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The Washington times., 1910-02-23
DULL DAY IN NEW YORK MARKET.
SOME LOSSES, SOME GAINS.
NO DEFINITE TREND.

NEW YORK, Feb 2S.-Over-the-holl-
day happenings were unimportaht. III
so far as London markets were con
cerned. u Changes in Americans were OF
the small fraction variety. But with
the opening this morning London sent
up Reading a point and other Ameri-
cans more or less. Sentiment was bad
ly mixed on the Street before the open
ing Some thought that the London ad-
vance was real, others that il was
rigged and did not mean anything while
still others took the advance as signal
that the big interests were ready TO
take another crack AT the market and
put up Reading TO make strong spots to
sell on
The opening here was in keeping with
the London start-Reading blazing the
way with A sharp jump. Other stocks
followed with gains OF less ir7oortance
and some observers sent out bullish tel
cgrams TO their constituents.
But the majority seemed to read
through the advance in Reading, seemed
10 see therein the scheme TO liquidate
other stocks on the strong market Gre
atod through the manipulation of the
favorite-and Reading has time and
again been the catspaw by which the
chestnuts were pulled from the fire.
For a few minutes during the first
hour and into the second hour of the
session II looked like a break in al
the leaders, indeed Il to Z point breaks
followed In practically all Of the old
lavorites. extending In the case Of St.
Paul TO q, Union Pacific to =, and i&@2t
in the Hills, Illinois Central. and a few
other rails. The break in Rubber was
2 bout 4 point, Central Leather broke
from 4 to 20 on the failure Of the d.
reCtors to take any action In the mat
ter Of a dividend on the common stock,
while the preferred dividend was de-
clared as usual Copper and Smelter
Jost fractions. Steel common q and IN
dependent Steels about L.
The Washington times., 1910-02-23

I tOtype that no matter what rne out
come OF the deadlock IN his state. ne,
at least, was perfectly satisfied 70 have
acnleved the ambition of his life
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
A GOOD TIME TO BE CAUTIOUS.

Actuated by a general demand
from the business interests. of Be-
midi, the city council has decided
not to hold the big stick of a $1,000
license over the saloonkeepers.
The council also indicated that it
had reconsidered it's determination
not to grant additional liqlor license
and assured an applicant for a new
license that he would be taken care
of.
This appears to be tending to-
ward a rather free hand :'or the
liquor men, compared with the
earlier indications of the city law
makers to double the license fee and
to limit saloons here to the present
number. @..s
Under the present status of affairs
it is clean to an unprecedented mind
that it is dangerous to take too
many chances along this line. It is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
Knock No. 2 For Mr.. Ballineer.

Knock No. 2 For Mr.. Ballineer.
They will be calling Secretary Bal
linger Mr.. Facing Both-Ways yet.
His latest deliverance on the
whisky to Indians question seems to
have been read like tariff speech
made to help at the same time Sena.
tor Beveridge in Indiana and Sena.
tor Lodge in Massachu sets. He
rescinded certain executive orders,
but the treaty law remains, and bis
agents say they are Instructed to en-.
force it the same as before.
This treaty law forbids any sale
of liquor in certain defined territory
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

formerly Indiana. Probably it was
not intended to be enforced against
selling to whites and would not have
been, if it could have been enforced
against selling to Indians. Itnever.
has been so obeyed or enforced, and
the federal government is entirely
within its right and duty in enforcing
it against sales to everybody as the
only means to protect the Indians,
until congress repeats it. Let us see
congress repeal it, with the w. c. T.
u. roosting in the galleries. r.
To be perfectly frank about the
business, at the risk Of hurting local
feelings, enterprising persons find it
necessary in their business to ply
Indians with liquor. In no other
way can they come into prompt pos
session of land and other property
which they think themselves better
qualified to manage than the present
Indian owners. That is the time
honored way of trading with the un-
tanned child of the forest.
e The federal government seems
bound to break it up in northern
Minnesota, in the teeth of the whole
brewing and saloone, townsite and
farm land industry of the state
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
VOTE FOR THIS.

The Pioneer urges that at the com.
ing general election on November
that every person voting be sure to
cast his ballot for The lis mill tax
amendment to the constitution for
reforestation.
If adopted about $4,000 will be
annually raised with which the
forestry board must buy at not over
So per acre forestry land for the
state, and produce and maintain
forest thereon according to forestry
principles.
Most of the money will each year
be spent for labor; the future will
get the timber and Minnesota will a,
once rank with the foremost Ameri
can states in forestry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

true that the council stands sduafely
and firmly behind the mayor and
the chief of police in an effort to rid
the town of the illegal sale of intoxi-
cants, but it is an occurrence Of
every meeting of council to have
some reliable person tell of the pres.
ent sale of intoxicants where no
license exists. Last night the Met
ropolitan club was mentioned in this
connection. :
1t appears to be the will of the
business men that as many saloons
as can exist, and the number is
already large, on a licence of $500
shall be Knitted to do business,
despite the mutterings of the India n
bureau. =.
The Pioneer believes that this is
no time for the soft pedal. If a
town of we'll conducted, orderly sa-
looms is to be obtained extreme care
in their present regulation should
be exercised.
If saloons are desirable, it will not
profit the city much to gain few
license fees at low figure only to
run the danger of having the govern
ment ultimately close all places
where liquor is sold.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
READ Mr.. HAYNER'S LETTER.

In the advertising columns OF
this issue of the Pioneer will be
found letter from Mr.. Hayner-
Royal c., and county attorney, in
which he once more imparts to
the public the astounding informa-
ton that James L. George is a
conniving, scheming, terrible
tool OF the interests.
Mr.. Hayner has done many I'm.
wise things and las made mary
unjust statements and has spoken
many untruthful things since the
primary election left him a de-
feated candidate with a delirious
determination to "stick" on his
present job, but nothing Royal
has so far doae has excited quite
the contempt or aroused so much
genuine indignation as his. silly,
shallow, shameless shouts of in.
situation about as clean and un
trammeled a candida te as it has
been the good fortune of Beltrami
county to designate as proper
person to be intrusted with the
important duties of auditor
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
here IS A REMEDY that
WILL CURE ECZEMA
I'VE PROVE IT"

Why waste time and money expert,
menting with greasy salves and
lotions, trying to drive the eczema
germ from underneath the skin when
the City Drug guarantees ZEMO,
a clean liquid preparation for ex.
ternal use to rid the skin of the
germ life that causes the trouble!
One application will relieve the
itching and often times one bottle
is sufficient to cure minor case al
eczema.
ZEMO is sold by druggists every.
where and in Bemidji by City DRUG
Store and they will tell you of the
marvellous cures made by this clean
simple treatment. ZEMO and
ZEMO soap are recognized as the
cleanest and most popular treatment
for eczema, pimp)es, dandruff and
all other forms of skin or scalI
affections whether on infant Of
grown person. Will you try ZEMC
and ZEMO soap on our recommen
dation and guarantee of satisfaction
or your money back?-City DRUG
Store. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
All Eyes on Brainerd."

The Northern Minnesota Develop
ment association will hold it's third
meeting in Brainerd, and coming
just before the meeting of the
legislature, when legislation de.
sired by Northern Minnesota must
be formulated, it will be much the
most important meeting that this
association will ever hold. For this
reason, every issse of every Newspaper
in Northern Minnesota contains laud.
atory notices of the meeting calling
attention to its extreme importance
to every citizen of Northern Mime.
sofa, and urging all to remember
the slogan, "All Eyes on Braiuerd.'
-Brainerd Dispatch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY
'Drys" Miffed at Ballinger's Order

"Drys" Miffed at Ballinger's Order.
1t appears from the decision of
Secretary Ballinger that there will
be little further effort on the part
of the Federal Indian department, to
enforce the treaty provision as to
white men. Men who have votes
and property have pull which gives
preference before a great executive
department of the government. At
the same time the secretary afirms
that the treaties are valid and under
them the government has the full
legal right to close the Saloons
Minnesota Issue, Anti-Saloon League
Paper.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

AS friend, we suggest to Mr.
Begsley that if he ever attends a
social function where Jack John
son happens to be one of the en-
tertainers that he avoid jerking
Jacks tights.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

Philadelphia devoured the Chicago
Cubs and on Saturday Minnesota's
football team goes to the Windy
City on a somewhat similar mission.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

A Siegerville, Pa, man made $24O
out of twenty cents by planting
peach trees. If he had made $24O
look like twenty cents it wouldn't
have been so astonishing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

Two weeks from today is election
and the state campaign has become
almost as exciting as a game of
croquet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

We are suspicious about Duluth's
second crop of strawberries but
willingly admit that she will harvest
two crops of ice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

Now it is reported that DR..
Crippen may not be hanged. Cheer
up, the report may not be true.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

Some of the radiators haven't any
more steam than the democratic
candidate for governor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25

Crow Wing county has town by
the name of Graft, but from whom
the map doesn't say.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
If hot air will make the stickers
stick, Mr.. Hayner ought to win.

1t must be admitted that the
ballon racers have a high purpose
In life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
sPLIT-LoG DRAG FOR ROADS
Costs Very Little and Make Good,
S~erviceabIe Highways-It IL the
Poor Mans Friend.

We have more than once pointed
out" says Southern Good, Roads. that
where a bond issue or a heavy road
tax is impossible owing to the
strength of the opposition or to pow
crty, there can be nevertheless per-
fectly good earth roads built at very
small expense. The chief thing Is CO.
operation among the people OF the
community. There Is no excuse Tor
a bad road in any village or farming
section-none whatever. For the
spIit-log drag is the poor mans friend.
and with it any people, however poor
however far from the day of macad-
am, can make and enjoy good roads.
Let us take, for example, a stretch
Of bad road in the country. Say 1t is
ten miles in length and that ten
farmers live at intervals along its
course. 1t is YER bad in SPINNER and
rext to impossible in winter. Those
ter farmers decide that they are not
going to put up with holes and ruts
and %washouts any longer, and they
come together. They agree that they
will divide the road into ten sections
of one mile each, and every farmer is
tc, take charge Of a mile. They select
u OF their number to act as lore
man Of all. They fall to work and
build split-log drags. These cost prac-
tically nothing. The Office of public
roads, United States department of ag-
riculture, will gladly furnish informa-
ton as to the construction, and If pos.
sible will doubtless send ar expert to
give preliminary instructions.
when the farmers have everything
ready, the foreman calls them out
after each rain to drag their several
sections. This is repeated until with.
in an amazingly short time that miser'
able old road has been transformed
into a splendid highway, smooth, we'll
drained, well-shaped, a thing of beauty
and a Joy forever, without the expend-
iture of enough money for the farmers
to miss 1T. They receive incalcula'
BILE benefit from the road, and it
serves as an object lesson to the rest
of their county, causing others to go
and do likewise, until in the course
of no great time the road situation
in the county has been revolutionized
and the way paved for the day when
permanent stone roads will be built.
why not try it in your community"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

There's another side to that, Mr..
GrisWold." and the girls color deep
ened: but she smiled inc wen IN. It
was quite evident that she was ami
mated now by some purpose, and that
she was resolved to avail herself OF
Griswold's proffered aid.
This whole matter must be kept
as quiet as possible. ! can appeal to
no n here without the risk OF news
paper publicity which would do my
father very great injury. But If it Is
not altogether too great a favor, Mr..
Griswold, may l ask that you remain
here until tonight-until my father
returns? His secretary has been ill
and is away from town. The other
clerks I sent away on purpose this
morning. Father had left his office
keys at home, and came in to see if
! could find the papers in the Apple
weight case. They are there, and on
the top of the packet is a requisition
on the. governor of North Carolina for
Appleweight's return
"Signed?"
Signed. I'm sure he had only de.
lcIIeu dCLllS IL the CdSC uHtil lis le-
turn. and he should have been back
today"
But of course he will be back; it
is uncomfortable th.-t he should ignore,
must less evade, Il duty as plain as
this-the governor of a state-it is
preposterous, His business in At
lanta accounts for his absence. Gov,
Osborne ~undoubtcdIy knows what he
is about"
MY father is not in Atlanta, Mr..
Griswold. He is not at the Peach Tree
club, and has not been. l have not
the slightest idea where my father
isl"
The echoing whistle of the depart
ing Virginia express reached them
family as they stood facing each 9TH
er before the open window in the gov
ernor's reception room.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
SOIL R0BBER IS DISCOVERED
Two English Scientists Announce They
Have Found Micro-Orqanism
Which Destroys Bacteria.

Two English scientists, Drs. Russell
and Hutchinson, announce that they
have discovered the micro-organism
which destroys the bacteria essential
to the fertility of the soil. Other sci
entists declare the discovery the most
important made in half a century.
Having found the culprit, the next
thing for the scientists to do will be
to discover his natural enemy and
proceed to eliminate him from the Co.'S
mic scheme. The discovery seems t.
have come none too soon, since, ac-
cording to estimates made by reliable
experts, the soil OF the United States
has been robbed Of 81, O0O, 600, 900 worth
Of fertility II the last so years. The
Loss in farm values has varied in the
different states from 100000 to
$3.50, 700. 900, according to the figures
given out by the census bureau. The
question of "soil robbery" is not one
for future generations to solve, out for
those of the present day. Rich as is
the United States, it cannot afford to
be robbed of a billion dollars in 30
years, with the prospect hat If the
robber isn't stopped he will take two
billions OF more in the next 30 years.
Whatever that microorganism dis
covered by Russell and Hutchinson
may look like, however small he may
be. he should be chased out OF the
country and OF the earth, writes John
A. Rowland in Chicago Tribune. A
step in this direction has already been
taken, even before the announcement
of the discovery. It was learned Soma
time ago that certain bacteria were
generated by the Introduction of nj.
trates into the soil and that these BAG
terra were the fertility of the earth.
Certain plants, such as the legumes
were found to be peculiarly adapted to
the culture of these good bacteria"
That Is why alfalfa is being heralded
as a good thing for the farmer to
plant
but the process Of raising the fertil-
ity making bacteria by natural process
II rather slow. SO man decided to helm
nature along. These bacteria have the
faculty Of extracting the nitrogen from
the air and Introducing it into the
earth. A process has been invented
by which the nitrogen Is artifcially ex-
tracted from the air, formed into a
powder. and the powder Used to fer
tilixe the soil. This eliminates q long
process of natural fertilization. How
ever. II some one can md a way to
prevent the fertility from being eaten
up by the micro-organism, he win
make artificial fertilization
B0ry.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
Mental influence.

How far Is it TO GIoomville?" w
ask Of the native who is leaning over
the gate.
"fen mile straight ahead" he an
swets. 49, r
But we met a man a little way
back and he said 1t was only two
miles," s-,' -
Short, fat man, drivin' a fea-bitten
sorrel hoss?" +, .-
That's the man."
did you meet or pass him?"
I'VE passed him"
Thought so. He's drivin' q baker
| traded him, m he didn't want his
boss to know how much furder It had
to CO."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
HSZRHZI0XJ6yR AI M4lZER6

If he isn't here today to pass on it.
/ must wire him at once
Every good. You had better do SO,
MI. Bosworth. He's at the Peach
Tree club, Atlanta"
Atlanta. Do o mean to say that
he isn't even in this state to-day?"
mo, Mr.. BoswOrth, and advise you
to telegraph him Immediately if your
business is so urgent"
1T isn't my business. Barbara; it's
the states business; it's your fathers
business, n if he isn't here to at
tend to it by tomorrow at the latest,
| it will go hard with him. He has enc
mics who will construc his absence as
meaning"
He spoke rapidly, with rising anger,
but some gesture from the girl arrest
| ed him, and he turned frowningly to
see Griswold calmly intent upon an
engraving at the further end of the
room. The colorcd was doing
in her chair. Before Bosworth could
resume. the girl spoke. her voice
again raised SO that every word
reached Griswoid.
IF o refer to the Appleweight
case, ! must tell you, Mr.. Bosworth,
that l have all confidence hat my IA
Their will act whenever he see fit" e
But the people"
my father is not afraid Of the peo-
ple," said the girl quietly. .
But you don't understand, Barbara,
how much is at stake here. If some
action isn't taken in that matter with
in "a hours your father will be brand
ed as a coward by every newspaper in
the state. You seem to take it pretty
coolly, but it won't be a trifing mat
ter for him"
II believe" replied the girl, rising,
that o have. said all hat 1 care
to hear from you now or at any fur
Their time, Mr.. Bosworth. about this
or m other matter"
But, Barbara"
Miss Osborne turned her back and
walked to the window. Bosworth
stared a moment, then rushed angrily
from the room. Griswold abandoned
his study of the picture, and gravely
inclined his head as Bosworth passed.
Then he waited a minute. The girl
still stood at the window, and there
was, Griswold felt, something 4 little
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

he was lodged and completed his an
engagements for leaving. It should be
known that Mr.. Thomas Ardmore
vas a person of democratic tastes and
habits. In his New York house were
two servants whose sole business Il
was to keep himself and his wardrobe
presentable; yet he preferred to travel
unattended.
When he had finished packing his
trunk he went down to the dinner he
had ordered to be in readiness at .
certain hour, at a certain table, care
fully chosen beforehand; for Ardmcre
was very exacting in such matters
and had an = to the comforts of
life, as he understood them.
As he crossed the hotel lobby on his
way to the restaurant he was accosted
by 2 reporter FOR the Atlanta Pai;a-
dunn, who began to question him
touching various Ardmores who were
just then flling rather more than
their usual amount of space in the
newspapers. Ardmore's family, with
the single exception Of his sister,;
Mrs. Atchison. bored him Immensely.
His two brothers and another sister.
the duchess Of Ba1lywinkle, kept the
family name In display type . great
deal of the time, and their perform
ances had practically driven Thomas
Ardmore from New York. The re-
porter was . weIl-manneTed youth
and Ardmore shook his hand encour.
agingly. He WA rather curious to
see what new incident in the family
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

foriorn in her figure. It was quite
time that he was on II he caught his
train for Richmond. He crossed the
room, and as he approached the win.
dow Miss Osborne turned quickly.
TT vas kind Of you to wait. That
man il the states attorney general.
You doubtless heard what he said to
me-"
Yes. Miss Osborne. | could not
help hearing. I did not leave. because
7 washed to say-r
The associate professor Of admiralty
h the department Of Law Or the Uni.
versity Of Virginia hesitated and was
lost. Miss Osborne's eyes were brown,
with that hint Of bronze, In certain
lights. that Is the distinctive posses.
sion OF the blessed. Health and spirit
spoke In her bright color. She was
tall and straight. and there was some
thing militant In her figure % she
faced GFiswoid.
whatever on your kindness, but / am
IN very great distress. l don't see Just
whore ! can turn for aid to any one
i know. But you NJ . stranger may
be able TO help me-ff It isn't asking
too much-but then / know It Ii ask
ing too much!"
Anything, anything whatever
urged 0risNold kindly.
"lgr. Boaworth. the attorney general,
warns mo that Il my father does not
~ the power q ne state to capture
Aa-tI-L-xR2-.A ~ -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
CHAPTER III.
The juu and Mir. Ardmore,

.,, The jug and MIR. Ardmore.
Mr.. Thomas Ardmore of New Yorl
and Ardsley, having seen his friend
Griswold depart, sought a book-shop
where, as in many other book-shops
throughout the United States, he kept
a standing order for any works touch
ing piracy, a subject, which, as al
ready limited, had long afforded him
infinite diversion. He had several
hours to wait for his train to New
Orleans, and he was delighted to find
that the bookseller, whom he had
known only by correspondence, had
just procured for him, through the
dispersion of a Georgia planters val
liable library, that exceedingly are
narrative, ""The Golden Gallons of the
Caribbean" by Domingeuz y Pascual
"a beautifully bound copy of the orig
inal Madrid edition. .5. .-..-.
With this volume under his arm
Ardmore returned to the hotel where
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
SpIit.Log Smoother.

fastened at the middle for the driver
to stand Oh. His added weight WILL
aid materially in the work accom-
plished. Either two or -four horses
can be used on a drag of this sort.
Where there is much grading to be
done the b~uckscraper 10 the best de-
vice. A very useful one is made four
feet along the cutting edge. three feet
deep and one foot three inches high.
1t will carry one-half cubic yard at a
load. and must be made of two-inch
plank well braced with strap iron.
The cutting edge should be OF Steel.