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either by demand or speculation
forced wheat to $161. Three years
prior to that Sept. wheat was corner
ed. No one now in the Chicago trade
remembers just who did it, but
records show that this corner sent
wheat to $2.47 per bushel.
The most noted corners of the last
80 years were those engineered by
E. J. Harper, B. P. Hutchinson, "Joe'
Letter and James A. Patten.
Harper's corner in 1887 took wheat
to $1.16, when the corner collapsed
and sent banks and spectators tot
tering. "Old Hutch," now dead, one
Of the most spectacular of the old
time traders, engineered his corner in
1888. 1t sent wheat to 81 a bushel
There was no serious attempt after
that to corner wheat until 1898 when
"Joe" Letter tried. He put May uI
to $l.S5, made millions, and then
tried to switch his corner to June
and thereby lost sum that he him.
self testifieda few weeks ago totalled
$11 100000. His fathers estate
that of Levi Letter, merchant prince
came to his aid and in later years
Letter recouped all his losses-bu1
not in the grain pit.
The latest corner in 1909 was en-.
gineered by James A. Patten, Chicago
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he >had never heard before, John Dorr
strobe down the hill. AS he crossed the
gulch he saw the door of the bungalow
open, and Ruth appeared. y
II thought heard your father call"
he said awkwardly.
He was calling your she answered
quietly. 'but be went over toward the
dump. | think he wants you there"
Ruth laid her little hand on John
DORIS brawny arm. 'eJohn,' she said,
the swift color rising lin her cheeks, II
don't want to say anything to make
trouble, but father is worried. He
trusts you; but, you know I'VE haven't
recovered the lost vein" 3.
John looked her straight inlthe eye.
Leave it to me-"
Her appealing hands crept up his
arms, and for one moment she al.
lowed him to read her soul. She made
a potent plea, directed by the instinct
of a woman who is loved. "John, look
after him. He is doing it, for me-"
Dorr hesitated moment. It was
the first thing Ruth had ever asked
him. He felt that he ought to re,
spond to this appeal In some most con
vincing way, but he could formulate
no phrase that would express at once
his determination to do everything in
his power to help her father and his
gratitude that she had taken him into
her confidence, SO he merely smiled,
waved his hand and went down the
hill toward the dump beneath the head
end Of the spraddling trestle.
She called him back. II forgot it
was lunchtime," she said shyly.
II must get down to your father" he
said rather brusquely. a.-s.zgr, s
''Then III bring you both down your
lunches to the mine.'' she said. 1--WE
can have little picnic all by our
selves 49,.
+ As he went up toward the end of the
trestle Dorr observed that the engineer
running the donkey engine seemed
hardly to know his business.
"My dear fellow" he said quietly
you're allowing too much slack on
Your cable. 1t is dangerous Those ore
cars are coming down that trestle too
fast. If their brakes give way it means
disaster!''
whats the troubleY' said Gallon.
coming up with q piece Of ore in his
hand.
Il was just telling Bill Tubbs that IL
he did not keep up the slack on his
cable on those cars be would whip
them over the end of the trestle," said
John.
He turned toward the old man and
said In different voice: You called
me. What is It that you want7'
Look at this. John, said the older
man. handing out the piece Of ore
dirt, not gold bearing quartz want
to talk to you; I've got something to
say to you. !" 81
Involuntarily John looked down the
street. He saw Ruth coming, swinging
tho lunch BASKET 81 her hand. Ho =.
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Ruth Hastened Toward the Entrance
Of tho Mine.
showed her nothing but an ore car and
the tools dropped by the last shift
when they had quit for dinner.
Father!" she cried, peering into the
darkness beyond
joint
She stepped on into the shadow and
called again. Her foot slipped on the
rough floor. OF the tunnel, and as she
tried to save herself her lamp fell. A
moment later she saw trickle Of fire
running along toward the heading. It
was fuse leading to a blast that had
not vet been shot With oil light gone
except that blue flicker, penned In as
she was BY the ore car. standing there
with set brakes, what hope had she
/ How long would It be before that lit
tie gust OF flame reached the powder
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+ - - 8 - - 49, Z s.
Thomas Gallon was old fashioned in
many ways. Instead Of using GO per
cent dynamite every where and deto
mating it by electricity, he still insisted
on using old fashioned powder and
tamping it with fuse, sign Of his
obstinacy.
She climbed into the ore car and
tried to unset the brakes. 1t was her
only hope. Then she realized that the
cable was still attached. She climbed
down by the light Of the now flaming
fuse and unlocked the heavy shackle.
A moment later she was again in the
car with her little hands firmly on the
lever. With strength bred Of despera-
ton she managed to release it.
The heavy car slowly creaked away
down the dark tunnel. Then it came
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Ing Stockholders usually have infor-
nation as to all these engineers" -
The slender man with the shrewd
face seated opposite her dropped his
eyes. '"To tell you the truth, Mrs. Oar
nell, never liked John Dorr."
Neither does Harry" she put In
quickly. r. 1-- .-
4 The stockbroker looked at his plate
moment and then pulled out his
memorandum book. Listen, JEAN" he
said in Il tone she recognized as utter
~ businesslike. "Shall buy Master
Key stock?'
'"There is girl back there she
went on intensely. ..- $3.50.
Crane looked up swiftly. BE caught
a CLINT Of the jealousy in the woman's
eyes For his own purpose she was
most useful, so he snapped the rubber
band around his memorandum book,
put it back in his pocket and said with
ainality, jean, I'll buy Master Key
stock at any price!'
Mastering the cry which had come
to him from Thomas Gallons bnnga
low'and realizing that in it was tone
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LINCOLN DAY BANQUETS
IN MANY CITIES TONIGHT

Washington, Feb. 12.-The ma
tons capitol today paid tribute to
the great emancipation, Abraham Lin
coin, on this, the los anniversary OF
his birth. Tonight the National
. Emancipation Commemorative So
ciety will hold a big mass meeting at
which the speakers will be Represen-
tative Green of Massachusetts,, the
Rev. James e. Churchman of New
Jersey and the Rev. M. w. D. Nor
man of this city. A movement will
be started to get congress to make
Lincoln's birthday a national holt
day.
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Wilkerson Remembered That Long
Night When He Had Crept to Safety.
and death we see things more clearly
than at any other time, and Harry
Wilkerson, as he looked over the famil-
lar valley. remembered that long night
when ALMOST MORALLY wounded by
Thomas Gallons bullet he had crept
to safety. Every peak, gully and guIch
was as plain to him as It was on that
night, but this time it conveyed diff:
ferent meaning. During those long
hours Of agony and thirst years ago
this scene had meant to him simply a
hell from which he must struggle out
Now It was paradise he was going
to regain.
He had heard great deal about Gal.
Ions mediocre success, and he did not
FULLY understand why 1t was that THE
Master Key" mine did not pay better.
Was 1t possible that his former part
ner had not been able to find that rich
vein Of gold after all? He smiled again.
He would find it.
Then there was that girl whose vi.
vacity and beauty he had heard 90
much about.
Some Instinct told him that Gallon
must be ever thinking of him, and
with the dramatic impulse Of q man
who has long nursed the hope of bitter
vengeance, he planned his reappearee
ance. He would find his old partne.
alone. and there and then they Would
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over Ruth that she. was not strong
enough to stop its momentum on the
long trestle that led to the dump She
was fleeing death by fire and gas and
rock only to be hurled headlong over
the lofty end of the, track. A vision
rose before her of being flung through
the bright California air right at her
fathers feet. Behind her shA-heard
the suffering of the last few inches
Of the fuse. She crouched in the car
Just as it emerged from the tunnels
mouth 1t was as If a huge hand thrust
the car forward. The boom of the ex-
plosion deafened her. She stood up
now in the wildly speeding car and
cried, John, John!' =. --<--t,
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trader, and Patten is believed to have
cleared millions, how many not even
his brokers ever knew. The record
price in his coup was $1.6O. For
two months after he closed his corner,
cash wheat sold higher than the
futures.
sPatten ostensibly retired few
years ago and lives in a palace at
Evanston, III. His gifts to colleges,
hospitals and private charities total
millions. The, magnificent gymna-
stun at Northwestern University,
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As Ruth closed the door softly be.
hind her she saw Il light burning in
John DORIS cabin. and there flooded
over her a sense of relief that there
was some one to whom she could CO.
Careless of maiden modesty, western
girl as She was Obsessed by the fear
of that strange scene she had Just left
In the bungalow. she fed up the hill
toward that one beacon that held out
hope of life and-did she know it?-
love. ,,--.--
Once at the door she knocked hard
because it seemed to her that she had
been pursued up the bill by some
strange and miserable demon.
John, .lohn!" she cried
The door was flung open. and he 40.
peared. his bulk filling the yellow open.
ing from jamb to jamb.
The moment be appeared it came
over her; that she had done an uncon-
ventional thing. yet there was that de-
mon Of fear creeping up the hill after
her, and she turned her eyes to the
kind. brare face of the engineer and
held out her slender arms and whis.
pered: John. l don't understand.
Something has happened. am scared"
John Dorr looked down at her fair
face for moment and shut his eye
lids. Was it true that she had finally
come to him? He, too. felt the presage
of dread Way down the bill. across
the gulch drenched in moonlight and
shadows. it seemed to him that he saw
one Of those grotesque and impossible
figures, mirages of the desert night
Then he took Ruth into his strong
| arms: 1885,.
Thus it is in this world that those
whose arms are empty feel the fingers
of fear at their threats. and only those
whose arms are filed can look boldly
into the night and defy the .fiends of
darkness.
And the man whose arms held moth
ing, whose hands were clinched In an
agony of eliminating fear, saw through
the window figure Of a man on horse
back on the crest of the hill.
A tall. dark. stern man. who did not
tip the porter, got of the Overland ex-
press at Silent Valley. The little ham,
let lay there like mirage of some
mans dream. There was but one IA
mfliar building in the place, and Harry
Wilkerson gazed at it and smiled.
"Well," he said audibly.- this looks
like old times! Now to find GallonT'
1t seems that in that clear dusk which
marks the border line between life
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mortgage, bearing date the 18th day
of May, "A. D. 1911, and with the power
of sale therein contained was duly re-
icOred In the Office Of the Register Of
Deeds in, and for Beltrami County, Min
nesota, on the 9Th day Of June A. d.
1911, at two o'clock p. M in Book 80"
of Mortgages, on page 525 thereof.
And whereas, the said mortgage and
holder Of said mortgage has elected and
of said mortgage to declare the whole
principal sum Of said mortgage due and
payable at the date Of this notice; and.
whereas. there is due and claimed to be
due on said mortgage at the date Of this
notice the sum of Two Thousand. Dol
lars, and, whereas. the power Of sale
has become operative and no action or
proceedings at law or otherwise has
been instituted to recover the debt Sc
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Father, father. what 10 the mattsri"
hearts Of maidens. By tremendous
effort he pulled himself together and
smiled.
why, nothing was the matter. child.
/ was only thinking.
But there was something In his tone
that made Ruth draw back. In, her In.
nocence she had not learned to discern
the difference between the various
rude passions that govern this world.
She was still afraid. She crept ont the
door.
4 Gallon let his head fall on the table
upon his empty arms.
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Methodist institution at Evanston,
was Patterns gift and bear his name.
While Patten is "offcially'' retired, he
maintains an Office and is usually
there when there is chen. on In the
grain pit and frequently takes a
flyer" so he calls it, involving q
mere matter of few hundred thou
sands. Pattens' friends say that his
winnings in the wheat pit now go
to charity.
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Demonstration at Miller's.

The Heinz line of products will be
demonstrated at Henry Miller's store
on Beltrami avenue, Saturday after
noon and evening. Mr.. Miller ex-
tends cordial invitation to all in
terested. The Heinz products are
work of displaying them will be in
the hands Of an expert demonstration.
ADV.
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the hill, across the gulch from the
trestle. -.
"John," said Gallon, Il am getting
old. Years ago there were two part
ners of us prospected this country,
and we found free milling gold. say
'we,' John, but there was a little girl
kept the location Of that mine to my
self. There was trouble, John. he
suspected me- He turned his dim.
ming eyes on the stalwart young man
in entreaty. II guess you know why
| tried to keep those plans to myself"
"Who is the MANI" demanded the en-
gineer, patting the great iron ore car.
rier with his hand as man pacif1es
restless animal.
At that moment there came a faint
cry from miner on the trestle.
"What does he want?" demanded
Gallon peevishly. -....... ...-...-..-:
John DORIS eyes saw the miners in
the camp, wives and all, streaming out
and staring upward. They had got
the meaning Of that cry. he thought
to himself, "Where is Ruth?" It came
over him that she was bringing lunch.
con to her father and himself in the
mine. He stared up at that dark hole
in the hillside and saw an eddy of
smoke. Instantly he knew that she
must be somewhere within that dark
depth. - -. .,s... f.. ~ ..-
With all the force of his lungs he
bawled down to the engineer, who was
staring stupidity upward; swung him.
self into the bucket, pulled his signal
whistle out of his pocket and blew it
furiously.
The engineer seemed to listen for a
moment, then kicked off bis brake and
blew his answering whistle. Ascend
later the bucket was swinging down
the lofty cable across the gulch.
It was not clear in Johns mind how
he could rescue Ruth. The quickest
way to get to the trestle was by the
bucket; then be would have those long.
long stretches of ties to traverse, and
when he reached that smoke filed tun
mel could he get through? He must
He steadied himself and thought, his
eyes fixed on the hole in the hillside.
The bucket was still surging hun
dred feet away from his goal when he
saw the ore car emerge and In 1t the
slender form Of Ruth. No one realized
better than he that her strength was
not equal to setting those brakes and
that she had escaped one death only to
meet another. ;5
His trained eye caught sight Of one
chance. He yelled down to the en-.
gineer, Quick. quick. Tubbsv'
The engineers blank face upturned
toward him seemed that Of man
dazed by imminent disaster. but John
DORIS imperious will reached across
and down that space. The engineer
pulled bis throttle wide open, and as he
did so John Dorr swung himself over
the edge Of the bucket and, hanging
down by his knees right over the tres
tie, waited for the oncoming car.
"Ruthy' he cried. Ruth, come tn
mel"
He saw her turn toward him, bal.
#ance herself In the swaying ore car
and lift up her arms He stretched his
own down, and as the mass OF steel
and ore dashed under him, caught her
up. He did not hear the crash that
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midi, in said County and state, OH the
p. NJ. Of said day, at public vendue to
the highest bidder for cash. to pay said
debt, and taxes in the sum of Three Hun
dred ninety-three and $1,000 Dollars and
interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent
per annum since the 21st day of July, 1914 /.
and seventy-f1ve dollars, attorneys fees
and the disbursements allowed by law
subject to redemption at any time with
in one year from the day of said SALE as
provided by law.
+ Dated Feb. 3, 1915.
BAGLEY BUILDING AND LOAN
S ASSOCIATION,
Mortgagee
VIM. A. McGLENNON, -
f. Attorney for Mortgage,
Bagley, Minnesota.
6td 25-S12
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Springfield, Ill.,, Feb. 12.-Mem-
bers of the Illinois General assembly
will be hosts tonight at the annual
Lincoln banquet at the state armory
President Wilson, who was urged to
attend as the principal speaker,
could not leave Washington. Bishop
Samuel Fallows, Senator L. Y. Sher-
man, Archbishop Glennon and Custom
Borglum of New York are the speak
ers. A pilgrimage to Lincoln's tomb
was feature of the day here.
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Notice.
Anyone knowing himself indebted
to Roe & Markusen should call at my
office at once and make settlement.
q. M. SATIRE,
Trustee.

Z MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES SALE
Notice is hereby given, that default
has occurred IN the conditions of that
certain mortgage duly executed and de-
livered by Bertha Marie Kjorsvik (nee
BensOn) and III. r.. kjorsvik, her hus-
band. mOrtgagors, to Bagley Building
and Loan Association, corporation,
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New York, Feb. Ex-Governor
Whitman, United States Senator j.
E. Wadsworth, former Ambassador
Myron T., Herrick and Congressman
j. Adam Bede are to be speakers at
the Republican clubs Lincoln ban
quet at the Waldorf tonight.
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The Little Things

You so often forget are easily
found at thisstore. Yougetyour
wants filled here without emp
tying your purse.
In New Laces &c and
l0c a yard
Wonderful values in Fresh
Candies as fresh and good
as can be, h.. DC & zoe
Embroideries just the
daintiest, yd. Sc 1Oc 15c 19c
New Neck Cords you
must see these, each IOc
l6c and 26c
Ladies' Neckwear strict
ly new items at each IOc
26c and 48c
Ribbons 8 special IN
values at ...............1 OC
See our patterns at I9c
26c: 38c 48c none better
OUT
you 90 as Specials for Sat-
urday.
10 at: heavy IN
tin pals each ....... LUG
Child's Chamber q
gray enameled each... &c
Tooth picks regular <
SC special 2 fol. -. &c
Japanese Bamboo Baskets
sandwich, fern-cord-hand-
led, only Is in lot so come
early, these worth up to 81
each, special dc
Many other good things for
Saturday COME
Carlson Of course
The Variety Store Man
Who else could Il be7
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ADDITIONAL WANT ADS
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-Furnished room 1909
Bemidji Ave.
FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of
rubber stamp for you on short no.
tice.
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: CHAPTER. ".
Tho Rescue.

TER talking to the engineer,
John Dorr had missed Gallon
and saw him at the anchor
age, of the ore cable car up
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WHEAT MARKET HISTORY
TALE OF JOY AND SORROW

Continued from Page ~
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THE MASTER KEY
By John Fleming Wilson

arrangement photo-drama corresponding
be the leading
Ind picture with Universal
Fun Manufacturing company Is noto only possible to
Master Key in this but also after
word o SEE moving pictures Of .r
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cead the Pioneer want ads.
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0AANY a man writes down on pa
. per the things he cannot ar
ticulate. Thomas Gal lion,
dreaming Of two women, taci-
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Ing stockholders usually have infor

COPYRIGHT. 1914. ~ JOHN FLEMING WILSON .
The Detroit times., 1915-12-13
Don't Fool With Dynamite

"A word OF caution 70 amateurs
who wish to experiment with high
explosives-DON'T!" writes Fred.
erick T. Gordon in the American
Druggist The manufacture Of high
explosives IL now q highly special
lied branch Of chemistry and chem
ical engineering, and great technical
knowledge and experience is neces-
sary II one wishes to go through life
whole"
All OF these high explosives have
very simple bases, cotton and gly-
cerine being the most important. Il
Is not at all difncult TO make gun
cotton or nitroglycerine, but the In
experienced person will almost GER
tainly be blown to pieces as
soon as he has made them. A slight
Increase IN temperature Is sufficient
at certain stages to set them on and
even the process OF washing in water
IL fraught with peril. as nitroglycer-
me. being heavier than water. will
sink to the bottom when the slight
est friction will make II explode.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-13
THE PRISON PROBLEM
BY n. ADDiNGToN BRUCE.
Author OF The Riddle OF Personality

the mental processes Of each individ-
ual prisoner, and ascertain Just why
he thinks wrongly and acts Grim
inally.
A preliminary effort OF this sort is
the more necessary since recent
scientific research has made 1t Ger.
tain that, while most criminals are
wholly the product of improper train.
ing, some are so constituted physi-
cally that good training will not OF
itself reform them.
A certain proportion, indeed, have
a defective brain organization. Their
deficiency in this respect may be
go extreme as TO render lifelong Gus
todial care imperative.
Others are handicapped by minor
physical defects-defects OF nutri.
ton, circulation, dental troubles. eye
troubles. etc. These, by causing
brain weakness and nervous strain,
interfere with their ability to think
normally.
Consequently a thorough medical
and psychological examination is in
dispensable to ascertain the pres.
ence OF any exceptional conditions
The Detroit times., 1915-12-13
A New Kind Of Corn

II has been impossible to grow
corn west OF the Cascade range Of
mountains; II would not go past the
milk stage before the frost But
after four years Of experiments Prof
John w. Hotson, of the University
OF Washington has succeeded In pro-
ducing a variety that will ripen.
Prof. Hotson began with seed Of
the Wisconsin Golden Glow Dent
corn. planting II on the university
campus. For Two years the results
were very poor. but each year ne
collected the good grains. planted
them and selected again. This year
he sent the best seed to few farm
ers In Washington. p. 3. Govan, of
sequim took first prize at the state
fair with II last month. II runs as
TO 80 bushels TO the acre when ripe:
many OF the ears are eight inches
long. with from 16 10 22 rows of
grain. all large and well filled. The
new variety has been called Univer-
sity Dent.