSTRUCTION Of
state roads a-f 3Jrj&gss ana shall use
$s2itI j. tHe GQMstFftt>t on ,t&Ecreof and
&lslfsasts2 ti,'' Se'ffl@ "a ~ 81 al coun-
::4lss t,s@th,a set' nEon an ~;i'.., lie basis.
l<rQYltts5 Irt*:>r. i ~ 40 80 : shall re-
.Sts2lT's in: a.. = '@--' saE,@t> Ca rec (3)
2 per cen - /" rs-f.v-El-: of one
~ IjGT. TN '~'.' ,t,.l /, ~, is prO-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-13

1t must be sad thing to be a
ghost and have everybody afraid Of
you.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
WANT IT, s. TO BUILD
TEST TELEGRAPH LINE

this instrument the cost Of trans
mission Is no more for 5000 miles
than for 80 miles.
This little bit Of lightning pro-
polling mechanism has the tele-
graph companies badly frightened.
The postal telegraph Is uhed by
several European nations. In
France a IS per cent rate reduction
was followed by a "a per cent in.
crease in the number Of messages
sent.
In Prussia 33 per cent reduc.
ton brought a 70 per cent increase
in messages within month.
In Belgium 66 per cent reduc.
ton increased inland messages SOC
per cent in five years and reduced
the sending cost 80 per cent.
Several years ago business men
in Chicago and Milwaukee built a
line between the two cities at a
cost of $4,000 to compete with the
old lines. Within two years 80 pei
cent Of the cost Of construction had
been repaid the stockholders. Ten
words for 10 cents were sent al
first, and later 10 words for 5 cents
From Is to 40 per cent of the o
cent charge was repaid them in
dividends.
If an o5-mile line at such rates
! will pay dividends like that II
would seem that there was some
ground for the claim of the con
gressmen that government cOntro
would wipe out the big posta
deficit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
THEATERS
cOLUM eiA

In addition to presenting Cum
bia Co. is making extraordinary
preparations for the production of
1.-THE Man from Mexico" next week
Immediately following Lent. This
is comedy, better If anything than
"Why Smith Left Home" in which
the company established itself las.
week. Willis Hall plays the role OF
a men who fell heir to a Jail sent
ence and tells his wife that he is
going to Mexico for 80 days
Among other complications she
finds him wearing stripes and he
has to explain that. Julia Gray has
the leading woman role.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
LITTLE JESSIE HART CAUGHT

Probation Officer Peters has cap
tured little Jessie Hart, who became
famous ON account of his connec-
ton with the Walla Walla kidnap-
ing case. A week or so ago Jessie
informed the people who have been
keeping him that he had job and
his employer had furnished him a
wheel. He rode away and got as
far as Cheney. The wheel had been
stolen from his playmate, a son of
Otto Bittrick. Jessie will probably
go to the reform school this time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
MISS ANNE BIGHEART.

a white man husband. She has
started on heart hunting expedi-
ton. Paleface youths whose hearts
are not chained to a hearthstone
are her prey. She is going to finde
the man she wants is she has to
tour the whole United States. Her
travels start in the east.
Miss Bigheart Is the daughter of
an Indian father and white mother.
She is heap pretty and some more
rich. But sh-. Don't let on that
Anne finds etaoinshrdlupu pu pupu
you know about the coin. This is
to be a LOVE match. II Kiowa
Anne finds that any paleface Is
looking for the money, he won't
have as much Of show as glass
of buttermilk a tan Elks' conven-
ton. Miss Bigheart is worth $780,
900 and more.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16

Special Correspondence t. The Prsrs.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10
Would the profits from the govern
ment ownership of telegraphs wipe
out the big annual postal deficit.
Representatives who are advo-
eating government ownership of the
telegraphs before congress claim
they would.
But they can make no progress
In pushing their measures before
the house.
Congressman Jesse Overstreet Of
indiana stands in the way.
He Is chairman of the committee
on postiffices and post roads, to
which committee all bills pertain
ing to telegraphs and the public
ownership thereof, are referred. Ia
king advantage Of his craftsmanship
he refuses persistently to give
hearings to bilsl that in any way
tend to threaten the abnormal own
ership Of the big telegraph com.
panies.
He is getting more and better re.
suits in congress for the Western
Union and Postal telegraph. com
panies than an army Of lobbyists
could.
Representatives Jas. McDermott
Of Chicago, w. j. Cary of Milwau
kee and s. w. Smith Of Michigan
all former telegraph operators, are
fighting for a measure which pro
vides that the government con
struct an experimental line between
any two cities and operate 1t In
competition with the existing tele
graph companies. The plan Is tc
have the wires run into the postof
fees and messages delivered by
carriers.
They claim that under govern
ment ownership a 50-word message
could be sent from eNw York tc
San Francisco for 25 cents.
Recently there has been perfect
ed an instrument, the telepost
which under severe test has shown
speed capacity Of 1000 words a
minute over a single wire. With
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
welded TO A BRUTE

TACOMA, April 16.-Being jeal-
GUS of his young wife, c. E. Candy,
life insurance solicitor, made GER
tain of her whereabouts by hand
cutting her and then tying her to
the bed before he went to work.
Once a week or oftener he consid-
cred this treatment necessary.
Yesterday her father, J. B. Olson,
came down from Bellingham to
visit his daughter. who has been
married since last August. He
found her TIED up and helpless.
Candy was arrested. He admits
the charge of habitual cruelty OF
this sort.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
LEG BREAKIN GFAMIlY

COLFAX. April 16.-Mrs. Sarah
Byrd. aged about Is. fell down a
stairway. breaking her leg. Her
grandson is now in st. Ignatius'
hospital, having received a broken
leg last week Last harvest her
son William sustained a broken leg
and later In the winter another
grandson fell, getting broken leg,
this latest accident being the fourth
case of a broken leg in the family
during the past eight months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
THREW GAME AWAY

In the five innings played be
tween the Washington high school
team Of Seattle and Blair Business
college yesterday the former won
by score of to 2, without a hit
A wild throw, two wild pitches ant
bases on balls accomplished the re
suit. Blair secured four hits ant
earned it's two runs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
SPEND MONEY ON MEET

At the meeting Of directors of
the S. A. A. G. last night 5000 was
appropriated to defray the ex-
penses of boxers and wrestlers who
will compete in the championship
contests to be held in Portland next
week. The tennis courts on River
side and Madison are to be improv-
ed and $3.50 was devoted to the pur-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
WASHINGTON

An element of novelty Is intro
duced in the acrobatic act of Pot
ter and Hartwell this week when a
man appears with two heads. 1t is
both amusing and confusing. Five
other acts make up the bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
SPOkANE

Seat sales were opened today for
"The Power that Governs" here
Saturday and Sunday with Creston
Clarke playing the lead. 1t is a
mining story laid in Mexico with
Spanish effects in the staging. If
Clarke is we'll supported it ought to
be one Of the best of the year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
Pretty Indian Maid
Hunting a Husband

Special Correspondence to The Press
BLISS, Ok, April 15.-Watch
out, young man!
Kiowa Anne-therwise Miss Anne
Bigheart-is doing the lovers
dance.
She is her own Cupid this leap
year and is touring the country for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
TACOMA MAN EASY

At Portland, Ore, last night DR..
Roller of Seattle threw Victor Nc.
Laglan Of Tacoma twice in success
sion. He found the Tacoma husky
an easy thing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16

Personal graduate Of four Of
Americas leading colleges. with
large experience as specialist In
the refraction of the eye and Of all
nervous functional disorders caused
from eyestrain. Cross eyes straight
ened without knife. prism, pain or
drug
Office northeast corner of River
side and Post. Galena block.
Lady attendant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
COLLEGE PLAYS SOLDIERS

Gonzaga college and Fort Wright
play ball on the college grounds
this afternoon,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
PANTAGES

There Is a wonder on skates,
Monahan, on the big bill this week,
woth other vaudeville specialties
beside the headliners.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
AUDITORIUM

The Shirley Co. closes east
Lynne" this week after a success
full performance Of the OLD play.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16

Loans on furniture. piano, horses,
etc. A. A. Barnett, ga The
Rookery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
COAST LEAGUE

San Francisco 4, Oakland 3 OF
innings); Los Angeles 3, Port
land 4.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis 3, Pittsburg 4 60 in
nings).
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
Classified Ads
Miscellaneous
& Real Estate
Opportunities
LYNNE HOTEL.

LYNNE HOTEL.
319 Wall ST., right ~ the river:
no nicer place in town for regu.
lar or transient roomers; coy.
quiet and respectable; secluded
but close in: only 2h blocks from
Riverside av.; rear entrances from
Post ST.; hot water all the time;
moderate prices.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-16
UP-TO-DATE OLYMPIA
PRESSING CLUB
AAI nAanAs nno.a

~ RIVERSIDE AVE-, Cor. Browne.
Ladies' tailoring specially.
Goods called for and delivered.
PHONE MAIN GAIA
Suits pressed soc. Four suits
pressed, per month. $3.50. Under
new management.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17
Trzxfb and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy of
&nown value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
aaxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which 1t acts without any debiltating
I.fter effects and without having to increase
che quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
Varts are known to and approved by
yphysic:ans, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug.
fgists.,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17
FARM NOTES.

Every farm should have some live
stock.
An animals comfort means the own
er's profit.
1t is never wise or profitable to keep
an animal in poor flesh.
The trained veterinarian should be
encouraged and patronized.
No one who has to labor for living
should slight small induS.ria'.
Good crops. stock, fertility and IN
dustry are the essential features in
good farming.
There is a certain satisfaction in
taking yearly inventory of the farm
1t is the best way to find the leaks,
too.
Kssp the land as rich as possible
Angleworms work more in rich land
than In poor land, and they constantly
improve the soil.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17
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CAUGHT FAST.
Con. Thomas Rose Had Thrilling Ex-
perience at Libby Prison.

Gen. Thomas Rose, who has recent.
ly died, made himself famous by his
remarkable escape from Libby prison.
The record of the work on the tunnel
which led to liberty shows it to be a
marvel Of patient, heroic endeavor. In
Mr. Moran's account of the enterprise,
published in the Century Magazine,
one particular incident stands out,
fraught with especial horror and pos
sible tragedy.
Before the actual tunnel which WAS
to burrow its way under the founda-
tions of the prison, could be begun, q
starting-point in the cellar had to be
reached. The only mode of access to
this place was through kitchen fire.
place, the bricks Of which must be dug
out, one by one, replaced every morn
ing and all traces of work removed,
until hole large enough for man to
slip through was ready for the nightly
exit of the tunnel.workers.
With an old chisel and a jack-knife
Rose and his comrade toiled between
the hours Of ten and four every night,
in the dark and without noise. Every
bit of the SCOT from the chimney was
swept into a rubber blanket. Each
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17
IN THE WILDERNESS.
One of the Youngest Soldiers Tells Of
His Hard Fight with Fire.

While do not claim to have been
the youngest soldier, think there
were few younger or smaller who saw
any more hard service, writes Rogers
w. Cox of Scranton, Pa, in National
Tribune. 1 first enlisted in Schooley's
battery of heavy artillery as bugler,
but when they looked me over said I
was not heavy enough for the job, and
sent me back home. tried it again
in August, 1862, and enlisted in COM
pany e, One Hundred and Forty-third
Pennsylvania, as drummer. They gave
me a musket, and / was mustered in
as private, 15 years and ten months
Of age, weighing 101 pounds, and short
Of regulation height. We joined the
Army of the Potomac in February,
1868, being moved to Belle Plain,
where I was detailed as foot orderly
for Gen. Doubleday's headquarters,
Third division, First corps, serving as
such till about October, 1863 May 4,
1864, found me on picket when the
army moved on for Richmond. On
May 10 we charged the enemy's works
The woods caught fire, and our
wounded were in danger of being
burned. Comrade P. De Lacey asked
Maj Cunningham for a detail to fight
the fire, who replied that he would not
detail men to go to certain death, but
that De Lacey could have all the vol
unteers he could find. No one, how
ever, wanted the job, and finally my
tent mate, John Otto, and / offered to
go along with De Lacey. The three
of us fought the fire between the lines
in front of the enemy's breastworks.
They gave us warm reception, but
finally ceased firing, probably because
they saw we were trying to save our
wounded. / was wounded twice, but
not severely enough to put me out of
service. AS our dear old flag, which
had been carried through Chancel~
lorsville, Gettysburg and all the bat
ties from the Wilderness to first
Hatcher's Run was nothing but few
rags and staff, the ladies of Wilkes
barre presented us with new one,
and ] was detailed to carry 1t. This
was about the biggest undertaking l
ever had on my hands, as l only
weighed about 1875 pounds then. and
a flag is hard thing to carry anyway,
specially through the woods. / was
mustered out with the regiment after
nearly three years hard service. and
never having lost days duty except
when had a frog felon on my right
hand.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17

ting plants with peg is surprise
to the bovice. have had men peg
In 20 plants to the minute or 1000 in
an hour. Steel pegs are'fo sale, but
wooden one costs nothing and is far
better. AS plants are of different
kinds and sizes, I find different sizes
and shapes of pegs necessary, so l
whittle the pegs to suit the kind of
plants l am setting.
The right use, and the rapid use,
Of the peg will gradually be learned
by practice. If the ground is too wet,
dirt will stick to the peg; II too dry,
will fall back into the hole when the
peg is removed. In either case, this
can be avoided by giving the peg a
twirl as it is removed from the hole.
Sometimes the hole is too small to
admit the plant. This can be over
come by wabbling the peg while ma
king the hole.
When the plant is inserted, con-
tinues the writer in Farm and Home,
the dirt should be pressed firmly about
It with the peg. This is done by a
movement of the wrist, in which the
peg is thrown from an upright posi-
tion to sharp slant, so that while the
point of the peg has pressed the dirt
on the far side of the plant, the side
Of the peg, by semi-circu'ar move
ment of the hand, has pressed the
dirt on the right and on the side next
to you. This movement is not easily
learned.
To gain rapid movement practice
by counting four. When you say one.
pick up the plant with the left hand;
two, make the hole with the right;
three, insert plant with the left; four,
press the dirt about the plant with
the right. Begin very slowly and in
crease the movement until you are
planting as fast as you can count
You will be surprised how quickly you
attain this speed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17

morning with sickening tediousness
every brick was put back in its place
and mortar carefully rubbed into the
chinks. All went well until one night
circumstance happened which near.
ly revealed the secret.
When the opening Of the fireplace
was thought to be large enough long
rope was attached to one of the
kitchen posts, and Rose prepared to
descend the chimney and reconnoiter
He got through the hole with ease, but
he lost hold of the rope and his body
slipped so as to pinion his arms and
render him powerless to drop or re-
turn. A bend in the hole cramped him
fearfully, and prevented his breathing.
Each effort only served to fix him
more firmly in the wise.
Hamilton, his comrade, could not
bulge him. Rose gasped for breath
but refrained from an outcry. Hamil.
ton saw that without speedy relief his
friend would expire.
He dashed upstairs and, disregard
ing consequences, made his way over
the forms of several hundred sleeping
men, trampling on stomachs, arms,
legs and faces. Unheeding the furi-
Gus remarks hurled after him, Hamil-
ton kept on until he found friend,
to whom he hurriedly whispered his
trouble. Both few back to the kitch-
en-, and by their united efforts Rose
was drawn up, half-dead and uncon-
scious.
When the tunnel was fairly under
way the prisoners had to resort to
much trickery to prevent the absence
af the relays Of five diggers being dis
covered. When the daily count of the
prisoners was being made some Of the
soldiers would slip back In the line,
and thus be counted twice. The irreg-
ularity of the result often puzzled the
guards, as, for example, one day it
was reckoned that three men were
missing, while recount found is pris-
oners too many. Perplexed and
angry, the guard shouted:
Now, gentlemen, look yere! I can
count hundred as good as any man
In this yere town, but / can't count
100 Of you Yankees. Now, gentlemen,
there one thing sho', there's eight or
ten of you-uns yere that amt yere!"
The world has read the story of
how, after weeks of patient toll, Rose
at last broke through the earth crust
and saw the blue sky overhead, and
heard the sentinels cry of "All's
WE'LL" The general was soon after re-
captured, but later exchanged and
saved for further service.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17
GIRL WAS DELIRIouS
With Fearful Eczema-Paln, Heat,
and Tingling Were Excruclating-
Cuticura Acted Like Magic.

IAN eruption broke out on my
daughters chest. 1 took her to a
doctor, and he pronounced it to be
eczema of very bad form. He treated
her, but the disease spread to her back,
and then the whole of her head was
affected. and all her hair had to be cut
off. The pain she suffered was excru-
ciating, and with that and the heat
and tingling her life was almost un-
bearable. Occasionally she was deliri-
Gus and she did not have proper hours
sleep for many nights. The second
doctor we tried afforded her just as
little relief as the first. Then I pur-
chased Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Pills, and before the Ointment was
three-quarters finished every trace Of
the disease was gone. 1t really seemed
like magic. Mrs. T. w. Hyde, Brent
wood, Essex. England, Mar. 8. 1907"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-17
PIow Up Thin Meadows.

If meadows are thin they had better
be plowed up than left to lie in hope
that they will recover their old vigor.
1t is difficult to apply manure effec.
lively from the top. If the land is
plowed up and given free application
of manure and then put into some
crop that will require cultivation, more
progress will be made than can be
made in any other way. Many a thin
meadow is kept year after year, hard.
ly paying for the work put upon 1t in
moving and curing the light crop of
hay, which is often very wiry. When
meadow becomes thin it is a good
indication that 1t should be put into
some other crop for few years.