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FEARS JAPANESE VIOLENCE
Chinese Regent Urges Settlement Of
Railroad Dispute

Chinese Regent Urges Settlement Of
Railroad Dispute.
Picking, Aug. 10.-The Chinese for
etgn board and the grand council have
been in conference with Prince Chuen,
the regent, regarding the Japanese
situation since the issuance of ia
pans note announcing its intention to
proceed Immediately with the recon-
struction of the Antung- Mukden rail-
road without China's cooperation.
The regent showed great anxiety at
Japan's attitude of coercion, which
was supported by Great Britain, and
he urged that the foreign board accel-
crate settlement of the question in
order not to provoke Japanese vio-
lence. -..-~----
China does not object to the expan-
sion of the Antung- Mukden railway
commercially. but does oppose a Japa-
nese military strategic enterprise end
ing in another foreign military and
commercial barrier across Manchuria.
Extreme, pessimism prevails In gov
eminent circles. High officials say
that as Japan has the British support
1t supposes it can do what it likes.
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Blackjack, Aug. 8.-(Special cor
respondence of the Pioneer.)
Rev. Barackman spent last Satur.
day in Bemidji. -. :.
Ray Buor accompanied his grand
father home to Breckenridge for a
short visit. H.. + 3
Messrs. Rice, Oberg, Jardine and
Romdene enjoyed a sail on last Sun.
day afternoon. --.....
Mrs George Draper enjoyed few
days visit from her mother, Mrs.
liver Erickson of Tenstrike, last
week. ~---~.-:..z.-*s H.. : -
Mrs: J. C.. Koch is on, the sick
list. Her mother, Mrs. Bisbee, came
from Duluth Wednesday night to
assist in caring for her.
Mrs. J. M. Reed and two children
returned home Monday evening.
While away Floyd had the adenoids
removed from his throat.
M. J. Leak arrived home Thurs
day. night from Rochester, MIMI,
where he was under the care of the
Mayo Bros. Although no operation
was performed their treatment
of the ailment has proved of great
benefit.
Prof. Kinney and brother George
were up from Bemidji Thursday.
Prof. Kinney is head of the chemis-
try department at the Drake Uni.
versity, Des Moines, and also holds
the position of state chemist. The
brothers have timber interests in
this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. McAlliste1
took possession of the Palace Hote
on Monday having leased the hote
and bar from J. C.. Thompson
George Draper continues in charge
of the bar, while Carl Bye will &C
as clerk for the hotel. Mr.. an<
Mrs. Thompson have moved to thei
| house, west of town.
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feet Of hose from the Eureka hose
company, which had been supplied
to replace 500 feet previously shipped
by the Eureka Hose company, but
which had been rejected because
the same was inferior to the sample
furnished.
A communication was read from
the: judge of the municipal court
requesting a proper receptacle for
the records of the court. The
request was referred to the purcbas-
ing committee. 4, .-<
Chairman Kirk made complaint
as to. the manner in which he
claimed the fire department was
being conducted, he claiming that the
fire department was furnished with
much hose, considerable of which
was not used; that he had witnessed
- ~
the work of the department Sunday
evening and considered it inefi-
Gent. ~..-~-e-,, =. ~
According to Mr.. Kirk, neither
the chief, the assistantchief, or any
one else" had been in charge when
the fire alarm was given; that call
had been made for the two reels in
the third ward and this had not
been complied with; that he had
seen four or five fremen trying to
haul four-horse cart to the fire.
Mr.. Kirk said he objected to the
method in which the department was
being run. He believed that when
there was an alarm of fire all the
apparatus should be taken out.
A motion was adopted requesting
the chief and the assistant chief of
the Bemidji Fire department. to
appear before the council on next
Monday evening to answer the CON-
plant of Mr.. Kirk.
The Cash & Hine Amusement
company made application for per-
mission to use Fourth street be-
tween Bemidji and Belerami avenues
for their shows from August 10 to IA.
The application was allowed, SUBJ
ject to the fees for carnival COM
panies.
Then came the report of Deputy
Public Examiner Gayner, and no
other business was transacted.
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The PUBLIC EXAMINERS
REPORT CAUSED COMMENT
Examiners Report Of Condition Of
CitYs Affairs Was Read at Meet
ing Of Council.

The reading of the report of J. c..
Gayner, deputy public examiner, was
the feature of last nights meeting
of the city council.
The report was the official find
ings of Mr.. Gayner, who examined
into the condition of the City of
Bemidji, at the request of the city
council. The report was caustic
one and touched upon many matters
which, the examiner claimed, were
absolutely wrong and should be
righted at once, if the officers desired
to put the transactions of the city's
business affairs on solid financial
basis. 49,. ...
The report was -taken up after the
other business of the council had
been transacted and was read by
City Attorney John F. Gibbons.
Several of the matters mentioned
were strenuously objected to by
City Clerk Maloy and some men,
bers of the council, but no action
was taken relative to the report.
The report recommended that the
system of keeping the books and
records should be changed at once
and cited several instances of
what, the examiner claimed, were
irregularities that should be discon-
tinued. No official act was taken on
the report and it was returned to E.
J. Gould, who had been furnished
with the copy. -
A batch of bills were considered,
the majority of which were allowed,
a few being rejected.
Ordnance No. Al, regulating Gem
ent sidewalks and the construction
of same in the City of Bemidji, was
given its third reading and passed.
The ordinance provides that any per-
son or firm constructing cement
sidewalks or curbing in the City OF
Bemidji should give a bond OF
$500, for conforming with plans
furnished by the city engineer and
with requirements as to the con-
struction. A penalty is provided for
failure to comply with the ordinance.
The council accepted the report
of the clerk of the municipal court
for the week ending August 7, show
ing $5S in fines paid to the city
treasury.
The fire committee, Earl Cell, E.
J. Gould, M. F. Cunningham, SUBJ
mitted their report accepting 500
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Crookston Elks' quartette will also
assist.
: The parade will take place on
Friday morning to be followed with
automobile drives to Sartell, to the
state reformatory, to some ofjsthe
granite works and other points of
interest about the city. In the
afternoon there will be a baseball
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p
game between Little Falls and st.
Cloud lodges and in the evening
there will be grand ball.
Many Of the Elks will be accom-
panied by their wives and special
preparations are being made for
their entertainment. Mrs. M. D.
Taylor is the efficient chairman of
the lady Elks' committee and among
other. things has planned splendid
reception which is to be given in
the spacious rooms of the Elks in
the Carter building on Thursday
afternoon from to g."
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Band Dance Friday Night. 81

The Bemidji Band will give the
first of series of promjnades and
dances in the armory, Friday night,
August 10, commencing Immediately
after the concert at city dock. The
music for the dance will be furnished
by the full band. A cordial invita-.
ton is extended to all.
". L. Ellis,
Manager Band.
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Additional Locals

Additional Locals
F. and G. Jevne of Big Falls
visited in the city yesterday.
c. A. Johnson and son of Minot,
N. D., arrived in Bemidji last night
for a visit among the pines and
mosquitoes.
Mrs. Phelps and sisters were
registered as guests at the Hotel
Markham last night, from Grand
Forks, N. D. ..-~
Mrs. F. w. LeBude and two child
rem departed this morning for Sank
Center, where they will visit Mr..
LeBude's relatives, for month.
c. w. Scrutchin, Bemidji's colored
attorney, departed this morning for
St. Cloud, for the purpose of argu-
ing motion before Judge Taylor,
in district court for Stearns county.
Mrs. Barlow, Misses Anna and
Ethel Poupore, Miss Anna Carroll
and Miss Neville are here from their
homes at Grand Forks, N. D., and
are stopping at the Cornwall resi-
dence. =
Otto Berg, the Shotley farmer and
homesteader, came to this city this
morning from visit at his place.
He intends leaving for Kalispell,
where he will remain for some time
to come.
The Women's Catholic Order of
Forresters will meet in the basement
of the Catholic church Wednesday
evening august 12) at 8 o'clock.
All members are requested to be
present. By order of chief ranger,
Elizabeth McManus.
J. B. Refs, the travelling represen.
tative for the Jacob Refs Bottling
Works of Shakopee, makers of the
Rock Springs Mineral Water,''
came to the city this morning and
spent the day here, interviewing the
local dispensers of the waters.
wv. Johnson of Deer River
formerly pioneer resident of the
village of Cass Lake, came to the
city this morning from his present
home at Deer River. He left on the
south-bound M. & I. passenger train
for Walker, where he has some
legal matters to look after.
Emanuel Cohen of Minneapolis
came to the city this morning and
will 60 out to the Jester Farm, where
he has cottage and where he will
enjoy a few days rest and recupera-
ton from the trials and tribulations
incidental to living in the twin
cities.
T.. J. and T. D. Nary came to the
city last evening from Park Rapids.
In company with A. K. Mcpherson,
the Messrs. Nary left this noon for
Chisholm to look over some land
near that place, which is owned by
the Pillsbury Logging comany, the
Nary's and Mr.. Mcpherson being
employees of that concern.
James L. George departed this
morning for Brainerd on a business
trip. He will join the local Elks at
St. Cloud Thursday and participate
in the good things previously pre-
pared by the Elks of the Granite
City" for the edifcation of visiting
Elks during the state meeting,
Thursday and Friday of this week.
Bert Jamison, accompanied by his
sister, Mr.. Reynolds and two daugh-
tiers and Miss McGarry,, daughter of
P. H. McGarry, came to the city
last evening from their homes at
Walker and spent several hours here,
returning to Walker on the night
train. The party we're taken on the
lake for ride while here, and re-.
turned home we'll pleased with their
visit. ~s...- .
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At THE REQUEST OF GREECE
Austria Makes Representation to Tur-
key on Cretan Situation.

key on Cretan Situation.
Vienna, Aug. 10.-The Austrian am
bassador at Constantinople Is actively
intervening to prevent the Cretan
crisis from reaching a more acute
phase. The Greek government ap-
pears to have solicited the good
Offices Of Austria and the latter has
instructed her ambassador at Con-
stantinople to represent to the porte
that any action resulting in disturb
ance Of the peace will result in alien
ati4g the sympathies of the four pro-
tecting powers.
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M. B. A. Meeting Thursday Night

Regular meeting of Bemidj Lodge,
M. B. A., Thursday evening, Aug.
II, at 8 p. m. All members are
urged to be present. Refreshments.
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WANTED-to lease for one year
Small or E room house not too
far out. Must be in good repair
and rent reasonable. Will take
good care of property. Best of
references. Address, J., w. Muir
ray, General Delivery, city.
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FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms.
Apply at 419 America avenue.
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F OR R EN- T-Finely-furnished
rooms, near the lake. Inquire at
Peterson's.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-August 18th, office in
Hotel Markham now occupied by
w. J. Markham. Steam heat;
best location in city. Inquire at
Hotel Markham.
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MISCELLANEOUS

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
ESQ to 6 p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:3O to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Donald, librarian
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FOR SALE-Five-room cottage,
easy terms. 37a foot frontage
on America avenue. Inquire of
F. D. LaFavar.
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FOR SALE-Furniture, writing
desk, book case, dining table,
oak cupboard. Call at 913 Dewey
avenue.
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LOST and FOUND

LOST-Rose hat pin. Finder please
return to this office.
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WANTED-Night clerk at Brink
man Hotel.
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FOR SALE.-Nine-roo dwelling
house and barn. Dwelling house
strictly modern. Also good lot in
Mill Park. Inquire of Peter Linde-
berg, 7O7 Beltrami avenue.
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WANTED-Girl at the Brinkman
Hotel.
WANTED-Cook for Star Theatre.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-16O acres good farm
land; twenty acres under pillow
good hay meadow; good dwelling
house, only two miles from station;
will sell cheap, if taken at once.
For further information write or
call on E. B. Lindell, Solway,
Mimi
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HELLO, BILL! ALL ABOARD
ST. CLOUD CONVENTION

Continued from Fist Page.]
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WANTED-Good girl for general
homework. 7O7 Bemidji avenue.
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w A N T E Inexperienced di h.
washer. Inquire at Armstrong;
lunch room.
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WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. Good wages. No
cooking. Apply SIS Bemidji
avenue.
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The State Map

Most complete and at
tractive. Made from the
latest Government Sur
veys, Post Office Records,
Railroad and Private data.
Aiming to show more
towns than have ever been
represented on similar en-
cravings. Exqu'site!y col
ored by counties. Town
ship and range numbers
and lines, wherever such
lines are surveyed. Inter
urban Railroad Lines, and
all other features necessary
on up-to- date and COM
plete maps. Size Of map
plate proper, about 2ox28
inches.
The highest pri'c e d
school and office maps are
not as complete nor as at
traCtive.
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ONE CENT A WORD.
HELP WANTED.
Steady girl for general work. good
pay and instruction in photo work
if desired. Mrs. A. A. Richardson,
113 Nineth Street. III
WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. Good wages. No
cooking. Apply SIS Bemidji
avenue.
WANTED-Girl for general house.
work. Four people in family.
Call 1901 Minnesota ave.
WANTED-Good girl for general
.housework. Mrs. ]. L. Hoffman,
Grand Forks Bay.
w "A N L T. D-Experlenced dis h.
washer. Inquire at Armstrong;
lunch room.
WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. 7O7 Bemid il avenue.
WANTED-Lady cook; best of
wages Apply Pioneer Office.
WANTED-Night clerk at Brink
man Hotel.
WANTED-Girl at the Brinkman
Hotel.
WANTED-Cookf for Star Theatre.
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WANTED-Lady cook; best of
wages Apply Pioneer Office.
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HELP WANTED.

Steady girl for general work; good
pay and instruction in photo work
if desired. Mrs. A. A. Richardson,
113 Nineth Street. ..
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WANTED-Good girl for general
,housework. Mrs. J. L. Hoffman,
Grand Forks Bay.
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WANTED-Girl for general house.
work. Four people in family.
Call 1901 Minnesota ave.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-06
Inventor Davy and Love.

Sir Humphry Davy, the inventor of
the Davy lamp. found love something
of delusion. if not snare. Writing
to his mother, he said. Il am the hap
piest Of men in the hope of union
with a woman equally distinguished
for virtues, talents and accomplish
ments" And in letter to his brother
he expresses his rapture thus: Mrs.
Apprece has consented to marry me-
and when the event takes place shall
not envy kings. princes or potentates. !"
The widow must have been person
possessed of great powers of fascina7
ton, for Sir Henry Holland makes
mention of her as lady who made
such a sensation in Edinburgh society
that even regius professor did not
think it beneath his scholarship to go
down on his knees in the street to fas-
ten her shoe. The sequel need not be
dwelt upon further than to add that
the marriage turned out to be alto
gether mistake.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-06
THE MAN WHO sUnKs.

listen to her answers when he talks
business!
She complains that he is not sym
pathetic, but does she try to take any
interest in the things he cares about?
He goes to the club for amusement,
but does she realize how often she
lounges around the house in a tea
gown under the pretext of headache
when in reality she is too lazy to
spruce up and be entertaining.
She objects to his smoking in the
house, but what about the strong per-
fume she uses? He has to stand for
thati
against the light colored cushions, but
she scatters hairpins all over his dress
ing table.
She objects to his pretty stenogra-
pher, but her singing teacher is such
a charming young man!
She thinks it is horrid Of him to
talk business when they have COM
pany, but her conversation is all about
the babies and the servants.
She wants him to take an interest in
her dressmaking, and he would like to
read her a political article-if she
would listen.
She is disappointed If he does not
treat her with courtesy. respect and
even gallantry, but how about her ap-
pearance and manners? Do they war
rant that attitude on his part?
Without a doubt there are two sides
to this question.
GENEVIEVE WARING.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-06
THE RUSSIAN PEASANT.
Stupid and Poor, Good Fellow Who
Merely Exists.

The Russian peasant does not live;
he merely exists. -sNitchevo" cit is
nothing'), he merely says when any
thing happens to him. Nothing mat
ters, nothing could be worse. and
''Nitchevo" is his panacea for all evils.
And yet the Russian moujik is really
fine fellow. Ordinarily, II. P. Kennard
tells us in his book, THE Russian
Peasant" he is a splendid. well built
man, large limbed, large headed and
healthy. He is equally unaffected by
20 degrees of frost or twenty glasses Of
vodka. He is clothed in uncured sheep
skins and carries in winter more
clothes than the average Englishman
could stand up in.
He is unspeakably stupid, however,
and his dream of happiness is to gorge.
to sleep as much as possible through
the winter and dance and sing in the
summer. But the strangers first OBJ
lection to the moujik is that he smells
not because he does not wash him.
self. AS matter of fact. in every vii
lage there are public baths-baaza-
and the peasants wash themselves
there unfaiIingly every Saturday in
order to be allowed to go to church on
Sunday, for the Orthodox church en-
joins cleanliness.
The Russian peasant is always poor
and generally in debt He plows the
land in the same way that his father
plowed it and gets as little for his la
Dor. His main worry in life is how to
pay the governors taxes If he says
he cannot pay be is logged, or perhaps
he will sell part of his next years
power of work.. e., work for moth
ing for several months-to raise loan,
and of course he is worse off than ever
the following year.
On Christmas night at dusk the mar
riageable village girls go out into the
streets and meet their young men, and
one says, what is your name?" The
young man answers "Foma." and she
replies, My husbands name is Foma."
Some days later at the girls home
relations are gathered together. There
comes a knock at the door. The sta
rosta and the young man enter, carry
ing loaves of bread. The starosta
says something like this:
I'VE are German people, come from
Turkey. We are hunters, good fell
lows. There was a time once in our
country when we saw strange foot
prints in the snow. and my friend the
prince here saw them, and we thought
they might be fox's or martens foot
prints or it might be those of a beauti-
full girl. We hunters, we good fell
lows, are determined not to rest till
we have found the animal. We have
been in all cities from Germany to
Turkey and have sought for this fox,
this marten or this princess and at last
we have seen the same strange foot
prints in the snow again, here by your
court. And we have come in. Come,
let US take her, the beautiful princess.
for we see her in front of US, or can
it be that you would keep her till she
grows little older?"
Thus does the moujik ask for wife.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-06
GRENLOCH.

The base ball ~ame between Gren-
1och F. c. and Kline A. A., on last
Saturday was postponed on account
of rain.
Last Sunday Rev w. 7. Houston,
pastor of the Grenloch Presbyterian
Church preached the first morning
service ever delivered in the new chap
Ell. A large congregation was pres
ent both morning and evening. In the
morning his text was Returning to
Christ" and in the evening 'Thirsts
of Men, Next Friday evening the
church will be organized.
Mrs. Thomas Loring, Sr., who last
week was feeling better, has taken a
turn for the worse and again is dan
gerOusly ill.
Mr.. William Morgan is having a
cement walk in front of his home.
Mrs. ]. M. Ebert is very sick at her
home at this writing.
The members of the mems bible
class are sodding the walks and MAX
ing flower beds around the chapel,
which makes it look very pretty.
Horace Gardiner is taking the 9Th
grade examination at Woodbury. in
stead of Grenloch.
| Mr.. William Teble has resigned his
position as time keeper of the foundry
of the Bateman Mfg. Co., and has
taken a position as engineer of the
ferry boat Mauch Chunk and the posi-
| tion formerly held by Mr.. Treble will
be filed by Mr.. Alfred Sweatman
The attendance of the Sunday
school last Sunday was one hundred
and fifty-two.
| The mems prayer meeting was led
by Mr.. J. M. Ebert last Monday even
| ing.
AS the church will be organized on
next Friday evening there will be no
Christian Endeavor meeting.
AS the TurnervilIe school teacher
| is sick those in the sixth and seventh
grades took the examination at Gren-
| loch school on Monday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-06
The ouipus.

The quipus, upon which the ancient
Peruvians kept their records and ac-
counts, consisted of thick main cord.
with smaller cords tied to it at certain
distances. Upon these smaller cords
the knots were tied by means Of which
the reckoning was kept. The length
Of the main rope varied from foot to
several yards. The cords were Of va
rious colors. each with its own proper
meaning as red for soldiers. yellow
for gold, white for silver, green for
corn, and SO on. The reckoning seems
to have been largely regulated by the
distances of the knots from the main
cord and the sequence Of the branches.
New York American.