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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-13
Pittsburgh In 1894.

When General Forbes capt'1red Fort
Duquesne in 1853 he renamed it Pitts
burgh In honor Of the great English
inspirer Of victory. Later 1t dropped
the ''h" and became Pittsburg, only
finally to tack the ''h'' on officially
and revert to the original spelling.
In 1884 Arthur Lee described the place
in language which seems strange to
those who know 1.-THE Smoky City" Of
today: Pittsburgh is Inhabited almost
entirely by Scots and Irish, who live
in paltry log houses. There are in the
town four attorneys, two doctors and
not a priest Of any persuasion, nor
church or chapel, so that they are
likely to be damned without the bene-
fit Of clergy. The place, I believe,
will never be very considerable"
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TRAVELLING STORES.
Portable Shops on Wheels Curioua
Feature Of Cuban life.


Among the many interesting things
to attract the attention Of the tourist
In Cuba are the travelling stores, con.
sisting OF all sorts of queer vehicles
which traverse the city and rural dis
tricts.
These portable shops are constructed
in an ingenious manner so as to dis
play their wares to the best advantage.
Every article used in household and
wearing apparel Of all kinds are ON
sale, aud the owner of the wagon,
which resembles department store.
boasts that he can supply dry goods
and notions Of all kinds, from a paper
Of needles to a ready made gown. The
sides of a shop Oh wheels are made
of glass and so arranged as to give
them the appearance Of a shop window.
Perfumery Is one OF the leading ar
ticles sold in this way. for. however
poor the natives may be. they always
have money enough to purchase co.
lognes and generally the most expen-
sive varieties.
During carnival season plentiful
supply Of masks. caps and grotcsque
suits is added to the stock. Men with
pushcarts laden with linens aud laces
or cooking utensils go about the streets
Of Havana, Offering their goods to the
women who cautiously peer out from
behind barred windows. These carts
have the appearance Of a street organ
and are pushed among the splendid
smooth avenues Of the city with ease.
Often men will carry their stock, dis
playing it on, a pole to which cross,
wise sticks have been fastened. like
the old fashioned clotheshorse. Toys
also form part of the stock of these
human delivery wagons Leslie's
Weekly.
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The Horses Pedometers.

The whorls of hair on the coats of
horses and other animals are natural
pedometers, inasmuch as they register
the locomotive activities Of the anil
mails on whose bodies they are found.
The best examp1es and the greatest
number Of these hairy whorls and
crests are found on the domestic
horse. A notable instance is the grace
:ful fea thering that extends along the
hollow Of the flank, dividing the trunk
Of the animal from the hind quarters.
There are also crests and whorls on
the horses chest and other parts of its
body. A study Of the action of the un-
derlying muscles explains the origin Of
these peculiarities in the lay Of the
hair and furnishes the justification for
calling them pedometers. although the
analogy is, Of course, merely superfi.
cial.-St. Louis Republic.
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Two rooms, modern;
921 Minnesota Ave.
FOR RENT
Saved the Crown Jewels.


A very romantic adventure once be-
fell the Scottish crown jewels while
they were deposited for safety In Dun
ottar castle. This stronghold was be-
sieged by Cromwell so hotly that the
little garrison decided to surrender. On
the eve Of yielding the wife Of Ogilvie
the commander of the beleaguered cas-
tie, managed, with the aid of the wife
Of the local minister. to elude the be-
siegers and get the jewels away The
latter were buried under the pulpit In
the parish church and lay there till
the restora ton, though the minister
and his wife were tortured to disclose
the place where the jewels were hid
den. Ogilvie was afterward reward.
ed with a baronetcy. and Keith. who
stoutly declared he had seen them in.
the possession OF the exiled King
Charles IL, was made an earl but
the faithful minister and his wife went
sunrewarded.
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loonainu Mirauea.

In what are called ''looming mi.
RACES" distant objects show an appar-
ent extravagant increase in height
without alteration of breadth. Distant
pinnacles of ice are thus magnided
into immense towers or tall, Jagged
mountains. and ship thus reflected
from far out at sea may appear to be
twelve or fifteen times as tall as it is
long. Rocks and trees are also shown
In abnormal shapes and positions,
while houses, animal and human be-.
ings appear in like exaggerated shapes.
Before the sandy plains Of our south
western states and territories were
converted into verdant fields by the
ingenuity and tireless energy Of man
mirages We're very common in those
regions, the Indians regarding the phe-
nomenon .as being the work Of evil
spirits. -..s=.5-
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A Connoisseur.

A great painter was asked by his lit
tie son, Father, what 10 connois-
seur?'
"Well, my son." the father answered,
did you notice that tall. white haired
gentleman at my studio tea yester-
day?"
1.-The one with the sable lined over
coat, father? Oh, yes, noticed him."
"Well, my son, he is connoisseur."
But how do you know he's con-
noisseur, father?" -
"By his actions, my son." -
But, father. he acted like every one
else at the tea, didn't he?"
Certainly not. my son! Certainly
not! The others drank my Russian
tea, ate my foie gras sandwiches and
took leave. But he-he bought pic
ture!"
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SPEED IN BASEBALL.
What an lnfieId Double Play Means In
Time and Action.

WHAT at OONUs0 ~
Time and Action.
In an article on baseball in Every
body's Magazine the writer shows the
wonderful speed that is used in making
some of the plays. He says:
Making first base, though more dra-
matte to watch, is an uneyentful- ex-
pedition compared with the trip to Sec
ond. It takes fast man to negotiate
the journey in 5 3-5 seconds. No thrown
ball goes. over 800 feet. and it batted
ball travels beyond the safe limits Of
single throw it must be relayed by the
tlelders. While you are watching the
outfelder scamper after the ball the
relay line is being swiftly formed in
the infield. There could be no such
quick and accurate fielding of deep
outfeld hits if the outfielder taking the
ball did not know that behind him was
ranged his line Of relays ready to take
the ball the instant he could turn and
throw it. The relay line In a prOfes-
sional team forms almost automatical
ly.
TO make double play in the intield
the shortstop, for example, must field
ball that has been batted about 135
feet. He passes the bali from ten to
twenty-five feet to the second base
man, who must then throw it ninety
feet to first. All this while the batter
Is running ninety feet. trick that, as
we have seen, takes -snappy run
ner to turn In 3-5 seconds. It's a
close call and a case of utilizing the
fraction Of a second, but with sharp
fielding the margin is all on the side
Of the 6elders. The double play is the
menace ever threatening the runner on
drst
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A Hair Triuoer Constitution.

Some one has said that animals have
a hair trigger constitution, says Orison
SWEET Marden in Success Magazine.
They 60 off on the slightest provoca-
ton, because they act from impulse.
They do not know how to control
themselves. The animal instinct dom
mates.
Self control is the first condition of
all achievement. 1t Is said that the
first sign Of insanity is the loss of self
control. When a person 1s no longer
the master Of his own acts he is not
only in danger, but any degree OF
achievement is impossible to him.
Every thought tends to result in al
act, so that thought always leads. The
mental attitude at any moment is the
pattern which the life processes
weave. The lives of many Of US are
GrOtesque crazy quilts.
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1ennyson'a carelessness.

) Tennyson, like Thackeray, seems to
have been careless about his manu-
scripts. Some weeks after leaving his
lodgings il Mornington place, Hamp-
stead, he wrote to Coventry Patmore
from the Isle of Wight telling him that
he could not find "book Of elegies-
long. butcher ledger-like book" and
that he had some obscure remembrance
Of lending 1t to Patmore. If so," he
concluded, 'all is well; If not, will you
go to my old chambers and institute
vigorous inquiry?" Patmore, not hav:
ing the book, went to Mornington
Place, but was assured by the landlady
that no such article had been left there
He insisted, however, on going to his
friends old rooms, "up two pair of
stairs, to search, and there in small
cupboard where Tennyson had kept
bread and tea and butter he found the
lost>"book Of elegies'-the manuscript
Of "In Memoria m.'''-London Spectator.
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Where the Fruit Grows.

A politician in San Francisco who
has been in Office and on the city pay
roll for many years was addressing a
meeting of his fellow citizens. It was
q labor meeting.
"You men must know" spouted the
orator, that you are the great body
polite in this city. You are the roots
and trunk Of our great municipal tree,
while we who represent you in office
are merely branches on that magnifi-
cent tree"
'True for you," piped man in the
back of the hall. But did ye ever
notice all the fruit grows on the
branches. ."-Saturday Evening Post.
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Two Evils.

There are two things in life that
sage must preserve at every sacrifice
the coats Of his stomach and the enam.
el Of his teeth. Some evils admit Of
consultations; there are no eomforters
for dyspepsia and the toothache. Bull
wer-Lytton.
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Bank Checks In Austria,

Banks Of Austria are exempt from
liability for payment of checks and
bills of exchange to parties who may
have acquired unlawful possession of
the same and forged the Endorsements
thereon. The banks are not compelled
to identify the bearer, and instances
occur Of such commercial papers being
stolen and cashed with forged indorse.
ment, leaving the owner without re-
dress. A check or bill of exchange.
therefore, though payable to order and
rot indorsed is dangerous form for.
the remittance of money. Liability
for payment on forged Endorsement is
incurred by bank only when it is pre-
sumed to have knowledge of the
payee's signature, as in the case of
well known clients.
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Inertia Of Rodiaa.


Lay visiting card on the tip of the
left forefnger and on it place penny.
A quick flick of the card with the right
second finger will remove the card
without disturbing the coin. Another
trick which illustrates the inertia OF
bodies is to knock away the bottom
of pile Of craftsmen without upset
ting the pile. This is effected quite
easily with the help of fiat ruler.
The remaining craftsmen are removed
successfully by a number of smart
blows.
A more spectacular and apparently
risky trick consists of drawing news
paper away from under glass filled.
with water. Provided, however, that
the table Is smooth and the paper be
pulled away smartly and horizontally
there is no danger of the water being
spilled A certain well known conjurer
is able to remove the tablecloth from
under knives, glasses, plates, etc.. as
laid for meal without disarranging
them or doing any damage. Sss
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Time For Tact.

---.s '-t. limo or A0S. :
II won 5000 in that game last night"
confided friend.
"Good for you" We cried II want
to tell some folks about that-they"-
"Now. look here! You keep still
about 1t. wouldn't let my wife know
about that game for anything"
"But you told me that your wife was
a good fellow and let you play poker
all you wanted to-" 4,r
"She does She never kicks about
my sitting in game, and even If !
lose she cheers me up and
"Vell. thought so. Why shouldn't
! tell her about this gamer
why, you chump! won $500
that's why. And | need the money
II my wife asks where was. tell her
l.Was out losing $50 on a prizefght.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Too Good to Lose.

"Will you be my wife?" asked the
star boarder. 49,. ~
"Let me see." mused the landlady.
"You have boarded with me four years
You have never grumbled at the food.
You have always paid promptly. No;
I can't accept you. You are too good
boarder to be put on the free list
London Telegraph. -.. .s .-.~
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TIM D1AAlo II = Ali.Y PioNfE
suieIsss !. 500 Eaeh.

A Gentleman MhO lived number OF
years In the city of Annoy, in chiifa,.
told me that tle.conld secure any mum
Der among the common people Of tlia,.
town to commit suicide for 500 apiece
AS human nature is he sa,nS every
where. he explained that as We may
And many whOS will lay down their
lives for their country and whom we
highly honor on that account. so an.
ordinary Chinaman is Willing thus Ia
die for the benefit Of his children IN.
order that they may Worship him
afterward as an ancestor who died fol
their benefit This explains also ,ha
noble reverence for their pnrent>
which the Chinese display, because
their parents will soon be endowed
with all the mysterious powers Of the
next world - W. II. Thomson. NJ. d..
LID. in, Life, Death and lmmor
tality." - H.. ..,.
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Seen an ,n Ostrich Farm.

It is no uncommon thing to see
male ostrich strutting about followed
by three or four distinst broods. all of
different sizes. When the incubating
process is completed the cock bird
leads his young ones of and II he
meets another proud papa engages In
q terrific combat with him. The van
qulshed bird retires without a single
chick, while the other, surrounded BY
the two broods, walks away trium
Dhantly ~ ..-~ - ..r r.-.E
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suspended Animation.

As we descend in the scale Of animal
life we find that what Kills the higher
animals does not injure the lower. Cut
a polyp In two and you have two liy..
ing polyps instead Of one dead polyp.
Break OF a Iobster's claw and another
will grow. You may, it has been said,
freeze q dy, but you cannot freeze It to
death. There are infusoria called
wheel animalcules. 2 These rotifers
have many curious qualities, among
which g that of suspending animation
4er IN indefinite period without ceastng
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A Ritind Raforf

Lady Wortley Montagu. one of Eng
lands most brilliant women, incurred
Pope's undying hatred in the following
manner: The poet. who was deformed
and very dark and addicted to ques-
tioning everybody, once asked her to
define an Interrogation mark. She de-
fined it as "a little. crooked black
thing that asks questions"
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Real Estate Enterprises.

Here is one way a piece Of land may
be made profitable:
Find clay hole and make bricks out
Of the clay. ...
Cut the ice in the hole in the winter
If you can get away with it:
Get money from the city to fill the
hole as dumping ground.
Put top soil over all and sell the
lot for manufacturing site.-Chicago
Post. ,...s
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Cheapinq.

In parts of Switzerland the bakers
wife carries round the bread in sort
Of hamper. and she has not q axed, i'm
mutable charge, but cha tfers for price
with the customers. The old English
word for this process was "cheaping,"
which In many places in England has
been corrupted into chipping. Chip
ping Norton, for instance, is really
Cheaping Norton, or the place where
goods were cheapened-t that is, sold by
chatter.
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DEPRESSING

"Were there laughter and cheers
during your speech?' 1. ~
"Well," answered the youthful states
man, there weren't many cheers, but
now and then people in the audience
looked at one another and laughed."-
Washington Star. --s...
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Bright Johnny.

Teacher Ito class 10 geography
Johnny, the Hudson river flows into
New York bay. That is it's mouth.
Now, where Is its source? Johnny
tafter careful deliberation)-At the
other end, ma'am. : Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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The VOTING svstenn.

IL vOtuUU t0yBI0Ins
"And how do you vote at your club
meetings, Jane?'' . 3
oh. i always vote as Mrs. De Pas.
say votes!'
And how does she vote y
s# Why, she's troubled with lisp, and
30 she always votes no. Cleveland
Plain Dealer. SEE
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A Far as Ha Got.

One day when William NJ. Evarts.
secretary Of state under President
Hayes, was college student he was
called on to read Vergil in class.
He started out brayely: Three times
strove to cast my arms around her
neck, and - and" - adding lamely =
that's as far as l got, professor"
"Well, Mr.. Evarts,' said the profess
sor, II think that was quite far
enough" -.. r.
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Careless, usuzt,

4 Z
The great baseball players wife had
never seen a game, hut he finally per
suaded her to view one in which he
was to play. -
He was doing his best, Of course.
One strike had been called on him,
and, as usual in baseball anecdotes,
two men We're out and the bases were
full. Our hero was gathering his
strength for the swat he was going to
give the ball.
And the bill came He knew it wa.
his as the ball started, and with a
mighty crack he lifted it into space.
Dropping his bat, he sped for first,
and ere the roar Of applause burst out
a slight woman In the grand stand
rose and called: ..... ....- =
win, come back here and put that
bat where it belongsv sv'-Buffalo E1
press. .vs ...--... ~ =.
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Hard to Answer.

Clinton-I suppose your little ones
ask you many embarrassing questions?
Clubleigh-Yes; they are just like their
mother.-Boston Transcript.
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For Charity.

t3'.i Il Il For Charity.
A millionaire who was looking over
bis wife's cash account the other day.
said:4
II notice here, my dear, an item Of
$500 for charity. That's rather steep.
What IS it for?''
The lady flushed as she replied:
It's for my new gown embroidered
with autumn leaves and fruit that I'm
going to wear at the charity ball next
week. and | think It's very mean Of
you to mention it, SO I .do!'
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Also Sharp.

"Miss Polly's father is man who
IS blunt" .-- a- -
eyes; he wanted to know the other
night If were coming to the point
Baltimore American. R
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Misc Excenf;ons

Wise Exceptions.
"You really believe that man
should always be truthful to his wife"
Certainly do. always"
And do you always tell your wife
the truth about her cooking?"
"Oh, well-er-there are exceptions,
you know.''-Housto Post.
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More Than Serious.

IEulalia telderly heiress) e Do sou
think the bafUn regards me seriously?
Rosa -Seriousiyi Why. my dear, every
time mention you ns looks positively
sad. Flie4eude BIattes.
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Doesn't 1t annoy you to hear wo-
man talking slang:''
Why mention slang especially ?''-
Exchange.
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Just Like Enos
A Long Run,

Property Man. Did your company
have long run in Sqeedunk? Come.
dian-They chased us only two miles
out.-Chicago News.
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A Fluent TaIksr.

Whangs-Is your wife good conver.
sationalist? Bangs-She would be but
for one thing she talks so fuently that
she interrupts herself.
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The Mean Th;nn.

stella-Jack was on bis bended
Knees to me last night. Bella Well.
poor fellow, he can't help being bow
Jagged. New York Sun.
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Use For the Library.

Architect (showing plans This room
will be your library. Mr.. Newrich-
My library? Oh. yes, Of course.
must have a place to smoke Boston
Transcript.
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No man can do nothing, and nc
man can do everything German.
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Particular Wonan.


Judge-She insisted on having wo-
man lawyer secuf her divorce.
why was she so particular?"
"She did not want to 20 contrary to
that portion of the marriage ceremony
that reads. Let no man put asun-
der '"-New York Herald.
Just Like Eggs. e~...
Miss A.-So your wife keeps you con
tinually in bot water. you poor man
Mr. Bob. that's all right. We hus
bands are like eggs. Keep US in hot
water and we become hardened. -Bos
ton Transcript.
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More Like Il.

| DO you wish to call your husband
| up on the phone"'
mo. ! don't. l want to call him
| down. n."-Exehange.
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FOR SALE

ARE YOU STILL GOING TO PAY
that rent every month when thes,
opportunities are waiting for you t
own your home?
3 5 room cottage, SO foot lot on
Bemidji Ave, OH payments of
SIS per month. =
A 4 room cottage on Beltrami
Ave-, between 5th and 9Th St.
We can arrange this on small
monthly payments.
A room house between Beltra-
mi and Minnesota Ave-, large
lot. Only takes $500 cash to
buy this.
2 six room, modern houses on
Minnesota Ave, can make good
terms.
Huffman, Harris & Reynolds.
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WANTED-COmpetent girl for gen.
eral housework. Mrs John Will
son, 1101 Dewey Ave. .'sr
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FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind Of
q rubber stamp for you on short
notice.
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HELP WANTED

WANTED-For U. S. Army--Able-
bodied unmarried men between
ages of IS and 35; citizens of the
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write the English
language. For information ap-
ply to Recruiting Office at Schroe-
der Building, Bemidji, or PIT Tor
rey Building, Duluth, MINI.
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WANTED-Good. girl for housework.
Mrs. A. A. Richardson, 91O Beltra-
mi Ave. Phone $40, 49,.
WANTED-Bright boy at Bemidji
Cigar Co., 312 Minnesota Ave.
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MISCELLANEOUS

ADVERTISERS--T great state OF
North Dakota offers unlimited op.
portunities for business to classi-
fed advertisers. The recognized
advertising medium is the Fargo
Daily and Sunday Courier-News.
the only seven day paper in the
state and the paper which carries
the largest amount of classified
advertising. The Courier-News
F. covers North Dakota like blank
ct; reaching all parts of the state
the day of publication; it is the
paper to use In order to get re-
suits; rates one cent per word first.
insertion, one-half cent per word;
succeeding Insertion; fifty cents.
per line per month. Address the
Courier-News. Fargo, N. D.
WANTED = Position wanted by
young man, expert bookkeeper.
salesman, or will do both; very
best references. Harry Bowers,
I1e'oI Hotu OtIeoI, minneapolis,
MINI.
WANTED--Dining and sleeping car
conductors, $75-$125. Experience
unnecessary, we teach you, write
Dining Car World, 1875 W. Van
Buren, Chicago.
WANTED TO .TRAnE- -O7b.+ 49,.
you to trade for new standard pia-
no? Call at second hand store.
Odd Fellows Bldg.
WANTED Situation as house,
keeper in small family. Address
s'Housekeeper" care w. B. Pitcher,
City.
BOUGHT AND SOLD-Second hand
furniture. Odd Fellows building,
across from postoff1ce. phone 129.
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FOR SALE-Seven head draft horses
Prices right. Can be seen at j.
P. Pogue & Son barn, Srd St. and
Irvine Ave.
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W,ANTED-Situation as house
3 keeper in small family. Address
sHousekeeper" care w. B. Pitcher,
City.
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WANTED TO TRADE-What have
I you to trade for new standard pia-
no? Call at second hand store.
Odd Fellows Bldg.
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BOUGHT AND SOLD-Second hand
furniture. Odd Fellows building,
across from postoff1ce. phone 129.