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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-09
WILL bob" BE A CANDIDATE?

The presence of r. C. Dunn about
the capitol and the legislative halls
the past few days has revived the talk
concerning his probable connection
with the next republican guberna.
torial campaign, but the Princeton
man could not be induced to dis
cuss it. 1T is rather early to talk
politics." was all he would say.
In the house Thursday the former
state auditor was the center of an
admiring crowd of legislators. Over
in the senate the greeting was just
as cordial. All joined in making his
visit pleasant one.-St. Paul Dis.
atch.
1t is the opinion of many who
keep close tab" on matters political
that Governor Johnson will again be
a candidate to succeed himself, in
1910; and there are those who assert
their belief that Bob" Dunn can
defeat the St. Peter man, if there is
ever another gubernational contest
between them. While Bob" will
not say he will not be an active
candidate for the republican nomi
nation in 1910, the possibility that
he may again get into harness" is
causing the Hon. Frank Day some
worry. It is more than likely that
Dunn will be smoked out" before
the legislature adjourns, and it would
be no surprise to the writer if he
formally declares his candidacy
before summer is far advanced-or
declsively states that he is out OF
the question as gubernational
possibility, once and for all time tc
come.
In the last scrap" between Dunn
and Johnson, Beltrami county gave
Bob" majority of nearly 900.
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BONE -THROVERS
LOSING THEIR JOBS
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES BE-
COMING CIVILIZED.
Witch Doctors and "0fended"
Ancestors Giving Way to
Modern Methods.

The following letter was received BY the
publisher of the "Naledi Ea Lesotho,n q pa
per published in the Basuto language at
Mafeting, South Africa, and translated BY
him and forwarded to the Chamberlain
Medicine Co, Des Moines, Iowa: sfsince /
subscribed to newspaper have found true
health. have forsaken bone-throwers be.
cause am tired Of them. When child is
sick they say it is bewitched and that its
ancestors have caused its illness because of
some duty which its parents have failed to
do towards it, and they say you must sIaugh-
ter sheep and anoint the child with its
bile. do not believe this any more be-
cause I have found medicine in the news
paper. / can swear that in case of colds and
whooping cough, which does SO much harm
to children, have never found. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to fail. advise you
to buy tnow and you will never have occa-
sion to go to bone-t hrowers, who are bound
to say that the cause of this illness is witch
doctors or offended ancestors and you have
to slaughter sheep to cleanse the sick and
pay to have your house sick proof even be-
fore your child is cured.'
(Signed F. MoKHAL1,
Monastery, Q. r. c.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-09

FIG. Iv-MAaNIFIED SECTION OF UNDER
SIDE OF LEAF SHOWING BREATHING
PoREs-A, A, A.
will become surrounded by water,
which will readily dissolve the plant
food from 1t. If, on the other hand,
the soil is in the; form Of chunks and
clods very little Of the plant food can
be- dissolved. The plant food that is
on the inside Of a clod might as well
be out in the road or over on one Of
the neighbours farms.
Some Of the potassium and phos-
-phorus will not dissolve even when
brought In contact with water. It
takes long contact with the air to
cause chemical actions which will
change 1t into a soluble form. Con-
tinual stirring Of the soil hastens this
change. Thorough stirring also loos-
ems up the ground SO that air can get
down to the roots Without aid they
will stop growing and the entire work
of the plant will stop. The yellow APP
pearance Of a patch Of corn in a low
place where the ground Is water soak
ed is due to lack Of air about the
roots.
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Salt Lakes.


Salt Lakes.
The Great Salt lake is gradually dry
ing up, and the inhabitants Of Salt
Lake City seem quite surprised. They
ought not to be. All salt lakes owe
their salinity to the fact Of their hav-
Ing no outlet, and lake without an
outlet is a dying lake.
Nor is death usually long delayed,
speaking geologically. Lakes Koko
Nor and Lob Nor were undoubtedly
extensive inland seas not so very many
decades ago, yet Sven Hedin found
them reduced to mere acrid puddles
set In the midst of well nigh limitless
salt deserts that once were their beds.
The terrible Taklamakan desert, too,
In which Hedin nearly died Of thirst,
was once the bed Of just such lake.
30 also were the salt deserts Of Persia.
Northern Tibet is studded with salt
lakes In process of desiccation. The
Aral and the Caspian seas were at one
time far more extensive than is now
the case, proving that they, too, are I'M
dergoing the inevitable process Of des-
location to which all such bodies of
water are sooner or later invariably
subjected.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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suBScRIPTION...s5.0O PER ANNUM
TOWNSHIP OPTION" NEXT MOVE a.

Though county option has been
given its quietus, the agitation for
something drastic in the liquor sup
preston line is by no means dead.
Township option, it comes on good
authority, is to be the next play of
DR.. Palmer and his followers, and a
bill proposing it is to be offered
shortly in one of the houses. While
less extensive in it's territorial scope,
it is said to be even more drastic
than the county option act, its main
feature being a minority petition
scheme. that will enable any small
clique to apply the lid to any small
municipality in the state. 1t is said
to be DR.. Palmer's last card, and if
he fails-well it may be the last of
his job and the $4,000 that he is
said to receive annually from the
league.
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NEGRO Eloquence.

Some years ago one of Texas widely
known statesmen who Is now dead
was passing along a street in Dallas
when an old colored man who had
once belonged to him approached, took
OF his hat and passed hand over his
white wool as he asked:
"Marster, gin de old man 30 cents"
"Dan, you are robber."
How?" asked the astonished darky,
opening his eyes, around which rough
Rhod age had walked.
"Didn't you see me put my hand in
my pocket?" .~.
Eyes, sah." ..---
"Well, you old rascal, you rob me of
the pleasure of giving you money with
out being asked" @
The old man received dollar. Bow
Ing almost to the ground, while tears
came out and coursed through the aged
prints around his eyes, he replied:
"larster, wid-wid such heart as
you hab and wild Abraham and Isaac
and De Lord on your side I don't see
what can keep you out Of heaven"
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GERMAN FLOODS SERIOUS
Reports Of Loss Of Life From Various
Localities.

Localities.
Berlin, Feb. The flood situation
in Germany, resulting from heavy
rains and melting snow, still is seri-
Gus. Many cases of loss of life con-
tinue to be reported from various
parts of the country.
The lower sections of Frankfort
on-the-M Main are flooded. A terrific
hurricane ragged in the Rhine valley
and demolished the Wiesbaden ma
chinery hall and other buildings in
course of erection for an exhibition
this summer. The river police Of
Cologne have stationed steamers at
various points along the River Rhine
to give assistance as required. The
Elbe, the Main and the Oder are also
rising. Several villages are cut off
from communication from the outside
world and ara threatened with partial
destruction. The Elbe is carrying
down great masses Of ice, which have
partly destroyed the scaffolding Of
the new bridge being erected at Dres-
den. The Nude, a continent of the
Elbe, has flooded the country around
Dessau.. The Oder is rising rapidly
and many barges frozen. into the ice
several weeks ago are threatened with
destruction.
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His Wonderful Invention,

Australia, as is well known, is In
tested with rabbits, a most destructive
and multitudhous pest. Not long ago
a man Invented the following plan.
You go out into the field from which
the rabbits areSto be removed. You
saw down tree, and on the slant Of
the stump you paint a black spot.
Then you keep very quiet, so that the
rabbits will come back from their bur-
rows and feed as usual. When q
large enough number has collected you
clap your hands sharply. The effect
will be electric. The rabbits will Jump
In haste for their burrows. At least
one is sure to mistake the black spot
for his hole and make for it. Invaria-
bly, he viii dash his brains out. This
process, repeated often enough, is
warranted to exterminate the rabbit
forever.
The reports do not say whether
there are any rabbits left in Australia.
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sENTT0FINANcE COMMITTEE
Bill Increasing Canal Bond Issue to
$500. 100000.

Washington, Feb. THE senate
committee on interoceanic canals
voted to send to the committee on
finance the Hopkins bill increasing
the authorization for the. issue Of ca
nal bonds from $136,OO0,0 900 to $780,
100000. This action was taken on the
theory that an appropriation in excess
of the amount named in the original
act in itself acted to increase the
limit of cost of the Panama canal and
therefore it was question with
which the finance committee was best
qualified to DEAL
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Mann (Ill.) to provide for the
government of the canal zone and
which entirely reorganizes the canal
commission was discussed Informally
by the senate committee on inter-
oceanic canals. It was decided that it
involved too great a change for con-
sideration In the time that remains of
the present session and no action will
be taken on the bill
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Tanning Patti.

Patti was to sing on a certain date
At Bucharest, but at the last moment
she declined to leave Vienna. It was
too cold; snow everywhere; she would
not risk catching her death Of cold,
M. Schurmann, the impresario, was in
despair until a brilliant inspiration
came to him. Quickly he telegraphed
to the advance agent In the Rouma-
MAN capital: cat whatever cost Patti
must receive an ovation at Bucharest
station from the Italian aristocracy.
Send me by return the following wire:
The members Of the Italian and Rou-
manian nobility are preparing to give
Nine. Patti magnificent reception.
The ministry will be represented. Pro-
cessions, torches and bands. Tele-
graph the hour Of arrival" The adj
vance agent carried out this instruc-
ton, and when the telegram dictated
to him over the wires arrived in VI
emma it was handed to Patti, with the
desired effect. "How charming" she
murmured. what time do we startT'
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OFFICER SUSPENDED
FOR SIX MONTHS
Captain QuaItIough Found Guilty
Of IntoxIcat0n.

Gibraltar, Feb. Captain Edward
r. Qualtrough OF the battleship Geor-
gia. having been found guilty by
courtmartial of being intoxicated
while on duty and Of conduct preju-
dicial to the good Of the navy, has
been suspended from duty for six
months, with an additional punish
ment of the loss of ten numbers in
rank Rear Admiral Sperry, comman-
der-in-chief of the Atlantic battleship
fleet, has approved the findings of the
conrtmartial but the secretary of the
navy must take official action on the
recommendation for loss of numbers
Captain Qualtrough has been de-
tached from the fleet and ordered
home. He will go as passenger on
The Georgia. Lieutenant Commander
George w. Kline, who was placed in
command Of the Georgia, will con.
tinue in command on. the homeward
Journey.
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a Reasonable Exduss.
Bridget" said Mrs. Suphubs stern
II. breakfast Is half an hour late
again" " u
"Yis, mim,' returned Bridget meek-l
".
What excuse have you to of1er?!
You know ! told you that Mr.. Sub
bulbs. must catch that early train, and
punctuality at breakfast is absolutely
necessary" said the lady.
"Sure an OF overshlep' mesilf," said,
Bridget.
'DThat is no excuse" said the mtg
tress. 4 gave you an alarm clock
only yesterday j
"Oi know that, MINI" y
"Did you wind it up?''
.Oi did.
"And didn't it go Off"
"Sure an 1t did that. It made tar
rible MISE"
"Then why didn't you get up r.
"Sure, MIN, responded Bridget tear
fully, lit was that ting that's made
all the throuble. OF niver shlep, a
wink all night waitin' for it to go Of,
an whin it did OF was that toired Of
couldn't move. "-Harper's Weekly.
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To Cure Wrinkles.


Look at a paralytic If you think
wrinkles incurable," said a beauty doc
tor. ION the side he is paralyzed all
his wrinkles disappear. Though he be
sixty or seventy, his profile on that
side is the profile Of youth. So the
paralytic shows us how to cure our
wrinkles namely, by keeping our fa-
cial muscles still. If we keep our faces
in perfect repose, never laughing when
the comedian sings his best song, new
er weeping when wife or sweetheart
dies, we will have no wrinkles what
over. The skin wouldn't wrinkle II It
were not exposed. The skin Of the
body is much disturbed by action Of
the muscles underneath-a at the
knee, for instance yet this une1posed
skin never wrinkles. Not being e1-
posed to the bad influence Of sun and
wind, it has not lost the oil and the
elasticity Of childhood. And that's
where come in with my creams and
unguents and messages" New Or
leans Times Democrat.
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The sleepIa.s saxan.

There were seven Of the twelve, .
said one Of the discharged jurors in
speaking of the matter next morning,
who didn't want to sleep themselves
ana wouldn't let the rest of Us sleep.
Whenever-we dropped into dozs they
came around and shook us till we were
wide awake again."
And you had to submit, I suppose.
Tor they constituted the majorityT
Yes. They were rousing majorit1n
said the hollow eyed Juror. with q pm
slve attempt to be facetious~ Chicago
Tribune. S.
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Discuss Oil T~ust Cases.

Washington, Feb. District Attor.
ney Sims Of Chicago and James HI.
Wilkerson of the same city, special
counsel for the government in Stand
ard Oil cases, were at the White
House. They came to Washington to
confer with Attorney General Bona
parte and Frank B. Kellogg. special
counsel, regarding certain phases of
the action pending against the big Oil
combine.
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Case Thrown Out Of Court.

Chicago, Feb. 8.-The case against
the three Rhodus brothers Edward,
Birch and Thomas charging them
with using the mails to defraud, was
thrown out of court by United States
District Judge Lands. Demurring to
the Indictment the defendants de.
clared that the allegations of fraud
had no. basis in fact and in this con-
tention they were upheld by the court.
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Twin Place.

One day an old gentleman who
found the Java village at the Worlds
fair very absorbing at length conflded
In young man standing near. cts
powerful nice to watch" he said, s'but
I may say should be better OMIT I
was trife better posted. Ny jogra-
phys leetle rusty, and It's truth and
fact that don't testify know where
Java is. Now, where is it?''
"Oh," said the young man, with the
assured quiet Of one who knows, ':just
q little way from Mocha r'-Argonaut,
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A Life Note.

life Is what we make It," said the
philosopher.
ALAS" exclaimed the practical one,
"that we can't make it millionv'
We ask Providence to make us
thankful for what we receive and then
60 to figuring on just how much Provi-
dence is going to send us.-Atlanta
Constitution.
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Home Course In
Modern Agriculture
Il.-How Plants Eat and Grow
By c. v. GREGORY.
Agricultural Dfvision. Iotva State college
W~vERY growing plant is a little
By C. y. GREGORY.
Copyright. 1908, American Association

VERY growing plant is little
* factory, The green coloring
H. matter Of the leaves, or chic
rophyll, is the engine. The
sunlight Is the power that makes the
engine go, and the air, water and some
Of the substances In the soil are the
raw materials.
Under the stimulating influence of
sunlight the chlorophyll takes the car
bon dioxide gas of the air and the wa.
ter, nitrogen and minerals which the
roots send up in the form of crude sap
and tears them to pieces. Then 1T puts
them together again In hundreds OF
different ways. 1t makes them into
the starch of the potato or the sugar of
the sugar beet. 1t puts them together
in another way and makes the hard
horny gluten of a kernel of popcorn OF
the tough fiber Of cornstalk. By
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MAKING IL Easlar.

Little jeans dolly had met with an
accident, and her mother had procured
new head for it. The removal Of
the old head proved to be rather
difficult task, which Jean watched
with great interest.
s'I'm afraid, Jean, can't get this
old head off," said the mother.
jeans face glowed with the light Of
an inspiration as she said:
Never mind, mamma; just take the
body of"
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"A Present,

a Present. -.
That's q very fine purse you have.
Henry"
Yes. Ny wife gave 1t to me on my
birthday"
"Indeedl Anything in IT."
Yes; the bill for the purse.
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ASKS DAMAGES OF $500, 900

Oscar Hammorstein Sues New York
Press and Its Editor.
New York, Feb. 1.-Oscar Hammer
stein, manager OF the Manhattan OPP
era House, through his attorneys,
Delmas, Towne and spellman, insti-
tuted two civil suits for libel against
the New York Press and John A. Hen.
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One Execution.

The Husband during the QUARREL
You're always making bargains. Wns
there ever time when you didn't?s
The WifeYes, sir; on. my Wedding
day.
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Messy, managing editor of that news.
paper, alleging damages in. each case
Of 100000. The statement charged
as libellous was contained in pub.
lished letter severely rejecting upon
Mr.. Hammerstein.
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Teaser.

There is one subject on which It IL
difficult to keep up INTEREST,""
What particular subject is that on
which It is difficult to keep up inter
est3' t.4.
The mortgage Of my house"
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Bacon.

A man that Is young 81 years may
be old IN hours II he has l6st no time,
Bacon.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-04-16
NOTICE!


whereas. the streets Of the City OF Pasca-
gOuln are very much In need OF ltuurove-
menti the health Of the city requires the
Immediate installation OF u sanitary sew
cragc system, and II Is also necessary 10
extend the city water works system Mt the
Beach
whereas, the above said improvements
VIII require AN expenditure In excess OF the
current revenue OF the city. and IL Is there
fore necessary that the said funds be raised
the sum OF forty thousand dollars $40. OOOl,
which sum and issue when added to the
present outstanding bonds OF the city will
not exceed seven ~ per centum OF the as
sessea value OF the taxable property OF the
city, IL Is therefore
Resolved by the Mayor and Board OF AL
dermen OF the City OF Pascagoula, That the
twenty year negotiable coupon bonds OF the
city OF Pnscagoula to the amount of forty
thousand dollars ts40.000) is now proposed to
be Issued Tor the purpose OF improving the
streets, installisg sanitary sewerage sys-
TEN, and the extension OF the water works
system pursuant to Section 3415 OF the Mis-
sissippl Code OF 1905.
Resolved further, That the city clerk cause
to be published in the Pascagouia Democrats
Star, Il weekly new spaper published in said
CITY OF Pascagoula, for three weeks next
preceding the next regular meeting Of the
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen, a notice OF
this proposal, and that unless within said
Time twenty per centum OF the adult tax
payers OF the city shall petition against the
issuance OF said bonds the same will be duly
authorized and Issued according to the sta
tute In such case made and provided
On motion OF $. II Bugge and seconded by
nj. g. Feore the foregoing resolution was
unanimously adopted, all members present
and voting.
A. G DELMAs, Mayor.
M. NJ. WATKINS, Clerk.
April 10, 1909 1l-3t
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TO THE PUBLIC.

This Company expects, within lew days, 10 naugrate
what known as the payAsYod-Entcr system an car line
This system provides that
Cars shall be charge Of either one or two nenVhen one
only, this man win be the moornan
That wi passengers shall board and ag from cars at the left
hand side Of the front paornthe platform being closed
That all passengers shall pay their fares they the
by depong the box located the front PLATFORM pro-
vdcd for the purpose. The will receive money
That the conductor when operated by two men, and the
mooman, when operated by man. shall change
when necessary.
That when parties wish to board agh from car the will
be brought stop before passing street when stop
at the intersection of two Streets instead Of the far side
present
In putting this system into effect it with giving
public better and satisfactory It is especially
quested that the public aid this matter which can
by providing when practicable the change fare
IN getting on and off cars with as little delay possible
We rely the cooperation of the public in this matter
upon its cooperation will depend the pracaby this system
Unless shall be avoraby received will be unable
tnue the better service it is purpose to give.
Pascagoula St. Ry. & Power Co.
April IA, 1909. c. b. CHAPMAN Supt
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ORANGE GROVE ITEMS.

Bro. Trecars held Easter services here
Sunday night.
M. X. A. Roberts is busily engaged
shipping telephone poles.
Mr.. Pete Cassebry has some very fine
strawberries on market now.
Mr. Q. d. Switzer Is having lumber
hauled to build store house here.
Messrs A. J. Murray & Son sold
eleven dozen brown Leghorn pullets
last week at fancy prices.
Miss Louise Leuba took her little
niece, catherine Pierce, Of Mobile home
and will remain several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. T. b. Pierce.
Miss Pauline Crouch is spending sew.
eral days with Misses Minuio and
Shirley Valverde and expects to eniov
the dances both Monday and Thursdsy
nights.