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Real Estate Wanted

Wanted to Buy-Some good per
cent mortgages or contracts. Call
at 52S-529 Peyton building or phone
Main 1882 days or Main 2127 even
ings.
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Let the new year hurry up, so we
cln get away from the Brokaw di-
voice case,
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NAIUROPAIhY.

All manner or chronic diseases
testimonials on hand of persons
that have been cured. Consultation
and examination free. w. F.
Grover, naturopath, 520-521 Mo-
hawk block. Main 3S72.
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THE DAY IN THE MARKETS

to
handled
being cleaning unfinished curb cid 10000
brokers
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SILVEY SPEER, ATLANTA HEIR
sESS, WINS FATHERS CON-
= SENT TO MARRIAGE AZ
TER A STORYSCENE
IN HER HOME.
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MONEY TO LOAN

Elegant new stock of fine pianos,
Wilton rugs, brass beds, dining
and library tables, chairs, china
closets, buffets, dressers, chiffon
iers, rockers, Bissels carpet sweep
ors, cut glass and fancy china. We
handle no secondhand goods +"
none of the special sales" or other
fake methods" but give you the
lowest prices in Spokane for
choice, clean new goods. when you
are ready to buy. We sell for cash
only, with little expense and long
experience, we are in position to
save you big money. Charles IL.
Johnson. 1924 s. Lincoln street
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Manicuring and Massage

Manicurins neatly done by lady ex-
pert. Suite ASP, Cadillac hotel.
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CLASSIFIED ASSIFIED
PRESS ADSlPRESS ADSPRESS ADS
Hides and Junk

Dealers in junk and hides. Kahn C
Talk Co., 10-12-14 E. Main. Main
5474
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DR.. MARY SWARTZ
Graduate Midwife

Il years experience. Expert In
confinement cases. Takes cases at
her home or will make calls any
where in. Spokane. Strict privacy
guaranteed. Phone, Maxwell 29l.
1911 BROADWAY
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Exchanges-Real Estate

Will give as first payment on
farm in Washington two 10 acre
tracts in Oregon. Phone M. 1892
days or M. 2127 evenings.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-12
a Dispenser Of Smiles.

Her mother said: "Oh, dear! Isn't
that awful? What win people think y
but the people themselves seemed to
think it about the prettiest incident
they had met that day.
She was a very little girl, white
frocked, pink ribboned, brown curled.
With her mother she left the subway
train at the Grand Central station. The
usual confusion prevailed, Timid tray
elers grabbed suit cases and bundles
and exclaimed, ooh, do we change
here?' Tratnmen on the platform
shouted out directions for local and
express trains and the guards of that
particular car adjured the passengers
frequently and yehemeptly to. "Step
livelyw and to watch the step" Then
all Of sudden there was a lull in the
uproar. The little girl was leaving
the car. She stopped at the door, look
ed back and waved her hand.
"Goodby, everybody" she said.
The words carried to the far end of
the car They made every one sit up.
Two or three persons called out a re-
sponsive "Goodby," two or three said
"Bless the child" and all smiled.-NeW
York Press.
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PRESERVING the Balance.


A well known professor Of architec-
ture, commonly referred to as clam
my" by his pupils, told a story illus
trative Of the remarkable degree to
which certain persons possess the sense
Of symmetry.
It seems that there was once a
Scotch gardener who had charge Of a
good sized English estate and under
whose direction the formal garden at
the rear had been laid out with abso-
lutte symmetry, even the two summer
houses, one on each side Of the garden,
being Identical in even the most minute
detail. On one occasion the English
man became angry at his son and
locked him up in one Of the summer
houses. AS soon as the Scotch garden
er heard Of this his sense Of symmetry
was so outraged that he Immediately
sent for his own son and locked him
up In the other summer house to pre-
serve the balance. "Hammy' neglect
ed to mention whether both boys were
dressed exactly alike, but it is to be
presumed that even this detail was at
tended to by the aesthetic Scotchman.
New York Times.
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Waking a Deaf Person.

ITO waken deaf person who wishes
to be called at certain hour is about
the hardest proposition a hotel clerk
runs up against" said a member Of
that genial fraternity. ITO ring the
telephone Is useless because the man
couldn't hear If you rang until dooms-
day. Knocking, for the same reason, Is
equally futile. Now and then a guest
who has lost his hearing suggests that
he leave his door open all night SO we
can walk right in and shake him, but
even though he does appear to be a
dead game sport there are so many
chances Of somebody else less guileless
than ourselves walking In ahead Of us
chat we cannot consent to that. So far
the only satisfactory way found for
waking a deaf ledger is to tie string
to his wrist, pass the string through
the keyhole and then tug away at It
at the appointed time. That method,
however, is rather primitive. 1t seems
to me that the man who can patent a
harmless artistic device for waking the
deaf is sure of fame and fortune, not to
mention the gratitude of hotel clerks"
New York Sun.
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When fourteen miles off the coast of
Brazil N. J. Nicoll, author of "Three
Voyages of a Naturalist" observed a
sea serpent which came within about
fifty yards Of the ship. "AIl that we
could see was q dorsaI fin about four
feet long sticking up about two feet
from the water. The fin was a brown
ish black color and much resembled
gigantic piece Of ribbon seaWeed. Be-
low the water we could Indirectly see
very large broWnish black patch, but
could not make out the shape Of the
creature. Every now and then the fin
disappeared below the water. Sud-
denly an eel-like neck, about six feet
long and Of the thickness Of a mans
thigh, having head shaped like that
Of turtle, appeared in front Of the fin,
lashing up the water with a curious
Wriggling movement. This creature
was an example, ! consider, Of what
has been so often reported, for want
Of better name, as the great sea
serpent l feel sure, however, that it
was not reptile that we saw, but
mammal"
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Bought Ills Own Work.

To come across a bit Of ones own
work in print is an experience not ordi-
narily eXasperating to an author, but a
Washington writer on scientific mat
ters was recently not very agreeaby
surprised by such a development.
1t appears that the writer was col
lecting material for a monograph on
electro magnetism when word came to
him Of valuable paper on the subject
not long before published in q Berlin
Journal devoted to science. Thinking
that the paper would be Of use to him
in the work in hand, he had it trans
lated. When the English version was
laid before him, together with quite a
bill for the translatOr's labor, what was
the disgust Of the writer to find that
the article was nothing more or less
than German reproduction of an ar
ticle Of his own published the year be-
fore in an English journal. And he
had paid twice as much for the trans
lation as he had received for the orig
fnal Observation-Disclosures Star.
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POSTAGE Stamp Gum,

Every time a person ticks a United
States postage stamp he gets taste
Of sweet potato. The gum with which
the stamps are backed is. made from
that succulent vegetable because Uncle
Sans lieutenants consider it the most
harmless preparation Of the sort. All
Of the gum used on American postage
stamps is mixed by the government at
the bureau of engraving and printing,
where the stamps are made. It is
spread on the sheets after the stamps
have been printed. The gum, in a
liquid form, is forced up through pipes
from the basement, where it is made.
These pipes lead to a series Of ma
chimes consisting Of rollers, between
which the sheets Of stamps are fed, one
at time. A continuous fine stream
Of the liquid gum falls upon one of
these rollers. The sheet with its wet
coating Of sweet potato mucilage passes
from the rollers into long horizontal
flue filed with hot air. When il
energies at the other end Of the fue
the gum is dry.-New York Telegram.
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A Famous Story,

Every section has it's famous story.
A famous story that is being retold in
Oregon is about q very rich banker
who got his start by doing work for
the government. His bill was $4,000,
and 1t had to be submitted to congress.
Congress has a habit of cutting its
bills In two. To make allowance for
this he jumped his bill to $4,000. He
sent the bill to the governor for his
approval. The governor, having also
heard that congress generally appro-
priated only half as much as was ask
ed, jumped it to $4,000 The bill was
then sent to one Of the congressman.
Being friendly to the contractor, he
jumped it to $4,000 and sent it to an.
other Oregon congressman for his ap-
prevail. The second congressman jump
ed it to $4,000. Congress allowed the
whole $4,000, although the contractor
was entitled to only $5,OOO This is
told as fact in Oregon. The man
who got the $4,000 got his start on
1t and is now a millionaire.-Atchiso
Globe.
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The Wickedest Bit Of Sea.

Nine out of ten travellers would tell
inquirers that the toughest piece Of
water Is that cruel stretch in the Eng
lish channel, and nine out of ten trav-
elers would say what was not true.
AS a matter of fact, "the wickedest
bit Of sea" is not in the Dover strait or
In yachting, for example, from st. Jean
de Luiz up to Pauillac or across the
Mediterranean trace" from Cadiz to
Tangier, nor is it In rounding Cape
Horn, where there is what sailors call
a true" sea. The "wickedest sea" is
encountered IN rounding the Cape Of
Good Hope for the eastern ports Of
Cape Colony.
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placed at more than s250,OOO The
city's loss in damage to bridges will
run into the thousands.
HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHWEST
Rivers Of Kansas and Missouri AGAIN
Rising.

- .ass nlSln9.
Kansas City, July 12.-Renewed
heavy rains in Northwestern Missouri
and IN Kansas sent up the Missouri
and Kansas rivers and their tribu-
tarles, but no serious result will fol-
low, according to the local weather
observer
At Kansas City the Missouri river
came up three-tenths of foot, the
gauge marking 25.4 A further rise of
one foot at this point is predicted be-
fore the Missouri becomes stationary
AT Topeka an inch and half of
rain fell and the small streams we're
once more bank full The Kansas
river there rose nearly half a foot and
is still rising.
The waters of the Marais DIES Cyg-
mes river at Ottawa, Kan, also came
up as result Of the rains.
In the northern part of Dickinson
county, in Central Kansas, fall of
nine inches of water was reported and
hundreds of acres of wheat were said
to have been ruined.
Water Is running three feet deep in
the center Of Marion, Kan, because
of four-inch rain along the Cotton.
wood river.
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4 Dream Superstition.

heard what was to NE at least q
new piece Of superstition the other day,
and when I think Of the risks I've run
all these years because I didn't know
Of it my blood runs cold. I met a Wo.
man from Virginia in market, and the
talk falling on dreams I Recalled q
most blood curdling nightmare I had
had the night before.
Il must tell you what l dreamed
last night" l said.
"Let me ask first whether it's a pleas
ant Or an unpleasant dreamY said the
lady from Virginia.
DECIDEDLY unpleasant"
'"Then for mercy's sake don't tell itr'
said she. Never tell a bad dream on
Saturday, for we say in Virginia.:
FRIDAY nights dream on Saturday told
Is sure to come true, no matter how old"
washington Post.
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Straight From the Animal.

A London gentleman, having taken
small farm in the country as being
the correct thing to do, as we'll as to
get little fresh air, had invited some
Of his friends down to see his new
possession.
Having viewed the domain and not
ing the absence of creature life about
the place, one Of his friends remarked:
with a nice, open place like this, I
wonder you don't have some animals
about, as is usual on farm. Some
cows, for instance, so as to have your
own butter and cream"
"No-o," drawled his host, "don't care
about butter or cream"
'Some chickens or ducks, then. You
surely like fresh eggs?'
"No-o, don't care for eggs. But I've
sometimes thought I'd like a sheep.
rather like kidneys for breakfast."-
Liverpool Mercury.
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residence here is leased for a year,
and although no names are mentions
ed, we understand that AL Dicken-
son can tell you the rest.
DESIRE TO ENTERTAIN TAFT
White House Flooded With kilograms
. #-. From MANY Cities.


From Many Cities.
Washington, July 12.--ss.n nee the an
nouncement of President Taft's tenta-
tive itinerary for his Western trip
the White House has been fairly flood
ed with kilograms and letters re-
questing that the tour be extended to
include various states and cities that
did not have a place on the presi-
dents list. Senators and representa-.
tives from various sections of the
country went up to the White House
to ask the president to include their
states in his long trip. Among those
was Representative Tawney of Min
nesota, chairman of the house COM
mittee on appropriations. Mr.. Taw-
ney asked the president if he could
not SO arrange his schedule as to stop
at st. Paul and Minneapolis while on
the way to Seattle. The president said
that if proper schedule could be ar
ranged he would be glad to stop at
the Minnesota cities. The presidents
travel appropriation has not yet been
made by congress.
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The Palisades,

To see New York city from the Pail
sades Is to witness the multiple beau
ty and wonder of the Palisades them
selves. One of the most astonishing
facts concerning these towering
masses Of grandeur is that they lie so
close to the most artificial, man sub
jugated area that civilization has
evolved, writes Philip Verrill Mighels
in Harper's Magazine. To come upon
the Palisades from the rear at night
Is like stepping to the edge Of the
world, where the slender, dark island
lies low beyond as If it were only
part Of space, its countless lights
looking like millions of stars stretched
for miles across the sky. The illu-
sion Is dispelled when the wind flows
up with the tide to the base of the
cliffs and lifts up the full throated
roar Of the substantial city.
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INUNDATED BY
SUDDEN FLOOD
One Dead and Many Narrow
Escapes at Sioux City.
CL0UDBURST THE CAUSE

Rapid Rise in Perry Creek Renders
One Thousand People Homeless
and Causes Immense Damaqe to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Threatened
District Aroused by Steam Whistles
and by Police and Firemen.
Sioux City, Ia, July 12.-One man
was drowned, 1000 people were
driven from their homes and many
thousands of dollars worth of damage
was done by a food in Perry creek, a
small stream which separates the
East and West Sides of Sioux City.
The flood was the worst in the city's
history.
There were many narrow escapes,
but only one life was reported lost.
A cloudburst north of Sioux City is
believed to have been the cause.
Leon Bethschider, aged twenty-one,
an employe of the Bevins Van com
pany, was prccipitatcd into Perry
creek by the bank giving way. He
lost his life, being unable to swim in
the raging current.
1t is estimated that in the densely
populated district along the creek 500
homes are surrounded by water The
plant Of the Sioux City Traction com
pany was flooded. No cars are run
ming and thousands were compelled
to walk.
In the wholesale district near the
Missouri river front water from the
creek ran along the streets and food
ed cellars, causing heavy loss. Al
Fourth and Water streets there was a
foot of water On the first floors of the
stores.
The gas mains to the West, Side
were broken by the food and thou
sands of people were forced to eat
cold breakfasts.
Farmers up stream telcphoned tC
this city at midnight news of the
coming flood. AS quickly as possible
all available steam whistles here were
blown and residents in the threatened
districts were aroused by police ant
firemen, but the flood came so rapidly
that many persons had close calls.
The damage done III Sioux City i
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BIACkDUCk

Blackjack, July 12.-(Special cor
respondence of the Pioneer.)
J. F.. Sullivan spent Sunday at
International Falls. .~S
Mrs. Ola Bloss and daughter
Gertie spent several days in town
last week.
D. K. Laurie was in town last
Saturday and held services at OUR
ing on Sunday.
Rev. John Kornbrust, pastor of
the Catholic church here, held
special services Sunday morning.
The ball game on last Sunday
between Nymore and Blackjack
came out 2 to 9 in favor of Black
duck.
Rev. Barackman and c. w. Con-
way spent last Friday in Bemidj il
attending the school meeting held
there
E. N. French and family took
dinner with Farmer Hines on last
Sunday and reported the first fried
chicken of the season.
Jim Reed and family and Mrs.
Charlie Hayden enjoyed an outing
on the lake Saturday. They had
lunch at Farmer Hines.
Henry Dahlstul and Lars Ness,
with their families, went to the
island on Saturday, where they
expect to camp for few days.
Otto Olson, who runs the island in
Blackjack lake, plans to erect
cottages for rent to those who wish
to spend the warm weather near the
water. We trust he will soon put his
plans into operation.
Chapman & Oherg, proprietors oil
the boat house, gave another popu
lar excursion around the lake Sunday
night. The presence of the band
proved an attractive and pleasing
feature.
F. C. Carlton and wife expect tt
leave this week for visit in Dakota
where they intend to remain unit
fall. The winter will be spent or
their homestead, near Bridgie. Thei1
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Australian Cadets.

All children in Australia are drilled,
but the elder boys are attached to the
Australian military forces by means
Of the cadet corps. Almost every large
school has it's band Of cadets, who
wear neat khaki uniforms and are
armed with light rifles, in the use Of
which they are frequently instructed.
Every year those boys have shooting
matches, and the scores prove that
among the youngsters there are many
who have already become skilled
Observation-Disclosures Standard.
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Approachinu It GraduaIIv

An old farmer, on paying his rent,
told his landlord he wanted some tim
Der to build a house and would be
much obliged to him if he would give
permission to cut down wood for the
purpose.
The landlord answered peremptorily,
NO."
"Why, then, SIR" said he, twill you
give me enough to build barn?'
"No."
ITO make gate, then?"
Eyes"
'That's all wanted" said the farm
er, "and more than expected" -Pear-
sons Weekly.
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SWEET TOOTH FILTERS MEET
Candy Makers Begin Convention at
WILDWOOD, NJ j.

Wild wood, N. j., July 12.-The men
whose business is the satisfying OF
Americas gigantic appetite for sweets
in other words, the National Jobbing
Confectioners' association and the Ma
tional Manufacturing Confectioners'
Salesmen's association, met here to-
day for a weeks convention.
While here the delegates will dis.
cuss the effect of recent food legisla-
ton on the candy trade and other
matters of trade interest. The presi-
dent of the jobbing confectioners is
D. L. Morgan Of Scranton, Pa. Will.
lam T. Briefly of Baltimore is presl.
dent of the statesmen.
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Giuinn Them Credit.

"You know" said the distinguished
oriental who manifests much curiosity,
':that the Chinese discovered the art Of
printing from type thousands Of years
ago"
YES" replied the man who was
being interviewed. "And incidental
ly I don't doubt that they were the
original inventors Of the Interrogation
point ."-Washingt0n Star.
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FOR INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE
Legislators Ask Aid of Employers and
Workers.

Milwaukee, July Incorporation
by both employers Of labor and indus
trial workers in the framing of indus
trial insurance legislation was pro-
posed at a meeting of the special
committee of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture on industrial insurance held here.
At the meeting resolution was
adopted asking that both employers
OF labor and labor appoint representa-
tives who shall assist the committee
In framing the bill.
The committee hopes to have a bill
ready to present to the special session
of the Wisconsin legislature.
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Diyeruinu.

Husband-I'm ef-aid I'm becoming
cross eyed, my dear. Wife-The idea!
Why do you think that? Husband
This thing Of trying to look at my in
come and our expenses at the same
time is slowly but surely getting tu
work in.-Chicago News
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Delays Are Dangerous.

'This milk is sour, and I won't take
It," declared the lady.
''That's your own fault, ma'am," re-
torted the dealer. IT offered it to you
day before yesterday when it was
fresh, and you wouldn't take it,
Cleveland Leader.
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Near Beer Evidently intoxicating.

Atlanta, Ca, July 12.-Notwith-
standing that in the state of Georgia
"near beer" is the nearest approach
to an exhilarating beverage the rec
ords of the Atlanta police department
at the close Of the six months of 1909
show 1875 arrests for drunkenness.
This record is in excess of that of last
year, 1923, and almost equals tho
record for the first six months of 1907.
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Not an AdverSieer

did you hang up any mistletoe las
Christmas?" asked Erastus Pinkley.
"'Deed I didn't" answered Miss
Miami Brown. ''I's got little toe
much pride to advertise fob de ordinary
courtesies dat a lady has a right to
expect. "-EXchange. 49,.
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II aIf the Battle.

eff I were you," said the old bache,
lor to the benedict, ''I'd either rule or
know why"
"Well,' was the reply, Gas I already
know why, suppose that's half the
battle!'-Atlanta Constitution.
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Nearing the Flood STAGE.

st. Louis, July 12.-With the Mis-
s1ss1pp! river rs feet below the flood
stage of thirty feet the weather bu-
reau forecasted between 81 and 31.5
feet here by Monday night. The Provi.
dent association has begun collecting
provisions and clothing for the flood
sufferers of Northwestern Missouri.
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UNABLE TO FORGET CRIME

Maryland Murderer Gives Himself Up
in California.
Santa Rosa, CAL, July 12.-Scott
Johnson, who claims to have murdered
a man named McAllister on a farm
near Fort Deposit, Md, last April,
gave himself up to deputy sheriff
at Sonoma and was brought to the
county Jail here. Johnson says he
thought that by coming so far from
the scene of his crime he would be
able to forget, but the pangs of con-
science finally drove him to give him.
self up.