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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21
CITY OF BEMIDJI

County Seat.
Population-In 1900, 1900; in 1910,
1000.
Summer Observation-Disclosures of outsiders
make their summer homes on Lake Be-
midi. Fishing, boating and bathing ac-
commodations are second to none in the
United States.
Area-Ten square miles incorporated.
Altitude feet above sea level.
Water Power-22OO developed horse
power. Mississippi river.
Water-Absolutely pure. Two artesian
wells.
Water Mains-About seven miles.
Boating-5OO miles by lake and river.
Death Rate-5.4 thousand in 1908.
Annual Rainfall-33.7 inches.
Temperature-2O above, winter; rs
summer, mean.
Sewer Mains-About three miles.
Cement Sidewalks-Six and a half
miles.
Lakeshore Drives-~Ten miles.
Parks-Two.
Water Frontase--Ten miles, two lakes
and Mississippi river.
A Home Town-160O residences.
Taxpayers-12OO.
Churches-9.
School Houses-Three.
Bank Deposits
Der. lath, shingles, and various other
industries.
Great Distributing Point-Lumber prod
ucts, groceries flour,ssfeed and hay.
Postal Receipts 900 for 1909, 10th
place in state outside of st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth.
Railroads-Great Northern, Minnesota &,
International, M, R. L. & NJ, Minneapolis,
St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton &
Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and
Bemidji-Sauk Centre.
Railroad Depots-Four.
Passenger Trains-Twelve daily.
Hospitals-One.
Distances-To St. Paul, $50 miles; to
Duluth, 1877 miles.
Hotels-Fifteen.
Breweries-One.
Sawmills-
Handle Factores-One.
Wholesale Houses-FOur.
Banks-Three.
Auto Garages-One.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21
he KNEW Them.

A Congregational minister, the
father of six-year-old twin boys,
was obliged to send one from the
table for misbehavior. The little
fellow was sitting crestfallen on a
chair in an adjoining room when
the maid entered. Upon spying
him she said, "Oh, Billie, I'd be
ashamed to be sent away from the
table, as big a boy as you are, too"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

Patten, are taken as an Indication
that Patten is selling large portion
Of his spot holdings abroad at the pre-
vailing high prices, clearing up for
tune.
So far this month Patten has
shipped $4,000 bales to England, while
shipments by the Bache firm for him
last month aggregated $4,000 bales.
At an average of Is cents pound
Patterns shipments to date through
his brokers amount to $1,125,000 SO
far this month.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

The art of making ones business
known is not the posses sion of
everybody. And yet no business
man can afford to be minus this art.
Gladstone said once, THAT the mint
is the only institution on earth that
can make money without advertis-
ing" Wanamaker says. He'd
rather do business without clerks,
than do without Advertising" 1t is
a fine art. A leading profession.
Many fail because they do not know
it. 1t is absolutely necessary to get
your business before the public. Peo-
pie read only the nervy, attractive,
pithy, fresh, up.to.date, prim,
announcement. Nothing silly, fool
ish, cheap, prosy, or clap-trap-like
will do. Good advertising, like
good clothes pays best. It talks, it
is silent salesman. The American
business man has the newspaper
habit. The best investment is the
local newspaper. The leading
American firms, when setting apart
their advertising appropriation,
apportion about IS per cent of the
amount for the local newspaper.
Change your place in the paper,
alter the style, get it in different
color if you can. Illustrate your ad.
The children in the kindergarten
learn to remember by the pictures,
and we are all children only little
larger grown.
A preacher said to US the other
day, THAT Jesus Christ did not
advertise his sermons, or make
known the subjects upon which he
was going to speak" He was only
little mixed in his history, that
was all. He forgot that Gutten-
berg, and Caxton lived just fifteen
centuries after Jesus, and that they
had not the use of the printing press
as we have today.
He just for got that the word
Gospel" simply means in plain
Anglo-saxon, gospel" or "go-
SPIEL" or "tell-forth," all of which
means advertise, and tell about it.
Open the big Book" if you will and
you will read, "Cry aloud and spare
not, lift up your voice, lift it up and
be not afraid" That ought to be
enough, a word to the wise should
be sufficient.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

Billie, with flashing eyes, drew him
self up saying, well. you wouldn't
ii you'd known this family as long
as I have. THE Delineator for
April.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

Assume In adversely countenance
Of prosperity and in prosperity moder-
ate thy temper..-Livy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

NOTE! We going to give the Easter Prize of the
Easy Profit Week" to the lady turning in the
largest number of new six months subscriptions
from Monday, March g. 1910 to Saturday night
at 10 O'clock March 26, 1910. Subscriptions
mailed to Pioneer from out of the city and stamped
by the postmaster to indicate that they were
ceved by him before 10 o'clock, March 26, will be
received and counted in this Offer
NOTE! Each new years subscription to the Daily
will be counted as two six months subscriptions;
two years. four.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21
CLEANING UP IMMENSE SUM
Patten Shipping Thousands OF Bales
of Cotton to England.

80 OF VOSeOH 70 -GHS'dHU'
Washington, March 21.-James A..
Patten is disposing of thousands Of
bales of cotton which he purchased at
low prices to English spinners at an
average of Is cents a pound, making
a profit of $35 bale.
Large shipments of cotton to Eng
land by the firm of j. S. Bache G. Co.,
who have been acting as brokers for
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

Packers Raise Price Third Time Since
March z.
Seattle, Wash, March 21.-For the
third time since March I and the fifth
since Feb. 81 local packers announced
an advance in the price of all pork
products. The advance becomes eff
fective at once and covers every item
on the list.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

NOTE! Votes will be issued on all subscriptions and
count the same usual toward the Capital, Grand
District and Sub-district prizes
NOTE! This (Monday) morning started Easy Profit
Week" in the Pioneers Mammoth Prize Contest.
This is open to all the ladies of the Northland,
whether they are entered in the enter
this week.
NOTE! Candidates are not compelled to poll the
votes they receive subscriptions they have
cured when turning in the money for the same at
the Pioneer Office A vote certificate is issued on
each subscription that is good during the entire
life of the contest and may be voted at any time
during it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21

This handsome, useful and valuable Easter Prize
is natural tanned calf leather lined Ladies Suit Case
with straps Made of finest material obtainable, the
finished product of skilled Workmen.
$500 Ladies' Leather Suit
Case on Display in Schneider
Bros.'s Show Window. Go and
see it.
Ladies of the Northland-This is your chance.
Enter your name today and win the Easy Profit Week
Easter Prize"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-21
PORK ADVANCES AT SEATTLE

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
HARVARD AT THE TOP.
Conceded to Be Strongest Exponents of
New Style Football.

Boston, Oct. 31.-The question
whether the new football rules have
come to stay is within three weeks of
being answered. Next Saturdays con-
tests will be the last before the final
struggle on the rules committee which
is already sizing up the situation to see
whether the present game is a fixture
or needs more tinkering either back
toward the original or toward more
open play.
The cry principally from old players,
against the latest modification, has sub
sided to a whisper and with the injured
list cut down by from 25 to 40 per cent,
leaders in the sport seem agreed that
the rules committee will make only
minor notifications next winter. In
the work of eastern colleges up to date
Harvard and Princeton stand at the
head, with their goal lines intact and
a string of six and five victories re-
spectively. AS Harvard has scored a
touchdown in every game and Prince
ton failed to get to the goal line in
the game with Lafayette winning by a
field goal, the Cambridge team is
placed first on the eastern list. The
naval cadets are third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
PLAN TO STOP SHOW.
Topel1ans Organizing Against "Queen
of the Moulin Rouge"

Reports reaching Topeka to the effect
that The Queen of the Moulin Rogue, "
which comes to the Grand next Monday
night, is an immoral show already have
brought large number of protests to
Manager Roy Crawford and it is not
improbable from what has been said to
Mr.. Crawford that an effort will be
made to stop the presentation Just
what is being done is being kept a Sc
cret for the most part though it is
the performance.
In some of the cities where the show
has been booked it has been barred on
the grounds that it is not decent. These
reports having reached Topeka the con-
tention is made that no show should be
allowed which exhales sensuous con-
tamination. Reports from other cities
indicate that the production is such
that a mist of scarlet corruption seems
to hang over the heads of the orches-
ira and that the sharp odor of feminine
depravity permeateS the theater.
The real feature of the Moulin
Rouge" is said to be the Apache dance
which was originated in this sensational
musical comedy. Though the Apache
dance in THE Flirting Princess which
opened the Grand season was not con-
S1dered vulgar, it is said that the one
in the Moulin Rouge" is sufficient to
take ones breath away.
In reviewing the show the Memphis
CONNER cial-Appeal says:
The woman with her great metallic
eyes, which seem to swim in their lids,
attracts the audience before the dance
begins. The warm white pillow of her
throat becomes swollen with embracing
as the dance progresses. The man
shows in every movement the 1.-THE
panther that preys on men. 1t is vivid
ly real, however and the tradition of
the Paris underworld is realized in this
brutal dance. The audience is thrilled.
1t is all so well done, so perfectly ex-
ecuted, so thoroughly depicted 1t is a
great dance in it's way, not poetic per-
hape, but perfect in it's piquancy."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
YOUR COLD IS BROKEN
Also Ends All Misery From the Grippe
i'll just a Few Hours.

The most severe cold will he broken,
and all grippe misery ended after TAX
ing dose Of Pape's Cold Compound
every two hours until three consecu-
tive doses are taken.
You will distinctly feel all the dis
agreeable symptoms leaving after the
very first dose.
The most miserable neuralgia pains,
headache, dullness, head and nose
stuffed up, feverishness, sneezing, rum
ming of the nose, sore throat, mucous
catarrhal discharges, soreness. stiff
ness, rheumatism pains and other dis
tress vanishes.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
of three years research at a cost of
more than fifty thousand dollars, and
contains no quiniue, which we have
conclusively demonstrated is not eff
fective in the treatment of colds or
grippe
Take this harmless Compound as di-
rected, with the knowledge that there
Is no other medicine. made anywhere
else in the world. which will cure your
cold or end Grippe misery as promptly
and without any other assistance or
bad ter-effects as a 25-cent package
OF Pape's Cold Compound, which any
druggist in the world can supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
WORK OF HENRI DUNANT.
How the International Red Cross So
ciety Was Started by Him.

Henri Dunant, founder of the Red
Cross society, news of whose death was
cabled from Geneva today. was of
Swiss birth and lived in Geneva. At
the battle of Solferino, June "a, 1853,
he witne ssed the needless suffering and
loss of life resulting from days of neg
lect to care for the wounded. Realiz-
ing that such conditions need not
exist he conceived the idea of pledging
the nations to regard and protect as
neutral all sick and wounded combat
ants and all persons giving them sue
cor.
He elaborated his ideas and through
the cooperation of Swiss federal
council brought about an international
conference at Geneva, October, 1863.
Sixteen governments were represented.
This was followed by the Geneva con-
vention of August s. 1864, which
adopted nine articles of agreement for
the amelioration of the condition of
wounded in armies in the field.
These articles were signed by twelve
governments and the signatory powers
have since reached forty
a uniform flag made of a red cross
on a white ground was adopted as a
compliment to the Swiss confederation
whose national flag is the reverse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
erty.
Eject of Six Per Cent Limit.

So that to cut down earnings so as to
allow only six per cent on the present
common stock and to leave no surplus
to invest in the property and sustain
the cumTany's credit Will cut an end
TO the raising of the money needed
for the proper development Of the
property.
I am not speaking to you about a
mere abstract or imaginary thing; 1
am speaking to you about a problem
which actually confronts the directors
of the Santa Fe. AS a director of the
Santa Fe 1 am very deeply concerned
as to how that problem can be solved.
I do not see how it can be solved I'M
less the public will assent to the rail-
road companies enjoying a substantial
increase in revenue.
Last Year Biggest Year.
The Santa Fe is one of the prosper
Gus railroads of the country and
doubtless many assume that it could
stand a material reduction in its reve-
nue. without impairing it's property.
Any such assumption, however, is
wholly wrong. The fact is that dur
ing the last year, when it did the big
gest business it has ever done, it had
only four millions to put back into the
property by way of Improvement, after
paying six per cent dividend on its
common stock, and there is grave dan
ger that on account of increased
wages and other increased demands
upon it. it will have a still smaller sur
plus for the current year. Such condi-
lions will make it impracticable to
! find the twenty-five or thirty millions
which ought to be found every year in
order to devlop the property as the
public needs and wishes to have the
property developed.
| Now these are plain everyday
problems and are dull and uninterest-
| ing questions, but I believe you will
agree with me that as you have as
sumed the responsibility of having
your public representatives control
these things, it is proper for you to
study these questions seriously and
earnestly and try to reach a correct
conclusion. do not ask you to ac-
cept my word: 1 merely ask you to
study the subject carefully for your
self and not to accept the off-hand
criticisms and Incomplete statements
| of those who are disposed to assail the
railroads.
In conclusion. ask you to discharge
your responsibility in the premises by
looking at the railroad situation broad
| ly instead of being misled by assaults
upon the whole railroad situation, SIM
ply on account of occasional mistakes
, or improper acts. I ask you to con-
slider what is fair for the railroads and
! what is in the public interest as a
whole and to encourage and support
lyour public representatives in a just
land intelligent and broad disposition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
Tired of Waiting.

Berlin, Oct. 31.-The German gov
eminent continues to delay a definite
reply to the American representations
concerning the recently enacted legis-
latlon, governing the potash industry,
and having waited for six weeks, the
American representatives are prepar-
ing to leave for home on Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
GOT HIS BROTHER IN-LAW
Damon DonIey Puts Bullet Through
FRED Gcntry's Leg.

Because he abused Mrs. Gentry,
Damon Donlsy shot his brother-in-law,
Fred Gentry. in the left leg Sunday
afternoon. The two men quarreled
about the treatment Donleys sister re-
ceived. 1t was during the discussion
that Gentry twas shot.
Donley ran and was not found until
late at night. He will be turned over
to the state. DR.. H. H. Keith was
called and dressed Gentry's injuries at
the home at k907 East Eleventh street
Gentry's injury is not serious. Fam
lily affairs had caused the men to quar-
rel on severa5 occasions. and this time
Donley decided to hunt his brother-in-
law with gun. Donley lives at Elev-
enth and Chandler streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31
RAILROAD VIEW,
One of Strongest Statements
From Company Side
Was the Topeka Address Of
Chairman Hines Of
SANTA FE'S BOARD
Who Talked of Public Regula-
tiOn
And Asked Pubic to Study
Questions.

Public regulation of railroads is con-
ceded, but protection should go with it.
1t is not unlawful for railroads to
earn more than 6 per cent annually.
They must earn more than double
that to keep up improvements and pro-
vide for lean years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31

Miss Elna Zimmerman has resigned
her position as stenOgrapher with the
law firm of Harvey & Abrahams to
take a similar position at Kansas City
Walter King is stenogrs pher with
the Better Realty company.
Arthur Johnson, stenographer with
the Topeka State bank, is in the hos
pital, having undergone an operation
for appendicitis. Harvey shannon is
taking his r,iace during his absence
from the office.
J. S. Mckee is stenographer with
the North American Insurance com
pany in the Mulvane building. and is
also doing general stenographic work.
H. L. Johnson has a stenographic
position in the Santa Fe general teIe-
graph department.
Miss May Wise has taken position
as stenograDher with the Health Ray
Lens company. Miss Frances Smith
also DOughertyite, is first stenogra-
pher with this firm.
r. H. Phebus is stenographer with
the general superintendent of the c.
M & P. 5. railway, with headquarters
at Seattle, Wash, but spends part of
his time on the road in the superin-
tendent's special car.
NJ. L. Garrett holds q fine position
as stenographer in the freight traffic
department of the Great Northern
hallway company, at Seattle, Wash
The students had a Halloween par
ty at the school Saturday night. The
rooms were decorated with autumn
leaves, pumpkins, corn and other re-
minders of the season. Many of the
masked costumes were exceedingly,
grotesque and there was much amuse-
ment and surprise at the unmasking
All had most jolly time with varioHs
games, as the Doughertyites always do.
work While you work, play while you
~lav" Il one of their notices. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31

of the railroad problems which you
have taken the responsibility of en-
trusting to them.
I thank you most sincerely for the
attentive hearing you have given me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31

Fer LUMBER and building material
see j. B. Wheian & Co.. Fourth and
Santa Fe tracks. Phones $50
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-21
Boat Driven BY Waves.

There is boat of italian invention.
whose motive power is supplied solely
by the action of waves Elastic floats.
submerged short distance, are at
tached to the stern or bow of the boat
One end of the float is left free to
bend up and down with the impulse Of
the water. The result of the action Of
the waves is to drive the boat in a d.
rection away from the free end of the
floats. The speed is two or three miles
an hour. The motion of the boat is in
dependent of the direction of the
waves. and can be across or against
as well as with the wind The in
vento1 received his inspiration from
his study of the motions of fishes, and
he regards the action of the elastic
floats as resembling that of fsh's
tail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-21
Measuring Hardness.

The different methods hitherto used
for testing the hardness of metals and
minerals. such as scratching with a
diamond, filing or pressing with steel
ball, do not measure precisely tho
same quality, and are therefore open
to objection. A simple instrument, the
scleroscope, has recently been invent
ed which measures hardness by the
rebound of hammer with a fine
pointed end, which is allowed to drop
on the tested substance from a little
height. BY this device relative de-
grees Of hardness can be expressed ex-
actly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-21
New German Horseshoe.

A new German horseshoe, designed
to prevent slipping on ashpalt and
wood block pavements. has a counter
sunk groove, in which is inserted a
piece of hemp rope. The rope can
be readily replaced. and as it alone
comes into contact with the slippery
pavement, the horse secures a very
sure footing Consul Gen. r. P Skin.
ner reports that the shoe is making
considerable Roadway in Hamburg
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-21
Famous New York Trees,

In front of Columbia university H.
brary are two English yews which
were brought from England in 1900
and set out In St. Johns park Later
they were removed to the Elgin botan-
ical gardens at Fiftieth street, which
we're then a part of Columbia. In 1897
the trees were transplanted to Morn
tngside Heights. On the upper part
Of the island near Spuyten Duyv1l
stands the largest tulip tree on Man.
haitian. 1t has a diameter of 6A feet.
Near Fordham square in the Bronx
is the Stenton willow, said to be 300
years old. and at the foot of Cypress
avenue are the two largest Expresses
in the country. They stand on land
once a part of the Gouverneur Norris
estate-New York Sun
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-21
Steeo Holm a Oustless island,

In the middle of the Bristol channel
stands Steep H0lm-a bleak and bar
rem looking island, rising ESQ feet from
the water that washes its craggy coast
of which. it is reported, a we'll
known resident of Weston~superMa
has taken 21 years lease The island
is 40 acres in extent, OF which II are
leased by the British government for
999 years, and five forts have been
erected, guarding the channel like
another Gibraltar T. A. Reed of New.
port road, Cardiff, has been in posses
sion of the remainder of the island for
five years. and says it is the healthi4st
place in Europe. Dust is unknown,
and the island would be an ideal place
for a sanitarium. In olden times it
was the home OF smugglers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-21
In 4 Natural Sculptor.

M. Auguste Bodin. the famous
French sculptor. who is said to have
invented a new kind of dance" which
is performed by various extraordinary
motions of the hands, did not show
any signs Of artistic ability in child
hood. He was the son of poor parents.
and first earned his living by model.
ing in plaster for an architect. He
was % before his first statue. The
Man with the Broken Nose" was exc
cuted. He used stable as studio.
and was so poor that he had the
greatest difficulty in providing mate
rial for his work The first statue was
50 realistically done. however. that
the Judges at the Paris salon accused
him of having cast it from living
model