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The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12
WANTED AT ONCE.

Several reliable, capable and ener-
getic young men as county agents to
represent the Mutual Relief and
Benevolent Association of South Caro-
lima.
Attractive inducements to men who
mean business.
For particulars, write J. H. Goode
General Manager, 15O11l Taylor St.
Columbia, S. c.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Washington take
this method Of thanking the many
friends for their kindly expressions,
sympathy shown. and floral tributes
during the recent illness and death OF
heir son, Clarence.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12
THE ROYAL THEATRE.

From all reports afioat in the city,
something is radically wrong with the
ownership and. management of The
Royal Theatre, also the Lincoln,
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12

Hats made to order or old hats
made new at the Waverley Millinery
Shop, 2400 Gervais st,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

session Mt public auction conducted
by the United States marshal, follow
ing her capture as she sneaked into
San Francisco bay one dark night
with a load Of Cinnamon and opium
! from Ensennda. She had cost him
| fifteen hundred hardearned dollars.
Scraggs-Phneas p. Scraggs, 10
employ his full name--wns precisely
the kind Of man one might expect to
own and operate the maggie. Rat
faced, snaggle-toothed and furtlve,
with low cunning that sometimes
passed for great intelligence, Scraggs'
character is best described In home
ly American word. He was "ornery.'
A native of San Francisco, he had
grown up around the docks and had
developed from messboy on river
steamer to master Vt bay and river
steamboats,. although It Is not OF rec
ord that ne ever commanded such {
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

hat McGuffey's job on the Maggie
vas the first he had had In six months
and he treasured II accordingly. For
this reason lie and Gibney had been
inclined to take considerable slack
from Captain Scraggs until McGuffey
discovered that, In al probability, no
engineer In the world, except him
self. would have the courage to trust
himself within range Of the haggie's
boilers, and, consequently. he had
Captain Scraggs more or less at his
mercy. Upon inparting this suspicion
to Mr. Glbney, the latter decided that
It would be cold day, indeed, when
bis ticket would not constitute a club
wherewith to make Scraggs. as Glib
ney expressed it. mind his P's and
Q's."
II will be seen, therefore, that nu-
tual necessity held this quesrly as
sorted trio together, and, though they
Quarreled furiOusly, nevertheless, with
the passage of time their own weak
nesses and. those Of the Maggie had
III cdCu lOf lilo VehCA NNAA
Gus affection. While Captain Scraggs
frequently pulled" monumental
bluff and threatened to dismiss both
| Glbney and McGuffey-and, in fact,
occasionally went so far as to order
them off his ship, on their part Glib
ney and McGuffey were wont to work
the same racket and resign. With the
subsistence of their anger and the re-
turn to reason, however, the trio had
a habit OF meeting accidentally in the
Bowhead saloon. where. sooner OF
later, they were certain to bury theil
grudge In foaming beaker Of steam
beer, and return joyfully to the Mag
gle.
OF NIL the little ships company
Nels Halvorsen, colloqually desig
mated as "The Squarehead," was thu
only individual who was, in truth ant
in fact, his own man. Neils wa
steady, industrious, faithful, capable
and reliable; any one of hundret
deckhand jobs were ever open t
Neils, yet, for some reason best know
to himself, he preferred to stick b,
the Maggie. In his dull way 1t !
probable that he was fascinated b.
the agile intelligence of Mr.. Gibney
the vitriolic tongue of Capital
Scraggs, and the elephantine wit an
grizzly bear cou<.ge Of Mr.. McGuffe!
At any rate, he delighted in hearin
them snarl and wrangle.
However, to return to the Maggi
which we left entering the tule fo
Il few miles north Of Pillar point:
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

he was worried. The fog. II anything,
was thicker than ever.
Time passed. Suddenly Mr.. Chimney
thrilled electrically to q shrill Zip from
Captain Seraggs.
whats thatr' Mr.. Gibney bawled.
II dunno. Sounds like the SURF,
Glib
"Ain't you been on this run long
enough to know that the surf don't
sound like nothin' else In life but
breakers7" Gibney retorted wrathfuay.
IL amt certain, Glib"
Instantly Gibney signaled McGuney
for half speed ahead.
| Breakers on the starboard bow,
yelled Captain Scraggs.
port bow" The Squarehead cor
rected him.
-Oh, my great patience" Mr.. Glib
ney groaned. They're on both bows
an we're headed straight for the
beach. Here's where we all go to thu
devil together" and he yanked wildly
at the signal wire that led to thu
engine room. with the intention o
giving McGuffey four bells-the sigma
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

aboard the Maggie for full speed
astern. At the second Jerk the wire
broke, but not until two bells had
sounded In the engine room-the signal
for full speed ahead. The efficient
McGuffey promptly kicked her wide
open, and the Fatss decreed that.
having done So Mr.. McGuffey should
forthwith climb the ladder and thrust
his head out on deck for q breath Of
fresh air. Instantly a chorus Of
shrieks up on the fo'castle head at
tracted his attention to such degree
that he failed to hear the engine room
bowler as Mr.. Gibney blew frantically
/ Into 1t.
Presently, out Of the hubbub for
ward, Mr.. McGuffey heard Captain
Scraggs wall frantically: stop her
For the love of heaven. stop her!" In
stantly the engineer dropped back into
the engine room and set the Maggie
full speed astern; then he grasped the
bowler and held 1t to his ear.
"Stop her !" he heard Gibney shrek
"Why in blazes don't you stop her?'
"She's set astern, Glib. She'll ease
up In minute"
"You know itw Gibney answered
significantly.
The Maggie climbed lazily to the
crest Of long oily roller, slid reck
lessly down the other side, and tool
the following sea over her taffrail
She still had some head on, but yer!
little-not quite sufficient to give he
decent steerage way, as Mr.. Chine.
discovered when having ut length com
municated his desires to McGuffey
he spun the wheel frantically In be
lated effort to swing the Maggie's dirt
nose out to sea.
Nothing doin'," he snarled. "She'
!, have to come to complete stop befor
she begins to walk backward and ge
steerage way on again. She'll bum
i as sure as death an taxes"
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CHAPTER u.

Captain Scraggs and The Square
head partook first Of the ham and
eggs, coffee and bread, which the
skipper prepared. Scraggs then pre-
pared q similar meal for Mr.. Gibney
and McGuffey, set 1t In the oven to
keep warm, and descended to the en-
CINE room to relieve McGuffey for din
ner. Neils at the same time took the
course from Mr.. Gibney and relieved
the latter at the wheel. BY this time,
darkness had descended upon the
world. and the Maggie had entered
the log; following her custom she pro-
ceeded in absolute silence, although as
| partial offset to the extreme liability
to collision with other coastwise craft,
due to the non-whistling rule aboard
the Maggie, Mr.. Glbney had laid a
course half mile inside the usual
steamer lanes, albeit due to his over
whelming desire for peace he had
neglected to inform his owner Of this
the honest fellow proceeded upon the
hypothesis that what people do not
know Is not apt to trouble them.
Captain Scruggs read the log and
reported the mileage to Mr.. Gibney
who figured with the stub OF pencil
on the pilot house wall, wagged his
head, and appeared satisfied. 'Bettel
go ford" he ordered, IAN help The
Squarehcad on the lookout. At elgh
O'Clock we ought to be right under tn,
lee O. Point San Pedro; when whistle
we ought to catch the echo thrown
back by the cliff. Listen for It,"
Promptly at eight o'clock Mr.. Nc
Guaey was Mortified to see his steam
gauge drop half pound as the Mig
gies siren sounded. Mr.. Gibney stucl
, his ingenious head out Of the plo
house and listened, but no answering
echo reached his ears. Hear any
/. tling?" he bawled.
Heard the Maggie's SIREN" Capital
+ Scraggs retorted venomously.
, Mr.. Gibney leaped out on deck, Sc
lected small head Of cabbage from
/. broken crate and hurled 1t forwar,
Z Then he sprang back into the pile
! house and Strengthened the Maggie 0
r her course again. He leaned over til
Z pinnacle. with the cuff Of his watel
. coat wlplng away the moisture on III
o glass, and studied the instrument car
I fully. II don't trust the DANCED thing
q he muttered. "Guess I'll haul her O
. coupler points an try the whist
l. | nrain"
1 He did. Still no echo. He was l
q clined to believe that Captain Scrag
o had not read the rafrrail log correctl
a and when at eight-thlrty he tried Il
:. whistle again he was still without l
i. suits In the way Of an echo from Il
n clifr. albeit the engine room howl
1. brought him several Of profuse che
:, meter from the perspiring McGuffey
4 "We've passed Pedro" Mr.. Glbn
i. decided. He ground his cud and m,
l. tered ugly things to himself. for !
IN dead reckoning had gone asrray a
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18
"She'll bump as. sure a.
death an taxes"
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
"spenathrift Wills" Common.

"Spene!thrift Wills" Common.
"Spendthrft Wills" In which the
heir Is placed virtually at the mercy
Of the executor, who must watch his
conduct closely to determine whether
the money properly can be turned over
to him, are common. Monthly pay
ments to heirs are often specified and
provisions made for burials and the
erecting Of monuments. Conditions
may be attached that proposed
church building to which the testator
desires to leave the money must be
built within a certain time or the
beQuest Is forfeited. Money is placed
In trust for sending children to college
or for other pcrposeA and the trust
company must see 10 It that It ID
used for the purposes specified and
for no other2
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

livered, nevertheless. impersonally. He
closed the pilot-house door furlously
behind him and started for the galley.
'Some bright day I'm goin' to git
tired O. hearin' you cuss my proxy"
Mr.. Gibney bawled after him, IAN
when that fatal time arrives I'll scat
ter can o. Kill-Flea over you an the
shippin' world'Il know you no more"
"Oh, go to-glory, you pig-iron pol
lsher," Captain Scraggs tossed back
at him over his shoulder-and honor
was satisfied. In the lee Of the pilot
house Captain Scraggs paused, set his
Infamous old brown derby hat on the
deck and leaped furiously upon 1t
with both feet. Six times he did this:
then with a blow Of his fist he
knocked the ruin back into SEM
blance Of Its original shape and I'M
mediately felt better.
IF was you. skipper. I'd hold my
temper until l got to port; then I'd
git jingled an forgit my troubles in
expensively,' somebody advised him.
Scraggs turned. In a little square
hatch the head and shoulders of Mr..
gineer; first, second and third as
sstant engineer. oiler, wiper. water
tender, and coal-passer of the Maggie,
appeared. He was standing on the
steel ladder that led up from his
stuffy engine room and had evidently
,hpv En-. ~
fresh air. "The way you ruin them
bonnets O. yourn sure Is scandal"
Mr.. McGuffey concluded. "If l had a
temper as nasty as yourn I'd take
soothin' strip or somethin' for IT.
Before proceeding further with this
narrative, due respect for the readers
curiosity directs that we dverge for
period sufficient to present brief
history of the steamer Maggie and her
peculiar crew. We will begin with the
Maggie.
She had been built on Puget sound
back In the eighties, and was one hun
dred and six feet over NIL, twenty-six
feet beam and seven feet draft.
Driven by little steeple compound
engine, In the pride Of her youth she
could make ten knots. However, what
with old age and boiler scale, the best
she could do now was six, and had
Mr.. McGuffey paid the slightest heef
to the limitations imposed upon hi:
steam gauge by the supervising in
Spactor of hoilara 0t Snn Francisco
she would have been limited to five
Each annual inspection threatened t
.. be her last. and Captain Scraggs. he
sole owner, lived In perpetual fea
that eventually the day must arrlv
! when, to save the lives Of himself an
his crew, he would be forced to shi
new boiler and renew the rotte
!, timhers around her deadwood. ST
, had come into Captain Scraggs pc
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

Screen Pea Pirates" is combination of sea and land
narrative told in the inmable style which has given the
Peter B. Kyne such strong pull with the reading
public 1t jolly, rollching and has thrill romance
and punch
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

Western Washington poultry men
shipped 426 carloads Of eggs during
the last twelve months.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
FRANCE, IS, HARD HT
: IL BYGENERALDEP

Continued From Page y =
shoes have been forced down about
20 per cent. ,,..
-. Since the, first of the year the
general cost Of living has dropped
about Is per cent. Meantime, wages
have followed with an average de-
crease of srom IL to Is, per cent.
But food prices, except bread. are
tenaciously holding to the top notch,
with prospects of soaring during the
winter, owing to the two months
drought. The vintage of wine is
above the average. 2sa,7 :
Owing to the destruction of the
Lens coal fields, Frances coal pro-
duction is still far under pre-war
production, WHICH, in, turn, directly
affects nearly every branch of ma.
tional industry. Statistics show that
steel and iron production exceeds
Frances national needs but she is I'M
able to market it freely.
But despite the heavy burden OF
her devastated regions and the un-
favorable world economic condition
French economists and business ex-
perts agree that Fundamentally
France is sound, and needs only time
and work to put, her on the road ia
the old-time national prosperity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
WORD CHANGED IN MEANING
Modern FiIibuster Is a Comparatively
Harmless Proceeding, Considering
*$- What 1t Once Meant. -

When a legislator attempts to delay
the progress Of measure he disap-
proves Of, in the hope Of preventing it's
passage, spending hours upon hours de-
batting 1t, he lis called a "filibuster."
The only parliamentary body in tho
world where Administering to the ex-
IRENE IS ,countenanced and where it
has q chance OF success Is the United
States senate. -.. ...~..:
= The real meaning Of the word "flli-
buster" Is lawless adventurer, espe-
cially one in quest Of plumber. The
term is derived from Il e original fill
busters, who We're West Indian pirates.
The name is traceable to that of the
Small, fast-sailing vessels which used
to be called "tiilibotes"a or "ny-boats."
Gradually the. meaning Of the ex.
preston began to embrace all sorts Of
military adventure. American usage
finally broadened the phrase to such an
extent that it now includes those SEN
ators or congressman who use; obstruc.
tive and dilatory tactics to gain their
ends. &s&1%s.ast - CSC. #5#
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
Happy Butterflies,

Upon meeting one of their q own
species, the tiges swalloWtail butter
flies will execute a kind of %aerihl
waltz as they fit above, below aid
around each other in their play on the
wing. * sd. .5irg-st III !,
Coming out into the, open fields
their giddy. flight leads them here and
there in varied course as they visit
the fowertops. of thistles, golden rod
and other attractive plants.
Growing thirsty, down they come to
some low. fiat bank of a sluggish
stream, attracted by the presence Of
others of their kind. and sip away tc
their hearts content, pausing only now
and then for brief frolic In the sun.
/ light with some other big black and
yellow vagabond of their own SORT
with no more in Its bit Of u brain t.
worry it.-American Forestry Maya
zine. ss ..s..-s. 81 .,4,:., + +:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
Obstructcd Vision.

An old merchant who resided in Ire
land had glass eye, which it was his
custom to take out and deposit in a
tnmbler Of water each night before
retiring. He awoke one morning very
thirsty, having on the previous night
drank not wisely but too well, and by
mistake drank from the tumbler which
contained his artificial optic, thereby
swallowing same. T..
His wife, fully aroused and greatly
alarmed at the semi choking condition
of her spouse called to the valet, who
was an Irishman, to render assist
ancc. i ".
Pat having promptly arrived, was
requested to look down his masters
throat to see what caused the obstruc-
ton. Proceeding to Investigate he
saw the eye in question lodged some
distance down the passage. Meantime
the anxious, wife asked:
Cant you see down, PATTI"
"How can, r see down and another
fellow looking up?''--London Answers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
sue CESS STARTS \.
VI INSClIO OEROO

i Choosing III erigHtbusi ilsss
school is a big factor in ones sue
cess. Dakota Business College,
Fargo, N. D., is SC savorably known
that it draws the higksS class of
pupils and supplies help to the in::ga
est class Of individuals and firms.
! F. L. Burdick' new office assist.
ant, Fern Laughlin, is the third
Dakota Business College studentae
headquarters Of the U. 5. Grain
Growers Corp, Over 100 pupils
have gone to Standard Oil Co.
Follow the successful'' now at
the opening Of Fall School. Write
F. L. Watkins, Pres, 800 Front
St., Fargo, N. D. .....S "A.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
INSURANCE WRITERS
...- r.. : :. ENJOY FINE OUTING

D. S. Mitchell returned to Be1nidji
Thursday night from a two weeks
vacation trip which he spent attend
ing the "Outing'', Of the. 100000
Club of the New York Life Insurance
company, held at the Broadmoor
hotel, Colorado Springs. There were
CTS men throughout the United
States who qualified for the outing,
800 Of whom were present at the
time Mr.. Mitchell was there, the
other 375 had been entertained by
company the week before. 81.
Two or three hourse were spent
each day listening to men of nation
al reputation; the head physician
was there the director Of one of the
largest banks Of New York city, d.
rector of the company's largest in
surance writer's in the world. The
remainder of the time was spent in
sightseeing. /. They e&visited Pixies
Peak, Cave Of the Winds, and other
places of. interest.
The Hotel Broadmoor, at which
they were entertained, said to be the
finest in The world, lis Of Italian con-
struction, built at the foot. of noun
tain, surrounded 4 by ideal natural
scenery, with artificial lake at the
rear and fine golf grounds. In fact:
everything is. provided that. could
possibly add to the. comfort and
pleasure Of the guests ,,.s.
Mr. Mitchell also stopped at var
ious cities enroute; Omaha, Denver,
Colorado, and, Pueblo. At the latter
place the debris, from q the recent
flood was not all cleared away, and
he saw where. the water line had
reached the second story Of the
buildings, where box cars had float
ed some distance away, and where
one hotel had turned completely
around and a refrigerator car had
floated inside. He states that it
would be hard to describe the de-
7struction that resulted from the
flood. ..-..,.
Victoria, sB. c.. was suggested as
the place, for next years outing, but
it was not definitely decided. /.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
ADDITIONAL WANT ADS
.3sf&As,f 1 .,-1.s%s& s@&.

Er,,E} q 49, ~
LOST-Gold Watch with name A.
e. N. Anderson, Mpls, on face. Re-
ward. r Phone 20sFS4 Ct 10-7
FOR SALE OR TRADE for house in
Bemidji, 40 acres of land adjoining
Bemidji and the Jefferson High
way north of Bemidji. Inquire of
Andrew Rood, Room 10 Northern
National Bank Bldg. st 10-4
YOU CAN win Complimentary
Prize ticket good at the Grand or
Elko Theatres for three months as
first prize, or one for six weeks as
4 second prize. Read the Wanted
!. at once" ad on this page. st 1914
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms with
or without privilege Of light house
& keeping, 423 18th st. St 10-4
FOUND a box containing pair box
ing gloves, Liberty bond box and
z other articles. Owner can have
same by proving ownership and
paying for this notice. Call 976W
- %% % A.s 1t 10-1
FOR SALE:-A child's Vernis Mar
tin crib. Inquire at $40 Beltrami
Ave. r.,y.st. Std 1914
3 WANT-Farm. ranch. plantation,
merchandise exchange for apart
ment buildings. Good location.
Rents $4,000 to $425,000. Price
$4,000 to $3,50O,000. Trade
separately or together. George
Stewart, 20 So. La Sale, Chicago.
# ~.t. 1t .10-1
FOR RENT-Two modern, furnished
rooms. Inquire corner Lake Boule-
yard and Sixth St. 2t10-3
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-01
.Yale,s stone Bulldogs.

Four bulldogs lin stone represent
studenti lifeaat: Yale. The bulldog has
been Old Ellis mascot for 10! these
many years. One Of the dogs, with a
wrinkled brow, wears specracles. He
is the student. Another bulldog, brow
not so much -wrinkled, wears foot
ball players helmet, a noseptece with
it's end gripped in his teeth. He is
the hero of the gridiron. Another
bulldog wears soldiers campaign hat
depicting what Yale men have done
in the various wars. Still another
bulldog has cap, and gown, repre-
,senting the, completion Of the college
course. OF all the carvings found,
these are the four most interesting, al
though there are faces representing Dr.
\ Had!ey, and a few Of his predeces-
Rsors."I ..:t.. @
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-. 49, 7-
The Royal Fish.

Z The sturgeon is a strange looking
creature, being almost covered with
lattened .bony plates, in the center
of each of which is a conical spine.
1t is said to live to great age-two
hundred years is one estimate, but we
have no certain knowledge on the sub
ject. It's air bladder is rich in ISM
glass, and caviar is prepared from it's
roe. Its flesh seems to combine the
tiavors of fish, flesh and fowl, and
is really excellent, il 1t was Edward II,
who made the sturgeon a royal fish,
but it is only sturgeon caught in the
Thames which can be claimed as the
property of the crown. Sturgeon re-
sembles salmon in that they work up
rivers to spawn.szThe Volga is the
principal sturgeon river of Europe.