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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-13
How Wyckoff Was Revealed.

The late Professor Walter A. Wyck-
off of Princeton had a passion for
knowledge at first hand and will be
best remembered as the college pro-
fessor who studied labor conditions by
becoming himself laborer. Starting
in 1891 in Connecticut with no money
and with a suit of overalls, he worked
his way through nearly every state in
the Union after the fashion of the
floating laborers Of this country, so
many Of whom ultimately become
tramps. Wherever there was posi-
bility of work he applied for it, wheth-
er it were digging bitches, wreck1ng
houses or factory work. For awhile
his incognito usually worked we'll, but
as soon as his fellow laborers saw him
at table they at once began to suspect
him. His manner Of eating, his way
Of holding knife and fork, at once set
them specializing. Once he was seen
drinking tea at fellow laborer's
house In Chicago. He lifted the saucer
from the table, held it In his hand and
forgot himself so far as to drink with
out noise. II knowed then" his host
afterward said, "that he was swell
rading."-Harper's Weekly.
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Sanoa's Tsll<inu Man.

Samoa's talking man, or tolafall IS
a character. All the affairs Of state
of the village in which he holds Office
are carried upon his shoulders. In or
binary he is the chief adviser, per-
suader, convincer and restrainer Of the
leading chiefs. Having the gift Of elo-
quence, he makes the most Of 1t. He
enjoys immunity from many things.
He cannot be spoken Of In ordinary
terms. If it should be necessary to
speak of his eyes or his mouth or his
limbs, special honorable words must
be used, words which attach to him
alone and have never been applied to
the personal parts of ordinary men.
AS he stands to deliver his soft, per-
suasive, mellihuous oratory, with STAFF
of Office in his hand, any one can see
that he Is a man of great Importance,
or if this is not apparent from his at
titude it may be gathered from the at
tention paid to his utterances by gray
haired chiefs and by youth and maid
ems. If the talking man is clever
fellow and understands his business,
he is the chief ruling power in his
tribe, although the nominal headsh1p
b always vested in a chief or patri-
archal fgurehead. -
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PINE TInBER SALE,
STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Washington

STATE OF MINNESOTA
County Of Washington
District Court
Nineteenth Judicial District.
Grand Forks Lumber Company, Plaintiff
Mcclure Logging Company, Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and
above entitled cause on the 9th day Of june me-
A. D. 1908. by Hon. P. 81. Stolberg, District
Judge; authorizing and directing the under
Receiver of the above named defendant in
the above entitled cause to sell the pine
timber standing and being upon the lands in
Receiver will. on the 18th day of August, A.
D. 1908, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that
day at the office of the said Receiver in the
Ramsey county. Minnesota. offer for sale and
sell at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash. all Of the pine timber standing or
situate, lying and being in the county Of
Beltrami and State of Minnesota. to-wit:
Northwest quarter of southeast quarter Of
section three ~; lot four a. of section nine s)
section ten d0); southeast quarter of south
east quarter of SECTION eleven uD; northwest
quarter of southwest quarter and lot number Tr
seven 60 of section thirteen Q3): and the
northwest quarter Of southwest quarter Of
quarter of southeast quarter OF section
twenty co.,; southeast quarter Of northeast
quarter OF section thirty-three (3H; all in
township one hundred and forty-nine 149)
north Of range three-three (33) west. And
lot one W and southwest quarter of north
west quarter of section two 2). and lot one ~
and southeast quarter Of northeast Quarter
northeast quarter of southwest quarter in
section twelve 90: all in township one
hundred and forty-nine d49 north of range
N0RTHW EsTERN TRUST COMPANY,
Receiver.
By Iral Oehler. Secretary.
Dated this End day of July. A. u. 1908.
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The Most Beautiful FIaq,

In village school in the Acadian
region of Nova Scotia the young lady
teacher, who was from a portion of
Canada more remote from the United
States than the section she was In,
was on one occasion preparing for a
little celebration of empire day. Gall
ing one Of the boys, she gave him a
coin and said to him:
''Take this, please, and go out and
get us the prettiest flag you can find"
She had no idea, of course, of his
procuring anything else than a British
flag, and her establishment was great,
therefore, when the boy came back
with a small edition Of the stars and
stripes.
"What have you thereY' the teacher
asked sharply. did you suppose
sent you for anything else than the
flag of your country?"
"Why," answered the boy, styou told
me to get the prettiest flag I could find,
and there was nothing else so pretty as
this!'
The boys Judgment was unpreju-
diced, at any rate, for he was Cana
dian.
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CHARGED WITH BooKMAKlNQ
Twenty-Five Msn Are Indicted a
Brooklyn.

New York, July Establishments,
which, If sus tanned on trial, may send
twenty-five men charged with book
making to jill for one year each,
were reported by the Kings county
grand Jury under the recently enacted
qpti-betting laws. Tie indictments
followed an Inquiry extending over
several days .nd marked the culmina-
ton of the enforcement measures
adopted by the Kings county authori-
ties immediately after the passage of
the law at a special session Of the
legislature which had been convened
by Governor Hughes after the bills
failed Of passage at the regular ses-
sion. Undtr the law, which makes
the offsnse charged in the indictments
a misdemeaior, only prison SEN
tence may 10 imposed upon convte-
ton. rs..-... .....
It is not unlikely that in the event
of one or more convictions on the in
diotments 1t least one case will be
carried to The highest court on appeal
for the purpose Of testing the consti-
tutiopality of the law, # this is done
the chief pontention OF counsel for the
respondent is expected to be based
Upon thu severity Of the penalty pro-
v!dsd. they will take the ground that
the punishment Is 20 excessive az to
stamp the whole law as contrary to
the constitution.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The condition of Bishop Henry C..
Potter is unchanged.
Right Rev. Alfred A. Curtis. for.
merly Roman Catholic bishop of VIII.
mington, Del, and for a number of
years vicar general of Baltimore, is
dead.
According to testimony given in
Justice Dowling's court at Cleveland
Julius Horvath committed suicide be.
cause his fingers were too clumsy to
permit him to play the piano.
Charles e. Erskine, aged sixty
years., a wealthy citizen of Racine,
Wis, and at one time an official of
the Case Threshing Machine company
and director of the Manufacturer
National bank, is dead.
Certificates of American citizenship
are being issued to Chinese born and
naturalized in Hawaii by the depart
ment of commerce. The certificates
will entitle them to travel anywhere
under American Jurisdiction.
If the consumption of anthracite
coal continues at the same rate at
which 1t has been going on for the
last several years it is estimated that
the supply will be entirely exhausted
in the year 2055, says Edward w.
Parker of the United States geological
survey,
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Early Lamps and Wlcks.


It would be- hazardous to conjecture
what the first wick consisted of, but
when we come to consider the iron
lamp, or "crusie," we know that the
wick commonly used was the pith OF
the rush, which was gathered and
partially stripped of its outer green
covering, cut into proper lengths, dried
and tied up into bundles ready for use.
The iron lamp was hammered out Of
one piece of iron in stone mold. This
was usually done by the blacksmith,
and the molds are still to be seen in
museums, in the hands Of private col
lectors and no doubt at some Of the
country blacksmiths' shops. They are
Of one uniform shape, with some slight
varieties. The lamp consists of two
cups, one suspended above and inside
the other. The suspender is so fixed
and notched as to enable the upper
cup, which holds the oil and wick, to
be shifted to keep the oil constantly in
contact with the wick. The lower cup
catches the drip Of the oil, which can
be easily replaced in the upper cup by
lifting it off until the oil Is poured into
it. The upper cup has sometimes q
movable lid.-Chambers' Journal.
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Identified,

Although straws usually tell which
way the wind blows, occasionally even
the proverbial straw proves mislead-
ing.
Previously to entering the railroad
yards an ablebodied loafer picked up
small, glittering object from the side
walk and, without examining it very
closely, pinned it to his coat. Three
minutes later he colided with slowly
moving freight train, was hurled
against post and picked up insensi-
ble
The train dispatcher, notified by tele-
phone, called up Patrick Doyle, the
yardmasters assistant and said:
You'd better search his pockets,
Doyle. Find out who be is. notify his
friends and report to me-"
A few moments later the report came:
There's not line Of writing on
him." said Patrick, "but we've identi-
fed him by the badge on his coat. He's
a Lady "-Exchange.
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Tho Rain. \, Was j. Hot.

Mrs. Colt had been waiting Cor q
week or more to give her rear porch a
good scrub bling, but she was always
afraid Of mourning the keen displeas-
ure Of the people in the fat below,
who, it seemed, were never of their
porch and who would get all the drip.
pings Of her scrubbing operation.
When it rained, though, Mrs. Colt
saw what she thought was her oppor-
tunity. The people down below surely
would not be out on the porch during
the rainstorm, and all the water that
dripped down would be attributed to
the rain. She filed a bucket with boil
ing hot water, threw in sallow cake
of soap and got busy. s
But she had reckoned wrong, for the
people down below were on their porch
enjoying the shower In minute Mrs
Colt heard woman's voice below
saying: why, Martha, the rains com
ing through from the porch above. The
roof must leak" .g-.z.5, @
And then Martha observed, with a
gasp: eyes. And, oh, heavens, had you
noticed that the rain is hot? Did you
ever hear Of such thing? Aren't ter.
r1ble things happening? All these aw-
full murders, and now hot rainl But It's
the Lords doings, and we must sub
mit."-Cleveland Plain Dealer. ~.
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Grandma's Destination In Doubt.
Ethel. is 90 the mature ge nf five.
Recently her grandmother concluded
that it devolved on her to instruct the
child in religious matters.
"You must be good girl, Ethel" she
said. "Then you will 60 to heaven
when you die''
Ethel seemed scarcely pleased with
this reward for exceptional conduct.
"Don't you want to go to heaven p
asked grandma with a look Of re-
proach.
ooh, don't know" temporized Ethel.
II guess not"
"Why not?" demanded grandma Sc
verely.
Because maybe I couldn't get out"
answered Ethel.
"You wouldn't want to get out" re-
piled grandma.
"Oh, yes, should" returned Ethel
with conviction.
NO." argued grandma, "you would
not. Why should you want to get out
of heaven?'
why" answered Ethel, II guess I'd
want to go and see you once in awhile,
wouldn't. I?"-Woman's Home CON-
panion.
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ONLY SEEKS one TERM.
II Successful Bryan Will Not Ask
denomination.

Lincoln, Neb., July 1.-The follow
ing statement was made by William
J. Bryan when he received announce
ment Of his nomination as the candi-
date Of the Democratic party for pres
ident:
"The honor is the highest official
position in the world and no one
occupying it can afford to have his
views upon public questions bias ed
by personal ambition. Recognizing
his responsibility to God and his obli-
cation to his countrymen he should
enter upon the discharge of his duties
with singleness of purpose. Believing
that one can best do this when he is
not planning for a second term / an
nounee now, as have on former occa-
Bions, that If elected I shall not be q
candidate for reelection. --
. "This is ..nnutnation as purely
from the people as can be and If elect
ed my obligation will be as purely to
the people. appreciate the honor
the more because it came not from
one person or a few persons, but from
the rank and file, acting freely and
without coupulsion."
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GROVER r. z: CLEvELAND's Will
leaves Main Portion Of His Estate to
His Widow.

- " =
&, His Widow.
Trenton, N. j.. July 1a.-The viii
Of ex-President Grover Cleveland has
been probated. The probatipg took
place at the home OF Mrs. Cleveland
in Princeton. Surrogate John w.
Cornell went there for that purpose.
Mr.. Cornell did this out Of considerac
ton for Mrs. Cleveland, who did not
care to come to the courthouse at
Trenton. Mrs. Cleveland arrived in
Princeton from New Hampshire Fri.
day. -: r.. r = f..
The will is in Mr.. Cleveland's hand.
writing and makes no disclosures as
to the extent Of his wealth. After
some minor requests and the creation
of fund of $4,000 for each of the
four children, the remainder of the
estate is left to Mrs. Cleveland. In
the will Mr.. Cleveland expresses the
desire that he be buried In the place
where he should die and that his body
be not removed unless 1t should be
abs olutely necessary to have it repose
by the side Of his wife's body.
= Witnesses to the will are Professor
Andrew F. West of Princeton and
Professor John s. Finley, New York
city, who were at Princeton and ae-
knowledged to Surrogate Cornell that
they witnessed Mr.. .Clevelands sigma
ture to the document.
Mrs. Cleveland Is made exeeutnx
and Frank s. Hastings executor I'm
der the will.
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Confucius as a Poet.

For those who want to know some
thing Of the poetic abilities of Con-
fucius, the Orient Review publishes
some translations from a collection
given to the Chinese world 500 years
B. @. One of these is called '"The Bride
Cometh:'
The turtledove dwells In the magpie' s
nest.
One coneth as bride to be caressed.
A hundred carriages have gone in quest,
The magpie's home the young dove hath
possessed.
This lady cometh as lifelong guest
A hundred chariots on the road have
pressed.
The turtledove shall fill the magpie's nest
She travels far from home to love and
rest.
A hundred carriages her rank attest \
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
indicate little better trade situation
and more promptness in collections.
Bishop Potter, who is Ill at Coopers-
town, N. Y, is perceptibly weaker and
while in no great pain his condition
is considered critical.
The Louisiana assembly has ad-
journed after sixty days session, in
which, on the average, five new laws
were passed a day, The total of new
statutes was over 900
Elizabeth, wife of Duke Johann AL
brecht, regent of the duchy Of Bruins
wick, is dead. She was born Prtn.
cess of Saxe-Weimar in 1854 and was
married to the duke in 1885.
A special to the 81 Paso (Tex.) Her
aid IRON Del Rio, Tex, says 1t Is re-
ported there that Mexican troops CAP
tured and Immediately executed four
revolutionists near Las Vacos.
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Carneqie's First Investment.

Carnegie's First Investment.
It was due to Thomas A. Scott that
Andrew Carnegie made his first invest
ment, ten shares of stock in the Adams
Express company, valued at $500. This
he did with considerable trepidation.
He had labored hard for the money he
had saved up while he had worked as
a telegrapher. 1t is part Of railroad
history how he later fell in with the
inventor of the sleeping car, saw the
enormous advantages which that man.
ner Of travel held out to passengers
and promoters and how he interested
others in the invention Of Mr.. Wood
ruff. This occurred shortly after his
return from Washington, when the
problems Of transportation were still
uppermost in his mind. He was now
on the road to success and wealth as
he then pictured earthly possessions.
The Pennsylvania oil fields yielded
large returns when Carnegie and 9th
ers turned their energies in the direc-
ton Of the newly discovered territory.
In one year land purchased for $40, 900
increased in value so that it paid div
idend Of $1,000 O0.-Exchange.
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We note by the Walker Pilot that
the old political war-horse John
King is candidate for the republi-
can nomination for county com.
missioner from one of the Cass
county commissioner districts. Mr..
King is a whirlwind campaigner,
and his opponents can rest assured
that the Hon. John will leave no
stone unturned to encompass their
defeat and his triumphant election.
King is a political hustler of the
thirty third degree.
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Oh, Wait Till He Returns,

"Why, my DEAR" exclaimed the good
friend on finding Mrs. Viewed in floods
Of tears, "what is the matter?'
The young wife wiped her eyes and
tried to compose herself and be in
humanity calm.
"Well," she began, with folded
hands, "you know John is away for a
week"
eyes, DEAR" helped the lady friend.
"Well, he writes to me regularly,
and in his-his last letter he tells me
he gets my photo out and kisses it ev-
cry day."
'But that is nothing for you to cry
about" exclaimed the good friend.
eyes, it u.s." cried Mrs.. Viewed,
bursting into tears afresh, "be-because
I took my picture out Of his ba-bag be-
before he started ju-just for a jojoke
and put one of mo-mo-mother's In its
placer
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Why They Don't Desert,


INSTANCES Of desertion from the
army in Mexico are very rare and for
the best of reasons" said Senior Jose
de Minaldez Of Nueva Leon.
'eThe reason lies In the almost sure
capture Of the fugitive and the certain
ty that he will get not one but numer-
GUS f1oggings on his bare back. These
lashings are done in the presence of
the comrades Of the deserter, and when
the men see how great is the suffering
Of the miserable wretch who tried In
vain to quit his military obligations
they are forced to conclude that it is
better to stick to the army than to IN
dergo such a terrible ordeal."-Balti.
more American.
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Representatives of the Twin
City Box Factory company are look
ing over Walker as a desirable point
to start a new factory; and indica-
lions point to the box factory peo-
pie and the public-spirited citizens of
Walker getting together in the
matter of an acceptable site for the
proposed industry. Those hustlers
down at Walker have way of
pulling together that is good to see.
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.MUg1INCR[lSER RATES.
President Of Santa fe Says Step.
Cannot Be Avoided.
ONLY REMEDY FOR SITUATION
Attempt % Reduce Wages, He Says,
Would Bring on a Strike Which
Would Paralyz. the Business Of the
Country. s@s.

New York, July 1 THAT the rail
roads Of the United States could not
lower the wages of their employees
without bringing on strike which
would paralyze the country for months
and that an increase in freight rates
by the railroads in the West as well
as in the East cannot be avoided If
the railroads are to continue to meet
the demands upon them is the view
expressed by e. P. Ripley, president
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad. .--. 49,. -.
"Public sentiment toward the rail-
Doads, generally speaking" President
Ripley said, "has not undergone any
change for the better. Here and there
some are found who express the view
that public feeling has gone too far,
but nothing tangible in the way of
improved public sentiment has devel-
oped, nothing which might lead to the
repeal Of the laws affecting the rail-
roads adversely. - r.
''The railroads In the West have
been considering the question of an
increase In freight rates. I am in
thorough accord in this matter with
the position taken by Mr.. w. c.
Brown of the New York Central that
wages will have to come down or
rates be increased. But the wages Of
railroad employees could not be re.
duced without bringing on a strike
which would paralyze the country for
months. The only thing left seems
to be to increase rates."
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One Service Barred.

A famous London barrister was upon
one occasion called upon to defend a
cook tried for murder, being accused OF
having poisoned his master. The bar
rister after a most able and brilliant
defense Of the culprit secured an ac-
Quittal. The cook, anxious to show bis
gratitude, said, ''Tell me, sir, whatever
can do for you to reward your" The
triumphant counsel answered, my
good man, do anything you can, but
for Gods sake don't ever cook for me!'
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Reading a Horses Face.

Every horse carries an index to his
temper and intelligence in his face.
The teachable, tractable animal is
broad and fat between the eyes; the
bony ridge Of his face dishes slightly
from the point where the face narrows
toward the nostrils. His ears are we'll
set, sensitive and far apart, with
well defined ridge Of bone extending
across the top of the head between
them. Always feel for this ridge in
Judging a horse. The eye should be
large, clear and bright with a prom
inent ridge Of bone along the inner and
upper edge Of the socket-London An
SWerS.
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Attempted Train HoIduD.

Spokane. Wash, July ia lone
highwayman attempted to hold up
Great Northern passenger train No. 8,
wsstbound. near Naples, Ida. The
highwayman got nothing, but hed
after exchanging several shots with
the crew and passengers Of the train.
It is thought that he was shot, as he
was seen to fall before he entered the
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WhoPo Swallows Go.

The swallows all spend the winter in
Central America and the south part Of
Mexico. They appear in the southern
states as early as the middle of Feb
ruary, but seldom get as far north as
New England until the month of May.
The robins winter in the southern
states and in northern Mexico. They
are to be seen In flocks the winter
through in the gulf states.-Exchange.
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Prohibltionist Convention,

Columbus, o., July 13.-Charles r.
Jones, national chairman OF the exec
utive committee Of the Prohibition
party, has arrived in Columbus to at
tend the national convention OF Pro-
hibitionists, which will be held in Co.
lumbus in a few days. He IL the first
OF the important men Of the party to
arrive for the big meeting, He says
there will be large attendance Of
Prohib1tionists from all over the ooun-
try, -..--..
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, July 11-Cattle-Beeves,
$4.70@8.25; Texans, $4.00@6.2O; West
ern cattle, $4.5o@e.eo; COWS and heif-
ers, $2.40@6.20; calves, $45O@6.5O;
stockers and feeders, s2.6OQ4.9O. Hogs
Light, $6.25@6.se; mixed, $s.25@
500; heavy, $6.25@6.9O; rough, $e.25
@6.55; good to choice heavy, $3.50
$50; pigs, $5.10@605. Sheep, $2.7S
@4.6O; yearlings, $4.4O@5.S0; lambs.
$4.O0@6S5. -s..-