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Buy Direct From the Mill.
B Finish S and E.

per IUUU ft. 4 6 and 2 inches wide Si9 nf 5, 10 and 12 inches wide 20.00 c Finish $4 less lhan B. l 3-i inch finish g. more than in.
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Friction Matches,

Friction matches are comparative.
~ modern invention. They were first
made by John Walker in England in
1927, but were rather crude affairs.
He improved them somewhat in 1888
by using phosphorus. The first really
practical friction match was made in
the United States in 1886 by L. G. AL
len of Springfield, Mass. Before this
time clumsy form of match was i'm
ported from France. which had to be
dipped into bottle Of sulphuric acid
before it could be lighted. This took a
great deal of time and trouble, and
Allen. seeing the necessity for friction
matches. set about to make them and
succeeded. He neglected to patent
them, however, and on finally apply
ing for letters patent found that
man named Alonzo Phillips, who was
a peddler. had discovered through
third person the secret of making the
matches and had already obtained
patent. Thus Allen. though the real
inventor, was forced to become mere
manufacturer under another mans pat
ent.-Cincinnat Commercial Tribune.
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Under the Orators Spell.

Justice Brewer was once speaking OF
the oratory Of John B. Cough. Il
would 60 home after hearing his elo-
quence thoroughly elated, but when
my father or mother asked me what
Cough had said could not tell them
for the life Of me. i remember once at
a Yale commencement along in the
fifties, about the time that was gradu-
ated there, an incident illustrating the
force Of personal magnetism. Cough
was to deliver an grafton. He spoke,
of course, on temperance. There was
distinguished audience. On the stage
were many of the venerable, notable
men in New Haven of that day. A
large space was clear about the table,
for Cough liked to walk back and
forth as he talked. He described how
a drunkard had beaten his wife and
came to his climax with, Any man
VINO would kick a woman ought to be
kicked out of the universe! E
"He emphasized his words with a
vigorous thrust of one foot, whereat
every person on the stage, intensely
wrought up by the orator, likewise
kicked outward as did Gough."-Kan-
sas City Journal. 49,
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The Kidnapped Brides.

In the year 902. according to old GUS
tom, all the brides for the year at
Venice assembled on ST. Mary's eve at
the cathedral. taking with them their
dowries in small chests There they
awaited their bridegrooms. who fol-
lowed them. and after mass they were
married and received the bishops
blessing. In this year the sea rovers
Of Triest burst in upon the expectant
maidens. who were all dressed in
white. with hair loosely flowing and
interviewer with threads of gold, car
ried them off to their barks and hoisted
SAIL The doge Of Venice summoned
his men to arms, pursued the rovers,
overlook them in creek still known
as the Port of the Damsels and brought
the brides back in triumph. In men,
DRY of this event solemn procession
of twelve young women took place
yearly, and the Marian games were OBJ
served with great splendor until the
year 1879, when they were discontin-
ued in a time Of disastrous war
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Speak For Yourself, John.


The Lord Leicester OF a century ago
had no sons BY his first marriage and,
being we'll on in years, was anxious to
see his heir apparent, nephew, hap
n PLY welded His wish was that a
charming daughter Of his neighbor,
the Earl Of Albemarle. should be the
future Lady Leicester. With her and
her sisters be used to enjoy his morn
ing rides. One morning she came
alone. and during the ride he asked,
thinking to- forward his nephew's in
terests, Anne. my dear, how should
you like to be mistress Of Holk ham ~
There is nothing should like better 2
she replied Then shall send my
nephew William to court you.'' said
the earl. glad that the fates seemed to
favor his project. But the lady calmly
and gravely answered. 81 shall never
be mistress Of Holkham on those
terms" why" exclaimed the aston
ished old gentleman. looking the lady
hard in the face. you don't mean to
say you would marry mer' Yes, in
deed would" was the answer, land
nothing should wish better" And as
a consequence the nephew did not sue
coed to the earldom.-London Chroni-
Gle. 49,
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Made Him Doubt His own Name.

MACE rim O0uot HIS Own Name iR
It was the quality Of sympathy that
made Mrs. Cleyeland's life Ia the
White House SO rich . memory, writes
DR.. W. 81. Crook in the Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post. never knew
y her to make mistake Of a social ma
ture but once, and then 1t was shared
by so many others that may be par,
doned for repeating it in public print.
] know the little story is true, for l
was present at the time and heard 1t
all. At one OF the presidents formal
receptions man named Decker ap-
peared. and as he drew near the re-
ceiving line he told Colonel Wilson in
confidence that his name was such an
easy one it could not be mistaken or
mispronounced.w hereupon Colonel Viii.
son presented him.
Happy to meet you, Mr.. Cracker"
said the president. ta t#
Happy to meet you, Mr.. Baker :
said Mrs. Cleveland.
"Mr. Sacker," murmured Miss Bay
ard doubtfully. .1-.% NJ. 81
Happy to meet you, Mr.. Black"
Mrs. Whitney remarked with conf
dence. >-">s ~4t
1t is said that few minutes later
Mr.. Decker was seen looking at one of
his visiting cards to see what his name
really was. '.". ~" -
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When Tabby Raises Her Battle Cry.

Despite the cats sOftneSS laZiness.
f1ufiness and purring amiability, her
piercing warcry in the night startles
and exasperates us beyond all bearing
mot by it's loudness. but by a certain
vicious, weird, half terrifying. half in
furiating note in it that makes us
spring to arms with the bootjack or
other substitute for the boomerang, as
the warWhOOp of our tribal enemies
did century or centuries ago, says
DR.. Woods Hutc hinson in Success Mag
aZine.
One of Mark Twain's wise old from
tiersman had caught this note when
he explained to the tenderfoot that an
imal speech had rules of composition
and grammer, just like human speech,
and that the reason a cat rifles We so
amt on account of the noise she
makes, but on account of the sickenin'
bad grammar she USES" And he was
right, for the grammar of scalp lifting
and the whole alphabet of battle. MUIR
der and sudden death tingIes and
screams in the rasping cry.
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Two Can Plav.

waiter called the irate diner,
"there seems to be a dollar on this
bill l can't account for"
''Oh. that's just a joke, SIR" apollo
gized the waiter. lust a bet the cash
Ter and l have. I'll have it fixed right
away. sir" Vs..
what do you mean about bet?''
asked the diner, OBTAINING him.
"Well. sir. bet the cashier so cents
you would see the mistake, and he bet
you wouldn't, so win, sir"
Suppose l hadn't noticed it?''
He'd have got the dollar. SIR
"Oh, l see. Give me your pencil"
And he wrote few lines on the back
of the bill. folded it up and handed it
to the waiter. '"Take that to the cash
ier.'' i.
The waiter leaned over the cashiers
shoulder as he unfolded the paper. II
read:
''I'll bet you S. that when you send
this back you don't find me-"
And they ddn't .-Lippincott's T.
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How They Fight Fire In Turkey.

This is the method of fighting fire in
Turkey. In the center of CONSTANT
nople a high watchtower has been
erected. When the man in the tower
sees a blaze the alarm is sounded and
the firemen are called to their posts
If they have horses they proceed very
leisurely to hitch them to the engines
or carts and trot to the fire, but in
most cases they have no horses, and
the men drag the engines through the
streets at a. walk. They do not hurry
to attach the hose. to the hydrant. The
captain. first finds the owner of the
building that is in danger of destruc-
ton and finds out how. much he will
pay to have the fire put out. If the
blaze is beyond control the captain ap-
proaches the owners of surrounding
property and bargains with them for
their protection, and of course they
pay him iberally.-New York Post.
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Practical Help.

Mister" whined the mendicant with
the wooden leg. cant you help poor
old sailor wot has had his leg bitten
off by a shark?"
Dear me!' exclaimed the kind
hearted professor. 81 believe can, my
poor man. Come around to the col
lege."
After hobbling along for ten blocks
the professor led the way through an
iron gate and UP to his study
Here you are. my poor man. Now,
don't say l never gave you anything"
The beggar almost toppled over with
establishment
"W-what's that, STRIP .
''Why, that's my latest book on
Sharks and Their Ways If you have
that book with you when you fall over
board next time you won't lose the
other leg. You'll know just how to
dodge them. Good day."-Chicago
News - $3.50
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Ouida Out Of Sorts.

Ouida in a decidedly pessimistic
mood appears in Lady Dorothy Nevill's
"reminiscences. In 1887 Ouida sent to
Lady Dorothy a card bearing the fol
lowing Jubilee epitaph:' +"
Full half a century of measures small,
Weak wits, weak words. weak wars. and
that is all: Ns ,' u. &z#ys# -
1t is amazing that Ouida could
even for moment have lapsed into
such dull snappishness. Lady Doro-
thy's Inscription Of the foolish couplet
to feelings Of depression is doubt
less just.-New York Tribune. fl
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SUrnONS
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County ~ Poltror,o;

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Beltrami. &
District Court. 18th Judicial District.
William T. Blakely. Plaintiff.
(. NJ. Kingston, Defendant.
The State of Minnesota to the above named
Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the cOmpl Amt Of the plain if in the
above entitled action. a copy Of which said
complaint has been filed in the office of the
Clerk OF the District Court, at the city OF
Bemidji, in said county and state and to
serve copy OF your answer to said complaint
On the subscriber at his Office in the Schroe-
der Building. in the city Of Bemidji. in said
County and State, within twenty days afGer
the service of this summons upon you. ex-
elusive Of the day of such service: and if you
fail to answer said complaint within the time
aforesaid. the plaintiff in this action will take
judgement against for the sum Of Two Hun
dred Twenty seven and $500 1927. 5Gl Dollars
and interest thereon from the 23rd day OF
February. 1910 at the rate of six per cent per
annum. tOgether with plaintiffs costs and
disbursements herein.
Dated November 23rd. 1910.
Chester MckuSick. Attorney for Plaintiff
Bemidj MINI.
First Nov. Goth. Last Jan It'll
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Earliest 7heater.

What was probably one of the earli-
est theaters built was the theater of
Dionysus, which was begun five centu-
ries before Christ. The seating capac-
ity of this remarkable building is said
to have been 10000, nearly four times
that of our largest amusement palace.
The theater of Dionysus was erected
when Greek art and literature were in
their prime. Here were presented to
appreciative spectators the. wonderful
works of Aeschylus, SophocIesy and
Euripides
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
for
LIQUOR LICENSE
STATE OF MINNESOTA. }
County Of Beltrami, :
GitV Of Rani6ii

STATE OF MINNESOTA, J
County Of Beltrami, fss.
City of Bemidji.
l. N0tice is Hereby Given. That application
has been made in writing to the city council
of said City of Bemidji and filed in nv Office.
praying for license to sell Intoxicating liquors
for the term commencing on Dec. 18th. 1915
and terminating on Dec. 18th. 1911, by the fol-
lowing person. and at the following place
as stated in said application. respec-
lively. tO-Wit:
EDWIN GEARLDS
At and in the front room. ground floor. OF
that certain twO-story brick building located
on lot eight (S), block fourteen a.
original ToWnsite. Bemidji. Minnesota.
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said city council Of the city Of
Bemidji at the council room in the city hal
in said city Of Bemidji. in Beltrami county
and State of Minnesota, on Monday, the 5tt
day of Dec. 1910 at o'clock .. M. Of tn at
day
Witness my hand and seal Of said city. this
18th day Of Nov'b'r 1910.
[Seal] THOS. MALOY.
City Clerk
First Nov. 10. Last Dec 8.
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Definino tho Difference.

MADAM said one French gentle
man introducing another, this IS the
Marquis de Blank, and assure you
he is not such fool as he looks" M
Madam quietly remarked the
marquis. with bow, ''my friend has
just stated the exact difference be-
tween himself and me. = VI ss5 sa a &, .t@
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.'t, - - ~. <
A Sickiv. Diarv.

Look here, old chap, I'll give you a
valuable tip" said the experienced
married man to the prospective bride
groom. Don't let your wife keep a
diary on the honeymoon. My wife did
that, and now whenever We quarrel
she brings it out and reads some of
the idiotic things said to her then"
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Bliqhted Affections.

. Now the ashes Of my heart are en-.
tombed in my breast, as in 9 sepul-
cher OF Ice, vet once that heart was
formed Of fire and burned and ragged
pntil it persisted, self consumed. From
"The Parricide'' 5.
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a Serious Joke.

"What has happened to Mr.. White.
who used to be such joker?" = 4
"Well, he proposed to his present
wife as joke. She accepted him, and
he has given up. making jokes ever.
since."- Dorfbarbier. #fSts !
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4 Receiving.

Mr.. Closecoyne during his wife's.
reception,-She gives 'em lights. she
gives 'em music, she gives 'em food,
flowers, champagne. and that's what
she calls receiving. London Tit Bits
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Mean.

Il First Fair One-How dreadful it Is
to have skeleton in the family! Sec.
ond Fair One-I know, dear. Have
you ever tried exercise2 35III.
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Tommv's Reason.

'"Tommy. the schooIma'am asked.
"why are YOU scratching your head ?.
"(anse nobody else knows Just where
it ttches." T.
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Prepared.

Milly-Do you think widowers make
good husbands? Billy Sure. They
know what's coming to them New
York Times.
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How's Thisr

Weoffer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
- FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions, and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm. %h5
WALDING. KINNAN g. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, Q.
Halls Oatarrah Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials free
Take d airs Family Pills for constipation
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10 hear Is to conquer our fate
Campbell.
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! Avoid popularity; it has many snares
and no real benefit. Penn. D. 5
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
MoItke,s Bell Mace out Of Gun,

God grant that the guns OF battle
may be melted into bells Of worship"
That was what was said the other
day by DR.. Alexander, primate of ALL
ireland, and that was also what vas
done years ago by the man of whom,
perhaps, 1t was least to have been ex.
pected, to-wit, Field Marshal Won
Moltke. After the war of 1870 the old
kaiser presented Moltke with several
guns that had been captured from the
French, and one of these the marshal
had melted down and converted into
a new bell for the village church Of
Kresau. near his Silesian seat. The
Sabbath sound of this converted bell.
pealing across the peaceful summer
meadows, said Moltke once to a violin
est friend on visit to him. was the
sweetest music he had ever heard
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Charlotte eronte,s HardshIps.

Does poetry pay" we asked, and
waited for an answer. Whatever that
answer may be, 1t Is to be hoped that
every poet of to-day will find more
generous public than did Charlotte
Bronte so years ago Here is her ex-
perience. My relatives, Ellis and
Acton Bell, and myself" she writes,
"heedless OF the repeated warnings OF
various respectable publishers, have
committed the rash act of printing
volume of poems. The consequences
predicted have, of course. overtaken
us; our book is found to be drug:
no man needs 1t nor heeds In the
space OF a year the publisher has dis
posed Of but two copies; and by what
painful efforts he succeeded in getting
rid of these two himself only knows.
Before transferring the edition to the
trunkmakers. we have decided on dis
tributing as presents a few copies Of
what we cannot sell. London Chron-
tcle
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Sec. 4. That the act entitled An
act granting to the Keokuk & Hamil-
ton Water Power company right to
construct and maintain wing dam.
canal, and power station in the Mis-
issippi river in Hancock county, llli-
nois,' approved February eighth nine
teen hundred and one, which confers
a franchise on the caption of this act,
is hereby repealed as It's provisions
conflict with those now sought to be
granted.
Sec. s. That this act shall be null
and void IL actual construction OF the
works herein authorized be not com
menced within five years and com.
p'eted within ten years from the date
thereof
I Sec. s. That the right to alter
amend or repeal this act is hereby ex
pressly reserved.
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work out the finished details. The
company had paid him for his first
trip, but was unable to ray for the
detailed report In case Mr.. Cooley
made an unfavorable report, the water
power project would likely have
dropped at that time, but when his
report was received and found to be
favorable. the interest and enthusiasm
was increased.
Here let us insert a little paragraph
about Keokuk prophet who was prob
ably laughed at at that time At this
council melting there were number
of citizens who spoke Among them
were Major Collins, who / quoted in
the Gate City as saving. THE water
power. of the whole river. by damming
about the second lock would develope
at least 10000 horsepower at a cost
of about $4,000. o00.' Up to that time
nothing but a wing dam had been
considered, the idea of damming the
/ whole river being unthought of, yet
time shows that Mr.. Collins idea at
that time has worked out.
Mr.. Cooley's report was received
in Keokuk on August IS. and, while
favorable, it has since been found
that it was not what was wanted. His
report and plans called for the wing
dams furnishing but a small amount
of power to that which will be Sc
cured from the whole dam, the cost
Of wing dam being almost as great
as the building of a straight dam ant
the securing Of less power.
However, this report gave a goo6
chance to work on. and It was alb
breviated and put into circular form
and sent out to capital in an efforr
to induce come one tc take hold o.
! the project
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should go from Keokuk to Washing
ton that winter and do all IN its pow
err to see that Congre ssman Marsh
cot this bill passed The city coun-
Gil on January Q made an appropria-
ton of $1,000 for lobby work, ana
K.okuk was represented for about a
month in Washington by Judge Logan.
A q. tombstone, John n. Irwin and
Mr.. Cooley. They left here January
16, and on the goth day OF the month
I Mr.. Cooley fled a lengthy report with
the Interstate Commerce committee Of
the house, that day ard the day fol-
lowing being taken up with hearing
before the committee.
There was considerable work done
bv the Keokuk delegation and friends
whom they picked up. in influencing
prompt action on the BILL Three Keo-
kuk citizens saw to it that Wa-hing-
ton talked of nothing but the Keokuk
water power for couple of weeks
/ The history of the work done that
month in the capitol would prove q
mighty interesting one and it may
/ some day be told.
On January &c the Interstate Com
merce committee made its report or
the hearing The report was favor
abe and the committee recommend
ed that the bill be passed.
The next day. January -, the bill
was passed by the house.
/ On February the bin passed b,
the senate.
/ On February 9, President Roose
welt signed it and it became a Law
giving the company permission t
build the dam.
The bill in full, is as follows:
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TURNING OVER FRANCHISE.
: = 49, = : = = = = . =

The -aeokuk and Hamilton Water
Power Company was reorganized Octo-
Der 26, 1908 at a conference between
w. V. n. Poweilson. OF the firm of
Cooper & Powellson, Of New York
City. other eastern men and Judge
William Logan. A. e. tombstone and
C. P. Dadant, representatives of the
Keokuk interests.
The meeting was held at the office
of r. r. Wallace at Hamilton during
the afternoon and in Keokuk during
the evening. it being midnight before
the final arrangements had been made
During the afternoon and evening at
least fifty kilograms were sent and re-
ceived bearing upon the transaction
which was one of the greatest COM
mercial transactions ever held In
Keokuk, although 1t was but the
transfer of a $1,000 corporation from
the hands of group of Keokuk men,
to eastern capitalists.
| The company retainer
| the same name as before, the KeokuG
and Hamilton Water Power company,
1
/ but its Office was hereafter at No.
SO Wall street, New York City, instead
Of In the Offices and homes of Keokuk
men,
/ One Keokuk man remained with
the company, Judge William Logan be
ing made one &C the board of direct
ors and vice president of the com
pany
| The new officers are as follows:
| President. w. V. n. Powellson, OF
New York.
| Vice president, William Logan. OF
Keoku.z.
i vice president, Hugh L. Cooper Of
New York
secretary-treasurer, J. P. Allen, o
New York.
Director, w. j. Curti-, OF New York
Director, John Hunter of New York
Director, ]. A. Drabelle. OF st. Louis