Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 21, 1907, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED BVERY AFTERNOON, OFFICIAL PAPER---CITY OF BEMIDJ BEMIDIJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By A. KAISER. Entered In the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---§5.00 PER ANNUM STATE SHOULD BE GENEROUS WITH ROAD FUNDS. The Duluth News-Tribune, of | Wednesday morning, contains a very pertinent article anent the division of the|$60,000 road funds and the awarding of amounts to; the various counties of the state, which division is made by the state highway commission. The News-Tribune says: “The state highway commis- sion is preparing to distribute $60,000 of road funds to the coun- ties of the state. It is under- stood that it will take as a basis’ for the distribution the number of|miles of road in each county and the assessed valuation of its property. It will then give the maximum to the richest and those already best provided with highways. “Ministers have been known to find much consolation in the text, | the land with such success that ‘For whosoever hath to him shall be given, and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even mit. To the newer counties, blessed less with wealth than with energy, whose highways are fowand poor, which still have cheap lands for settlers and to { which new roads are stilla ne- | cessity the maximum should be given. “St. Louis county will certain- {1y agree with Hennepin, Ramsey 'and the other wealthier counties ito take the minimum in order that the less fortunate counties of the north and northwest may receive the maximum.” Beltrami is one of the counties which should receive liberal usage at the hands of the com- mission. One of the greatdraw- backs to the development of this county is the lack of good roads, which should go hand in hand with the greatest of all needs at the present time, drainage of the swamp lands. Settlers in this |county, living north of Bemidji, | have been forced to pack most of their supplies from the small towns to their homes, through the timber and over wet and muddy trails, enduring hard- ships that have caused man; homesteaders to desert their claims and move to other climes. But those who remained are cut- ting their way through the for- ests and making homes, tilling this part of the state is being looked to as the mecca for the homeseeker. Let the state be that which he seemeth to have.’ They have held it to be exact justice. “And when the principle is ap- plied by the state commission, it may also be defended by those who have, But those who have not, yet are trying to get, will hardly submit with biblical meek- ness to any such rule. “The largest sum that can be alloted is $1,800. This amounts to little to such counties as Henne- pin, Ramsey or St. Louis, and several others like Stearns and Goodhue; it would be a consider-| able amount to Pine, Carlton, | Sherburne, Mille Lacs and others | of the smaller and less opulent[ counties. These counties, how- ever under the contemplated plan would get but $300 or $400 each. “The commission which is pa- triotic and disinterested and wants to do what is right and best will do rank injustice and make a grevious mistake, does not exactly reverse its rule. ' It should distribute on the basis of wealth and present road mil- eage, but to the rich give nothing | text?’ if it | So great salvation? » liberal with its apportioning of the road funds, and the sturdy settlers of this community will do their share toward state = T had been a bad Saturday for Billy Allenwood. Somebody hadn’t come downtown that day. Some body else, a bookkeeping creature for the other, had no authority to ad- vance money on uncompleted serial stories. Billy made the rounds, but there was no money anywhere, aadl when he gent to take Dorothy Vincent to dinner he had only $3 in his pocket., Dorothy was an orphan and an heir- ess. She received a check on the first of every month, but, though there are few characters so strong as not to be affected by security and regularity of Income, Dorothy remained a good bo- hemian and as reckless with money as you could wish your dearest friend to be. She reveled in rich and dainty fabries, which she transformed by her own art and labor into the most be- witching garments. On this particular evening she wore a tenderly exquisite creation In a gray tone, and carried a little gray purse which contained her all, the sum of 35 cents. This purse was Intrusted to Billy’s care. + A strange subject of discussion oc- cupied them at dinner and on the way to Dorothy’s house. Billy bad an op- portunity to join with two other men In starting a magazine, of which be was to be editor, but they stipulated that he should contribute $1,500 to the capital. Impossibility is not defined in any dictionary so adequately as by that statement. Billy could not have raised 1,600 cranberries at a dollar a bushel, but Dorothy could raise dollars, and she insisted that she should be per mitted to disturb her meager patri mony to the extent required and bes come a partner in the enterprise. She ‘would lend the money to Billy and go shares with him. To him, however, her development. “How Shall Ye Escape?” The Scriptures may be a dangerous ‘weapon to put into the hands of those who pervert their meaning, efther in- tentionally or through want of under- standing. Every one has heard how Lorenzo Dow, having resolved to preach a sermon against women's tall bonnets, took for his text the words “Topknot, come down,” which he had ingeniously perverted from the lines, “Let him which is on the housetop not come down.” Less artful than this, but quite as amusing, was the unconscious error made by a young student of theology at Wilbraham seminary, whose case was related by an old divine. The student went out one Saturday to preach his trial sermon. When he re- turned Monday the venerable Dr. X. said to him: “Well, how did you get along?” “Oh, very well, I thought.” “Glad to hear it. What was your “‘How shall we escape if we neglect “Very good test, very good text. How did you handle it?” “Well, first I showed them how great this salvation was”— “That's right. And then?” or as little as the law will per- “And then I told them how they might escape if they neglected it.” St. Paul to The Oriental Limited E BULLETI 'N: Great Northern Railway PLAN YOUR TRIPS Two Trains Daily Standard and Tourist Sleepers West Coast Points...... Twin Screw Steamships Minnesota and Dakota Between Seattle, Japan, China For full information call on Seattle and The Fast Mail . E. Chamberlain Local {Agent The future of at this time. We also have lots for sale. CITY LOT During the year 1906 we sold more lots in Bemidji than any year previous. those intending to make this their home should not fail to purchase residence lots For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. S\_vedback Block.vBemid)i. Bemidji is assured and a few good business little fortune was the only redeeming feature of a world otherwise ill ordered beyond -the power of language to de- scribe. He knew what miseries she thus escaped—few men knew better than Billy—and he would sooner have disturbed the law of gravitation which holds us to the world than bave dis- lodged the anchor of Dorothy’s safety He was telling her so in very clo quent language as they strolled along ‘when they were suddenly aware of s flurry in the throng and the quick gathering of a crowd. A man had fallen from the platform of a crowded car and now sat on the curbstone, dazed and Dbleeding. It seemed that there had been an attempt to pick his pocket and that the thief, detected. had pushed his intended vietim to the street. As usual, the car had gone on, leaving only the most contradictory rumors in its wake. The man was under middle age and of a very prosperous appearance, a gentleman evidently, for he showed himself superior to his mishap, even though it had bereft him of a good share of his consciousness. Before any one had raised a hand to help him he got upon his feet with a certain dig- nity, though the dullness of his eyes showed that his wits were whirling. He found a cardcase in his pocket, after somnambulous fumbling; gave a card to a cabman, and when the door BAT ON THE CURBSTONE, DAZED AND BLEEDING. of the vehicle had been opened got in unassisted. Cabby mounted to the box and drove away. It was only a few blocks from that Epot to Dorothy’s house. At the door she said, “You have my purse, Billy.” But, alas, he hadn't it. “Never mind,” said she cheerily. “There was next to nothing in it. Good night.” Billy said “Good night” and walked down the street. “I must have dropped it where that fellow was hurt,” said he to himself, and the recollection that the purse was gray, the tint of asphalt paving, gave him absurd encouragement. So he re- turned to the scene of the accident, praying for a miracle, but he did not find the purse. Instead, he found a sealed envelope, set up against the curb as if by design and most excel- lently placed to avoid observation. There was nothing either printed or written upon the envelope escept this: &,W Billy held it as almost a certainty ghat this was a note which had beeu dropped by the man who had been hurt. Probably it had been dislodged from his pocket when he fell and had remained caught in his clothing while he dragged himself to the curb. So far 8s Bllly could judge, it was precisely In the right spot to fit this hypothesis. He put the note into his pocket and the next moment had forgotten it. Sunday’s papers contained no men- tion of the accident to Mr. Mousoud. The city directory di2 not contain his name. In Monday morning’s papers Billy placed a small advertisement Rmong the “Lost and Found,” but there was: no. response. All inguiries raieq, and In the course of the Billy put the note away in a drawer of his writing table and forgot it, Far more pressing matters claimed his at- tentlon. Dorothy was called to her home in the west, and a harrowing fear tormented Billy that, despite the positive commands that he had laid upon her, she had gone to get money for the magazine. Meanwhile the scheme boiled. Onc afternoon, following a confer- ence upon the all important topic, Billy returned to his home so crazed' with enthusiasm that, happening ‘to find the lean, old -serving maid dusting his room, he began to deliver an oration to her on the subject of magazine pub- lication. His eloquence produced an unexpected effect, for.the woman be- came wildly excited and finally fell to the floor in a sort of fit. Then Billy ran for the landlady, with whose as- sistance he carried the hysterical servant to her room. Returning to his own place after this unusual exercise he sat down to reflect upon the strange happenings that had recently varied the monotony of his ex- Istence and was presently confronted by one that overtopped the others— topped everything he could remember to have seen outside of dreamland. There was upon the desk a paper- weight of painted porcelain, a Christ mas present from Dorothy and very dear to his heart. Protruding from beneath it he now beheld something green, and this green substance proved to be four bank notes, each of the de- nomination of $500. “Dear, dear little girl,” he said aloud, and the tears rushed into his eyes. This was not money any more, it was her love, and he laid down his head on these poor counters in the pretty game of trade and kissed them. Presently he arose, put the money into his safest pocket and strode away to Dorothy’s house, where he was in- formed that Miss Vincent had not yet returned to town. Billy knew better. He perceived a trick and instantly formulated one of his own. He tele- graphed to Dorothy in the west (though he knew she wasn't there) as follows: I can't take it, Dorothy, but youre the greatest girl in the world. In the early evening came this reply: You must. But how did you find out about it? DOROTHY. To which he responded: I have the money and will hold it for you. 1 cannot use it as you wish. At 1 o’clock in the morning the door- bell clanged, and Billy received this telegram: Impossible. Did not mail check till to- day. Can't understand what you mean. DOROTHY. Billy had not money enough to con- tinue this correspondence by wire with- out breaking one of the $500 bills, so he wrote a long letter which he mailed about daybreak, and by the last de- livery that afternoon he received Dor- othy's letter, full of subtle persuasion and inclosing her check for $1,500. Three days later came Dorothy herself, and in the thrilling conversation which ensued she denied in the most explicit manner all knowledge of the larger sum. It will be remembered that Louis XI. of France had many solemn forms of adjuration, only one of which he held to be binding, and he would never tell. ‘which of them it was. Few men have been so clever as Louis, but nearly all ‘women are. Protestation with mental reservation is the natural weapon of the sex. As a student of human nature Billy Allenwood knew this, and, though he held Dorothy to be the flawless pearl of womanhood, he still could not free his mind of the notion that the four big bank notes had once been hers. It was therefore with an in- definable disfavor, a sense of some- thing gone from his own soul, that he at last paid down the $2,000 into the capital of the great scheme. The $1,500 which was confessedly Dorothy’s was placed in bank, but in the early days, when the scheme seemed surely winning, Billy lost his balance wheel, veered to the delusion that he had foolishly shut Dorothy out from the greatest opportunity of her life and at last permitted her to invest her money. Then came the later days, the days of disappointment, of ex- penses marvelously swollen and re- ceipts miraculously shrunk. On ‘the blackest of black days, when Billy had left the office merely to get away from it and not because his ‘work was done, he was aware of a re- membered face in the crowd, and a name leaped into his mind. “I beg your pardon, sir,” said he. “Are you Mr. Mousoud?” *No,” replied the stranger, with a touch of excellent courtesy even in so small a matter. “I happened to be present when you met with an accident two or three months ago,” said Billy, “and after- ward I found a letter on the spot,” and he described the occurrence. “It was mine,” said the other, who seemed surprised and even more amused. “May I ask what has be- come of it?” “I have It at my rooms,” answered Billye “Would you care to come with me and get it?” “If you were on your way there, yes,” said he. There followed an Introduction whereby 1t appeared that ‘this man was Julian Winser, president of the old Livingstone bank, in which posi- tion he had recently succeeded his fa- ther, as Billy knew from newspaper re- ports. Bankers were not popular with Billy just then, for the officials of the bank where the magazine kept its dwindling account had turned a deaf ear to all pleas for accommodation. Yet Mr. Winser seemed a very decent fellow, despite his occupation. ‘When they came to Billy’s room he could not at first remember where he had put the Mousoud envelope, and it ‘was by accident that he found it in a drawer which he had not opened since it was put away. The envelope had been torn and was empty. Dazed. and ashamed, Billy laid it upon the desk without a word, and the two men looked into éach other’s eyes 2 moment. “You have no idea who did thig?” said Winser. Billy shook his head. “What was in 1t?” he asked with the dull manner of a discouraged man, and he made a vain search of the drawer. ‘Winser had not replied. He was PEenaing over the envelope ana SMYIHg. “There is a strange thing about my penmanship,” sald he at last. “It is al- ‘ways legible, but usually not In the right way. Yes; thet's Mr. Mousoud sure enough, but when I wrote it I sup- Dosed that it was ‘two thousand.” ” The breath went out of Billy fn a gasp. He took the envelope out of ‘Winser's hand and stared at the writ- “Two thousand? Not two thousand dollars ?” ““Yes,” responded: Winser. “I put the money into an envelope and wrote the amount on- the-outside besause 1 had an- other—wo others, in fact, With different sums.” “T found $2,000 on this desk,” “and T've lost it.” “Lost 1t?” “In a weekly magazine—Truth, Proba- bly you haven't seen a copy. It's a fail- ure “You surprise me. It certalnly looks prosperous. DId you invest my money there?" aid Bllly, Upon this, Bllly told the whole story, and it sounded to him Ifke a lie, but Win- ser gave no sign of disbellef. “Of course I should not have used the money without knowing where it came from,” said he in conclusion, “but I per- suaded myself that somebody had been my good angel. There are two or three men in this city who were close friends of mine in college and arc now very rich. Miss Vincent had often heard me speak of them, and though she knew that the acquaintance had been entirely broken off because of the difference of our cir- cumstances she might have found means to communicate my need to one of them. Thé theory was wild, but so extraordinary an event seemed to excuse a little dream- ing. Of course I never connected this money with the Mousoud letter, which I had practically forgotten.” “The money,” said Winser, “must have been left on your desk that afternoon when you found it. Had any one been here?” “I questioned the servant as soon_as she was well. She said that a man had called for me twice, but she described a poor devil of an artist—a friend of mine Who had been here before.. He wasn't the man, however.” Winser took some seconds for reflec- tion and then sald: “I am a good questioner. this servant?” “Certainly,” said Billly, the bell. The meager servitor answered the sum- mons promptly. “Madam,” sald Winser, “we know that you opened this envelope and took out the money and put a part of it under that paperweight. What did you do with the rest of 1t?” She stood rigid for an Instant, facing Winser, and then turned to Billy in & blaze of wrath. “You lie!” she screamed. *You got it— all of it. I never got nothin’, and you know it. You came in here that day, and I never was out of the room till you came. That's the truth, and I don't care what you say. The money was in my hand, and I put it on the desk, and you took it, and"'— “That is all that we require,’ sald Winser, and with Billy's help he succeed- ed in persuading the woman that she was charged with no crime. “And now, Mr. Allenwood,” he resumed when they were alone, “we have cleared up this simple mystery, and the matter stands between us two alone. It seems that I am in a sense a partner in Truth, a very excellent magazine to read, but not to own, as I judge from what you have said. May I venture to intrude a little further into its affairs?’ Billy gave a clear statement of the con- dition of the magazine, and this was the first of several conferences between them. The final result was that Winser agreed to loan a certain sum of money, with. the proviso that he ghould name a new busi- ness manager. What share of the ulti- mate success of Truth should be credited to Winser's appointee and what share to his financlal backing I would not wish to declde, but the magazine 1s & great prop- erty today, as everybody kmows. The shares held by Allenwood and Miss Vin- cent are worth a good eal of money, and there are salarles as well as profits. These interests were recently consolidated by the marriage of the partles, and one of the most prized and most valuable of the wedding presents was from Jullan ‘Winser, who assumed for that occasion the name of “Mr. Mousou ™" The Way of Scientific Truth, Many prophets and righteous men, many thinkers and idealists, have wasted their lives in running after sclentific truth. Never run after scien- tifice truth. Stand where you are, and in a few years scientific truth will run after you. Continue to eat pork, and sooner or later the doctors will say that pork is the only food that is per- fectly digestible. Continue to drink port, and sooner or later a man will arise in medical circles who will prove that port is the only certain safeguard against gout. The specialist may have told you to take your children to the seaside, but if you are only long enough in packing he will very likely have discovered that sea air is poison before you start. The best authorities may have told you, if your chest is ‘weak, to make your bed in your back garden for a year. They may be tell- ing you to grow your tulips in your bedroom the next year.—G. K. Chester- ton in Illustrated London News. May I see and he rang Cruelty of Mahouts. “Kipling and other writers talk about the kindness that the Indian mahouts, or drivers, lavish on their elephants,” sald a missionary, “but as a-matter of fact no overworked old cart horse suf- fers half the cruelty that falls to the Indian elephant’s lot. The mahout sits on the elephant’s head, a goad, or ancus, in his hand. With this goad he prods the elephant, and, though the prod is ‘gentle, the animal responds with wonderful alacrity. But do you know why? It is because on the ele- phant’s forehead, where the goad may reach it handily, an open sore, a dread- ful open sore, is kept. The sore, prod- ded, causes the elephant exquisite pain, and he naturally obeys with strange readiness the man who makes him suffer so. Whenever you hear a traveler talk of the mahout’s affection for his elephant ask the speaker if he ever noticed the running sore on the elephant’s brow.”—Exchange. A Grape Growing Spectacle, The grape of grapes for the table is grown in Belgium and under glass, says the London Globe. It is in no Arcadian rustic spot that this ideal culture flourishes, but in the wide awake metropolitan suburb of Hoez- laert, near Brussels. Here there is a whole region of glass—nothing but glass over a wide vista. The spectacle is one of the shows of the country, for” amateurs and sightseers alike. A good many lovers of table fruit whose inter- est in the subject extends no further than the dessert stand will probably be surprised to learn that it is from no native hothouse, but from Hoezlaert, that the great fruiterers in London, Paris, the Riviera, Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg and, mirabile dictu, even New York receive the bulk of- their winter supplies. - Every Friday hun- dreds of c¢hests of choice fruit, admir- ably packed, are dispatched to the United States alone. ; s S FRIEND TO FRIEND The personal recommendations of peo ple who have been cured of coughs and colds by Chamberlain’s Congh Remedy have done more than all else to make it a staple article of trade and commerce over a large part of the civilized world. Barker’s Drug Store NOTICE OF APPLICATION —for— LIQUOR LICENSE STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Beltrami — -ss City of Bemid;i Notice is hereby given, That application has been made in writing to the city council of said City of Bemidji and filed in my office, praying for license to sell intox- icating liquors for the term_commencing on February t2nd, 1907, and terminating on February 2#nd, 1908, by the follow- ing person and at 'the following place, as stated in said application. respectivels,’ to- wit: CHRIST OLSON At and in the front room first floor of that certain two-story frame building located on lot twenty-four (24), block eighteen (18), in the original townsite of Bemidji, Beltrami county, Minnesota. ‘Said application will be heard and deter- mined by city council of the City of Be- midji at the city clerk’s office in the city hall in ‘sald city of Bemidii, in Beltrami county, and state of Minnésota, on Monday. the 18th day of February, A.D. 1907, at § o'elock p. m. of that day, Witness my hand and seal of said city this i6th day of Febraary. A. D. 1907. [seAL] THOMAS MALOY, City Clerk. FOLEY'S HONEY i TAR The original LAXATIVE cough remedy. For coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic. Good for everybody. Sold everywhere. The genuine FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR isin aYellow package. Refuse substitutes. Prepared only by Foley & Company, Chicago. Barker’s Drug Store. ORIN| Laxative Fruit Syrup Pieasant to take The new laxative. Does not gripe or nauseate. Cures stomach and liver troubles and chronic con- stipation by restoring the natural action of the stom- ach, liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Price 500. Always Remember the Full Name QOuinine Tablets Cure a Cold in One Day Cure Grip in Two Days Just Received A large shipment of Singer and Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma- The best and most beautiful line of cabinets ever carried in the city. Also a complete line of Pianos, Organs and Sheet Music at popular prices. Repairs for machines of all kinds. chines. sewing BISIAR,VANDER LIP & COMPANY 311 Minn. Ave. Phone: 319 Bemidji Kodol ‘Byspopsla' Gure Digests what you eat. WANTS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED—For U. 8. army able- bodied, unmarried men be- tween ages of 21 and 85, citi- zens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For in- formation apply to Recruiting Officer, Miles block, Bemidj. Minnesota. WANTED — Saw mill hands. Lumber pilers, lumber grad- ers, planing mill machinery men, river drivers. Steady work for good men the year around. Apply John O’Brien Lumber Co., Somers, Montana. WANTED: For theU. S. Marine Corps; men between ages 2I and 85. An opportunity to see the world. For fall infor- mation apply in person or by letter to 208 Third Street Be- midji, Minn. WANTED — Girl for general housework. Apply to 77 Bel- trami avenue. WANTED: Competent girl for general house work. Inquire 718 Beltrami avenue. WANTED—Cook and waitress. Inquire at Lakeshore Hotel. WANTED—Three or four un- furnished rooms, by married couple, on or near main street. by March 1st or April 1st, Privateentrance desired. Ad- dress box 782, Bemidji, Minn. FOR SALE. PO S FOR SALE—The Nicollet Hotel property, corner second street and Bemidji Ave., also resi- dence on rear of lot. For terms and particulars inquire of Mrs. iophia Carlson, 209 Bemidji ve. FOR SALE— Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you on short notice. FOR SALE—Magnificent moose head, mounted; will be sold cheap Inquire at this office, FOR SALE: Three genuine buffalo overcoats. Inquire of H. C. Calvert at Markham Hotel. .FOR RENT. FOR RENT: Furnished room in modern house. 700 Bemidji Ave. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY — Open Tuesdays and Saturdays, 2:30 to 6 p, 'm. p. m. also. Library in base- ment of Court House. Miss Mabel Kemp, librarian. PROFESSIONAL ..CARDS.. LAWYER . WM. B.MATTHEWS ATTORNEY AT LAW : Practices before the United States Supreme Court—Court of Claims—The United States General Land Office—Indian Office_and" Con- gress. Special attention given to Land Con- tests—Procurement of Patents and -Indian Claims. Refer to the members of the Minne- sota Delegation in Crongress. Offices: 420 New York Avenue, Washington, D. C D. H. FISK Attorney and Counsellor at Law Office opposite Hotel Markham. P. J. Russell . Attorney at Law BEMDJI, - - e - - TINN. E. E, McDonald ATTORNEY AT LAW Bemidft, Minn. Office: Swedback Block PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: Tliles Block DR. WARNINGER VETERINARY SURGEON Telephone Number 209 Third_St., one block west of 15t Nat'l, Bank DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, Dray and Transfer. Phone 40. 404 Beltrami Ave. Tom Smart Dray and baggage. Safe and Plano moving. Phone No. 58 618 America Ave. F. C. CHASE DRAY AND TRANSFER Wood Sawing Promptly Done Phone 351 : DENTISTS. Dr. R. B. 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