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La~ LEASE, said the little sunbonneted girl at
- my doorstep, mamma wants to borrow
cup OF sugar.
why. yes, Mary" and filled her cup from my
nearly empty sugar Returning to my living
room, where two guests from neighboring city
We're seated, / explained aconically, Another Dor
rover; the fourth this morning.
Il had borrowing episode last week, remarked
Mrs Lee, (which seems to have stopped one OF my
borrowers, though Internationally my part. Mrs.
Simmons had borrowed the last OF the vanilla in
my bottle and usually prefer lemon l neglect
ed order fresh supply Then needed some
and remarked to little Susie, before sent her on
the Grand i guess III { IT some from Mrs. Sim
mons she has owed me some for a month"; The
child nnocently repeated my exact words to her!
zone OF neighbors, whom | wont name, Dor
lowed our sickle in May OF last year and kept it.
Finally, in September ! screwed up my courage to
send for it, and what do you think she said? That
she needed it much herself that she didn't see
how she could spare ii. And she wasn't too poor
buy one either.
Then Alice Miller my unmarried friend, contrib
ut ed her experience: Our chief bother at home is
with ice cream freezers. We have two and no one
else in the block to buy one. The consequence
is that in warm weather we scarcely ever have one
home long enough to it. A poor family below
the hill finally borrowed the larger the
Fourth OF July and in the autumn, when mother
called to ask for it, she found the children drawing
water from well with now battered, rusty
freezer pail and watering the horse from it. So we
minus freezer.
Il had to laugh lightning change borrow
ing that occurred us put in. Two sisters
live in adjoining houses and each has grown
daughter OF the same general proportions On a
Sunday afternoon Ella Myers best young man
called Unexpectedly early, while Ella in the
kitchen wearing calico dress and washing the
dinner dishes. The joke that Ella could
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in the situation. His smile broadened, then grew in
to a gutfaw; and, like all those who laugh at their
own jokes, his laughter loud and long-he quite
gave himself up to it; and when his mirth mad sub
sided, he began to yawn, and his yawn was as gen
eIous as his laughter had been. He stretched his
arms high in the air, put his hands together, clasped
them and brought them down his head prepared
to finish his yawn with wide open mouth and closed
eyes. At that instant Cairns was upon him, dealing
terrific blows with the steel handouts.
The deputy, stunned and half blind with blood,
and staggered to his feet but before Cairns
had vauted over the seat in front gained the door,
and plunged headlong from the moving train
The train was running about fifteen miles
hour when Cairns made his desperate leap For
favored him, for he happened to land on a
sIot free from stones, and carpeted with of
died weeds. He arose practically unhlIt and
toward the fence that bordered the right of way.
The train had almost stopped; he heard the hiss
and grind OF the air brakes; man came out the
platform of the where he had jumped, leaned
out and shot at him as he was climbing the fence,
but the moving train and the uncertain light de
stroyed his aim
Cairns tumbled over the fence and the
road. There was no place to hide He looked
around in uncertainty for instant then made for
q house that stood about fifty yards distant.
The house was small, threeroom frame building,
shabby and unpanted the sort OF house to be found
the outskirts of any country town. There
tall woman standing in the yard; child whmpered
ard hid behind her skirts as Cairns came toward
them. The woman faced him boldly.
What do you WANT" she asked
Hide me, put me some place where | can't be
for few minutes
Why should | hide you, what is the matter?'
asked the woman.
The train had stop. Men carrying Ian
terms hurrying down tie track.
Those after For Gods sake, hide
me- said Cairns. desperately
What they after you for what have you
done9 Is it the law that's after you. she ques-
toned
Yes yes the law" he said q escaped from
officer on the train. Help me. tell them went down
the road. I'll pay YOU I'll give YOU more money
than you ever had before"
Inn'f 1i1a6 tho WON
with provoking slowness, and I'll not hide you
help you unless you tell thing. and tell me
the truth. Have you killed or hurt anyone?'
No. that he said cit business
matter: they had arrested some business
about bank that's ALL.
..All right" said the woman III help you. Go
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in there She pointed to open door. "That's
the kitchen When they come, Ill tell them you
went down the road to the west"
He lodged past her, ran into the house and closed
the door. the woman came and opened it.
Don't be fool" she said. IF they see the door
closed, they might search Don't go in the
other room. My husband is in there sick
6 HE Went back the gate. Cairns watched
- through the crack OF the door, and saw the men
come running up They stopped; he heard them
question the woman, heard her direct them falsely
heard the last hue and cry OF the mob it passed
the house Then the woman came into the room
She took lamp from shelf and lighted it, He
noticed that the child that followed her was Grip
pied from some disease OF the spine, and walked
DeHl over llke an Old woman. The mother the
lamp the table.
You're safe now she said. They've gone down
the road to look for you around the old annery but
before you go. to tell you why heped Won
escape. | don't respect the law used to- but l
don't any more. The law is cruel and revengeful
thing; it Furnishes the weak and foolish and lets
the guilty get away. | will always help anyone es-
cape from the law as long as they haven't killed
hurt anybody. You say you haven't and III take
your word for it; ii you've lied the Lord will take
care OF you for that. My husband got in trouble
with the law, and they took him away for three
years. and the men that did the real meanness got
away because they had slick lawyers. | thought
that when he got out, it would be all right for u.s.
but it amt, that's why I've soured on the law You'd
think that he's served his time they'd not have
anything against him, but there's not in this
town thatd give him days work. and people
work Tor have told me they will not let me have
anything do if take him in He Just come
rome two days ago. He going to try and get
work down there at Little Rock, hut he got hurt
got his head hurt somehow other; he don't seem
to know how it was. he's bad Off. All he could
do was come home, and he walked all the way so
he could bring me six dollars they give him when
they turned him out. He a strong man when
they took him away, and he's all wasted and
sick. They say ought to be divorced from him.
but III stick to him-l hope God will kill ii l
don't, and when he gets we'll, We'll go away from
here if we have to walk thousand miles worked
can do it again.
Cairns had looked at the bent child in pity
ing manner while the woman was talking AS she
paused he heckoned to the little girl and she sdlad
over to him, and he stood Stroking her hair as the
woman resumed.
Most any that didn't know any more than
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he did would O. done what he did. There was a
quack doctor here. He had tent. and every night
he'd talk and tell what wonderful things he could
do for sick folks and crippes. never took much
stock in them takes, but Jim believed him. and one
day he took Ellen there, and the doctor said he
could cure her but it'd take special medicine and
would cost hundred dollars Jim back the
happest fellow you saw He thought surely
some would let him have the money but he
couldn't raise it. We've always had a hard time
getting along. He never had any luck, and seemed
to hurt him worse than it ever did before I've
seen him get so downcast he'd with the child on
his lap and cry and he'd say he'd raise the money
if he had to steal it, and then he got in with that
gang that was passing bad money; they used him
for tool and he got caught. All of them was
deeper in it than he but somebody had to pay
the fiddler, and he didn't have any money to
hire lawyers with"
Say said Cairns, suddenly whats the name
of this town.
Madison. answered the woman
And what is your nance
MARY Sneed"
Cairns looked toward the room where the sick
man lay. Before the woman s story half done
he had suspected that this was the wife and child
of the man he had left for dead at the camp fire in
the woods.
There is good spot in the worst of men-the
womans story had probed for this spot i'm Cairns
but the crippled child had probed deeper-and found
it, He put his arms around her crooked shoulders
and drew her to him.
Poor little kid he said; poor little kid You've
got hard time coming to you; it's bad enough for
them that's not all twisted up He turned to the
childs mother and took small package from his
pocket.
I'm going now he continued, land here's some
thing
NO, don't want anything the woman interrupt
ed him. I'm glad helped you escape if you haven't
done anything worse than you say you have
never take pay for doing friendly turn
Il amt Offering money!, he said; Its only
trinket | picked up it's for the little kid here"
He put the package in the childs hand, then
stopped and kissed her weakened features, opened
the door and disappeared in the darkness
The woman closed the door and turned to where
the child was examining the package with eager
fingers 1t was old envelope folded several times
into square. The took it in her hand;
there something hard and round in the center.
She spread the mouth of the envelope and held it
downward and there rolled OF it into the childs
cupped hands magnificent pearl that glowed rosily
in the light OF the lamp.
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DISAPPOINTMENT
By RUBY BAUGHMAN

The les sweet hopes, crushed turn dark and sour
Their ferment teens with envying and strife.
The other, by some subtle alchemist power
Distils from broken dreams the wine of fe
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LaD LEASE, said the little sunbonneted girl at
- my doorstep, mamma wants to borrow
u ,,ofcu
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-09
AER0PLAAE FLIES
Grand Forks Model Flies 200 Feet Hieh
Under Absolute Control.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. s.
Sailing under absolute control at
height of 200 feet in his initial
fight, the aeroplane, Dakota,
built by the employees Of a Grand
Forks electric company, .conclu.
sively demonstrated its success
The machine was guild ID at will
until the breaking of a brace,
caused by undue vibro tion, neces-
stating descent, which was made
gracefully.
The machine, built upon Santos
Dumont lines, is propelled by a
single six foot propeller, making
1900 revolutions per minute. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-09
SANDOW WHIPPED BIG
LION BY MAIN STRENGTH
Great Beast Was Muzzled and Had Feet
Padded But Put Up Terrific
Fight.

The story that Richard, later
termed " Occur de Lion," derived
his name from the feat of tearing
a live lions heart out of his body
is usually regarded today as apo
chryphal. At this distance of
time it is impossible to- tell the
truth. But if Richard had the
strength of Sandow and strove
with the lion under conditions
similar to those under which San.
dow wrestled with a menagerie
lion in San Francisco some wears
ago there may be a basis of fact
for the legend. In the Strand
Magazine MIR. Sandow told of the
event
1t was to be a struggle between
brute strength and human strength.
Merely in order to prevent the lion
from tearing me to pieces with his
claws, mittens were to be placed on
his feet and a muzzle over his head.
This lion must tell you, was a par
ticularly fierce animal and only a
week before had enjoyed a dish that
was not on the menu-his keeper.
Well, the engagement was accord
made and "A Lion Fight with
Sandow" widely advertised. The an
nouncement, 1 am told, sent a thrill
through the cities for hundred miles
round, and in order to be equipped
for a performance which would be
found to attract hundreds OF thous.
ands of people 1 decided to rehearse
my fight with the lion beforehand.
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Aged. Traqedian Dead.

New York, Aug. 9.-John B. Stud.
ley, aged eighty-two years, an old
tragedian who played with Edwin
Booth, Edwin Forrest and Laura
Keene, is dead of intirmities incident
to old age. He was born in Boston,
became an actor and devoted himself
to tragedy and old school melodramas.
He was favorite in "Pizaro," Jack
Cade," 1.-THE Dukes Motto and in the
Shakespearean tragedies.
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Announcement.

I hereby announce my candidacy
as candidate for the Republican
nomination as member Of the house
of representatives from the 61st sen.
atoral district which comprises the
counties of Beltrami, Clearwater and
Red Lake. If nominated and elected
I pledge myself to use all my efforts
to secure the re-districting of the
state. a one mill tax for good roads,
literal appropriation to advertise
the resources of Minnesota and a
county option law.
D. P. O'Neill.
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Notice.,

To those whom it concerns:
In order to enable me to con-
tinue extending credit I am obliged
to insist on a settlement each and
every month.
Parties owing old accounts or
past due notes must call and settle
by cash, secured note or otherwise.
Kindly oblige.
w. G. Schroeder.
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my vote and best effort to legislation
that will reapportion the state justly
and effectively on.or before January
1st. 1912, and without regard
to the term of office for which 1
may be elected, should 1 be the
choice of the Republicans of this
district and be-. elected in the
general election in November next.
" Albert Berg.
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had it in my mind that the effect
of mittening and muzzling the beast
might be 10 put him off the fight by
frightening him, and, realizing how
foolish I should appear facing lion
that would not fight, I was DESTROYS
of making certain that this should
not be the case. 49,.
Accordingly the lion was mittened
and muzzled, but only with the aid
of six strong men, and I entered the
cage unarmed and stripped to the
waist. What happened was in direct
opposition to my expectations;
bagging his paws and incasing his
head in a wire cage only served to
enrage the brute, and no sooner had
I stepped inside than he crouched
preparatory to springing upon me.
His eyes ablaze with fury, he hurled
himself through the air, but missed,
for I had stepped aside, and before
he had time to recover I caught him
with my left arm round the throat
and round the middle with my right,
and although his weight was $50
pounds, I lifted him as high as my
shoulder, gave him a huge hug to in
still into his mind that he must re-
spect me and tossed him to the floor.
Roaring with rage, the beast
rushed fercely toward me and raised
his huge paw to strike a heavy bow
at my head. AS his paw cut through
space I felt the air fairly whistle and
realized not only my lucky escape,
but the lions weak point and my
strong one.
If only he struck me once I knew
it would be my coup de grace, and I
took particular care that he never
should.
AS I ducked my head to avoid
the blow I succeeded in getting a
good grip round the lions body,
my chest touching his and his feet
over my shoulders and Rugged him
with all my strength. The more he
scratched and tore the harder l
Rugged him, and although his feet
were protected by mittens, his
claws tore my tights and part of
my skin. But I had him as in
wise; his mighty efforts to get away
proved of no avail.
Before leaving the cage however, I
was determined to try just one other
feat. Moving away from the lion, I
stood with my back toward him,
thus openly inviting him to jump on
me. At once he sprang right on my
back.
Throwing up my arms. I gripped
his head, then caught him firmly by
the neck and in one moment shot
him clean over my head, assisted by
the animals own impetus, and
launched him before me like sack
of sawdust, the action causing him to
turn a complete somersault.
While he lay there dazed, the door
was unlocked, and I went out, my
legs and neck bleeding and with
scratches all over my body. But for
these trifies 1 cared nothing. I felt
that I had conquered that lion and
that I should have little difficulty in
mastering it on the next occasion in
public.
So thoroughly was he tanned, how
ever, that the great fight lasted but
two minutes. When he would fight
no more I lifted him up and walked
round the arena with him on my
shoulders, he remaining as a firm as
a rock and as quiet as an old sheep.
American Press.
Notice.
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Candidate for Clerk Of the Court.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
the office of Clerk of the Court, to be
voted upon at the primaries
September 20, 1910.
Fred Rhoda,
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builders contend it is the smallest
successful aeroplane. exhisting,
weighing but IFS pounds.
The builders Of the machine
were H. G. Prather and L. Nc
CURE, and the amateur aviator
who made the successful flight
was A. D. Henry.
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Candidate for Sheriff.

I hereby announce myself as
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for sheriff of Beltrami county
at the primaries September goth.
I respectfully solicit the support
of the voters of this county.
Andrew Johnson.
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Candidate for Senator.

l wish to announce through the
columns of your paper that I will be
a candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for state senator from this
legislative district at the coming
primary election. I will make known
at some later date the platform upon
which I will solicit the. support of
he voters of the district.
A. L. Hanson.
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Announcement.

l hereby announce myself as
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation to the Office OF county at.
torney at the primaries to be held
September 20. If chosen, I will
do my best to fill the office to your
satisfaction. -,
Chester, McKusiCk
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Proceedings Of the
City Council
Bemidi;, Minn., July 18th, 1910.

Council met in Council room City Hall at 8
r. m. - 7EI
quorum being present Council was called
TO order by vire-Chairman Bsiar. Present
on roll call. Sian, OF. Smart. Bursly. Bisiar.
It was moved and seconded the city clerk
order 2screen doors and 5 transoms screened
IN council room and police Office. carried.
sioners appointed as appraisers on right Of
carried. 5s5fs, "a So
laborers receive respectively $3.50 and 1928
per day while in the city's employ. until
further orders. carried. II
The city clerk was instructed to buy key
each s 20 D nails & furnish block verified
blanks to Supt. streets.
Moved. seconded and carried ]. b. Miller
deliver clay on Irvine Ave, between 9th and
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Candidate for State Senate.

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
senator for the 6lst district, une
quivocally endorsing the platform
adopted by the Republican con-
vention, June 21st, 1910 and pledge
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NeW-CaSh- Want-Rat6
/! 2-Cent-a-Word

Where cash accompanies copy we
will publish all ''Want Ads" for half
cent a word per insertion. Where
cash does not accompany copy the
regular rate of one Ceut a word will
be charged.
EVERY HOME MAS A WANT AD
For Rent--For Sale--Exchange
--HeIp Wanted--Work Wanted
--Etc.--Etc.
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Announcement for Register of Deeds.
l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Republican nomin
alton for the office of Register of
Deeds of Beltrami county, to be held
September 20, 1910.
~-s 10. Harris.
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N UNPARALLELED FLIGHT
Six Of Eight Aviators Complete First
- Lap of French Race.

Paris, Aug. All France is aero
plane mad over the marvellous success
on the first lap of the great 4S5-mile
cross country race from 1say les .Moli-
neaux through Troye, Nancy Nezieres,
Charleville, Douai and Amiens, in
which six of the eight aviators success.
fully completed the first stage of the
race to Troyes. All the aviators de-
clare that the success of the prear-
ranged flight by so many machines
foreshadows the definite conquest of
the air.
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Candidate For County Ire asurer.

I herewith announce myself as a
candidate for the Republican
nomination for Treasurer of Bel
tram county at the primaries to
be held September 20 tn.
&. H. French.
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Sailors Spectacular Suicide.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Aug. "a
sailor, apparently insane, climbed to
the top of the Great Lakes radio wire
less telegraph tower here, distance
of 375 feet, and, exclaiming, "It's all
off now!" jumped to the bottom and
was instantly killed.
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Announcement.

l hereby announce myself as can
didate for the nomination for sheriff
on the republican ticket at the pri-
maries held Sept. 20, 1910.
... A. N. Benner.
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Candidate For County Commissioner,
First District. -7-

I hereby announce myself can
didate for the republican nomina-
ton for the office of County Com
missioner of the first commissioner
district of Beltrami county.
respectfully solicit the sup.
port of the voters OF the first dis.
trict.
w. G. Schroeder.
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Announcement For County Auditor.

l hereby announce myself a
candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for auditor of Beltrami
county at the primary election to
be held September 10th, 1910,
and solicit your vote of the polls
John Wilmann.
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POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcement for Coroner.

thereby announce myself as candi-
date for the republican nomination
for coroner of Beltrami county at
the primaries to be held September
20 1910.
M. +. Ibertson.
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Candidate for Probate Judge.


l hereby announce myself as
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for Probate Judge at the prim.
aries to be held Sept. 20, 1910.
M. A. Clark.
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Announcement.

I hereby announce myself can.
didate for the Republican nomina.
ton for the Office Of County Auditor
of Beltrami county at the primaries
to be held September Goth, 1910.
E/ r. C.. Hayner.
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Real Estate CHANGES.

Martin o. Madsen has bought the
W. M. Ross property through Harry
Reynolds. George Earle has bought
the Edd property on Dewey avenue.
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FOR SALE-16 inch wood-5Oc
per load at mill, or $3.50 delivered.
All grades lumber, lath and shin
giles at reasonable prices. Doug
lass Lumber Co., Telephone 81.
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Candidate For County Attorney.

I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the Republican nom-
ination for the Office of county
attorney of Beltrami county, subject
to the primaries to be held Septem.
Der 2Oth, 1910.
G.. w. Campbell.