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Hunting for Mangos and Figs

barbour THROP of Chicago, another of these
u peculiar Government servants, was most ANXIOUS
to int reduce tropical mangOs into Florida; and the
finest variety of all had quite romantic history
Lathrop and Fairchild found themselves one season
at Beira in Portuguese East Africa. Here one
morning their Indian servant brought IN some ex-
ouisite mangos rich peaches and free from fiber
any custard But could tell where the de-
licous fruit came from; certainly it not grown
two Americans, after much detective work. sped
down the tropical coast to the Island of Chlloane
sixty miles to the south, where they came upon
luxuriant mango groves amid the crumbling runs
of an ancient Portuguese monastery abandoned
perhaps two hundred years ago. Needless to say,
seeds and sciOns on their way to the busy
testing stations the Potomac flats and scientific
hot houses of the department at Washington.
But perhaps the most curious story about this
characteristicallv American work IS that OF the
Smyrna fig. The fruit growers of California with
their marvellous soil and climate called tor the best
fig in the world and W. 7. Swingle was soon on his
way to Asia Minor to get supply. He succeeded
after many adventures, and the southwestern Or
chards growing the figs Their progress Was
watched with eager eyes Alas! the fruit fell to the
ground quite green in a most ineNplicable way. OFF
went another explorer to the figs distant home and
there he found the clue to the lysterv. This lay IN
the curious process of "caprlfcatlon. 1T seems
there is nOnedble variety which at certain season
is fairly swarrnng with tiny insects known as the
Blastophaga. And these figs with their insec. IN
habitants in due season hung up IN trees OF the
true Smyrna fig, that the little creatures may creep
into this delicious fruit and fertilze everyone OF
the tiny seeds.
Swingle brought back with him great quantities
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wish for physical revenge worth such price"
THUS Richard dissuaded; and that first
wonderful winter IN New York with Genie
household that Carl declared he would have to
take up group of languages for excitement:
Yet, with Delaney out of mind, with the best of
the colonists IN town, entertaining and being en-
tertained by the Courtneys, there thing
that troubled Betty and her most intimate colonial
friend, Mrs Hardee George Hardee was wholly in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

To them come crop complaints from millions OF
farmers. with demands and suggestions about new
crops for new lands. And not day goes by without
at least d dozen seedlings cuttings being received
ty this bureau. Anyone Of these may transform
million Of desert into farm land In the old
DAYS importations depended consuls and stray
Americans journeying abroad But when the new
durum wheat discovered in Siberian steppes,
and IN the bleak wilds of Turkestan, the Govern
ment took notice. 1t cost ten thousand dollars to
get the seed and distribute it N the Dakotas Ne
braska and the Northwest generally, where they
crying out for dry land grain; but the
crops annual value to-day ten million dollars.
No wonder the Government said, Let 60 forth
and conquer the plant world for people! Our eli
range from icy Alaska the perpet aal sunshine
Of Florida and California There is nothing can't
grow; and we II maintain at headquarters physicians
and surgeons for crops and plants who will work with
cur millions of the soil for the common good.
Such as David Farchild, Professor Hansen,
d. Knapp, c. B. Scofed E. A. Bessey, w. T.
Swlnge and half dozen Others met IN council, with
maps of the world and Of botany in many
languages. FaIrChild pointed out that America pays
at least seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
year for dates, which might very we'll be grown with
proper irrigation in the burning deserts of Arizona
and California.
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Sl11lS. IL was lOl SOtICl
But Betty had many reminders OF the
event; for it took her influence aided by
Carl's calm philosophy to prevent Richard
from following Delaney. On the night OF
the adventure Dicks concern for Betty
kept his mind from dwelling on HIM;
but when he saw Betty restored, appar-
emily, to her normal good spirits he began
to brood 1t was Carl who dissuaded him.
I've advised with you before now,
Richard said Carl to him, when Betty
called on him for help" advised with
YOU when we had to look forward to
desperate chances, and events proved that
! was right is it so?"
1T is so, Carl" admitted Richard.
SO. Now We are facing no chance,
only trying to overlook a disagreeable
happening in the past; and you must
listen to me now as you have IN other
lines All that you have gained in the
world is securer to you now than ever
before; and all that you have gained in
the world you would jeopardize if you
persisted in this foolish wish to follow
Delaney He will never return. He may
not long remain under the influence of
the suggestion l was able to impose upon
him in his abnormal mental condition
We do not know much of such conditions
The Malay is an adept, and helped me.
But he knows no more of how his power
was exerted, hgw long it will last, than
do i, than do any of us who exert such
power But if the potency of the sugges
ton wears away, as it may, Delaney will
yet be afraid of what ! know about him,
He will not return If you pursue him,
and kill or MAIN him, as you want to,
the world will scent the affair, distort it
into scandal, magnify and lie about it
Think of the unhappiness that would
bring to Elizabeth, to Virginia Is your
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NEW CROP EXPLORERS

dollars which he had in inner pocket. Calling %
his guards, he assured them, with Indignation. that
here was his passport After much excited parley
he was released And on his way country 20
the coast the Jealous explorer cut graftngs twgs.
and sticks enough supply small orchard. As a
result citron growing to-day Is IN full swing IN
Southern California.
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ei1ia had not been harmed at ALL in truth, she had
never realized what were the motives prompting
Delancys act. Betty purposely talked little with
her daughter about the adventure, and when she
did it was only to make light of it as drunken
mans escapade. AT worst it could have resulted
only in Virginias having to hail policeman; but
even that necessity spared to her, because her
father always had her protected by one OF Carl's
men. 1t was rowdy act on Delancys part; he
would never be again; and it was to be for
gotten. And to any effect on the girls bl1the
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An Adventurous Botanist

SIX weeks later this pioneer dropping down the
- Tgrs a raft of inflated goatskns, through the
lowlands Of Mesopotamia past the site of old Baby
lon, covered with vast forests Of date palms.
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OPLE are likely to think, reading Of Amer
lea vast wealth, that this comes with little
effort that it is merely the result of vast
area of virgin soil such as produces in year
crops to the fabulous value of seven thous-
and million dollars Yet venture to think
that if ! lay bare the workings of only one
minor department Of Washington a new
light on true American enterprise will be
seen. This department is quite small one,
with al allowance of only forty thousand
dollars year, and staff of perhaps fifty
plant and vegetable experts; but not in
al the world is there such an enormous
return for money invested as in their work.
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the trouble was. She was extremely
nervous; the least little thing would
upset her; her tongue was coated, and
at times she would have good ap-
petite, then again could not bear the
sight Of food; she was restless at
night, had bad breath, especially
when she got up of mornings. We
tried everything to relieve her, but
met with no success. We were just
on the point of giving up trying any
thing else, when we began to read of
Cooper's New Discovery. Several days
ago we purchased this medicine. Jes-
sic has been using it regularly, and
this morning this parasite left her
system. I don't wonder that she has
always felt bad, and nothing we would
give her seemed to relieve her. Now
that she is relieved of this tapeworm
I feel sure that she will grow better
each day, and enjoy perfect health.
Mr.. Cooper, your medicine is worth a
thousand times more than you charge
for it. I know of number of people
troubled the same way as Jessie has
been, and I certainly expect to tell
them personally to try your medicine"
We would advise anyone who has
been troubled for some time with gen.
eral poor health to try this great med
icine. We are agent for it in this city.
E. N French & Co.
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COUNT BONI FINED $40.
Victim of His Attack Awarded Twenty
Cents Damages.

Paris, Feb. 4 Count Boni de Cas-
tellane, the divorced husband of Anna
Gould of New York, was found guilty
by the correctional court of criminal
assault and battery on Prince Helie
de Sagan, his cousin, and fined $40.
The prince was awarded 20 cents
damages.
The encounter between Count Boni
de Castellane and Prince Helie de
Sagan, which resulted in the prince
preferring charges against his cousin,
took place Jan. 2 in front of the
Church of St. Pierre de Chaillot
where special memorial service had
been celebrated in memory of Lady
Stanley Errington, relative of both
of the fighters. The service had just
ended and Count Boni and Prince
Helie met on the steps. Words were
exchanged and then the two men
came to blows and Count Boni swore
at his cousin and spat in his face.
The Prince de Sagan took the mat
ter to court and made charges
against Count Boni de Castellane and
his brother, Count Jean. The charge
against Count Jean was dismissed.
The cause of the fight is said to
have been because Prince Helie was
paying attention to Madame Gould
and this is supposed to have provoked
Count Boni to the assault.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The report is again current in bank
Ing circles that the Japanese govern
ment is trying to float loan In Paris.
Franklin J. Dickman, eighty years
Of age, former chief justice Of the
Ohio supreme court, is dead at Cleve-
land.
The Pennsylvania railroad has on
Its lines, East and West, $1,000 idle
cars, representing an Investment Of
f77,000,0O0.
James D. Laying, vice president of
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis railroad, died at his home
In New York city.
DR.. G. H. Farrand, the leading lum-
herman of Galesville, Wis.,, and an i'm.
portant figure in the business world
OF Western Wisconsin. is dead at
Galesville, aged sixty-three years.
Rev. Father P. A. Baart, pastor of
st. Mary's church Of Marshall, Mich,
and one of the recognized authorities
in this country on the oanonical law
of the Roman Catholic church, fs
dead, aged fifty years.
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They Were Good Eaters,

One day Dl. Norman Mcleod, who
was a large and healthy man, and one
of his burly elders went to pay a visit
to a certain Mrs MacLaren Of the
congregation who lived over the Scotch
hills. She was a frugal woman, but
since she knew that a call from these
two meant that they would stay to
supper, too, she determined that they
should have the best in the house. So
she piled the table with jellies and jam
and preserves and shortbread and all
the delicacies of the season, and, the
journey having been long, they partook
unsparingly, and after the meal the
elder said to her: 5z
"Mrs. MacLaren, were you at the
kirk Sunday?"
"Oh, ave." she said, II was"
"And what cid you think of the
treatment Of the miracle?' The SER
mon had been Oh the loaves and fishes.
II thought it was good,'' said Mrs.
MacLaren. s'
"And what is your idea on the sub
|ject, Mrs. Mac Laren?" persisted the
minister. -
"Losh,' said their hostess suddenly,
I'm thinkin' that if you and the elder
had bin in the congregation there
wadna bin twelve baskets Of frag-
ments for the disciples to gather upv'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-13
PECULIAR PROPERTIES
OF new MEDICINE
Cooper Preparation Attracts Widespread At
tention by Expecting Internal
Parasites.

The interest created in leading cities
during the past year by young Mr.
Cooper with his new preparation, is
largely accounted for by a peculiar
quality possessed by this medicine,
which he calls his New Discovery.
Mr.. Cooper believes that internal
parasites, or tapeworms, are respon-
sible for much ill health, and it is an
undoubted fact that his medicine has
expelled immense numbers of these
creatures in various cities visited by
him. The young man also believes
that stomach trouble is the main cause
of all i'll health. He claims that few
can have poor health with a good d.
gestion. He further claims that his
New Discovery medicine does nothing
but tone up the stomach, yet it not
only expels the parasites, but relieves
many other ailments not as a rule as
ISOLATED with stomach trouble.
Little Jessie Birdsall, daughter of
Mrs. Ida Birdsall, living at 2138 Car
roll Avenue, Chicago, is among many
relieved of large parasite by Mr..
Cooper's preparation during his stay
in that city. In speaking of the mat
ter to Mr.. Cooper, the mother said:
my child Jessie, who is fourteen years
old, has been suffering with this
trouble for over seven years. Until
this morning we did not know what
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-13
Jack Tar and the Actor.

A famous Irish actor of the eight
eenth century named John Moody
early in life, before he went on the
stage, had been to Jamaica and work
ed his passage home as sailor before
the mast. One night some time after
he had been engaged at Drury Lane
when he was acting Stephano in '"The
Tempest a sailor in the front row Of
the pit got up and, standing upon the
seat, hallooed out, "What cheer, Jack
Moody-what cheer, messmate?''
This unexpected address rather as
tonished the audience. Moody, how
ever, stepped forward and, recognizing
the man, called out: 'sTom Hullett,
keep your jawking tacks aboard. Don't
disturb the crew and passengers. When
the show is over make sail for the
stage door, and We'll finish the evening
over a jug of punch. But till then,
Tom, keep your locker shut" Moody,
it is related, was as good as his word.
-Cornhill Magazine.
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Gamhetta's Lost Eve.

Gambetta, the French patriot, had
but one eye How he came to lose the
other in childhood is told by writer:
1T appears that Gambetta had such p
dislike to going to school that he said
to his father that unless he were taken
from school he would poke one Of his
eyes out. His father insisted on his re-
naming on at school, whereupon Gam
beta did as he had threatened to do,
and on his father demonstrating with
him he said that If his father sent. him
back again to school he would poke the
other eye out. Such a determined
character was he that his father had
finally to give way to him."
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The SAUSAGE,

The sausage dates back to the year
S97. 1t has been asserted that the
Greeks in the days of Homer manufac-
tured sausages, but this prehistoric
mixture had nothing in common win
our modern product. The ancient 81
called sausage was composed Of Il
same materials which enter into th>
makeup of the boudin of the French
market and the blood pudding of the
French Canadian. The ancient sausage
was enveloIed in the stomachs of
goats. 1t was not until the tenth cen
fury that sausage made Of hashed pork
became known. 1t was in or near the
year 1900 that, thanks to the introduce
ton into Germany Of cinnamon and
saffron. the sausages of Frankfort and
Strassburg acquired a universal repu-
taJiOn
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Maintaining His Arqument.

One night at Brooks when Coke was
present Fox, in allusion to something
that had been said, made very dis
paraging remark about government
powder. Adam, attorney general to
the Prince Of Wales, who heard it, con-
sidered it a personal reflection and
sent Fox challenge. At the time ap~
pointed Fox went out and took his sta
ton, standing full face to his adver
sary. Fitzgerald pointed out to him
that he ought to stand sideways.
What does it matter?' protested Fox.
IL am as thick one way as the other!"
The signal to fire was given. Adam
fired, but Fox did not His seconds,
greatly excited, told him that he must
fire. "I'll be - if I do!' said Fox.
Il have no quarrel" Whereupon the
two adversaries advanced to shake
hands. ADAM" said Fox complacent-
ly, you'd have killed me If it hadn't
been for the badness Of government
powder. "-LondoD Bellman.
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Bachelor Seal Skin,

'"This skin,'' said the furrier, "came
from young seal bachelor, youth
ignorant of love and Of life.''
GLOW do you know|' the lady asked.
"By its fineness, it's perfection,'' he
replied. ''The pile, you will note, is
like close cut velvet. Only bachelor
seal skins have such a pile. s
'The bachelor SEAL" he went on,
''has a rather sad life. The big bull
seals in the seal islands have each a
household Of fifteen or twenty wives,
but the young bachelors must herd
by themselves. Let one Of them at
tempt to marrJ and straightway bull
Stays him. Not till he is big enough
to fight and conquer bull-not till he
Is fourteen or fifteen years old-can he
know the delight Of settling down in a
home of his own. s..
''He leads hard, ascetic, celibate life,
only in the end as like as not to make
a lady a very fine coat. All the very
fine coats, I repeat, are made from the
unhappy bachelor seals. ''-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER 81 (. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-13
BRIDGE TRUST WINS
Ohio Supreme Court Annuls All
Convictions in That State.
INDICTMENTS HELD ILLEGAL

Declared Defective on the Ground
That They Simply Charge conspir-
acy in Restraint of Trade Without
Stating Definite Times of Violation.
Columbus, O., Feb. / The SUI
preme court has caused a sensation
by knocking out all the indictments
against the bridge trust in Ohio. The
indictments, which were brought in
Erie county and charged violation Of
the antitrust laws, were held to be
defective by the supreme court in
affirming the decision Of the Erie
county circuit court in the Hughes
and Webster cases.
The indictments are held to be H.
legal on the grounds of duplicity and
indefiniteness in that they simply
charge that the parties were engaged
in a conspiracy in restraint of trade
in March, 1903, to March, 1905, with
out stating definite times of violation
VI IAAC IAC1-I1 uoC ltt Nv ciAu UCCCtuSC CAAC
laws make each days violation sep
arate offense and hence the basis of
separate Indictment.
The King Bridge company, the Mas
sillon Bridge company, Bellefontalne
Bridge and Iron company, Variety Iron
Works company, Mount Vernon Bridge
company of Columbus, Bracket Bridge
company and the Canton Bridge COM
pany were indicted in March, 1905, in
Erie county, on charge of engaging
in trust conspiracy from March 10,
1903, to March 9, 1906.
The common pleas court overruled
all motions to quash and demurrers
based on duplicity and indefniteness
of the indictments and all the de-
PENDANTS we're convicted. Their cases
were carried to the circuit court and
later the Canton Bridge company and
the Massillon Bridge company with
drew their petitions in error and paid
the fines imposed.
The case was then taken to the cir
cult court, which reversed the con-
victions in the common pleas court.
The case was then taken to the SUI
preme court.
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! CLEARS UP MYSTERY.
Butte Man confesses to Attempt 70
Wreck Trains.

Butte. Mont. Feb. 13.-The mystery
which surrounded the attempts to
wreck the Oregon Short Line trains
Monday was cleared up when Pat Cor
don, aged twenty-four, of Butte, one
OF the suspects, broke down and con-
tessed. He admitted throwing the
switch which derailed part of the
freight train and also confessed that
he put the ties on the track in front
Of the southbound passenger train. He
denies having placed the ties on the
track In front of the incoming train.
Gordon claims he was drunk at the
time and did not realize what he was
doing. He denies having any grudge
against the road, although he admits
having quarrel with a former sec.
ton boss, who he says. "sicked" dogs
after COWS that Gordon was milking.
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basin and the other at the Yell oW-
stone lake outlet, and the other two
troops to be kept at headquarters for
discipline and instruction. Many Wis
itors in the park during the tourist
season have never seen United States
soldiers in garrison or camp and Gen
eral Young thinks it desirable to give
such an object lesson in the manner
that will court respect and admira-
ton for the regulars. He thinks the
enlisted men should remain as per-
manent guard and that they should
receive foreign service pay =a
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STRIKE AGITATION LEGAL,
Injunction Against Engineers Union
Dissolved.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 1 Judge Nc
Lemore has dissolved the injunction
obtained in his court some time ago
by the Luckenbach Towing company
of Brooklyn, N. Y, by which the Nor
folk Marine Engineers union, it's Off
GERS and members, were restrained
from interfering with the employees on
Luckenbach tugs in an effort to bring
on an engineers strike.
Judge McLemore ruled that no in
junction could lie until violence
against the plaintiffs or their prop
erty was attempted by the defendants
and that members of the Engineers
union we're within their rights in en-
deavoring by argument or other fair
means to have employees of the plain
tiffs quit their employment.
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COMMISSION POWERLESS.
Cannot Suspend Operation Of the
Nine-Hour Law.

Washington, Feb. 13.-An important
announcement was made by the inter-
state commerce commission respect
ing it's attitude toward the request re-
Gently made by the operating vice
presidents of the railroads of the
United States that the so-cal1ed nine
hour law, relating to the employment
OF train dispatchers, telegraph opera
tors and tower men, be suspended by
the commission until such time as the
law could be amended to meet the de-
sires of all concerned. The commits
sion holds in brief that it has no au-
thority to extend the time or suspend
the operation of the law except in a
particular case or cases in which
hearing has been held and good cause
shown for the extension asked.
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He Deserved the Watch,

I A little boy who had been promised
a watch in a too indefinite future
showed a tendency to revert to the
subject with frequency which finally
overcame the patience of his irate ia
Their. IF you say watch again in my
presence I'll thrash your was the ulti-
matum. Next morning at prayers, when
each member of the family offered a
Bible verse, the boy demurely gave his
rs he fixed his parent with his eye and
repeated, what say unto you say
unto all, Watch!'
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Serious Charges Against Jurist.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 1 The com.
mittee of courts of justice of the house
has reported in favor of an investiga-
ton of the, charges against Judge
Blackstone of the Eleventh circuit and
the charges were read in the house.
They include gross immortality, neg
lect of duty, incompetency and intoxi-
cation on the bench. T.