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PILES CURED IN 8 TO "a DAYS.

PAzo OINTMENT 10 guaranteed TO cure
any case Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
protruding Piles Ia 0 to II days or
money refunded. B0a
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MONEY TO LOAN.
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS.

NOTICE Bids are hereby asked for
publishing proceedings Of the County
Court for the year 1908. Bids to state
price per inch or square and style of
type.
All bids to be filed on or before Feb
ruary l. 1908. Court reserving the right
to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the County Court.
]. c. CLINTON,
I-ll-7t. County Clerk.
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THECRANDPROMOTER
Uncle Reuben Calls on the Major
and Wants to Speculate.
WAS THE SoFTEST THING YET

wv Nv EMNW '@s GHNfVh 1sutI
70 Tell After tho Farmer Hsnds Him
q Lemon In the Form Of a Bogus
Check.
Copyright. 1901 by p, c, Eastment.l
The grand promoter sat In his otlice
doing little mental arithmetic, He
was owing his landlady S2i for board
and lodgings, aud she had that morn.
Ing given him notice that he must pay
or leave He couldn't pay. and he
didn't want to leave. and he was tig.
uring on how many honeycd words II
would take to permit him to hang on n
week longer In hopes that something
would turn up. There was knock ut
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-22
How Prisoners Read.

ut is rather pathetic" said prison
chaplain, ''the way our inmates read
their surreptitious newspapers. 1t is
bad for the poor fellows eyes too.
1T is against the rule for them to
read in their cells, and in the cell doors
there are peepholes, to which the jail
srs come noiselessly, seeing that all
The rules are enforced y .e
"The prisoner who simply must read
pastes with 9 bit Of porridge his jour
nal up against his cell door beneath
the peephole. He sits down on the
floor yard or two away. and holds his
austpan in one hand and his brush in
the other. In this awkward and weari-
some position, his eyes nearly popping
out of his head from strain, he reads
away for dear life.
"And when the jailer's cold, hard
eye peers in through the peephole it
misses the paper and lights up with
some faint appreciation at the sight Of
the prisoner polishing up his foor."-
New York Press. - .s~.
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So Called Intelligence In Amin:

So Called Intelligence In Animals.
Now the so called intelligence Of
the lower animals is largely like that
Of the rills that find their way to the
sea, or Of the seeds of the plants
that find their way to their proper
habitat. Marsh plants find their way
to the marshes, hill plants find their
way to the hills. The spores Of the
black knot seem to hunt out every
plum tree In the land. The rats and
the mice find their way to your new
house or new barn because they are
constantly on the search for new
fields. The squirrels find the acorn
grove and the birds the cherry trees
for the same reason. Their necessities
Tor food send them in all directions
till they hit the right spots. I cleared
OF a swamp in the woods and put a
ditch through it; in two or three years
the cattail flag was growing in my
ditch. These winged seeds from dis.
tant swarnps traversed the air in all
directions, and when the wind dropped
them on the proper soil they took root
and throve; all others-vastly the
greater number-came to naught.-
John Burroughs in Atlantic.
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The Fatal Bowsprit,

Now, If you have never reefed a miz-
zen or jigger, as we generally call it,
on a small boat running off under q
press Of sail in a seaway, you have
never done an acrobatic stunt that
knocks out the most thrilling feats of
the arena. It is not so bad as laying
out on the headspar to shift a lib.
because the wet is left out, and there
Tore 1t Is job not so detested by
seamen. Working on the bowsprit il
most dreaded of all sea jobs. More
men lose their lives off that spar than
from all other parts Of the ship to.
gether. Driving along she takes >
plunge into it, at the same time the
heavy foot Of the sail bangs across,
knocking off your hold, and overheard
you go to be swept under and trodden
upon by the swift rushing forefoot. A
dark night on a jib boom with a half
nuzzled sail storning about and the
spar end pitching, bucking and forking
the brine at every plunge-there may
De nast1er places; If SO, they have new
or crossed my hawse.-T. F. Day in
Outing Magazine.
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Who Could Pass?

To test the spelling capabilities OF
fifty applicants for Junior clerkships
In the offices of the Sydney water and
sewerage board they were called upon
to write from dictation this paragraph:
"This celibate was icentiate in medi-
cine and held other scholastic diplo-
mas. His characteristics were idiosyn-
crasies personifed-one day taciturn,
the next garrulous. Today his facile
pen evolves sapient distich in piquant
satire Of some literary genius; tomor~
row an encomiastic effusion on an IL
nterate voluptuary. His studies on
concrete science were exotic; his re-
searches in natural philosophy esoteric
If not chimerical." No less than forty
three out Of the fifty candidates came
to grief in this artfully designed SPELL
ing obstacle race. At the next meet
ing Of the board member doubted
whether ten out of fifty Oxford M. AS.
II suddenly called upon to write out
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GAS TANKS REMOVED.
Arrest In Connection With soyertown
(Pa.) Disaster.

Arrest In Connection With soyertown
(Pa.) Disaster.
Boyertown, Pa, Jan. ga mild
sensation was created here when w.
R. Javers of Quakertown, Pa, was ar
rested by the state police in connec-
ton with last weeks fatal fire. He
was taken into custody on warrant
sworn out by Coroner Strasser and
accused of having been instrumental
IN the removal from the ruins of the
theater of the two tanks used In op-
Grating the calcium light at the enter
tainment. The coroner wants to learn
whether the tanks were tempered
with and evidence Of criminal neeli-
gence removed. 1t is alleged that an
order which was represented to have
been written by the coroner was pre-
sented to those who had charge of the
ruins requesting them to permit the
bearer to remove the tanks SO that
they might be transferred to a place
OF safety. It Is further alleged that
the tanks were taken to the railroad
station and shipped to Quakertown in
the name Of ]. R. Ransom, owner.
Two tanks were shipped to Boyertown
the following day in the name of the
same party. These are now at the
station. ~
Javers was taken to the county jail
at Reading and will be given q hear.
Ing before the inquest is held. ~ :
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The colored Brothers Reason.


Booker T. Washington told the story
Of negro pastor who was having
some difficulty with his flock.
"The old fellow came to me and
asked me to help him out" said Mr..
Washington. II went down to the lit
tie backwoods country church with
him one Sunday. incidentally took
occasion to inquire among the parish
toner's a little and found that they had
not paid the old man his salary.
upon this basis of information l
started In to admonish the members
Of the congregation. I told them that
they should pay their pastor; that he
had to live; that he had to have his
salary.
Gall in all, was making a pretty
good speech. had most of the con-
gregation convinced, think.
But there was one old fellow in
the back of the church that was mum
bling during my talk. He would snick-
er little and duck his eyes below the
old soft hat he held up to his face. we
amt goin' to pay i'm any more salary
this year. '.s+-.. r. ... ~: -.
'"The old fellow became so obstrep-
erous that demonstrated with him.
"'Brother, why are you not going to
pay your pastor any more salary this
year?' I asked him. .-'
Because we done paid him for
them same sermons last var was the
decisive response" 80
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the same passage, would succeed in ne
gotiating every one Of the big words
ccessfully.-London Chronicle.
A Queer servIan Belief.

To hatch chicken by holding an
egg for the allotted time in the left
armpit is believed In Servia to be a
certain charm against violent death,
more especially II the bird be swal-
lowed whole forty days after it comes
to life. A robber who had devastated
the district Of Kolubara for many
years was, writes Belgrade CORE
spondent, known to have accomplished
both these feats, which accounted for
the apathy Of the peasants In pursuing
him, persuaded as they were Of his IN
vulnerability. He was finally, how
ever, killed by the mounted police,
thus discrediting a time honored Ser
Wan superstition. -
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.Ha Had No Choice.

The wife of dynamo tender went
to haberdasher's to buy necktie for
her husband. She selected a brilliant
red one, ready made, whereupon the
young and inexperienced salesman,
with compassion for the future owner,
was moved to remark:
Excuse me, missus, is this tie for
your husband? 2" 4:
1T u.s." replied the woman.
~Don't you think he'd rather have
some other color? I'm afraid he won't
wear this red tie.''
"Oh, yes, he willv' said the woman
firmly. He'll have to-he's dead."-
London Answers. --------.---- - +.
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Spain's Canny Railroads.

In Spain the railroads do not lose a
chance to make a little profit even in
the case Of the nontravelers. When
you see somebody off In that country
you must pay for the privilege. The
railroads all sell billetes de anden,
which are good for the platform only.
These cost generally centimos, equiv
alent to a cent In American money.
Just why this Is done it is hard to see,
because persons entering a train can
not very well avoid the conductor, who
is always making trips to inspect the
carriages. If person attempted to
steal a ride in carriage, he would
have small chance of getting away
with it. If caught, he would have to
pay a penalty Of just twice the fare
between the point where he was dis
covered and the point where tickets
last were inspected. York Sun.
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Legend Of ST. Winifred Well.

q romantic legend hangs around st.
Winifred well. Cradocus, a neighbor-
ing prince, smitten with the beauty OF
Z Holywell damsel and reused to anger
by her coyness. struck of her head as
she fed from his unwelcome attentions.
The head, rolling down the hill. rested
near the church, and from the spot the
present copious spring gushed forth
as the earth opened to swallow up the
assassin. st. Beuno, who was passing,
picked up the head and, with a skill
which is now lost to the medical pro
fession, restored the maiden, with only
slender white line on her neck as evi.
dence Of the miracle. But not only did
the well spring from the spot where
the head rested, but the moss on its
brink was supposed to be possessed of
particularly fragrant smell, while the
blood marks on the stones assumed
many beautiful tints on June %, the
anniversary Of the event. Today the
well is contained in a rectangular
building, and the water flows into a
large basin in the shape Of an eight
pointed star.-London Chronicle.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Mississippi legislature has
elected John Sharp Williams to the
United States senate. ..- -.--
John H. Wagner, seventy.two years
old, a prominent architect and engi.
neer of Chicago for years, is dead.
Fire destroyed the pattern shop and
armature winding plant of the Cleve-
land Steel Casting company. The loss
Is estimated at 100000. The fire was
probably of incendiary origin.
Alexander H. Patterson, seventy
two years old, vice president of the!
Duquesne National bank of Pittsburg,
died suddenly of heart failure, Mr..
Patterson was one of the best known
bankers of Pittsburg.
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HANDLING Live Wires.

Never handle an electric wire Qest It
DO "alive'D with the naked hand, but
use a nonconducting substance as q
protector. Any good nonconducting
substance will supply protection.
Rubber-In form Of gas stove tube
or water hose, could be thrown, over q
wire to pull it from it's connection with
q live wire. e -.2.
Porcelain-In form Of bit Of COM
mon crockery or floor tile, hand plate
for door, stone ink bottle. .~--...
Glass-A stout bottle, a glass rod or
a pane OF glass could be used to dis
lodge wire from its connection with
q trolley wire or other current feeder.
Wool-A wooden scarf, stocking, coat
or wrap. r. 1872.
Cotton-Any piece of cotton garment
or stout cotton Irvine. VIZ 49,. ~
Silk-Scarf or other garment.
Any Of these materials In goodly
thickness could be used to protect the
hand in removing live wire or even
using an instrument to cut It through.
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IS EASILY AVOIDED
IF TAKEN PROPERLY
Says Backache is the Warming not to
Neglect Natures Danger
Signals.

Take care of backache. A great
many cases of kidney complaint are
reported about here, also bladder
trouble and rheumatism.
An authority once stated that
pain in the back, loins or region
of the kidneys is the danger signal
nature hangs out to notify the suffer
er that there is something wrong
with the kidneys, which should
receive immediate atten ton. Only
vegetable treatment should be adj
ministered and absolutely no strong
ly alcoholic patent medicines, which
are harmful to the kidneys and
bladder. 49, .@...
The following prescription, while
simple, harmless and inexpensive,
is known and recognized as a
sovereign remedy for kidney COM
plant. The gradients can be OBJ
tanned at any good prescription
pharmacy and anyone can mix them:
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsapalilla, three
ounces. Shake we'll in bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and at bedtime.
This preparation is said to restore
the natural function of the kidneys
so they will slft and strain the
poisonous waste matter, uric acid,
etc., from the blood, purifying it
and relieving rheumatism. Back
ache will be relieved, the urine will
be neautralized and cleared and no
longer a cause of irritation, thereby
overcoming such symptoms as weak
bladder, painful, frequent and other
urinary difficulties. .@z~
This is worth trying and may
prove just what many people here
need. K.
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"Try One of Nv BeteIs."

In Siam they don't offer you a cigar
or cigarette, but betel nut. There
every one carries supply Of them in
q neat little ivory box, not unlike the
mufboxes of our ancestors. The betel
nut is narcotic, In its effects not I'M
like tobacco, but it is much more harm
full. Those who chew it suffer from
infamed gums, and they generally lose
their teeth. The betel is a species of
climbing plant, with a leaf not unlike
ivy. It yields crop Of nuts, which
are ground to powder. This Is mixed
with a similar powder derived from
the areca nut and made into a paste,
which Is wrapped in pieces Of betel
Leaf.
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'rwa. II Tater Time.

The late Senator Plat OF Connecticut
enjoyed funny stories and could tell a
good many himself. Notwithstanding
his long public life, he always remem-
bered yarn that he carried from his
school days.
One year when the district schools
opened in his town one of the teachers
in making record Of the ages Of her
pupils, as required by law, found that
one little girl. who came from a fami-
~ not noted for being especially
bright, was unable to say when her
birthday came.
So in order to complete her records
the teacher walked two miles to see
the girls mother one afternoon after
school. Asked If she could remember
just when her daughter was born, the
woman thought for some little time
and then, with sort of puzzled look,
said:
"Well, the gal was born in later
time, that's sure, but can't member
whether they was a-plantin' on 'em or
a-diggin' on 'em."-Boston Herald. s
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Cattle- Beeves,
$3.60@6.10; cows and heifers, $1.4O@
AGO; calves, $5.00@675: Western cat.
tie, $3.70@4.60; stockers and feeders,
S2.50@4.60. Hogs-Light, $4.15@
4.42k: mixed, $4.2O@452k; heavy,
4.20@4.52h; rough, $4.20@4.25; pigs,
$3.60@4.25. Sheep, $3.4O@5.60; year.
fnss, $5.00@5.s0; lambs, $5.25@7.2O.
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w. B. STEWART,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
Ground Flat.

A young man from a country village
when sightseeing In Edinburgh was
greatly astonished on seeing "Mr.
Smith, Tailor ground fat)," Inscribed
on door and after careful study Of
the plate exclaimed: 7,
"Great Scott, sic a death! shairly
he's been run over WI a steam roller!''
Graphic.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Jan. 21.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, $1.10M; No.
l Northern, $1.09%; No. 2 Northern,
1868; May, $1.1O%; July, %$1.11ss. In
store-No. 1 Northern, $1.07N; No. 2
Northern. $1.o5as. Flax-To arrive
and on track, $1.1sA; May, $1.20N;
July, $1.22A. y. ~ ~ No
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Boise (lda.) Bank Suspends.

Boise, Ida., Jan. 22.-The Capitol
State Bank Of Idaho OF this city has
failed to open its doors for business,
temporary suspension having been de-
termined upon by the directors owing
to recent heavy Withdrawals of de-
posits. The bank had deposits at the
time of the last statement, Dec. %. of
$1,076,722.
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Copies of the Congressional Rec
ord, full of speeches that never were
delivered, make a most appropriate
Christmas gift from politicians to
trusting constituents. But they are
no jokes for the weary postman, the
only man who has reason to con-
slider the legislators eloquence as
weighty.
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NATURES WARNING
Bemidji People Must Recognize
and Heed it.

50 d
and Heed it.
Kidney ills come quietly-mys-
teriously, a
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
# there are settings and sedi-
ment, :.
. Passages frequent, scanty, pain
full. g ...s..
It's time then to use Doan's
Kidney Pills, r.
|, To ward off Bright's disease or
diabetes.
Doan's have done great work in
Bemidjii,
Frank Engels. living at 415,
Minnesota Ave, Bemidji, MINI. ),
says: 81 have no hesitancy in
publicly recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills to others as I am
confident that my testimonial will
be the means of bringing relief to
some sufferer. There was dull
aching in the small Of my back,
for many months, my kidneys we're
very much disordered, the secre-
tons being unnatural in appear
ance and at times there was a.
great deal Of soreness about the
kidneys. At last / decided to try
Doan's Kidney Pills and procured.
a box at The Owl Drug Store. 4
started using them carefully as.
directed, the pain disappeared, my
Esecretions have become clear and
l am pleased with the results re-.
|ceived. z
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co..,
Buffalo, n. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name oan'
and take no other, &
=
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Wheat- May,
$1.o2A @1.02%; July, $3.50; Sept,
95Ac. Corn-May, 6011@609bc; July,
59% @5skc; Sept. 591sc. Oats
May, old, $3.50; May, 623sc: July, old,
47Ac; July, 1850; Sept, 391kc. Pork
jan, $12.65; Feb. $12.67h; May,
$13.17k. sButter-Creameries, ZIG
30c; diaries. 19@27c. Eggs 2O@21c.
7oultry-Turkeys and chickens, 1oc;
springs, Sc.
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Common School Certificates.

Program of examinations for JAN
uary 80 and 81, and February 1,
1908.
Thursday, January goth. -
First Grade Studies.)
A. M.-8:OO Enrolment. IT,.
SIS Geometry.
1000 Physics. Ii
P. M.-1:3O Algebra. ...-. -.
SIS Physical Geography OF
General History.
Agriculture may be taken at any
one of above periods, and may be
substituted for either Geometry OF
Physical Geography. j..
- .> Friday, January 31st.
>(Second Grade Studies.
A. NJ 800 Enrolment.
$50 Professional Test. .
$50 Spelling. -.ss-s.s.s
1000 Arithmetic.
P. Nils Geography.
PAS Composition and Pen
',.: manship.
500 Reading.
Saturday, February 1st.
(Second Grade Studies Continued.
A. M.-8:00 U. S. History.
9:45 English Grammar.
1880 Music.
P. Mills Physiology-Hygiene.
2:45 Civics. ~ ~.
400 Drawing. -
The examination will be held in
the court house, Thursday, Jan.
30th and in the high school building
Friday, Jan. 31st and Saturday, Feb.
1st. ..g%
Marks of rs or above from an in
complete. examination taken within
two years will be accepted, including
State high school board certificates.
"A second grade certificate on which
no mark is below 70 per cent. is up
on recommendation renewable for
two years if the applicant has given
evidence of ambition to improve by
attending teachers meetings, insti-
tutes and training schools and by
reading books prescribed by the
Teachers Reading Circle board and
other educational books and papers.
Teachers should bring with them all
the credits, including certificates,
which they wish to have accepted.
Dated Bemidji, Mimi, Jan. 1st,
1908.
w. B. STEWART,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
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LYNCHING IS NOT FATAL.
Negro Cut Down by Officers and MAY
Recover.


Dothan, Ala, Jan. 22.-Grover
Franklin, colored, who was taken
away from Sheriff Butler and his dep-
uties and hanged to tree, is again in
the hands of the law and stands q
chance for recovery.
The mob was so closely followed
by the officers and law abiding citi.
zens, determined, If possible, to avert
the lynching, that they did not have
time to get their victim outside the
corporate limits and, hurriedly string
Ing him up to the first tree and think
ing they had riddled him with bull.
lets, they fed.
On the arrival Of the officers the
negro was still alive and was imme-
diately cut down and placed in the
county. jail. 1t is thought he will re-
cover
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1t appears that alcohol and other
fluids and solids generate electricity
when taken into the human body.
That explains why over-indulgence is
so shocking.
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St. Paul Union Stock Yard..

st. Paul, Jan. 21.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.5O@5.75; fair to good,
$3.25@4.75; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $3.OO@3.75; veals, $3.75@5.25.
Hogs-$4.10@4.27h. -Wethers,
$4.75O5.25; good to choice lambs,
$6.2566.65. =,
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Woman's Body Found in Lake.

Woman's Body Found In Lake.
Chicago, Jan. 22-The body of q
woman was found in the lake at the
foot of Sixtieth street. There were
two cuts under the heart and a nine
inch cash across the abdomen. An,
attempt is being made to ascertain II
the woman was drowned or was
thrown into the water after being muir.
dered.
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John D. has given the University
of Chicago about $24,OO0,OOO be.
cause it asks for it. Well, Uncle
Sam is only asking for $4,000 more.
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The Garden of Eden has just been
discovered in Alabama. Hope the
prohibitionists have driven out all
the snakes.
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Her Preferences.

Timid Child (who has just been as
isured Of the company Of the angels in
the dark room)-Ye-es, but, mummy,
couldn't you have the angels and
leave ME the candle Punch